{"id":8219,"date":"2022-03-16T12:45:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T16:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=8219"},"modified":"2022-11-01T09:30:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:30:04","slug":"eckerd-tandem-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/eckerd-tandem-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd students ride in style on new tandem bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extraa-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] [image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;8227&#8243; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>Colton Smith &#8217;25 and Savannah Erskine &#8217;22 pedal together past the South Recreation Field. 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Next time, a tandem bike will be an option for them! Photo: Angelique Herring &#8217;19<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-2-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\u201cFixing tandem yellow bikes can be confusing at times, but for the most part it\u2019s pretty much like working on two yellow bikes at the same time,\u201d says bike shop employee Thomas Vetter, a senior<a href=\"\/environmental-studies\/\"> environmental studies<\/a> student from Raleigh, North Carolina. \u201cThey do take a little bit more time, parts and money to fix but overall are great for the community!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since bicycles built for two have more moving parts (including two chains instead of one), they need extra maintenance and attention. Regular day-to-day work in the bike shop entails maintaining the school\u2019s full fleet of over 100 bikes, as well as repairs of personal bikes for students and employees. It\u2019s open at various times Monday through Friday\u2014when the student workers aren\u2019t in class.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas isn\u2019t the only student involved in managing the Nu Bike Shop: Savannah Erskine, senior <a href=\"\/anthropology\/\">anthropology<\/a> student from Simpsonville, South Carolina, and Matthew Bajor, a junior <a href=\"\/mathematics\/\">mathematics<\/a> and <a href=\"\/visualarts\/\">visual arts<\/a> student from Little Neck, New York, also assist in shop management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy favorite part about working at the bike shop is the sense of accomplishment after working hard to fix a student\u2019s bike,\u201d Savannah says. \u201cIt\u2019s a really good feeling knowing that you helped and that you had the skills and knowledge to know how to fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other shop staff members include several new hires, as well as alumni Bicycle Trainers Joe Opaleski \u201920 and Melanie Stokes \u201916. The head of the bike shop is Director of <a href=\"\/green\/\">Sustainability<\/a> Evan Bollier \u201911, who has been excited about the introduction of these new bikes and the possibility of adding to the little fleet. \u201cDepending on the tandem bike success on campus, we may buy some more for the fall,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>A photo announcing the arrival of the tandem bikes on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CaapR3EJvMT\/\">@eckerdlife Instagram page<\/a> received more than 940 likes, and the new rides have been spotted all over campus\u2014enabling Eckerd students to double the sustainability and style.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extraa-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":8227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[205,161,159,84],"tags":[288,370,289,691],"class_list":{"0":"post-8219","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-about-eckerd","8":"category-student-life","9":"category-students","10":"category-sustainability","11":"tag-ecoeckerd","12":"tag-evan-bollier","13":"tag-green","14":"tag-yellow-bike"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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