Townsville Bicycle User Group (TBUG) aims to encourage more people to cycle more often and with Townsville Tandems we aim to provide opportunities for people with a disability to participate in the sport of cycling including social rides, training rides, participation in charity rides and links to developing competitive tandem cycling.
Tandem cycling requires a team of 2 people:
TBUG Townsville Tandems operates regular social rides around Townsville on Monday afternoons. We also participate in bunch riding with solo cyclists, usually on a Saturday morning training ride. This develops fitness and skills to be involved in charity rides. We have participated in the Banish the Black Dog ride for the last four years and are planning to be involved again in 2019. If you are interested in competitive tandem cycling we can organise support with captains and pathways to get involved through Townsville Cycle Club. If you are interested in joining us as either a Captain or a Stoker, then we'd love to hear from you! You can leave your details on our Get Involved page, or you can contact us directly.
To keep up-to-date with what's been happening at TBUG Townsville Tandems, check out our Latest News.
Tandem cycling requires a team of 2 people:
- The Captain - a fully-able rider who sits on the front of the bike and operates the steering, brakes and gears, as well as providing half the teams pedal power
- The Stoker – the other rider who sits on the back seat of the bike and provides the other half of the team’s power. This position is suitable for people who are blind, vision-impaired, or who have another disability which prevents them from being able to ride a bike safely by themselves
TBUG Townsville Tandems operates regular social rides around Townsville on Monday afternoons. We also participate in bunch riding with solo cyclists, usually on a Saturday morning training ride. This develops fitness and skills to be involved in charity rides. We have participated in the Banish the Black Dog ride for the last four years and are planning to be involved again in 2019. If you are interested in competitive tandem cycling we can organise support with captains and pathways to get involved through Townsville Cycle Club. If you are interested in joining us as either a Captain or a Stoker, then we'd love to hear from you! You can leave your details on our Get Involved page, or you can contact us directly.
To keep up-to-date with what's been happening at TBUG Townsville Tandems, check out our Latest News.