Since the Ning Network offered an extended enrollment plan, I have gone ahead and reactivated my Think Tandem network at their minimum level. It will take 24 hours for it to post and update. I have a handful of members, and that lets me keep in touch with them while I build the rest of Think Tandem. I can work on the plan to bring everything together - linked content here, comments, and hopefully other blog contributors, part of a nefarious plan. (Yes, Pinky . . .)
This also means I am now admin for two Ning networks, at two levels- Think Tandem (Mini), and Hoosiers Out on Tandem (Plus). Maybe I can grow one to a Pro. One good candidate for that is the Central Indiana Bicycle Association (www.cibaride.org), which had it's web site compromised this weekend. A Pro account would have about 90% of the functionality they need, without apps or customization.
Not sure I will have another post or not before Hilly Hundred. I will try to say hi get some tandem pictures while there. I will be on a single, since this is Justin, our youngest, year to ride his single for the first time. Don't worry, he is now 6'2", and not some tiny kid barely riding a straight. Justin and tandem last together in 2008, and the 4 prior Hilly (at least 1 day). Linda and I tandemed Hilly 3-4 time together in `80's as well.
Since purchasing my first tandem in 1975, I have enjoyed talking and writing about tandems as much as riding them.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Monday, October 04, 2010
Hi All
Not much tonight. Setting testing for an RSS Feeder on www.thinktandem.info.
Thanks for your patience!
Thanks for your patience!
Friday, October 01, 2010
Building a network, one site at a time.
At it again, working on getting everything configured and up on running on both this blog, and my Think Tandem home page (www.thinktandem.info). This includes getting all my long form content from Recumbent and Tandem Rider Magazine (my Tandem Lifestyle column and other reviews) updated and posted, along with all the background information from older iterations of Think Tandem.
You can also see that I blog for the Hoosiers Out on Tandems, the HOOTS, at www.tandemhoots.ning.com , (with 160 tandem team members) an organization I also administer, and part of the Central Indiana Bicycle Association (www.cibaride.org). That also led to my being the webmaster for the 2010 Midwest Tandem Rally (www.mtr2010.org).
Of course (full disclosure) there are all the posts I write for Bicycle Garage Indy (www.bgindy.com) and BGI Fitness (www.bgifitness.com) as the Marketing Manager. And my wife Linda is also helping there with fitness related content. You will find those all linked in the blogs I follow.
And then there is the Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr and other stuff that gets managed. I really have to diagram it all out to keep it scheduled.
On top of all this, it has been an interesting year for tandeming in our family. Our sons Tyler and Justin have outgrown the stokid label now that they are both over 6 feet tall. They will still ride, but have other interests they pursue in high school. Linda was very focused on triathlons this year, and this required a refitting of our faithful Sovereign to her new riding style. Bottom line, it will be my lowest tandem mileage year since 1980. That encompasses over 40,000 tandem miles, and while not in the Rudy & Kay league, probably puts us in the 90th percentile of tandem experience.
Stay tuned, a lot of new stuff coming in the weeks and months ahead.
You can also see that I blog for the Hoosiers Out on Tandems, the HOOTS, at www.tandemhoots.ning.com , (with 160 tandem team members) an organization I also administer, and part of the Central Indiana Bicycle Association (www.cibaride.org). That also led to my being the webmaster for the 2010 Midwest Tandem Rally (www.mtr2010.org).
Of course (full disclosure) there are all the posts I write for Bicycle Garage Indy (www.bgindy.com) and BGI Fitness (www.bgifitness.com) as the Marketing Manager. And my wife Linda is also helping there with fitness related content. You will find those all linked in the blogs I follow.
And then there is the Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr and other stuff that gets managed. I really have to diagram it all out to keep it scheduled.
On top of all this, it has been an interesting year for tandeming in our family. Our sons Tyler and Justin have outgrown the stokid label now that they are both over 6 feet tall. They will still ride, but have other interests they pursue in high school. Linda was very focused on triathlons this year, and this required a refitting of our faithful Sovereign to her new riding style. Bottom line, it will be my lowest tandem mileage year since 1980. That encompasses over 40,000 tandem miles, and while not in the Rudy & Kay league, probably puts us in the 90th percentile of tandem experience.
Stay tuned, a lot of new stuff coming in the weeks and months ahead.
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