William, We put a child stoker kit on the back of our tandem...and found that little kids can virtually fall asleep and yet not fall off the bike.
Angus On Aug 21, 11:29 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the kind words. My two kids (9 and 7 years old) have > gotten really enthusiastic about cycling, which has motivated my wife > to be into it as well. > > Humorous aside about my daughter. She learned to ride without > training wheels just this summer. We did an intensive session on our > vacation > > Quote from Day 2 of Vacation: "Daddy, I want to keep my training > wheels until I'm 20" > Quote from Day 4 of Vacation: "Daddy! I can't believe I'm riding my > bike without training wheels! I never want to stop riding my bike!" > > My son asks about once a week for me to check if his legs are long > enough to be my stoker on the tandem. > > The only hiccup with the build has been the front derailleur. I've > done three Riv builds this year, and the front derailleur has been an > adventure with all three. On this Yves I used a Suntour X-1, which > fit nicely and the curvature is good for the rings, but the return > spring is too strong for the Cheapie Thumb Shifters. No matter how > tight you crank the tension screw on the shifter, it wanders out. I > have a SRAM that I'll try next. > > On Aug 20, 2:19 pm, Powderpiggy <ke...@mid-columbia-coho.net> wrote: > > > That's awesome. I love it. I actually have a Yves Gomez on order > > from Riv and hope to see it on my doorstep within the month. So this > > was kind of like a sneak peek of what is to come. Glad to know I > > will not be the only female riding the 'international mans mixte' > > > Keely > > > On Aug 20, 12:31 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I've finished setting up my wife's mixte. It's turned out quite > > > nicely. 52cm Yves Gomez. She's adjusting to the Albatross bars, but > > > so far so good. She wanted a black and tan looking bike and has no > > > qualms about having her decals say "International Mens Mixte". The > > > rack that we use with the Burley Piccolo is also powder coated black > > > so it looks right at home. In fact, I've been thinking of setting up > > > a 58cm mixte for myself and I prefer the baby blue. > > > > Anyway, shots in my flickr: > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/4910562571/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
