CYCLING COMMUNITY UNITES TO HELP IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE KATRINA

Boulder, CO - Pro cyclists around the world join VeloNews and 3 Cats Photo to raise funds for the American Red Cross and Hurricane Katrina.
In light of the tremendous tragedy in New Orleans, Mississippi and other Gulf States, cyclists from Ivan Basso to Tim Johnson signed and donated team jerseys for an on-line auction on Veloswap.com. Additionally, USA Cycling has donated an official USA National Champion jersey that is currently traversing the USA garnering signatures from Davis Phinney, George Hincapie, Freddie Rodriguez, Colby Pearce, Ian MacGregor and many others!
Paketa Bikes has also stepped up and donated a brand new frame! The frame is made of the company's own revolutionary proprietary extruded- and TIG-welded magnesium tubing. Magnesium is incredibly lightweight, good looking and will change your mind about what bikes should be made of!
Now it is your turn to help!!  Please visit Veloswap.com and bid on your favorite item today!
Additional items will be added as they are received. Check back regularly to see new auction items.  The auction will run through September  16. To supply an item for auction, please contact beth@3catsphoto.com.
Let's show the world how much heart we have! The full list of items includes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paketa Magnesium Road Frame 56cm Metallic Red Starting Bid $1,000 MSRP $1,999 Paketa's magnesium road racing frames are light, stiff, and fast! Aerospace engineering enters into the double-butted, bi-ovalized, and aero-shaped downtubes. Thousands of road kilometers determined Paketa's exclusive geometry, and years of experience have gone into perfecting the proprietary manufacturing processes. Paketa bikes are now completely built in the USA: extruded, welded, and painted in Boulder County!
All this adds up to one thing: A frame light enough for the high mountains, aero enough for solo breakaways, and stiff enough for bunch sprints. Throw in the "X"-Factor (magnesium's unique ability to tame road shock and vibration), and now you've got the freshest legs in the peloton! Hope there's some room on the Trophy Shelf, you're going to need it!
This frame is a custom color, the only Paketa in the world like it.  It is a  red base color with a silver overcoat, giving it a unique appearance that is sure to attract attention! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USA CYCLING National Champions Jersey Autographed by George Hincapie, Davis Phinney, Fred Rodriguez, Colby Pearce, Chad Hartley, Ian MacGregor and many others! Starting bid $100. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Levi Leipheimer Signed Gerolsteiner Jersey Starting bid $50.00 You can not specify size when bidding. This jersey is a collectors item, not intended to be worn. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snow Valley Team Signed Jersey Starting bid $50.00 You can not specify size when bidding. This jersey is a collectors item, not intended to be worn. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jittery Joes Team Signed Jersey Starting bid $50.00 You can not specify size when bidding. This jersey is a collectors item, not intended to be worn. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jelly Belly Team Signed Jersey Starting bid $50.00 You can not specify size when bidding. This jersey is a collectors item, not intended to be worn. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team TIAA-CREF Tour of Normandy Poster Starting bid $50.00 Framed and Signed by Team -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11X14 Photo of George Hincapie at San Francisco Grand Prix Starting bid $50.00 Framed size 16X20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11X14 Photo of Floyd Landis at Dodge Tour de Georgia Starting bid $50.00 Framed size 16X20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Autographed 11X14  Photo of Espoir National Champion, Ian MacGregor Starting bid $50.00 Framed size 16X20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11X14 Photo of US PRO National Champion, Chris Wherry Starting bid $50.00 Framed size 16X20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Autographed11X14 Photo of Madison National Champions, Chad Hartley and Colby Pearce Starting bid $50.00 Framed size 16X20
From: http://www.velonews.com/pr/prn/articles/8874.0.html