I'm a male and would prefer the Betty over the Yves in the looks
department, decals and all! I love the hearts.
   Scott

On Aug 22, 5:42 am, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 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/- Hide quoted text -
>
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