to help the Rwandans, especially the coffee farmers in the rural areas of Rwanda, get their crops more efficiently to washing stations. He worked with other NGO's like World Vision and Bikes for Rwanda, to help distribute approximately 4,000 bikes, through micro finance programs and grants. Quotes "My bike is my office" "Steel is real" References External links Land of Second Chances: The Impossible Rise of Rwanda's Cycling Team Fat Tire Flyer, a book about the first mountain bikes by Charlie Kelly Ritchey Bicycle Components Ritchey Bicycle Components International Webstore His page on the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. Rough Riders interview: 'Tom Ritchey, in his own words' Project Rwanda A short history of Tom Ritchey's frames on Old Mountain Bikes. An interview with Tom Ritchey, where he discusses Rwanda, faith, and bicycles. 1956 births Living people Cycle designers American male cyclists Mountain bike innovators Place of birth missing (living people) Cyclists from California