http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Altena Janus tandem across Canada en Tue, 19 May 2026 01:30:29 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10854#post-120603 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:12:42 +0000 SRD 120603@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And another local news story starring an interesting bike.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-08-03/article-3337687/Blind-cyclist-starts-tandem-bike-ride-in-St.-John%26rsquos/1" rel="nofollow">http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-08-03/article-3337687/Blind-cyclist-starts-tandem-bike-ride-in-St.-John%26rsquos/1</a></p> <p>This time, NOT a ride I aspire to do. The TCH is not a pleasant cycle. We've seen a few bikes on it in recent days - mostly while we've been kayaking - but the shoulder is narrow and full of grit, the traffic is fast (100 kph), and the number of massive lorries, constructin vehicles etc is astounding - an incredibly high proportion of the traffic is heavy goods bigger than the sort we see on motorways,. Booming resource based economy makes for unpleasant roads, I guess.</p> <p> But at least these guys really are doing the full ride from Mile One!</p> <p>(and in case anyone is wondering yes, there is a tiger watching my bike and flat) </p>