[blparent] Bicycle beads

[Kimsan]

This does sound Cool, but I am severely deaf in the right ear and my
directional hearing is all functified so that will do me no good; however, I
do hit the streets though with my little biker chicks, and they are so
helpful. I am pretty much surrounded by my girls, one on the left, one on
the right and one behind me. My oldest daughter, who is on my left, has a
whistle, like what them umpires have so when there is a car, she blows the
whistle so when I hear that I know what to do.
I joke with them that the reason why they love biking so much is because
it's the only time that yall can boss dad around, move left! Move right! Go
here! Etc.
-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Erin Rumer
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 2:52 PM
To: NFB blind parent listserv
Subject: [blparent] Bicycle beads

Hello all,

 

Hope all is well and that you had a blessed Christmas and New year's with
your families!

 

I wanted to share a link for a product that is very helpful to all, but
especially parents with visual impairments and-or children who are visually
impaired and ride a bike.  Amazon.com: Sunlite
<http://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-Bicycle-Spoke-Beads-Set/dp/B000AO9Q92>
Bicycle Spoke Beads, Set of 36: Sports ...

  They are beads that go onto the spokes of a bicycle tire and they make a
great clinking sound when the bike is at slower speeds.  They also come in
fun colors so they're a fun and fashionable decoration for the bike as well.
I had these on my bike when I was a kid and they were extremely helpful for
me because I could hear the sounds bouncing off of the noise these beads
were making and it would aid me in knowing how close certain things were as
I rode.  My little guy Dawson is only 3 now so I have him on a ballence bike
but when he's older and transitions to a regular bike I am totally going to
use these on his bike to aid me in locating where he is.  I have read
reviews from adults who use them instead of having a bell on their bike to
inform folks they're coming down the path.  What an awesome invention for
all!!

 

Take care!

 

Erin

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