Exsight Tandems Illawarra

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Exsight Tandems Illawarra

Tandem cycling for riders with low vision or otherwise unable to ride a bicycle solo. Exsight runs entirely on volunteers.

Exsight is a not-for-profit group started in 2008 that aims to get those who wouldn't be able to cycle on their own out exercising and enjoying the wonderful environment in the Illawarra area of New South Wales. We have also branched into other recreational sports for vision impaired people, and we now offer acoustic target shooting as well – we are the only licensed club to do so in Australia. We

became incorporated association with members in 2010, and Exsight Tandems Illawarra Inc is now a charity. Exsight operates primarily in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, but we also have members and tandem bikes in Sydney and Armidale, and target shooters in the Illawarra and Sydney.

28/08/2026

Fabulous Friday Exsight turnout - six and a half tandems , 13 riders in glorious late winter sunshine.

25/08/2026

Today’s riders at Warilla Beach Cafe looking happy before the rain came😀

21/08/2026

Friday mob at Olives.

13/08/2026

EXSIGHT IS LOOKING FOR NEW RIDERS

See the following explainer from one of our captains, Rowan

Exsight exists to give vision impaired people a chance to get some exercise and social contact that otherwise they would not get, through tandem bike riding.

Exsight owns several tandem bikes (some of which are Ebikes) . Geoff Stratton is the main man, and most of the tandems are at his place in Figtree.

Most weekday mornings, a group of a few of these tandems rides to a local coffee shop (eg Warilla, Shellharbour or Oak flats if we’re going South) or Bellambi / Corrimal if we’re going North. The round trip usually takes 3-4 hours and is 30-50kms.

We need able bodied riders to be “captains” (ie the people on the front of the tandems!) to enable as many blind people to ride as we can.

I hadn’t ridden tandems before I joined Exsight – specially not with blind people! But its not that difficult really. And its very rewarding to meet the other volunteers and the vision impaired people - all of whom are inspiring and fun to get to know.

If you are interested in helping out, you can respond to this message - if you call you will be chatting with Peter, our secretary.

Then , the next step would be to meet Geoff, and have a practice with a tandem, and get onto the volunteers list.

Every week, Exsight sends an email out to its list of volunteers, asking if you want to ride and if so, what morning.

If you want to do it, you can just reply with the day(s) you can do it. THERE IS NO COMPULSION TO DO IT EVERY WEEK – even if you can only do it a couple of times a year, its helpful!

31/07/2026

Exsight Friday the 31- Or is it 13?
A saga with 5 tandems - one broken derailleur, one dropped wallet, one missing after detour for a loo. Not to mention that I sat on my glasses 🤓 and bent them out of shape!!! 😮‍💨
Just as well coffee fixes everything. ☕️😁

In the end 12 of us at Rosy Lea for coffee. Thanks Gemma!👍

24/07/2026

Friday Exsight mob. 4.5 tandems plus new friends Jess and James and Aldo’s fiancée Marlene!

21/07/2026

Exsight coffee and ride

10/07/2026

Thursday group 2 ride around the lake - and stopped at the Fern & Anchor Cafe Lake Illawarra.
Aldo, Danny, Renee & Faith.

07/07/2026

Photo from Friday’s ride to Olive’s Cafe Bellambi.
Maria, Danny, Aldo, Greg, Renee & Faith

03/07/2026

What’s it like being a tandem captain? Here’s Terry’s take on the subject.

Address

82 Lakeview Parade
Figtree, NSW
2502

Telephone

+61416612675

Website

https://exsight.org.au/

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