[NFBMI-Talk] NFB Detroit's Long Awaited Tandem Bike Riding EventGet Ready!Get Registered! Let's Ride!

[May Anderson]

Ooooo, this sounds like a whole lot of fun.

As a first time rider, is there anything I need to do beside pay and show up? Like, do I need to have a bike, a sighted person and so on?

May Anderson
may at mayanderson.net
517-944-2499

> On Aug 13, 2024, at 11:55 AM, sabrina via NFBMI-Talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> The National Federation of the Blind’s Detroit Chapter Presents Tandem Bike
> Riding Day for the Blind 2-Seater Fun In The Sun Let’s Ride!!!
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> •             Join us as we cruise downtown Detroit’s beautiful Riverwalk
> and Dequindre Cut riding on tandem bicycles built for two.
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> •             It takes place Saturday August 24th from noon-3 PM at the
> Wheelhouse Detroit Bike Shop located at 1340 Atwater St, the corner of
> Atwater and Rivard, right at the Riverwalk.
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> •             Come and experience the ultimate combination of nature,
> exercise, friendship, and pure fun.
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> •             Blind newcomers to veteran bike riders, all will ride and
> enjoy.
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> •             The cost to participate in this event is $15, “which must be
> prepaid” by August 19th in one of the following ways: in-person at the
> August 17th Detroit Chapter NFB Meeting (11000 West McNichols 1:00-3:30 PM),
> in-person at Eye Learn (same address Mon-Thurs 10:00 AM-2:00 PM), or via
> Cash App to $detroitnfb, writing the names of each individual that you are
> paying for in the memo.
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> •             We still need a few people to register to become sighted bike
> driver volunteers, free of charge for this event. To register, send us a
> text or leave a voice-mail on the NFB’s Google Voice line at 313-723-0632,
> confirming your name, phone number, email, and desire to volunteer. 
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> •             All participants will need to sign a waiver and dress
> comfortably.
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> •             We will provide free light refreshments, and the adjacent
> Classics Café will be open serving burgers, coney dogs, salads, sandwiches,
> and more.
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> •             Don’t you dare miss this. Blind people riding bikes through
> downtown Detroit; it’s going to be off the chain, the rack, and all that!
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> •             For more information, call 313-247-3301. 
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> The National Federation of the Blind’s Detroit Chapter Presents Tandem Bike
> Riding Day for the Blind 2-Seater Fun In The Sun Let’s Ride!!!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> •             Join us as we cruise downtown Detroit’s beautiful Riverwalk
> and Dequindre Cut riding on tandem bicycles built for two.
> 
> •             It takes place Saturday August 24th from noon-3 PM at the
> Wheelhouse Detroit Bike Shop located at 1340 Atwater St, the corner of
> Atwater and Rivard, right at the Riverwalk.
> 
> •             Come and experience the ultimate combination of nature,
> exercise, friendship, and pure fun.
> 
> •             Blind newcomers to veteran bike riders, all will ride and
> enjoy.
> 
> •             The cost to participate in this event is $15, “which must be
> prepaid” by August 19th in one of the following ways: in-person at the
> August 17th Detroit Chapter NFB Meeting (11000 West McNichols 1:00-3:30 PM),
> in-person at Eye Learn (same address Mon-Thurs 10:00 AM-2:00 PM), or via
> Cash App to $detroitnfb, writing the names of each individual that you are
> paying for in the memo.
> 
> •             We still need a few people to register to become sighted bike
> driver volunteers, free of charge for this event. To register, send us a
> text or leave a voice-mail on the NFB’s Google Voice line at 313-723-0632,
> confirming your name, phone number, email, and desire to volunteer. 
> 
> •             All participants will need to sign a waiver and dress
> comfortably.
> 
> •             We will provide free light refreshments, and the adjacent
> Classics Café will be open serving burgers, coney dogs, salads, sandwiches,
> and more.
> 
> •             Don’t you dare miss this. Blind people riding bikes through
> downtown Detroit; it’s going to be off the chain, the rack, and all that!
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> •             For more information, call 313-247-3301. 
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