Thanks to Kim Wise, John's hearing specialist, John and Rob can now communicate with ease while cycling. You'll see in the picture that we have devices hanging around our necks. Rob's is a wireless microphone, John's a wireless receiver, which in turn forwards the signal wirelessly into John's hearing aid. This is very good gear - it eliminates environmental noise, such as wind and traffic, so John can clearly hear Rob's voice.
This communication issue has been a problem from the very start. Rob needs to be able to let John know which way they will be turning, whether he needs a gear change and, most importantly, when the brake is needed. This is most critical on steep winding descents as it's unsafe for Rob to take a hand off the steering to brake.
You'll notice John has a big smile in the picture. This is because he can now hear Rob singing his back-catalogue of Simon & Garfunkel and Lionel Richie right inside his ear, mile after mile. Lucky eh.
Tested it today and it exceeded all expectations. Thanks Kim.
Yippee! We got our new clothing from Earth Sea Sky on Friday - beanies, fleeces, rain jackets. This gear is very very cool - stylish and functional. We also like that they are a New Zealand company, a family business and that everything is made in New Zealand. Thanks guys.
4 comments:
wow!!! all set huh? man and who knew toy wold get all that flash gear! jelus! bloody long ride! im impressed, :) but what do you do inbetween stages.. and to get home?? all looks fantastic though :)
Yeah, cool gear alright. Like the beanies? In between stages we drive and maybe go canoing etc. We will have the Kia and a trailer with us.
You write very well.
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