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

[Carly Mihalakis]

Ron,

         Your posts are always so informative and have a delicious 
authentincness, which I love!
I myself am all about the authentic content of things.

I rode in the annual Cycle for Sight, here in San Francisco to 
benefit a LightHouse summer camp as well as soldiers returning from 
Iraq newly brain damaged.

I rode the half century with a really decent pilot I met in spin class.
I was sore the day after.
Let me know if you wanna talk more, off list or on the phone, or both?
Always,
Carly01:21 PM 4/21/2009, you wrote:
>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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