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Bicycling Blind Donated Two Tandem Bikes to the San Diego Blind Stokers Club.  

Here is the Santana Banana and the Silver Bullet.  May they continue to put a grin on the faces of captains and stokers!

In November, we rode to King Gillette Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains.  We enjoyed the Visitor Center’s film about the area and our blind stokers got their bearings with the tactile map displaying the mountains and canyons where we cycle.  Of special interest was the Native American basket weaving exhibition,  with baskets hundreds of years old.  Photo compliments of James Hickey Photography.

Photo Courtesy of James Hickey Photography

We are sharing the ride in the Conejo Valley, which is considered one of the best road biking regions in southern California due to wide streets, bike lanes, and a variety of terrain.  We meet once a month on a Saturday morning and pedal for 25-30 miles.  Stokers travel from downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach, and the San Fernando Valley.

Richard Hunter, a blind triathlete, was concerned he wouldn’t be able to keep up his training on the bike while on vacation with his family.  But, using our database and search engine, he found tandem captain, Louis Du Brey of Klamath Falls, Oregon, the same town where his family regularly travels. Richard wrote to us and said, “Riding with him made my trip!  We did 13, 33, and 70 mile rides.  Louis is a VERY strong tandem captain and so passionate about cycling that he rides his single bike with special tires with snow studs!  I have a new friend and riding partner.”