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May / June 2008 SHARING ON A TANDEM, WITH OTHER MEMBERS. MAKE DOUBLETALK GREAT BY SHARING YOUR IDEAS, THOUGHTS, PHOTOS AND ARTICLES. Send DOUBLETALK articles to Jack & Susan Goertz, 2220 Vanessa Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242-4430 Area Representatives Contact your Area Reps for local tandem information. Region 1 ( AZ, CA, CO, HI, NM, NV, UT) Double Talk - Bob & Lois Weast, 4324 Paradise Dr, A publication of the Tandem Club of America Carmichael, CA 95608 (916)-961-5193 An International Club for Tandem Enthustiasts Region 2 ( AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY) Established in 1976 - Charlie & Becky Steinmetz, 1165 NW Overlook Dr, Corvallis, OR 97330 www.tandemclub.org (541) 745-7612 Copyright © 2008 TANDEM CLUB OF AMERICA (except where noted) Region 3 ( IA, MN, NE, ND, SD) - Paul Campbell & Cathie Bishop, 1604 S Fairmount, Sioux City, IA 51106 (712) 274-2023 Region 4 (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX) - John TABLE OF CONTENTS McManus & Brenda Cole, 922 Easton Who Does What? .................................................................... 2 Pl, Dallas Tx 75218 (214) 321-6085 Back Issues Available ............................................................... 2 Region 5 (MI, WI) - Chuck & Nancy Garber, 615 Kalamazoo St, South Haven, MI Letters to DoubleTalk .............................................................. 4 49090 (269) 767-3920 Single, Again: The Good, The Bad, and The Unexpected ........ 7 Region 6 (IL, IN, KY, OH) - Dick & Jackie Janette Thompson, Bedford, TX Homan, 34875 N Helen Ct, Ingleside, IL 60041-9410 (847) 587-6234 Bike Tricks in the Garden ........................................................ 9 Region 7 (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN) Mike & Beverly DeFord, Unionville, IN - Marv & Miryam Rubenstein, 2815 It was a dark and stormy tour... Alsace, France ...................... 13 Sweetbriar Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32312 Kevin, Susan, Dominick Sossong, Tallahassee, FL (850)-385-0534 Tuscany - in bici e meglio, (it’s better by bike) .................... 18 Region 8 (DC, DE, MD, VA, WV) - Bob & John & Natalie Lyons, East Aurora, NY Willa Friedman, 5514 Callander Drive, Springfield, VA 22151 (703)-978-7937 Tandem Calendar .................................................................. 26 Region 9 (NJ, NY, PA) - Chuck & Bonnie TCA Tandem Hospitality Homes .......................................... 31 Dye, 288 Mulberry St, Rochester, NY 14620-2512 (585)-473-8041 Membership Application ....................................................... 36 Region 10 (CT, MA, RI) - Emery & Anne Glass, 1 Dodge Road, Marblehead, MA 01945 (781)-631-3239 Region 11 (ME, NH, VT) - Bob & Linda Harvey, 16 Clinton Street, Salem, NH 03079 (603)-898-5285 Region 12 (AB, BC, MB, NT, SK, YT) - Ray Thouret & Audrey Gordon, 88 Doug- lasbank Rise SE, Calgary AB T2Z 1K7 (403) 281-6494 Region 13 (ON, PQ) - Dave & Brenda Vandevelde, 2964 Keynes Crescent, Mis- sissauga, ON L5N 3A1 (905)-824-9364 Region 14 (NB, NF, NS, PE) - Alan Davidson & Lynell Withers, 20 Cascade Dr, Hali- fax, NS B3M 1Z3 (902) 457-4030 Send articles to: Jack & Susan Goertz, 2220 Vanessa Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242-4430 [email protected] DoubleTalk Who Does What? Editor: Edits your articles for Editors: Jack & Susan Goertz, 2220 DoubleTalk, accepts all advertising, Vanessa Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242 What do TCA and wants your mid-year address [email protected] (205) 991-7766 corrections. members do? Secretary: Arly & Sandy Aronson, Secretary: Contact point between TCA 1627 Jasberg St, Hancock, MI 49930-1219 Write articles, and the outside world. [email protected] draw cartoons, Membership: Collects dues, processes (906) 932-9852 send letters, host memberships. Membership: Smith Doss & Claude rides and rallies. Treasurer: Money management, tax and Monnier, 10708 Cambium Ct, Raleigh, NC financial reports. Pays the bills 27613 [email protected] (919) Merchandise: Sells T-shirts and any other 847-8437 TCA-approved merchandise that may Treasurers: Al & Sue Berzinis, 99 Bender be offered from time to time. Ln, Delmar, NY 12054-4331 Webmaster: Maintains the TCA Website Merchandise: Yvonne Hensley - www.tandemclub.org & Beth Hobensack, 180 Industrial When you contact one of these volun- Blvd, Suite P, McKinney, TX 75069 Deadline teers, seeking information about the [email protected] (972) 562- for the TCA and/or tandem activities in the area, 8588 please be specific. Many of these indi- Hospitality Homes: Phil Mortello, July / viduals are also active in other bicycling 11701 E Calle del Valle, Tucson, AZ 85749 organizations, and a SASE with no ques- [email protected] August, tions asked may never be returned. Webmaster: Brian Speck & Cindy Milhoan, 315 W Glendale St Bedford, OH 2008 44146-3233 [email protected] Issue is June 1, BACK ISSUES AVAILABLE 2008 We have a limited number of Issues still available: back issues of Doubletalk available 2008 to complete your collection. For each March - April issue desired, send a check for $3.00, January - February payable to Tandem Club of America, 2007 to Jack & Susan Goertz, 2220 Vanessa November - December Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242-4430. September - October The issues you order will be sent to July - August you either via first class postage (1-4 May - June issues ordered) or via UPS (more than March - April 4 issues ordered). 4 Send articles to: Jack & Susan Goertz, 2220 Vanessa Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242-4430 [email protected] May / June 2008 DoubleTalk www.TandemClub.org From the Editors laws and can make suggestions as to the Ah, springtime! Pollen counts, yel- changes that can be made to make cycling low bicycles, hayfever, sneezes, and more! safer in your area. If you have a local But isn’t it great to be outside riding? To cycling advocacy group, get involved. paraphrase a bumper sticker we see in our Attend a few meetings, make your self part of the world, “A bad day on the bike heard. (But be sure you know the laws as beats a good day in the office any time!” you’ll find many members of these local advocacy groups know less about what As you head out on your favorite ride the laws contain than they think they this year, please be careful. It seems that do). Take the time to get involved and We love to hardly a day goes by that we don’t hear make a noise that can be heard! You’ll be about some near misses, or worse! We’re surprised at the changes just a few people hear from not sure what the cause is – more people, can make, by doing your homework first, less time, more frustrations, less money, and by working within the system. you! more distractions, or ???? Whatever it is, people on bicycles are being involved in Second, make sure you’re visible when Ride on! crashes and collisions with cars/trucks/ you ride. While it’s great to be invisible, busses more and more these days. and lost in the crowd sometimes, when you’re riding your tandem is NOT one of What can we do about it? First, we those times. When you’re on your tandem Jack & Susan need to make sure that we ride in a con- (or single-seat bicycle), you should dress Goertz sistent and conspicuous manner. Make to stand out among the other distrac- sure that our actions are predictable, tions a motorist sees. You want to be and that we’re riding in a lawful manner. that bright spot that catches a motorist’s Know the laws for your state and com- attention while they’re on the cell phone, munity that apply to bicycles, and follow shaving, combing their hair, reading, or them. Don’t just think you know them. even sewing while they’re driving. I don’t Take them time to look them up. Your care if I look like a circus clown, IF the local library should have the entire Code motorists’ see me and avoid me. That of Law for your state/community on the means we’ll rarely wear “grass green” or shelves. The local librarian can help you “tree green” jerseys, or sky blue jerseys, or find the section(s) that apply to bicycles. silver-grey jerseys, or any other color jer- You can also find them on the Internet. sey that can blend into the background. If There are a number of great sites out we’re ever in a collision, we want to make there – it just takes a little bit of time to sure that “I didn’t see them” isn’t an issue. “google” them and check them out. And when you get back from that If some of the laws don’t make sense, terrific, safe ride in that great locale, take find a sympathetic legislator and work some time and share your adventures and with him/her to repeal the dangerous laws your pictures with others in the Tandem and replace them with laws that make Club of America by sending an article or sense and make cycling safer. The League photos to the editors. of American Bicyclists can help review the Send articles to: Jack & Susan Goertz, 2220 Vanessa Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242-4430 [email protected] 5 DoubleTalk Dear DoubleTalk, So depending who you talk to, there’s Regarding the article, “First Canadian been a few rallies in Canadaland eh! Tandem Rally” Nice to see that our ‘up north’ friend- We received our March/April ’08 ly neighbors have opted to hold more DoubleTalk in the mailbox today . tandem rallies with the next one May- 23 - 26 in Gananoque, Ontario in the As usual, very nice articles and photos Thousand Island area. ‘bout tandemfolks/happenings. What really got our attention were several Whether this is the second, third . pictures of the ‘First’ Canadian Tandem . or whatever . Canadian Tandem Rally in Owen Sound, Ontario. Rally, with the intrepid duo of David and Brenda Vandevelde in charge, this event is We must live in a time warp . bound to be a success! we recall attending a Canadian Tandem Rally w-a-y back in 1987! There is even Pedal on TWOgether! an article in DoubleTalk (issue Sept./Oct.