[Sportsandrec] Spur of the Moment Tandeming Idea for Detroit

[Lisamaria Martinez, NOMC]

I think trying to do a ride in each city would be great. Detroit in general 
is just a tough place to do anything.

As a side note, my husband and I just purchased a Da Vinci tandem last 
weekend. I'm totally stoked to become a stoker on a very frequent basis. 
More later.

LM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy McGillivray" <kjm at usfamily.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
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Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Spur of the Moment Tandeming Idea for Detroit


> Hi. With LM and approval from other leaders, I'd love to work with folks 
> to plan a tandem event in Dallas again next year. We have some good 
> connections with that club and there are ways to continue to improve the 
> tandem event.
>
> ON a side note, if you really want to bike in the host city, you may want 
> to try to see if there is a tandem club there and just ask if anyone is up 
> for doing a ride. I know I did that one year. This is not a rec-sports 
> thing and I am not telling people to skip out on the meetings, etc. But, 
> we all need a break sometimes, too.
>
> See you in Detroit.
>
> Kathy McGillivray
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Everett Gavel" <e.gavel at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Spur of the Moment Tandeming Idea for Detroit
>
>
>> Hi LM, and all,
>>
>> Hesitation's one thing.  Party-poopers are another.  Does what you're 
>> saying
>> above mean we've been told we can't skate, those of us adventurous enough
>> to?  Or are we covered by the waiver and allowed to skate?
>>
>> As far as the tandeming thing goes, well, yeah, there's always next year. 
>> I
>> like that idea of getting various tandeming groups around the country,
>> involved, if there are any in or near the cities we're conventioning in 
>> each
>> year.  It seemed to work well in Dallas a few years ago.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Everett
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> Wonderful idea, but this spur of the moment tandem thing cannot happen 
>> this
>> year. First of all, whent the Skating Canes wanted to skate during the
>> march, there was some hesitation from the march coordinators. Secondly,
>> Sports and Rec had to be super on top of things this summer. Anything 
>> that
>> wasn't nailed down 2 months ago just cannot happen in the name of Sports 
>> and
>> Rec this convention.
>>
>> This year, liability waivers have to be signed for all activities. The
>> waiver specifically covers what extravaganza activities are already 
>> planned.
>>
>> Great idea, but perhaps next year?
>>
>> LM
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> LM, or anyone else now I suppose, what do you think of the possibility
>> of getting some tandem cyclists to ride in the March with us?  Nothing
>> official, of course, since it's so close to convention.  But maybe just a
>> few if possible, to add a little something regarding sports and 
>> recreation
>> and blind stokers, y'know?  If the tandems are there at the gathering at
>> the end of the March, where we'll all be meeting, some of them might get
>> seen
>> in the background or something, y'know?  Just a thought.  It seems as 
>> simple
>> as asking if anyone in the region would care to show up that morning, for 
>> a
>> ride--albeit a short one.  We could hopefully get a few blind stokers on
>> the bikes too if they weren't set on walking.  And even if we couldn't, 
>> we
>> might...
>>
>>
>>
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