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

Wed Apr 22 09:42:41 UTC 2009

Yep, put the Bears in a Burley or other bike trailer brand and take them 
along. It is great traiing to pull the extra weight. *smile*  Brings up that 
training concept of train with a heavier bike and then race on the lighter 
bike with lighter components.  It really does help if nothing else but for 
the psyche-.

Except on the downhills when you want gravity to help...

Lori

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy McGillivray" <kjm at usfamily.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Tandem parts, racing, guide runners...

> 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>
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> <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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