Update

Tandem Bike Group Ride & Updates

The Blind Sports NS Tandem Bike Club connects blind and visually impaired Nova Scotians to the joys of cycling.

Whether it’s been years since you’re ridden bike or your first time, we are here to put #ButtsOnBikes!

Group of 10 smiling people of various ages, standing on a trail with bicycles and trees behind them.

Upcoming Group Ride:
Thanksgiving Group Ride to the 5K Cafe
Saturday, October 12, 2024
10 a.m. to about 12 p.m.

We’ll start in front of Shoppers Drug Mart, Joseph Howe Dr. Halifax, bike along the paved Chain of Lakes trail to the 5K Cafe, enjoy tasty refreshments and good company at the cafe. Then, we ride back to the starting point.

You can request a tandem bike from our fleet and/or one of our trained volunteer pilots. Bring your own tandem or other bike and pilot. Everyone is welcome!

Please RSVP to join us for the ride, request a bike and/or pilot:
Email: BlindSportsNS@gmail.com
Call or text Jennie: 902 449 0320
RSVP on the Facebook event

Rain date & time: Sunday, October 13, 2024, 10 AM to about 12 PM
The ride is not for absolute beginners.

September, 2024 Tandem Bike Program Updates
Easier Access to Bikes
Thanks to Sport Nova Scotia EDIA funding, a brand new storage shed dedicated to our tandem biking program is in place, still just a kilometre from the Chain of Lakes Trail head.

The unit is equipped with an accessible padlock, which means bikes can be borrowed and returned with more ease than ever. We give you the temporary code and you’re on your way.

A camera and lighting help keep everything safe.

Orientation Sessions
We’re accepting requests for one-on-one orientation sessions for both riders who are blind and visually impaired (stokers) and pilots.

No experience necessary for stokers, we’ll get you acquainted with how to ride safely and confidently.

Pilots (the person who rides in front, steers, and brakes) are confident cyclists with experience. Pilots can be a trusted friend or family member.

Volunteer pilots may be available upon request. Our volunteers are confident, experienced, cyclists, who’ve completed orientation with Blind Sports NS.

Major Tune-Ups
Our fleet of tandem bikes needed some extra love and a few repairs this season. All bikes are now tuned up and available for short and long-term loans.

Get in Touch
To borrow a bike, receive orientation, and/or request a pilot, email BlindSportsNS@gmail.com, call or text Jennie at 902-449-0320.

 

Find even more info about tandem biking on our tandem biking page.