Blindness doesn't slow triathlete Jul 30, 2008
She then guided the Titusville father of two across the pool deck and down into the transition area, where they then mounted a tandem bicycle. "I kept offering to drive," laughed Crosby, who has had to not only relearn to balance on a bike and, of equal importance, learn to trust the rider up front to keep them both from harm. (Florida Today)
SHARING THE VISION Jul 13, 2008
For one week out of her busy year, Jacinda Danner, a vision and Braille specialist for the Mat-Su Borough School District, teaches kids how to rock climb and ride a tandem bicycle. As Danner helps a camper strap in his gear to take on the climbing wall, Mindy Baldwin screams for joy from the top. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Team Durango to take on childhood diseases with ride in Courage Classic Jun 24, 2008
Last year's Team Durango featured Emma Greenberg, who rode a tandem bicycle with her father, David Greenberg, just eight months after a bone-marrow transplant for leukemia - performed at The Children's Hospital ... Other Team Durango members: Keenan's mother and sister, Dana and Sierra DesPlanques, who will ride a tandem bicycle; Jen McGrath, whose son had skull surgery as an infant at Children's; Huffman and her husband, Dave Sigurslid, who both rode last year; and Mary Simpson. (Durango Herald)
The Pear Tree brings taste of Europe to Cumming Jun 24, 2008
Some of her finds wind up as store decor: a tandem bicycle hanging from the ceiling is outlined in white lights; a clock that doesn't work becomes part of the window display. What you'll find. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Yudhoyono leads Cabinet in bike-to-work promotion Jun 21, 2008
Riding a blue tandem bicycle with First Lady Kristiani Herawati (left), the President arrived at Monas at 7 a.m and awaited the arrival of cyclists from the Bike to Work community. Yudhoyono was accompanied by several cabinet ministers, including State Minister for Youth and Sports Adhyaksa Dault, State Minister for the Environment Rachmat Witoelar, State Minister for Research and Technology Kusmayanto Kadiman and Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Sport Bike Has Attitude - Will Travel Jun 9, 2008
We also used a tandem bicycle - it sure was nice being young and crazy. In 1970, my bride and I picked up a brand new Triumph 650 twin in London. (San Francisco Chronicle)
On country roads and rail trails, finding togetherness wheel to wheel Jun 8, 2008
She graduated to training wheels and now routinely rides with her father on a tandem bicycle, fully versed on the rules of the road, hand signals, and bicycle safety. The family looks for events such as the Bicycle Coalition of Maine's annual Bicycle Rally July 11-13 in Fryeburg as a way to see their home state, share tips, and turn heads when they break out the triplet, a bicycle built for three. (Boston Globe)
Teacher retiring, but not giving up 'adventure' Jun 5, 2008
TODAY'S HEADLINES SPECIAL SECTION ONLINE POLL. With higher gas prices, what are your vacation plans. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Lebanon Genealogical Society Jun 5, 2008
May Garland will speak on a bicycle trip she and her husband Roger Gaither took in 2006 on a tandem bicycle. The 3,668-mile trip began in Anacortes, Wash. (Lebanon Express, OR)
On a bicycle built for two (5/25) May 25, 2008
The two had pedaled here from San Francisco on the tandem bicycle leaning against the facade of the building. Daughter Tanner and I had walked over for a mid-afternoon cup of coffee. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Post the First Comment Apr 23, 2008
He could be riding a cruiser or a mountain bike, maybe he's riding his tandem bicycle with his girlfriend, Meghan Knobel. Naveira, who's working toward his doctorate in physics, said the bike he chooses to ride depends on the mood he's in. (The Battalion, TX)
X Prize Rolls Out $10M Prize for 100MPG Car Mar 22, 2008
The bright yellow car in the picture borrows at least three design features from the 1950s Messeerschmitt: overall shape, with front wheels outside of the passenger space; fighter-jet cockpit style entry; and "tandem bicycle" style seating arrangement, with passenger behind driver. A similar design was prototyped by VW a few years ago, and it got 300 miles per gallon at Autobahn speeds. (Wired News)
- New pool director wants patrons to get wet, well at… Jan 26, 2008
In their free time, Stadler and her husband have already taken their tandem bicycle out on the Tommy Thompson Trail where she was thrilled to see harbor seals. In the future, they hope to try sea kayaking, explore the local parks and do a little cross country skiing or snowshoeing. (Anacortes Weekly, WA)
Peace Pedaler Dec 28, 2007
The 35-year-old is riding his tandem bicycle around the world, picking up strangers along the way and filming it all - mostly by himself from a camera mounted on his handlebars. The goal of his solo trip, which he dubbed Peace Pedalers: to promote world peace in a grassroots way, one tandem bike ride at a time. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Music to their ears: Appreciative audience greets 'Muscatine! The Musical' Oct 16, 2007
Realistic sunsets, a vintage tandem bicycle owned by Muscatine s Charlie Harper, and large, framed Grossheim photographs hanging in the widow Pearl Blackwell s mansion, brought a sense of realism to. the sets. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Deer dies after it collides with bicyclists in Huachuca City Oct 13, 2007
HUACHUCA CITY A crash between a deer and a tandem bicycle in Huachuca City on Friday morning killed the deer and slightly injured the two cyclists. Huachuca City Police Department spokeswoman Jennifer Fuller said numerous calls came into dispatch after the wreck happened about 6:20 a.m., near the corner of Highway 90 and McCray Street. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
New home satisfies runner Oct 9, 2007
Franek took Percival on her first tandem bicycle ride. "She's a really great person," Franek said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Muscatine! the Musical update: Costumes inspired by fashions of 1896 Oct 6, 2007
An 1895 Columbia model 43 courting tandem bicycle, owned by Muscatine s Charlie Harper, will be featured in the musical. Harper is a local bicycle historian and member of the Wheelmens, an international vintage bicycle enthusiasts club. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
They packed up the kids and pedaled 235 miles in six days Sep 3, 2007
Much of the week she faced the back of her mother, Alice Charkes, 44, who captained the tandem bicycle they rode. And, as we told her, the best was yet to come. (Boston Globe)
Slow starts can't hold down Hillclimb winners Aug 9, 2007
Howard and Suzy Jones teamed to win the tandem bicycle division. Sixty-eight cyclists crossed the finish line at the Old Ski Bowl, the most in recent years. (Mount Shasta News, CA)
LISTMANIA: Best neighborhoods Jul 30, 2007
wrote on Jul 29, 2007 3:41 PM:" And last but not least, last month we held our first annual Tour de Bristol tandem bicycle race complete with spectators and full video coverage (Team J.C.Penne was victorious!). Overall, you won't find a better group of neighbors. Most of the families have lived on that street since it was developed. The kids have grown up in a safe, loving environment where you don't even need to knock when you're coming over to play. Bristol Road has produced smart, caring, and... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Recovering quadriplegic cycles cross country Jul 28, 2007
He is one of four bikers on the team and he rides a tandem bicycle, a bike built for two people. The group is covering 30 to 60 miles a day, which takes about two to four hours a day. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Tandem bicycle bridges generations Jul 22, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007. Published: Jul 22, 2007 12:30 AM Modified: Jul 22, 2007 02:06 AM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Thorne, Pitko bike into first at 24-Hour Challenge Jun 20, 2007
Marie, joined forces on their recumbent tandem bicycle to capture the first place medal in the recumbent tandem class of the 25th Annual 24-Hour Challenge cycling event in Middleville over the weekend. They won by cycling 122 miles in 10 hours and 10 minutes, Thorne said. (Sault Ste Marie Evening News, MI)
Community holds event for local teen with cerebral palsy Jun 10, 2007
Baker-Opp has started a fundraising effort to buy Andy a tandem bicycle. WALDO NILO Staff Photographer. (North County Times)
No. 4 for Williams Jun 10, 2007
The pair ran side by side for the run, and as soon as they made it to the transitional area, the siblings sat down together on a tandem bicycle. It was all about having fun for us, Jones said. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Tandems : Not just Daisy's bicycle built for two May 29, 2007
Tandem bicycles make up ... They're always together, on a tandem bicycle. (CNN -- Health)
Bicycle Blessing May 12, 2007
Good Samaritan CEO Andrew Leeka will take a "missing rider lap," where he will ride a tandem bicycle with an empty seat to commemorate fallen cyclists. Councilman Tom Labonge along with members of the LAPD's bicycle training unit will also attend the event. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
A romance with helping others Mar 25, 2007
One of his favorite responsibilities is giving residents a ride several times a week around the complex in a specially built tandem bicycle. The resident sits in front, and Van Cleef pedals from a seat in the back. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Ride of the ‘Century' Mar 11, 2007
He and his wife Sue, from Rancho Cucamonga, returned this year and decided to do the century ride on their tandem bicycle. The duo has participated in other century rides, but they said friends had always strongly recommended the Solvang ride. (Santa Maria Times)
A Weekend Wobbling Through Vineyards in New Zealand on a Tandem Bicycle Jan 8, 2007
Wobbling Through New Zealand's Vineyards on a Tandem Bicycle ... Or you could do as my wife I did and instantly mark yourself out as a foreign tourist by hiring a tandem bicycle. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Path May 'Rival Lake Hollingsworth in Popularity' Dec 10, 2006
Tom and Marietta Jennings, two other Winter Haven residents, rode a tandem bicycle to the grand opening all the way from Bartow, which was a half-hour trip. Tom Jennings said he likes the fact that this trail, unlike the Van Fleet Trail in the Green Swamp, has some curves and dips in it, which makes it more interesting. (The Ledger)
Using Retirement to Recruit Business Nov 22, 2006
David and Christine Filkins ride their tandem bicycle Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, in Longboat Key, Fla. Before David Filkins retired, he reran all the calculations he had done about financing his retirement using Fidelity Investments' income planner. (ABC News -- Business)
My name is Gordon and I'm a palmaholic Oct 11, 2006
You almost lose consciousness when a friend says, "Oh, there's more than one type of palm? How do you tell them apart? Want to hear my lecture about the 2,900 species of palms and the incredible variety of form and color they offer? You've ever pulled the sheets off your bed in winter to wrap your favorite palm. So far, I've just used old blankets and sheets, but I have a lot more palms now than I used to. I'd rather sleep on the mattress cover than let one of my babies get frost bitten. You... (Charlotte Sun Herald)
Hundreds remember Charlotte teen Sep 20, 2006
Rachel was biking with her family from Rockingham to North Myrtle Beach Saturday to raise money for charity when a truck collided with the tandem bicycle she and her brother were riding. The S.C. Highway Patrol will decide later this week whether or not to file charges against the driver. (Charlotte.com, NC -- News)
Almost paradise: summer loves, lost and found Sep 9, 2006
She is a country of impeccable public transportation; she is a country of unreachable beauty that rides a tandem bicycle, with the back seat always empty. She is a frigid temptress. (Yale Herald, CT)
Couple bikes across the country Sep 1, 2006
For the Maddens, however, this was just the end of some 4,100 miles. Another 900 miles await them, but at the end of their journey, they will have raised enough money for Habitat for Humanity to build a home in their home county and two more homes in Guatemala. (Middletown Press, CT)
Across the country in tandem Aug 29, 2006
Tuesday 29 August, 2006. For the Maddens, however, this was just the end of some 4,100 miles. (Pictorial Gazette, CT)
Fundraising goal propels couple across the country Aug 22, 2006
Since April 29, former Greenwich resident Mike Madden and his wife, Marcia, have spent 70 days on their haunches, riding a tandem bicycle across the country from their Tacoma, Wash. home to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. (Greenwich Time)
Wheeling and dealing Aug 8, 2006
There are high-wheelers, velocipedes and tandem bicycles, unique children's bikes and trikes ... In another corner, a two-seat tandem bicycle with dual steering is decorated with cloisonn, decorative metalwork filled with enamel and mother-of-pearl inlay. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
A trip of a lifetime, finished in 16 days Jul 12, 2006
Terry Shaw, left, and Joy Sanders stop at the Iowa state line to take in the sights during their 1,200 mile trip they recently completed on their tandem bicycle ... After that, the trip got easier, as they found friendly towns with people interested in talking to the team who set off on a tandem bicycle to see the country. (Washington Journal, IA)
'A Little Night Music' is a big charmer Jul 7, 2006
Yet Theisen has added lovely touches: a pair of youngsters whiling away their time on a tandem bicycle, a wistful opening tableau at the piano and a glorious return to that image at the end. And he has brought together some terrific principal performers in this bittersweet story of young foolishness and middle-age love. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Chainless downhill attracts thrillseekers Jun 29, 2006
Zambal rode the race with her friend Connie Warren on a tandem bicycle and they were dressed up like an angel and devil, complete with wings and matching white-leopard-printed pants. "It would be a little bit boring if everyone was just in lycra," Warren said. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Seeing the world on a bicycle built for two Jun 28, 2006
Terry Shaw and Joy Sanders can be seen on a two-seater, known in the bicycle world as a tandem bicycle, tooling all across the county ... "I was going to buy Joy a bicycle," Terry said, "but when I saw the tandem bicycle, I knew I had to have it." Learning to ride a tandem bicycle took a little getting used to. (Washington Journal, IA)
Lofty goals for downtown May 1, 2006
Just inside the Millers' front door is a bright yellow tandem bicycle they have dubbed the "Copper Square Cruiser" that they hop on and ride to the Arizona Center ... They took a cue from the Millers and bought a tandem bicycle, too. (AZCentral -- News)
Physical therapist makes military cycling team Apr 15, 2006
As a young girl, Mason powered the back of a tandem bicycle steered by her father, and continued the habit after joining the Army with a bicycle borrowed from her mother. But only on a lark after visiting a local bike shop did Mason join a group of cyclists for a ride. (dcmilitary.com)
