What is AIDS/LifeCycle?
Bradley school (see explanation below) AIDS/LifeCycle is a 7 day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, co-produced by and benefiting San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. The Ride began in 1994 and was called the “California AIDS Ride.” In 2002, it was rebranded as AIDS/LifeCycle. Since 1994, participants...
Why would you ride it on a tandem?
"Some people can't tandem. It doesn't make them bad people, just not quite as fortunate." Rick Jorgensen, Tango Tandems From Scott... Kathy has riden the last seven AIDS/Lifecycles. But for all of her training and riding and fundraising, for all of her commitment and passion for the ride and the cause it supports, she has...
What’s So Special About a Tango Tandem?
Tango—Why Pay Less? Glad you asked. Rick Jorgensen custom designed and hand-built Tango tandems (and single bikes) for individual customers. He built them in his shop (i.e., one-car garage) in Davis, California. Most of his bikes date back to the 1980s. He built the bike Kathy and I are riding in 1989. You can learn...