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A mate of mine is hoping to do the Tour of the borders sportive with his pal(partially paralysed) on a tandem for charity. Problem is they can't get a hold of a tandem. Anyone out there willing to lend (or rent) them one to complete their challenge? My email is in my profile and I'll put you in touch....thank you please
I've sent him a message via FB.
That would be Tom Wilkinson then 🙂
Here's a press release thing we're hoping will do the rounds: we'd be mega grateful for any tandems, donations or at the very least shares to spread the word. Chur xFormer downhill mtb racers Tommy Wilkinson and Paul Smail are looking to ride in their first Tour o' the Borders, but they can't do it without a bit of help from you guys finding a tandem - and it's for a good cause - this will mark a return to the saddle for Tommy, who when training for the 2013 season, crashed badly 18 months ago and suffered a spinal cord contusion, a bleed on the brain and devastatingly ripped all 5 nerves that supply movement and sensation to his right arm from his spinal column. His right arm is now paralysed and he has altered sensation on his left hand side. He's hoping to get back cycling on his own in due course, but this event would mark a massive milestone in his return to riding. Together with Paul, he is hoping to complete the full route on a tandem in aid of Wings for Life Spinal Research. As it stands, finding a suitable tandem has proved harder than expected, and with only a few weeks to go, the guys are asking for anyone who can help out this good cause with the loan (or rent if needs be) of a functioning road tandem to please get in touch. Big smiles, high fives and sense of fulfilment guaranteed....
http://justgiving.com/tommy-wilkinson1 — with Tommy Wilkinson.
I was struggling to copy Smail's staus from twitter/FB but yes it is...thanks all!
Not sure whereabouts you are, but this guy hires out tandems, and is a really nice bloke too:
[url= http://www.timestwotandems.co.uk/ ]http://www.timestwotandems.co.uk/[/url]
A few years ago, Black sheep Bikes in Rothbury had a hire tandem. Was more of a mtb/hybrid though. I had great fun on it 🙂
This was posted on FB, and someone suggested Charlotte's Tandems. If they couldn't help in this case, they still seem worth a plug...
http://www.charlottestandems.co.uk/
... they loan tandems to less-able people.