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Marmalade
01-13-06, 08:18 PM
I'm new to Bike Forums but have been reading posts for awhile. Finally decided to join after finding some very good info. I've been riding for about 10 years. Started mountain biking, then switched to road after I got into touring. I own a Barracuda mountain bike and REI Rondonee touring bike. Will buy a road bike this spring. Never thot I would own three bikes! Looking forward to having access to cycling info while the snow flies in my neck of the woods.

msheron
01-14-06, 06:14 AM
Hello Marmalade-
Welcome.....................you also like marmalade?
ken cummings
01-14-06, 09:19 AM
Your profile mentions being an interpreter for the deaf. Have you considered a tandem? I use mine to give rides for the "visually challenged" at the Earl Baum Center in Sonoma county. A person with a profound hearing loss might never have a chance to safely ride a bike. Being a stoker on a tandem could be quite a motivator. And a lot safer.

Marmalade
01-16-06, 08:41 AM
Hello Marmalade-
Welcome.....................you also like marmalade?
Of course! :) Thanks for the welcome.
Marmalade
01-16-06, 08:43 AM
Hello Marmalade-
Welcome.....................you also like marmalade?

Of course! :) Thanks for the welcome.
Marmalade
01-16-06, 08:51 AM
Your profile mentions being an interpreter for the deaf. Have you considered a tandem? I use mine to give rides for the "visually challenged" at the Earl Baum Center in Sonoma county. A person with a profound hearing loss might never have a chance to safely ride a bike. Being a stoker on a tandem could be quite a motivator. And a lot safer.

That is great what you are doing with your tandem! But someone who is profoundly deaf really doesn't have the same safety issues that a "visually challenged" person does. In fact, one of the people to encourage me when I first started riding was a profoundly deaf man. You would be surprised at how aware he is of his surroundings, just as deaf drivers are. I'm afraid if I had suggested a tandem to him for safety reasons he would have been highly insulted.