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Patrick from Otley
Patrick took delivery of one of our Yorkshire based KHS tandems in October 2018. His Mum, Becky, posted on Facebook an video and wrote, "My boy on a bike! Patrick is steadily becoming more confident on 'The Sausage Dog'. Thanks to you and your wonderful Yorkshire Helpers we can look forward to some fantastic family bike rides. Brilliant!"
Joey from Preston
Joey, along with three siblings, Mum and Dad, came to try Tandem Riding with David, our Lancashire based Helper in October 2018. David said, "At first he was not at all sure of trying a two seater bike. We started with a very slow ride, with Mum holding one hand walking alongside; I found it quite difficult riding like that, so Mum held Joey's hand instead. Our second trip went better, by now my new stoker was using two hands to hold on with and we gathered speed, until we got a puncture. A quick trip back home to clear some space in the car and Dad returned for the bike.
We received this message from Joey's parents; "Thank you very much for lending us the tandem. David was very helpful. We picked up the bike today and had our first family bike ride this afternoon. Joey really enjoyed it. It was a dream come true for us, all to be out on bikes together as a family. Bike helmets required before our next trip."
We received this message from Joey's parents; "Thank you very much for lending us the tandem. David was very helpful. We picked up the bike today and had our first family bike ride this afternoon. Joey really enjoyed it. It was a dream come true for us, all to be out on bikes together as a family. Bike helmets required before our next trip."
Megan from Boston
Megan and her family collected our East Midlands based Mission Piggyback tag-along trike at the end of October 2018. Here they are at the start of December, "enjoying a sparkly evening ride …. at Center Parcs."
Ibz from Liverpool
Ibz and his friend, Ali, collected our Cheshire based Orbit tandem in late October 2018. Brian, our Cheshire Helper wrote on our Facebook site, "Ibz was a National Schoolboy cycle champion in the VI category and is hoping to continue to race while at Uni." See them in action on a video on our Facebook site.
Sophia from Reigate
Sophia and her parents collected one of our Sussex based Viking Companion tandems in mid-October 2018. They sent soon after, "We are pleased to report how successful this trial has been so far. We have made the most of the nice weather and totally enjoyed ourselves on the tandem. Thank you for such a fab service! Game changer!"
Brian from Liverpool
Brian, our Cheshire Helper wrote on our Facebook site, "Paul had previously borrowed a tandem from Bradbury in Liverpool for his 81 year-old Dad (also called Brian) who is V I. His Dad enjoyed it so much that he still talks about it five years later. Tonight Paul collected the Cheshire based Valhalla in the rain and dark and will surprise his Dad with a tandem ride around Sefton Park next week. We eagerly await a photo of that event."
A photo and video of them on that ride (which involved four generations of the family, was posted in our Facebook site in early November.
A photo and video of them on that ride (which involved four generations of the family, was posted in our Facebook site in early November.
Sandie from New Milton
Sandie and her husband, Viking Salerno tandem in early October 2018. A week later she wrote, "So far everything’s going very well, fortunately we have some very quiet roads near us to practise on and have quickly got used to starting, stopping and cornering, I'm really looking forward to getting out for a proper ride with Tony, something I haven’t been able to do since loosing so much of my sight nearly a year ago." In late October she wrote, "Tony took this at lunch time before we set out on another ride, practice makes perfect as they say."
Josh from Gloucester
Josh's Dad collected our Gloucestershire based red tag-along in early October 2018. His Mum wrote on our Facebook site in mid-October, "Put Josh on the tag along for the first time recently. Safe to say he loved it! Can't wait to take him out again! Thank you Charlotte's Tandems!"
Angus from Reading
Angus's Dad, John, collected our Oxford based black Orbit Routier Tour tandem at the end of September 2018. More details and a photo are to follow.
Sheri from Harpenden
Sheri and her Husband, Dan, collected our Hertfordshire based Viking Valhalla tandem in late September 2018. More details and a photo are to follow.
Regan from Ballymoney
Regan and his Dad, Anthony, collected our Northern Ireland based Viking tandem in late September 2018. See a video of their first ride on our Facebook site.
Huw from South Powys
Rebecca and Vicky from the Brecon Integrated Sports Association collected our Gloucestershire based blue Orbit tandem in mid-September 2018 for Huw and Sean. More details and a photo are to follow.
Saffy from South Powys
Rebecca and Vicky from the Brecon Integrated Sports Association collected our Gloucestershire based Newton Dawes tandem trike in mid-September 2018 for Saffy and Tony. More details and a photo are to follow.
Eve from Kingskerswell
Eve's Mum, Frances, collected our Devon based Viking Valhalla in mid-September 2018. More details and a photo are to follow.
Archie from Falkland
Archie's Mum, Connie, collected our Edinburgh based Viking Valhalla tandem in early September 2018. More details and a photo are to follow.
Muz from Heckmondwike
Muz and his Son collected one of our Yorkshire based KHS Sausage Dog tandems in early September 2018. He is looking forward to Stoking it, with his son Piloting.
Joseph from Hertfordshire
Richard collected our Hertfordshire based Ammaco tandem for Joseph at the start of September 2018, and are its first Borrowers. They wrote at the end of September, "Just wanted to say a big thank you to you and Steve, we managed to have a great afternoon out as a family Joseph and myself on the tandem and my wife and daughter on their bikes. This is something we have not been able to do for years as Joseph can not ride a bike on his own. After a ‘little’ anxiety at first he really enjoyed the experience and was so keen to beat his sister that he even shocked me by standing up on the pedals at one point, I did make him sit down as soon as realised why the tandem was shaking so much!"
