[Sportsandrec] Tandem parts, racing, guide runners...

[Kathy McGillivray]

No time trials for me. Just out there riding and having fun. Gotta find some 
faster riders, though. Maybe I need a faster bike? Wish that tax return was 
a bit heftier. Got rained out of my ride for Sunday.

If some of you out there haven't tried riding a tandem, this would be a good 
year to try it. Heck, the Bears may even want to ride. Get them a basket or 
something! Ha ha!

Kathleen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron & the bears" <rockthebike at usfamily.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 3:34 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Tandem parts, racing, guide runners...


> Hi Kelly,
>
> What did you get for a frame? I love building up a bike from scratch, so 
> do
> the bears, although Nico is de-clawed.:) It is more satisfying for me to
> ride a steed that I know first-hand from intimate experience.
>
> Do you still have the Trek? Are you going to do your state time-trial this
> year?
>
> Anyone else? Kathleen? Can I persuade anyone else?
>
> Regarding tandem parts, please feel free to call or write me with more
> specific questions. Tandems are mostly made up of single-bike parts, so 
> they
> are readily available at all the usual places. I like CL and swap meets.
> There is one this Saturday. Want me to keep a feel out for you? All my
> sighted friends got my back at a meet if they know what I want. It is fun 
> to
> discover on my own as well, of course. If my hands get greasy, I need to
> take my cane into the shower afterwards. That way, I don't get lost in
> there.:)
>
> By the way, when you were recovering from the on campus collision, your
> doctor put you on restriction. By increasing the resistance on your 
> exercise
> bike, you were increasing the intensity of your workout in a given time.
> However, were you not still pushing the restriction? I am sure you know 
> what
> you are doing, but the bears & I were surprised to hear of your twist on
> that segment of your recovery.
>
> Regarding racing, I do not want to race in a blind category, unless there 
> is
> genuine competition. I just want to race all the tandems that show up at 
> an
> event. The only thing about a blind category is that it raises the 
> awareness
> that I am even out there. So, I'd best hope to let everyone know that I am
> out there when I am standing on the top step of the podium with my cane.
>
> A point about running, just like on a tandem, a guide runner can slow-down
> or speed up your run.
>
> I know this from experience from running with an old girlfriend. She would
> want me to pull her to give her a better workout. She wanted to get me a
> T-shirt that read, "Blind Guy". Then, she would wear one that said,
> "Girlfriend of Blind Guy". This was because she wore sunglasses and 
> trailed
> behind me, so it looked like she was actually the blind runner. Too funny!
>
> Ron & the will run, but prefer to ride bears
> Austin, TX
> 5one2 4one9 one37two
> rock the bike at us family dot net
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Thornbury, Kelly" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
> To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:05 AM
> Subject: [Sportsandrec] Tandem parts supplier
>
>
> : As I am getting ready to rebuild a recently acquired tandem frame, I've
> found that my usual supplier of tandem parts has gone out of business. I 
> am
> now looking for a quality parts supplier if anyone has any suggestions. 
> I'm
> looking for someone who can supply both touring and racing parts.
> :
> : Thanks,
> : Kelly
>
>
>
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