Oh my goodness that is a beauty... Thanks for sharing the photo, Ray!
Just spoke with his wife Mel again. Bernie is going to take on this repair, fillet brazing the new seat tube in and powder coating it. They quoted a reasonable price that makes this project worthwhile. I'm very stoked about this! I was also was happy to find original decals on chuckibis.com. Now to find time to disassemble it and drive it Alameda, hopefully within the next few weeks... Cheers, -Bill Rhea Napa On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 3:02:50 PM UTC-7, Ray Varella wrote: > > On Saturday, April 11, 2020 at 8:18:10 PM UTC-7, Bill Rhea wrote: > > I'm very bummed to announce the recent demise of my tandem. The stoker > seat tube sheared through completely just above where it joins the bottom > bracket. > > > > > > Photos here, including the detail photo of the broken seat tube. > > > > > > > > I bought this tandem brand new in 1994 when I worked for Wheelsmith in > Palo Alto, and it was an awesome family tandem for quite a while. Both my > kids rode on the back, and they're grown now. I've got a Hubbuhubbuh on > the way, so this has to go! > > XTR drivetrainSpecialized cranks26" Mavic M261 rims, 36H, Hugi 8-speed > cassette rear hub, Hugi front hub with SS spokes. Pretty much bomb > proof!Custom stem by Bernie Mikkelsen (I have the original Ibis flat stem > also, painted to match that is included)Nitto Noodle 48cm barsTektro > cantilever brakesIbis custom stoker stem > > > > > > A skilled builder might be able to replace the seat tube, but it'd be a > bit of work and might not be worth the money to do so. > > > >. Here’s the tandem Bernie built for me, years ago > > I'm posting to see if anybody is interested in purchasing this complete > (minus both seats, the stoker seatpost, and the Sackville bag in the > photos). If not I'll likely part it out, keep some, sell some. > > > > > > If you know of any builder who might take this on, please let me know. > I'd really love to see it back on the road again, even with a new owner. > Thanks! > > > > > > Bill Rhea > > Napa, CA > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4778de23-a867-429d-9bce-b6fa681a98e5%40googlegroups.com.
