Needham's Team TJ rides for research May 14, 2008
T.J., who attends kindergarten at the Mitchell School, will ride with his mother on a tandem bike. T.J. was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2003, when he was just 1 1/2 years old. (Needham Tab, MA)
Go camping at Florida's Cayo Costa State Park May 2, 2008
Florida's Cayo Costa State Park an outdoor paradise. By DIANE DANIELFor the Journal-Constitution Published on: 04/27/08. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Inspiration for Tedy's Team Apr 21, 2008
The three-time Super Bowl champ was joined by Best Buddies participant Katie Meade in a tandem bike race against Patriots lineman Dan Koppen and his sister Leah. Senator John Kerry was among the several hundred who started at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and pedaled the 100 miles to the Kennedy compound and the finish at Craigville Beach. (Boston Globe)
Akin to life and death Apr 18, 2008
"But I don't like it so much, what I did there, this crossing and not meeting. You see the people behind the camera who did it. You sense a scriptwriter. A good film must avoid that so if I did the film today I would do it differently. But then, in another way, we needed to bring the stories together because this is all one story. It's like a tandem bike with six people on it; it is one story that tells how the world works." Why else would he make films. "I try to understand the world the way it... (The Age)
BOLD JOURNEY Mar 16, 2008
Michelle Lamm rides a tandem bike with her father, Eric. The 18-year-old student at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is preparing for a hike to Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains. (Florida Times-Union)
Aaron Baker broke his neck in a motocross accident nine years ago. He will compete in his fourth Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday. Feb 28, 2008
"Isaacs, a doctor of kinesthesiology, put Baker on a grueling training program, with methodologies geared toward pulling everything possible out of Baker's athletically attuned muscles.Four years after his injury, Baker was walking with braces and riding a tandem bike. "My mom would ride in front of me," he said.In 2003, he tried his first L.A. Marathon, completing the circuit on tandem bike in two hours, 30 minutes. The next three years his times kept improving and, last year, he decided to... (Malibu Times, CA)
Getting to Know Floor General, Kate Achter Feb 19, 2008
" Dinner for Two...on a Tandem Bike If you could have dinner with any athlete, past or present, who would it be? Achter would love to have dinner with cyclist Lance Armstrong, who overcame testicular cancer to win the most prestigious cycling event, the Tour de France, seven consecutive times. "I would like to know what went through his head when he was going through the most difficult times in his life and how he was able to put that aside and focus on his sport," Achter said. Achter knows how... (Bgsufalcons.com)
New team ready to hit the road Feb 18, 2008
9-mile race on a tandem bike with his dad, John Selker, who is a biological and ecological engineering professor at Oregon State University. Although Jordan will have to wait until he is 13 to race independently in the road bike category at Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) events, he is no stranger to long rides. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Things happen Jan 6, 2008
I was a fitness nut and bicycled all over the neighboring towns on weekends on a tandem bike with my wife peddling behind me or my little son with his feet dangling because they couldn't reach the peddles ... Now back to father-son on tandem bike following the railroad track. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
A global ride for world peace Dec 29, 2007
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. If a bike trip around the world sounds like something you come up with late one night in college, well, that's the way it happened for Bianchini, a genial man with an entrepreneurial streak and a belief that the simplest of interactions can break down cultural barriers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Peace Pedaler Dec 28, 2007
A global ride for world peace. Article:A global ride for world peace:/c/a/2007/12/27/DDD2TT4BB.DTL Article:A global ride for world peace:/c/a/2007/12/27/DDD2TT4BB.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Tempe cyclist for cancer awareness Dec 22, 2007
Ride raises cancer awareness. Ride raises cancer awareness. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Two injured in car-bicycle crash Oct 26, 2007
Cadillac City Police responded Thursday to a report of a vehicle hitting two people on a tandem bike at the intersection of Sunnyside and 41 Road. The bicycle was traveling eastbound when a vehicle heading west attempted to turn onto 41 Road. (Cadillac News, MI)
Recalling a bumpy ride: SV cyclists share their tale about a collision with a deer last week Oct 21, 2007
The tandem bike sustained damage, and they say their helmets saved their lives. The deer wasnt so lucky. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Murray revises statement on gambling Oct 15, 2007
In between, they rode a tandem bike in the 40K cycling leg. College basketball NCAA call goes against Indiana coach Indiana basketball coach Kelvin Sampson will not receive a $500,000 raise and his team will lose one scholarship for next season after violating NCAA-imposed sanctions on phone calls. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Blind triathlete sets sights on record Oct 14, 2007
And when he attempts to make history today as the first disabled athlete to finish in under two hours at the U.S Open Triathlon, yes -- his guide will be riding on the front seat of their tandem bike. "Honestly," Scheidies says, "you won't believe how many people ask that."The 25-year-old is the best visually impaired triathlete in the world. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Deer dies after it collides with bicyclists in Huachuca City Oct 13, 2007
Well, the deer didn t make it, and the two people on the tandem bike were taken to the hospital. They were a little banged up, but I think they were transported just for precaution, Fuller said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Facing open road, bikers take on Hub course Sep 25, 2007
Cutting-edge performance road bikes and experienced riders crossed the finish line alongside joy riders, their rugged mountain bikes and even at least one tandem bike. The ride was a benefit for Technology Goes Home, a program between the Boston Public School system and the Boston Digital Bridge Foundation. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Can Exercise Ease Parkinsons Symptoms? Sep 21, 2007
Parkinson's patient Dale Ankenman and his wife Barbara ride a tandem bike three times a week ... He and his wife Barbara ride a tandem bike at least three days a week. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Paul and the yellow two-seater Sep 19, 2007
But for those who know Paul Standring, and many have crossed his path on the University of Wisconsin campus, the aged, yellow tandem bike he rides is a perfect reflection of one of the more unique personalities on the Badger football team. (To continue reading this article you must be a subscriber. (Wisconsin Sports -- Rivals.com)
Connection between Depression and Parkinsons Disease Sep 12, 2007
But he and his wife Barbara are still able to ride a tandem bike at least three days a week. We have grown to love it. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Museum provides family-friendly fun Sep 6, 2007
For Farras, 9, and Dzaky, 7, the tandem bike ride was the highlight of the tour. "I really enjoyed the bicycle ride. It was great," Farras said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
A Trip Back In Time Aug 23, 2007
When Dave came to visit, he rented a tandem bike. Though it took a while for him to find someone brave enough to ride with him, one woman was happy to hop on board and she took Dave on a tour of the "downtown," such as it was. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Corvallis couple treks to Wisconsin on a bicycle built for two Aug 19, 2007
Things can be more mentally challenging than physically, Kevin said, remembering grueling uphill stretches looming out before the tandem bike, the wind in their faces and no towns in sight. You know there s a downhill, he said. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Taking a tandem tour from shore to shore Aug 12, 2007
take a break Friday, Aug. 10, at Muza in Troy, before continuing their cross country tandem bike trip ... They would do it on a tandem bike, Ryan figured, just a boy and his dad cruising the open roads. (Albany Times Union)
Marble Rock continues tradition with Fun Days this weekend Aug 9, 2007
The parade begins at 11 a.m. and will feature a tractor ride, car show and tandem bike riders. After the parade, there will be a lunch and kids activities in the park. (Charles City Press, IO)
Brighten the Summertime Blahs Jul 27, 2007
Photo by Stephanie RhodesBYU students Emily Borders and Emily Bylund beat the boredom by riding a tandem bike on a sunny afternoon ... For those who prefer to stay on land, another option would be to rent a tandem bike, which seats two people ... Thompson said you can go pretty much anywhere with a tandem bike, but suggests a ride down Provo Canyon. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Tandem bicycle bridges generations Jul 22, 2007
Eric will ride on his own, while Ted, 75, and Josh, 14, will ride a recumbent tandem bike ... Josh Moore, front, will steer the duo's recumbent tandem bike this week, while Ted Moore will power it in the back. (News & Observer -- Sports)
A bicycle built for three Jul 17, 2007
The love for multi-person bicycles has roots in Ohio, where their dad, Dan, grew up riding a blue Schwinn tandem bike around Cincinnati with his twin brother ... The love for and fond memories of the bike were rekindled several years ago on a trip to Ohio when Dan once again teamed up with his brother on the refurbished tandem bike. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Amazing Race: Oldies out Jul 11, 2007
Morning broke and the teams had to tandem bike to the beach. Fran and Barry bragged that their bike riding skills would give them the advantage. (iAfrica.com)
Tomlinson honoured with CBE Jun 16, 2007
Her brother has completed two tandem bike rides with her - one from Lands End to John O' Groats and the other from Rome to Leeds. At the same time she has had four courses of chemotherapy and as a result of her drug regimes has chronic heart disease. (BBC News)
David M. Kelley's journey from designing Apple's mouse to fostering creative thinking Jun 11, 2007
" Design thinker doesn't come up. I thought you had to be a concert violinist or win a Nobel Prize to be special in the world. Once I realized there was a profession where my breadth was important, that triggered me to have the confidence to start companies. I grew up in Barberton, Ohio, right next to Akron. Everybody was a tire builder. The first thing that I designed was a tandem bike, by taking two bikes and welding them together. Tandem bikes existed, but I don't know if I knew about them. I... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Community holds event for local teen with cerebral palsy Jun 10, 2007
Adapted Physical Education Specialist Sally Baker-Opp has started a fundraising effort with the goal of 6,000 to buy a special tandem bike for Andy Wells, who uses a wheelchair because of his cerebral palsy ... We'll tell everyone to bring their blankets, chairs and frisbee, things like that," Fox Flanagan said.Cerebral palsy makes it difficult for Andy to speak clearly. But the 15-year-old flashes a big smile when the purchase of the special tandem bike is mentioned."I want to ride with Mom,"... (North County Times)
No. 4 for Williams Jun 10, 2007
We just wondered how goofy we could get, so we decided on the tandem bike and cheesy bandanas. Jones said the duo wanted to wear fluorescent spandex but ran out of time looking for some. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Fifty by Bike May 31, 2007
The Beese's started planning on a trip to the geographic center of all fifty states, a two year journey by tandem bike. "The beauty of going to the center of every state," he argues "is that you have to go all the way across the state to get to it.". (KFOR Oklahoma City, OK)
* What Phileas Fogg did in 80 days, took the Uzunomiyas 10 years May 16, 2007
The couple began their round-the-world trip on a tandem bike in 1997 ... "I was scared when I thought about guns in the US, and Africa was poor and dirty. But he tricked me into going along by saying that we would ride a tandem bike so that I could sit in the back seat and peddle only when we had to climb up a road," she said ... They mended their own clothes and repaired their tandem bike when necessary. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Siblings share Excellence: MHS senior will complete another amazing chapter in his life as he accepts an Excellence in Education scholarship May 16, 2007
Jacob and Erika have a specially made tandem bike that allows Jacob to ride without pedaling. Debbie said her family gets a kick out of the reactions some people have when they see Erika pedaling up front while Jacob enjoys the ride. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Blind athletes always last to dog it May 10, 2007
Three blind cyclists adopted "stoker" positions on the rear of tandem bikes, as three sighted "pilots" grabbed the handlebars ... But for Ayaka Isono, boarding a tandem bike for a long ride with her husband Zach Roth was the dawn of a new adventure. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Full Story... May 8, 2007
Last year the family rode 56 miles on a tandem bike in the race, and they planned to go the full route that day, he said. Because they know a few people who have had cancer, that made the race a little more personal for them, Paul said. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
100 miles on a bicycle May 7, 2007
She'd ridden centuries on the back of a tandem bike with her husband, Scott. Now, she wanted to pedal 100 miles on her own. (Los Angeles Times)
Gearing up for change: Family plans a cross-country bike trek, with a green message Apr 22, 2007
think we get to have ice cream every day, as long as we do good and we aren't complaining about how far we're riding, noted Solomon, who'll be sharing a tandem bike with his dad. Once in the capital, they'll deliver their petition to their representatives in Congress. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
COUPLE STILL ON A ROLL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Mar 30, 2007
Tandem cyclists Bruce and Gay Castle borrowed a tandem bike from a friend several years back and have been hooked ever since ... When the weather's good, he and his wife, Gay, 68, bring out the tandem bike and ride around the Murphys area, from Ironstone Vineyards through downtown and on nearby country roads. (The Union Democrat)
Mariners show off their acting chops Mar 15, 2007
The Mariners exciting young double-play combination of second baseman Lopez and shortstop Betancourt is in synch both on and off the field -- dining on burgers, working out, practicing the accordion -- until their tandem bike ride in matching Hawaiian print shirts prompts Beltre to suggest they may have taken togetherness too far. Rauuuul. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
"Amazing Racers" back in Houston getting ready for next challenge Mar 14, 2007
And this weekend will be their first race aboard a tandem bike, which they admit will bring its own challenges. Uchenna says, "I'm basically a pack mule, every now and then I feel the whip on my back.". (KHOU.com, TX)
Overall Race Leader Levi Leipheimer and Stage Six Winner JJ Haedo Lead Peloton Of World's Best Cyclists Into Southern California for Sunday's Amgen Tour of California Finale Feb 26, 2007
The one-mile ride was led by Warrick who rode on a tandem bike paired with Amgen scientist Dr. Joe Miletick who plays a crucial role in developing innovative medicines. Following Warrick and Miletick was a peloton comprised of caregivers, family members and health care professionals who supported her during her win against cancer. (PR Newswire)
Police report 31 percent increase in Tempe robberies from '05 to '06 Feb 20, 2007
CRIME INCREASE: Cyclists ride a tandem bike down Hardy Drive, just south of University Drive, Sunday. Robberies in this general area increased more than 230 percent between 2005 and 2006. (Web Devil, AZ)
Excellent adventure on a tandem bike Jan 25, 2007
Matt Cohn and Mary Ellen Holverson will give a presentation on their recently completed 2,900-mile ride on their tandem bike along the Adventure Cycling East Coast route (Maine to Florida) ... The program is titled: Olga and Bob s Most Excellent Adventure Olga is the Cohn s trusty tandem bike and BOB is the trailer they used to haul their gear on the ride. (Helena Independent Record)
A journey of 3,668 miles by bike Jan 18, 2007
But she agreed to try the Northern Tier, riding on a tandem bike with Gaither ... In Montana, the group had a technical difficulty when a wheel on Gaither and Garland's tandem bike broke. (Lebanon Express, OR)
