[Sportsandrec] tandum bike?

[Bill Kociaba]

Hi again Fred,
The panthers were a great idea.  I just checked out their website and they 
are pretty much at the opposite end of the state and from what I see on 
their callender none of their events are anywhere near me.  I did contact 
them though and I am sure if there is anything going on near me they will 
know about it.
thanks again
Bill
Bill Kociaba
CRUISEONE
Bill at Ycruise.com
954 227 7772 or Toll Free 877 227 7775
7600 Wiles Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33067
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred's ol' XP" <regenerative at earthlink.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
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Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] tandum bike?


> Hi again,
> Did you sign-up for the Blind Stokers Club, yet?
> www.blindstokersclub.org
>
> Next, you might want to hook-up with a local tandem club.  I think the 
> Panthers are near you.  This is a  good way to be  able to ride different 
> tandems to get a feel for what you like.  Rental shops usually have one or 
> two junky tandems.  A tandem club won't charge you money to check out 
> their bikes.  The Panthers' web site link is below, and they have a ride 
> today, next Saturday, and most every Saturday from what little 
> investigation I did online.  Hopefully, that means they are a 
> well-organized and large club.  If you contact them, and arrange to meet 
> them at the end of a ride, I'd expect that you'll meet a bunch of great 
> people, with a dozen or so different bikes.  You may even find a bike for 
> sale through the club.
>
> Florida PANTHERS  Tandem Club
> www.floridatandemclub.org/panthers.htm
>
> I wrote before that I use Craigslist for some of my tandem shopping. 
> Below should be a link to your local craigslist site.  Most of the bikes 
> on there now are not my kind of bike.  For me, a good bike would be a used 
> Santana, Cannondale, or a similar road bike with CrMo or Aluminum frame. 
> Your area is flat, so maybe you won't want or need lots of gears.  You 
> also get more rain, which may mean fenders and different wheels and tires 
> that I'd use along PCH.  On CraigsList, the best items often disappear 
> quickly.  At last check, all you have to pick from are "vintage," 
> "classic," and "custom" tandems.  They all seem to be cruisers, and not 
> worth looking at.
>
> http://fortlauderdale.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=tandem+&catAbb=bik&srchType=A&minAsk=&maxAsk=
>
> good luck!
> Fred, in Carlsbad CA
>
>
>
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