2nd Prize: Mountain Bike
Kindly donated by Planet Cycles on Dominion Rd in Mt Eden the 2nd prize is a 'Giant Boulder' mountain bike.
The winner of this prize will be able to choose the size of the bike but a choice of colour may not be possible.
A bike is perfect for off-road fun and commuting to work. You can save on travel costs and on carbon emissions!
Cycling is healthy
Cycling is just plain good, low impact, cardio vascular exercise. LIe any form of exercise, regular cycling will keep you lean, fit, healthy, and happy.
Cycling is economical
Unlike a car, a good bike will outlast the owner, and few parts will ever break or fail. Some parts will wear out but replacing the tires is the greatest maintenance cost. While the average costs of maintaining a bicycle can be about $100 / year, the average cost of maintaining a car for a year can be more like $10,000.
Cycling is environmentally friendly
Each person that rides a bike rather than drives a car is helping to save our planet. Our civilisation has been burning huge quantities of coal, natural gas, oil, and their byproducts, thus pumping million of tons of carbon dioxide into the ecosystem. Living creatures absorb most of this carbon, but the excess accumulates in the atmosphere. The result has been climate change. So as well as switching to clean energy we can all make a difference by driving less and riding more.
The amount of carbon dioxide which motor vehicles produce is enormous. The world consumption of oil has now increased to about 3 billion tons of oil which means about 10 billion tons of CO2 are produced yearly from oil alone.
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3rd Prize: Solar Charger
3rd prize is a
Universal Solar Charger for your iPod, cell phone, mp3 player or any other similar electrical gadget.
This fan-blade solar charger allows your iPod to soak up sun rays when placed in direct sunlight (either outside or affixed to a window).
It has a high capacity internal battery that stores energy and then releases it when the unit is plugged into your iPod. A fully charged Solio delivers enough energy to extend iPod playtimes by up to 9 hours.
You can even plug the Solio into a regular wall socket to charge its battery for instant power anywhere.
Features:
High efficiency solar cells.
High capacity internal battery.
Captures energy from the sun and from the wall power socket.
Solar panels are waterproof and weather proof.
LED indicates level of charge of internal battery and charging activity.
A red LED will illuminate when the Solio is exposed to the sun or plugged into the wall power socket.
The Solio is made from recycled and recyclable materials.
Fits comfortably into a shirt pocket.
Works with following iPods:
5G iPod (video)
iPod nano
iPod mini
iPod Photo
4th Generation iPod with Click Wheel
3rd Generation iPod
Full Details
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