Tandem Cycling - Hello - new team soon

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Greetings,
just thought I'd say hello; my wife and I will be tandem owners this weekend; a KHS Alite. We have been borrowing it for a couple weeks and have enjoyed it (although physically we're weak yet - Clyde & Athena)
Maybe we'll name the bike Clydthena, anyway I've been reading the forums for the past six months and this site and Sheldon Brown's have helped me tremendously.
Perry & April
Edit for spelling
lmzimmer
07-05-07, 01:08 PM
Welcome! I think you will enjoy this a lot over time- Let us know how it goes.
Welcome! I think you will enjoy this a lot over time- Let us know how it goes.
+1 good luck.
NewbieIATandem
07-05-07, 01:49 PM
Welcome! Sounds like you took a good route. Since you've been borrowing it and have been researching and riding some you should be a great team. Keep going!
zonatandem
07-05-07, 09:25 PM
Enjoy the ride TWOgether!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem
Catherine+2
07-06-07, 03:44 PM
Hi, Perry & April
I'm an Athena, so I know where you are starting from. I ride my tandem (Trek T900) with a trailer bike attached with my 5 yo twins so we can get out in the fresh air and I know they will not be wandering into traffic. On July 4 we rode about 10 miles to and from the local children's parade and picnic (yes, we rode our bike train in the parade!). I aspire to toss around numbers like 50 and 100 miles as casually as most of the active members on this forum, though.
http://homepage.mac.com/ladelfe/Twins/Photos/CycleTrain.jpg
Catherine
NewbieIATandem
07-06-07, 06:05 PM
Hey, we can toss around 50 and 100 miles. Just not while riding the tandem...:p
We are very enthusiastic, just not really into great distances.
Yeah, right now we're lucky when we make 5 miles; no riding in the near future for us though; stoker managed to find a flu and my hoof's sore like a bruise for the past couple days. -- That's ok though supposed to hit 93º this weekend.