Family peddling across country on dream trek Oct 30, 2009
"To go in a car seems too simple, and too impersonal. Then we found a five-person tandem bike.". The bike was customized to fit the family, and when it was finished, they trained through May, June, and July. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Legally blind musher finds new challenge Oct 20, 2009
She left Anchorage on a tandem bike made largely of bamboo with Diego Gonzalez Jovin, 26, last month, bound for Mexico. On Monday afternoon, the couple was 50 miles south of Portland, Ore. (Anchorage Daily News)
3 Blind Athletes Finish SL Triathlon Oct 20, 2009
The athletes rode a tandem bike during the 10-mile bike portion. Houstonian Matt Miller, founder of the C Different Foundation, guided world-class athlete , 27, of Seattle, Wa. (Click2Houston, TX)
Master Marblehead swimmer makes a splash Oct 16, 2009
When she is not swimming at the JCC, Livingston likes to take Pilates classes, lift weights, and do tandem bike touring. Energetic and vivacious, Livingston also owns and operates Harborside House, a bed and breakfast establishment in Marblehead. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Texas Couple Dies When Pickup Strikes Tandem Bike Oct 3, 2009
HELOTES (October 2, 2009)--A Texas couple riding a bicycle built for two died after their tandem cycle was struck by a pickup in northwest Bexar County. Sheriff's Deputy Ino Badillo identified the victims as Gregory Bruehler, 42, and his wife, Alexandra Bruehler, 36. (KWTX.com, TX)
A Perfect Day - Tour de Tribury Raises $8,340for Fuel Bank Oct 3, 2009
Gail Hornkohl of New Milford and her daughter, Katelyn, 5, shared a tandem bike on the 10-mile route, which left at 10:30 a.m. and took riders on a scenic trip along the Housatonic to the Shepaug Dam and back. Also on the 10-mile were 15 riders from The Rock, a new youth group at Sacred Heart Church. (Voices, CT)
Cycling duo ready for a grueling ride Sep 11, 2009
She was the stoker (the person who rides in the back) of her brother's tandem bike. He was the captain (the person in front) with his former girlfriend as his stoker. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Biking: Fixing bike breakdowns is trio's unique specialty Aug 29, 2009
Fran, riding a tandem bike with fleece seat covers, fashioned a pair of soft shoes for her. They then spotted a police officer who drove the women to her car. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
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DENNIS JABOBELLI PHOTO Jair Sandoval, 13, of Imperial rides ahead of his parents Carlos and Maria Sandoval riding a tandem bike. Carlos and Maria s granddaughter Savanna Davalos, 7, of El Centro follows. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Choosing Between Tandem and Single ... Aug 26, 2009
This article will help decide whether or not to get a tandem bike: advantages, disadvantages, types, alternatives and how to choose one. Tandem bikes are two-person bikes, the "bicycle built for two" in that old song ... Advantages of Tandem Bikes. (Suite101.com)
Bike race tests riders’ endurance Aug 23, 2009
Lisa Kunkel Independent Record - Mark Ibsen, of Helena, and Etjen Palmer, of Seattle, are all smiles while crossing the finish line of the Lucky 13 on their tandem bike Saturday morning during the York 38 Special. The Big Belts were overrun by fat tires Saturday, as a couple hundred mountain bikers saddled up for the sixth annual York 38 Special, which each August benefits the York Volunteer Fire Department. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
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Father, daughter form perfect tandem Aug 10, 2009
Heather is legally blind, but the tandem bike makes participating difficult, but not impossible. With Kevin at the helm, Heather was able to finish the 20-mile ride in 1 hour, 12 minutes. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Crime Watch (Aug. 8) Aug 8, 2009
A couple riding a tandem bike went off the road and crashed into a ditch. Charles Meitle, 66, of Corvallis, and Nancy Meitle, 58, of Corvallis, were taken to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center to be evaluated. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Love in the fast lane Aug 3, 2009
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Still playing to win: 100-year-old tennis player Aug 1, 2009
Last summer he, Deirdre and their two daughters, ages 9 and 13, biked from Eureka to Santa Rosa, with the youngest on a tandem bike, he said. Physical activity is crucial to the success of transplant patients, he said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Bicycles built for love Jul 30, 2009
And parked on top of the cake, as a symbol of the couple s love, will be a tiny, working, souped-up tandem bike. Match made in heaven, said the bride s friend Melissa Haeffner, 31. (Boston Globe)
Cross country couple comes through Chetek Jul 30, 2009
Bob and Jean Ellis, from Cincinnati, Ohio, stopped in Chetek July 13 to camp and grocery shop before hopping back on their tandem bike to continue their cross-country ride. They considered Wisconsin their half way mark between their start in Anacortes, Wash. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Film crew focuses on RAGBRAI team from Fort Madison Jul 17, 2009
There are no motorized vehicles allowed to be among the riders on the ride, so on Monday, the projects assistant director, Chuck Taylor, and Bernie Cassar, the line producer, were busy trying to put the finishing touches on a fabricated tandem bike that has a backward seat on it for a cameraman to sit, while two pedalers move the bike. Reader Comments. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Identifying Diarrhea Causing Bacteria By Tiny Difference In Genes Jul 15, 2009
As in a tandem bike, those segments are lined up on the DNA strand, called tandem repeats. They are characteristic for every bacterial strain. (Science Daily)
USA Cycling to hold event in Louisville Jun 26, 2009
Single and tandem bike events will be held for competitors from 30 to 60 years old, according to a news release. The event has been held in Louisville on two other occasions, 2003 and 2008. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Even Odds: Getting back to bicycles Jun 17, 2009
I looked into a setup where a tandem bike pulls a custom trailer where three kids can pedal and the fourth is kind of a baby seat. The thing is long enough to where I would worry about getting the whole six-person train through an intersection before a car came along. (Montana Standard, MT)
Air Force Cyclists Raise Money for Wounded Jun 5, 2009
Bikers raise money for wounded warriors during Cycling Classic. " Mr. Laybourn said the money raised goes directly toward the National Intrepid Center of Excellence in Bethesda, Md., which treats warriors with traumatic brain injuries specifically. Arlington Sports chose the Intrepid Fallen Heroes fund as the designated recipient of money raised at the amateur section of the Air Force Cycling Classic. "I just think this is a great cause, that's why I'm here today," said Baul Smith, a... (DOD DefenseLINK)
Retirement for two: Taos couple often seen on tandem bicycle Jun 5, 2009
The Schepers bought their first tandem bike on a whim in 1993, but they had to give up the activity for awhile after Louis had surgery. Their current bike is just three years old, and already they've loaded it with miles of sight-seeing. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
She'll look sweet, upon the back seat Jun 4, 2009
A bicycle built for two comes with an inescapable air of romance; it's an ungainly contraption that seems to endow its riders with a serene harmony, even if that's only because it's very hard to have an argument on a tandem bike. So there we are at the bike rental, my steady and I, and he suggests a tandem. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Safe passage: Officers keeping closer eye on cycling situations May 31, 2009
Yeager and his wife tour frequently and have cycled from the Idaho border to St. George on their tandem bike. I find I m more safe when I ride with confidence, he added. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Chetek native isn't slowing down after losing 97 percent of sight May 28, 2009
Wright, left, is pictured with his father Al with a tandem bike at the Grand View Firehouse 50 bike race. Chetek native Chris Wright has traveled all over the country, earned his master's degree and owned his own business. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Letters to the Editor May 28, 2009
My wife and I ride a tandem bike about 160 miles a month. We had occasion on May 9 to ride 40 miles in the Tour de Lincoln. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Music therapist helps to soothe souls May 22, 2009
The song reflects Holzhauer s memories of staring at the stars and riding a tandem bike with her late husband, George, when they rented a house in Daytona Beach, Fla. Another line describes how George, who died after 39 years of marriage in 1982 from complications of open heart surgery, would go down to the ocean, jump right into the waves. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Bike to Work Day - a political trip May 16, 2009
Supervisor Bevan Dufty rode a tandem bike with Ted Strawser, a member of the anti-Gavin Newsom political advocacy group San Francisco Party Party ... Supervisor Bevan Dufty rode a tandem bike with Ted. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
State questions agency for blinds spending May 11, 2009
We have seen a direct correlation over the years with an individual being willing to believe in their own capabilities on the job or living independently with being able to successfully participate in recreational activities such as tandem bike trips, she said. The commission organized a September 2006 trip to the San Juan Islands with funds from a deceased staff member who donated money for specifically for the outing, she said, and half of the participants on the San Juan Island trip were... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
City auction set for Saturday May 8, 2009
MIKE McCLEARY/Tribune Bismarck Police Department maintenance supervisor Jeremy Kjos rolls out a tandem bike on Thursday as part of the hundreds of bikes and other items for the annual city auction held on Saturday. There is a public viewing of the items today from 1-4 p.m. at the city impound lot located at 2011 N 52nd Street in northeast Bismarck. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Sudden sight loss drives architect to aid blind May 3, 2009
(He's also back to cycling on a tandem bike with his buddy steering, and is up to 60 miles in the Oakland hills. And he wouldn't mind addressing next year's AIA convention in Miami. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Tandem bike rentals rise with temperature Apr 1, 2009
Jared Kenitzer, a UVU student majoring in entrepreneurship, rents out tandem bikes from his apartment located on 700 North ... We thought tandem bikes would be a fun thing to do and that there would be a lot of people who would enjoy a fun tandem bike ride around Provo. (The Daily Universe, UT)
