[3] Blind Tandem Links
3 Ways to Compete in Tandem Cycling for the Blind - LIVESTRONG.COM - articles about Cycling.
50Cycles Electric Bikes - British firm, also exports to the USA and beyond.
50Cycles Blog
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A Proper Ride on the Hase Pino - test drive of this recumbent tandem. More about the Pino and other machines on the
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Action for Blind People Podcast: interview with Aileen Mcglynn, Team GB cyclist.
Podcast feed - for reasons best known to themselves, AFB has provided podcast episodes as Flash controls.
Adapting Sports and Recreational Activities for the Blind - Associated Content - some adaptations for blind people, and why exercise is such an issue.
air_bizkit: Two's Company Training Day... - describes an introductory session for this tandem riding scheme in Bristol. See also
Two's Company - a potential tandem pilot prepares to join a scheme for visually impaired children and adults in Bristol.
Alex's Cycle Blog - Australian cyclist and coach talking especially about training for competitive events.
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All Ability Cycling - the Cyclists' Touring Club's services for people with "special needs", including those with disabilities.
American Foundation for the Blind - Tandem Bike Riding -
Articles about Tandem bicycles
Atomic Zombie Extreme Machines! - blog of special interest to creative bike builders.
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BBC NEWS | UK | England | Manchester | Blind man on charity cycle ride
BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours - Tandems for the Blind
Bicycle Tutor - repair tutorials web on video. There is also a forum, chat and links pages.
Bicycling Blind | Connecting blind cyclists with sighted pilots - put a profile on to the site and look for your cycling partner. Based California.
Bike Forums - Tandem Cycling
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Bike gives blind rider freedom
[Video] Bike Insight , Boulder, Colorado - CU student Jake Ainciart has started a non-profit organization that will allow visually impaired individuals to ride bikes. The video has plenty of spoken commentary. See also this
Colorado Daily article.
Bike Trail - cycle hire services in North Devon, convenient for the Tarka Trail; also offer cycles for people with special needs.
Bike Week 2010 19th to 27th June - events all over the UK. Enter your postcode to find your nearest.
Bikelane - UK information on cycling
Bilenky ViewPoint Tandem - a semi-recumbent tandem where the stoker sits in front.
Blind & Crazy (or How to Tandem Mountain Bike) - "Chris is a keen, slightly lazy mountain biker. Logan is ex-Army, blind, and madder than a box of badgers. Both live in Christchurch, New Zealand, with their demanding wives and children. Together, they are climbing onto a tandem mountain bike and hitting the mud and hills in an effort to learn all there is to learn about tandem mountain biking."
Blind across the Moroccan desert on a tandem
Blind Bike Trials Rider - web site of Matt Gilman
Blind cyclist finishes solo bike race in South Africa - Hein Wagner completes 24-mile on-road cycle race.
Blind cyclists and hikers plant trees in Refa'im Valley - thoughts on nature, teamwork and tandem riding from Jerusalem.
Blind cyclists enjoy tandem racing - how it works, and some USA organisations that help the process.
Blind Huddersfield Town fan Christopher Scrivener takes on 260 mile tandem trip to Brighton to raise money for charity.
Blind people find freedom with tandem cycling project - new tandem for Galloways organisation and a call for more sighted pilots to train to take part in the tandem scheme in Lancashire, UK.
Blind Sports - a page on Tom Lorimer's
whitestick.co.uk site.
Blind Sport New Zealand Inc. - Track racing and road racing.
BLIND SPORTS VICTORIA TANDEM CYCLING - an account of what's available in this part of Australia.
Blind tandem racer with cancer sees it through - Cara Dunne-Yates has had more than her share of cancer, but has had several Parolympic successes.
Blind Stokers Club - based in San Diego, California, but you can search for a tandem partner world wide by putting up a profile. Only very limited information about you will be released by the site.
Blind to learn on bike made for two - a tandem donated to
Crank-It-Up in Bradford, West Yorkshire, is a voluntary project supporting cycling for people of all abilities.
blind_cycling Yahoo Group - for blind people who take part, or might want to, and sighted people who might offer support as pilots, etc. Blind road, track and mountain bikers also welcome.
British Columbia Blind Sports and Recreation Association Tandem Cycling
British Cycling - cycling as a sport.
Disability - news and how to get involved.
British Human Power Club - promotes the design and use of human powered vehicles (HPVs) on land, water and in the air. Much of the activity is actually around bicycle-like land vehicles. Newsletter available to members.
Buddy Bike - adapted so that the stoker can ride in front.
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Bury Tandem Club - home page in the north-west of England.
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Cairns to Melbourne when you are blind - Lindy Hou & Rosemary on the Bikes for Bibles Ride in Queensland, Australia.
Celebrated blind cyclist and mountain climber - Douglas Sidialo of Kenya was the first blind athlete to enter the gruelling Tour d'Afrique.
Century Cycles: Be Captain of a Tandem for the Blind pilots sought by the Sight Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Charlotte's Tandems - Home & Contact - have tandems for disabled people to borrow free of charge. Based Gloucestershire, UK. Applications to borrow them and donations of tandems welcome.
City honours blind cyclist - Jenovan Cornellissen won 1st prize in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour (South Africa) blind tandem category this year.
Co-Motion Cycles - Home - design and make many varieties of tandem.
Community of Cyclists - A social enterprise company able to organise Special Needs Roadshows to demonstrate the range of cycling possibilities.
Companion Cycling - for anyone who cannot cycle alone and needs a pilot. Based SW London.
Copenhagen Cycle Chic - Streetstyle and Bike Advocacy in High Heels: Conquering Physical Challenges With the Bicycle - people with many disabilities can benefit from bikes.
Coventry VISTA - tandem cycling with the blind - also visit
this report on the Blind Society's current funding difficulties.
CTC (Cyclists' Touring Club) includes the
CTC (Cyclists' Touring Club) Forum includes some discussions of non-standard cycles. Also visit
their Tandem page
CTC/CycleNation Conference 2010 - Portsmouth, England, 17th April, 2010. The theme will be Future Cycling cities - how to put cycling at the heart of town and city life.
Cycle for Independence - Treasure Valley Chapter National Federation of the Blind of Idaho - seems they're on the lookout for more tandems and more captains.
Cycle from London to Paris - 25th June 2010 to raise funds for the UK Macular Disease Society. Tandems welcome.
Cycle Kent: Tandem Rides for the Blind
Cycle-n-Sleep - long-distance cycling in the UK
Cycle1st - web links on cycling
Cyclemaps - UK directory of Local Authority produced cycle maps on the web
Cyclemagic - Leicester-based community enterprise. "Our projects include cycle training, bike maintenance classes, special needs & disabled cycling, bike recycling and events.". Sell, hire and custom build many human-powered machines, Run activities for groups for fun and healthy exercise.
cyclenation - the working name for Cycle Campaigns Network, a network of UK cycle organisations that promote a higher level of cycling.
Cycleweb UK - links to many cycling topics
Cycling, a way of life! - includes some articles on disability and cycling.
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Cycletourer website - cycle touring as a holiday idea.
CycleVision partly in Dutch, partly English.
Cycling club for the disabled launched in Keighley and Bradford, West Yorkshire. Equipment includes a tandem.
Cycling for sight - California group that brings together blind stokers and sighted pilots to enjoy the coast from Santa Barbara to San Diego. They also raise funds for the Braille Institute.
Cycling for the disabled UK site - emphasis on London.
Cycling Holidays for Disabled People - from Disabled Travel Advice (UK).
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Cycling Ireland Disability Cycling 2012 Programme
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DaVinci Tandems - one rider's experiences. From the blog Eurastus Travels Slowly.
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Deaf-Blind Cycling Trio does the Pacific West
Disability Sport Cycling - Bike For All's resource list on sport cycling for people with disabilities.
Disabled riding club gets into gear - Bradford Disability Cycling Club, West Yorkshire, UK.
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Disabled People and the National Cycle Network - from Sustrans. Information about access to and use of national cycle routes, including discussion on designing open access shared-use paths.
Doitforcharity - UK Events
Donate to TANDEM RIDES FOR THE BLIND on Everyclick - unfortunately, you may not be able to donate because a charity administrator needs to sign up with Everyclick.
Draisin - German manufacturer of special needs bikes.
DSM - Sustainability - Cycling with the Blind - Dutch company DSM sponsored a scheme to let some blind people be matched with sighted pilots for tandem riding back in 2003.
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Eric Staller's Conference Bike - a very different kind of multiple bike! Includes short video.
Exsight Tandems - enjoy getting out and about in the Illawarra area, New South Wales, Australia.
Eye Cycle Program Video - Eye Cycle organises tandem rides in the Central Coast area of California.
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Fars News Agency : Iranian Inventor Makes Bike for Blind - inventor claims that this bicycle has its own intelligent navigation system.
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Gateway Wheelers - for disabled cyclists in the Chester-le-Street area, County Durham. Provide cycles, equipment and support.
Get Cycling - based York, UK, organises Special Needs Cycling Roadshows, works with organisations including local authorities. (was Company of Cyclists)
Get into disability cycling - part of the BBC cycling site.
Google Group rec.bicycles.tech includes some discussion of blind tandem stokers.
Green Way tandem bicycle tour with blind cyclists in Torrevieja, Spain.
Greenspeed GTT Tandem Trike - strongly built for touring, each one custom made.
Group Takes Blind People for Bike Rides in Western Mexico - Latin American Herald Tribune - "More than 100 blind people have taken part in the bicycle rides organized by a non-profit group every Sunday in the western Mexican city of Guadalajara, El Paseo a Ciegas, or PaC, project organizer Bernardo Alvarez said."
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Hand Cycling Association UK promotes hand cycling for recreation and competition. The site is in a temporary location, so may change soon.
Harris Cyclery Tandem Parts
How can I cycle if I'm blind or have low vision? - from VisionAWARE
How to Compete in Tandem Cycling for the Blind
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IBSA - International Blind Sports Federation - Tandem Cycling describes the kinds of event that may involve blind tandemists.
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John and Pamela New England couple's trips and tips, FAQ page.
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Karissa Whitsell | Athletes | U.S. Paralympic Team - from Eugene, Oregon, has macular dystrophy, and also several Parolympic medals for tandem cycling.
Kinetics - Hase Pino - Recumbent/ Upright Tandem - the pilot sits at the back, the stoker at the front, and the tandem is designed to be shorter than the classic tandem, and can be disassembled easily for transportation. There is also a titanium race model, which is lighter and stronger. Read the
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Kingston Association for the Blind Tandem Scheme - Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, UK, that is.
Kwa-Zulu Natal Blind Tandem Cycling Assoc requires sponsorship
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Life Cycle UK - Bristol, UK, based. Offer cycle training, training in bike maintenance, maps and other literature, awareness-raising events, tandem rides for visually impaired cyclists.
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London Cycling Campaign - useful and extensive site. They publish an
All Abilities Guide, though this is currently being revised (Nov. 08).
London Recumbents - Information about their specialist section dealing with special needs cycling. Information on products, funding sources, events, and a newsletter.
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Man helps blind children go cycling - this video features Eric Miller, who has set up a foundation to buy tandems for blind children in the USA and elsewhere.
Moving Forward--Life & Sport - Journey's of a legally blind triathlete......
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National Byway - a 4,500-mile (7,240 km.) sign-posted cycling route round England and parts of Scotland and Wales.
National Capital Visually Impaired Sports Association provides tandem rides in Ottawa, Canada.
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Norfolk & Norwich Association for the Blind list tandem cycling among their activities.
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Open Directory - Sports: Cycling: Tandem
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Paralympic Cycling - the official site.
Primary Club Funds Blind Pedal Power - Newry and Mourne Watch Tandem Club, a Newry-based (Northern Ireland) tandem cycling group for blind and partially sighted people, is using its Primary Club grant to enhance its competitive edge...
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Quad Tandem - Youtube Video. Yes, 4 riders in a row on one tandem.
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Recumbent & Tandem Rider Magazine
REMAP can adapt or even custom-build, special equipment for people with disabilities.
Richard Holloway, Blind Guy Biking, Cycles Across Canada for Special Olympics - The Recumbent Blog » Blog Archive - set off on a Cross-Canada Ride in 2009.
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Riding across Canada - Andy, who has had cancer himself, and is legally blind, is to take on a tandem trek across Canada to raise money for kids with cancer.
Riding in tandem - Israeli blind and sighted bike riders teach each other a few things - ISRAEL21c
Rochdale Cycling Club - Supports cycling for children in the area; information about their activities, events and support. Includes a section on their work for cyclists and potential cyclists with a range of special needs.
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Seeing The World Differently - Vitalise Launches New Holiday Brochure... include tandem cycling in Germany.
Side-by-side tandem bicycle YouTube video.
Special Needs Cycling Contacts
[PDF] Special Needs Cycling Guide free download from
Velovision Magazine the Guide contains general advice on special needs cycling, a survey of the types of bike available, details of manufacturers and information on relevant organisations.. There is also an
older version from September, 2003.
Sports: Deaf-Blind Cycling Trio does the Pacific West "Tactile The World
Sports Organizations for the Blind and Visually Impaired - article from Fred's Head, mostly relevant to the USA.
Sudden sight loss drives architect to aid blind - Chris Downey knew his sight was failing while riding his bike. Now he's totally blind after surgery, he is on a tandem - and is still an architect (at the Palo Alto Veterans' Affairs Center).
Suite 101: Accessible recreation - accessible sports, games and travel.
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Tandem back to back - video of a tandem where the riders actually are back to back, i.e., facing in opposite directions.
Tandem bicycle - Wikipedia
Tandem Bicycle Central includes a
Tandem News Blog
Tandem Bicycles and what's involved in riding them.
Tandem bicycling with Nancy Solari - Youtube video. See also
Don't Let Your Vision Loss Stop You From Having Fun!
Tandem Bike Clubs Directory - world-wide contacts.
Tandem Bike Riding - American Foundation for the Blind
Tandem Biking - Jared Wright has a great first-time tandem ride, and explains why it's going to be so hard to repeat it. Who's going to steer, and will they be enough into the fitness aspect?
Tandem Club UK has a message board, disabled cyclists' section, whats-on guide, tandem buying and hiring, for sale and wanted notices, regional groups.
Tandem Club of America - Your source for everything tandem: Tandem rides, tandem classified ads, tandem merchandise, Tandem information, tandem building, etc. Site not responding (May 17th, 2011)
Tandem Club UK - Disabled & Visually Impaired Cyclists
Tandem Cycle - YouTube video with plenty of speech. Two gutsy cyclists have completed a three-week road trip around New Zealand on a unique tandem bike to highlight what disabled athletes are capable of. Rob Creagh is tetraplegic and uses hand pedals while John McPeak is partially blind and deaf.
Tandem cycling when disability strikes
Tandem Cycling - IBSA - International Blind Sports Federation - Technical Department Section / - details of the types of tandem event.
Tandem Israel - Bicycle Trips for Blind People. Also visit
Riding Blind in the State of Israel Official Blog.
Tandem Magazine
Tandem program for the blind at Palo Alto VA Hospital - they are looking for volunteer pilots, tandem donations and help with tandem maintenance.
Tandem Rides for the Blind - a project in East Kent, England.
Tandem star to try out new pilot - blind Paralympic champion Aileen McGlynn will try teaming up with a female pilot this year to compete in the BT Paralympic World Cup.
Tandemonium a group within the Chainlink Social Network on Ning.com - tandem bikes and their owners who love them!
Tandems Across the Bay - "A tandem cycling club specifically geared to the blind and visually impaired community in the SF Bay Area. Our mission as a club is to advance the general welfare of the blind and visually impaired community by providing weekend tandem bike rides."
Tandems Open Road to Blind Cycling- includes examples of how to get started in America.
TandemHearts » Race Across America - 2009 Part I - site giving out errors at present (April 16, 2011)
TandemsEast - New Jersey dealer in tandems and parts.
Ten Blind Bicyclists to Participate in Statewide Bike Trip - June 2007, the NFB in Missouri supported a tandem event along the Katy Trail.
TerraTrike - The World's Most Comfortable Recumbent Trike
The bicycle built for two - the story of a tandem donated to Vision Australia by the Lions Club.
The Chain Gang Cycle Tours Cycling Holidays & Gourmet Bike Tours in France & Italy. Fabulous Food & Wine.
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- UK based. They say they've had a blind tandem rider on one of their tours, and will make every effort to get it sorted again.
The Love Bike - one of those tandem-like bikes where a disabled person or a child can sit in front without having to control the bike.
The Recumbent Blog
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The Tandem Book: The Complete Guide to Buying, Riding & Enjoying Bicycles Built for Two by Angel Rodriguez and Carla Black (Info.Net Publishing, 1997). Available in Braille (BR 13835), cassette (RC 53213), and as an audio download (DB 53213) from the
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the USA.
The Tandem Experience - tandem training and travel opportunities. Based Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire and Oxford, UK.
Riders with disabilities are included.
The Tandem Link - tandem sites, tandem news. USA based.
The visually impaired need not give up pleasures of exercising in the great outdoors - side-by-side tandem bicycle scheme in Laval, Montreal, Canada.
The Way Bobby Sees It (intro)--poisonoakproductions.com - trailer for a video about Bobby McMullen, who is blind, diabetic and has had several major operations.
DVD available.
Tricycling for the disabled - a page on the UK Tricycle Association site. Some notes on when a tricycle may or may not be right for a person with a disability.
Trike Shoppe, LLC. - 2762A East Oakland Park Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306 Toll Free: (877) 289-1417 - a wide variety of human-powered vehicles. The shop is run by a couple who have disabilities.
Triple Tandem Bike Project showing how one was built. No speech.
Two Wheels cycling articles from guardian.co.uk
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Two's Company - a tandem-cycling scheme for VI people in Bristol.
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Yahoo! Group
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U.S. Handcycling
USABA and Velo Club La Grange form partnership - well-established Los Angeles cycling club provides sighted pilots for USABA (United States Association of Blind Athletes) tandem cyclists.
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Varna Innovation & Research Corporation - Superior Handcycles - Canadian makers of the Diablo, said to be the fastest bike in the world. UK distributor is
Bromakin.
Velo Vision - A quarterly magazine covering specialised bikes, cycling as transport and human power, also offers guides to cycling for people with special needs, downloadable as PDF files.
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Vision impaired tandeming & some other Qs - Bike Forums- discussion started by potential pilot riding with blind stokers.
Vitalise Holiday: Coast and Castles Tandem Cycling event, April 2011
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W A T C A C Western Australian Tandem Cycling Advisory Council - Integrating blind and vision-impaired cyclists into the mainstream
Wheels for All - Manchester-based project for anyone who cannot ride a bike solo, for whatever reason. They have all sorts of weird and wonderful equipment for you to try.
Wise Wheels - match up specialised cycling equipment with your requirements - children and disabled adults. Based Banbury, Oxfordshire. Web site either gone or not working (Aug 14gth 2010)
Work to start on UK’s biggest outdoor disabled cycling centre - Wheels for All Project near Carlisle to build cycling facilities on former airfield.
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Zachariah Clarkson - Tandem Racing - Cycling Blind - how Zac got started in tandem cycling.