[Sportsandrec] Tandem Stoker Technology

[Tatyana]

Hi Fred and all,
My name is Tatyana. Just want to introduce myself. I think I've already 
posted to the list some time ago. Any way, I have a tandem bike too. I think 
it's called Trek.  I live in Gaithersburg Maryland, near Washington dc. I 
don't know any other  blind guys hear who ride tandem bikes  but I asked on 
the list though.  My pilot is my husband and we ride on our bike more than 5 
years. We ride on and off roads occasionally. Usually we do around 15- 20 
miles. Last time we rode along Potomac river in dc. It was noisy from  the 
traffic but eventually we got  onto the bank and set there for a while 
listening  the wash. I like changing on trails- a little paved roads, a 
little woods, some water and gruss and may be some historical sites. My 
best impression was when we road in a gap, along a ridge and then got on an 
old rail road with a tiny train station of 19 century. There was no one 
except an old man who was a guardian. He showed us old dusty books and 
telephone when  things to listen  into and talk into are separated. I've 
never seen those things before.  The name of the station was Californ. The 
legend is that some letters were lost when the sign was put up. It was in 
New Jersey. So just wanted to say Hello. May be other guys are here in MD, 
DC area.

All the best,

Tatyana.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred C" <regenerative at earthlink.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:41 AM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Tandem Stoker Technology


>
> HI All!
>
> My name is Fred Chambers, and one of my hobbies is tandem cycling.  I 
> really enjoy the fresh air, the workout, and the sensation of speed. 
> I've read that some blind stokers are on this list.  What do you  ride? 
> I've got a KHS Alite that I ride on or offroad.  I swap the  tires, and it 
> does OK.  Most of my  captains complain about the rough  ride, their numb 
> hands, and sore butts, etc.  It works pretty well  for me, and the only 
> things I'd change would be a second set of  wheels.  My other tandem is a 
> recumbent.  (Actually, I have two, but  one is not long for this world.) 
> My newest ride is a tandem  recumbent trike from S&B Recumbents.  It's 
> wonderful, fast, smooth,  and easy to ride.  Its only drawbacks are that 
> it is over 9-feet  long, and I doubt it'd do well offroad.
>
> I recently discovered a Blind Stokers' Club.  They are  "international," 
> but based near me in San Diego.  I've not ridden  with them yet, due to 
> already having rides set-up, etc.  The group is  fairly well-funded, and 
> grows by about a dozen stokers a month.  They  do not have a discussion 
> list, mostly because they meet at rides and  network then.
>
> My main reason for writing was to ask whether you have found any 
> blind-friendly stoker technology?  I'd love to know how fast we're  going, 
> where we are, points of interest, a cycling GPS that is more  verbose than 
> what I hear people using in cars, etc.  Ideally, it  would be Bluetooth 
> compatible, with a built-in speaker, as well as  being all-weather and 
> shock-proof.
> What do you use?
>
> Is anything like this out there?
>
> Thanks,
> Fred, near San Diego
>
>
>
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