Many tandems are designed with more rake/less trail due to different handling forces than a single. I suspect this might apply even more to a sub-700c frame designed for fat tires & upright bars.
On Friday, February 10, 2017 at 7:49:34 PM UTC-5, Christopher Cote wrote: > > Wow, 66mm of fork offset. Not what I'd expect from Rivendell. > > Chris > > > On Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 11:47:57 PM UTC-5, Tom Virgil wrote: >> >> Well I certainly don't need another bike. Sam Hillborne and the Boulder >> have fulfilled my biking needs beyond my imagination. I have a few others >> in my stable. >> >> Several weeks ago, DW and I took the ferry over to Coronado and rented a >> Burley tandem. We made it downn the strand bikeway to Border Field and >> back without marital discord and agreed we had a fantastic time. >> >> As Edwyn Collins (Girl Like You) would say "Now YOU come along..." >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GVsteBjWlBs/WJ1DCbGJgoI/AAAAAAAAANw/q574jRMnw0YsjIfMwephzpt8tC5rLdbmwCLcB/s1600/unnamed.jpg> >> >> >> Perhaps this is one of those things like a Corvette convertible. Rent >> one once every year or so for a special occasion, enjoy it, and then be >> done with it until the next episode. (apologies to any Corvette >> convertible owners who really like having one). And, to be fair, DW and I >> do not regularly ride together (other than the rental on Coronado) and she >> is not so into biking. So, for me, it is a fantasy. >> >> >> But I sure like the concept of a Riv tandem and can admire at a distance. >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> >> Tom >> >> >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
