Our Bilenky was designed and set up for touring. We run Marathon Racers, 26x1.6 and really like them. I highly recommend Bilenky's work, and, if you are getting a tandem definitely go either 26" or 650b. Our fully loaded tandem, with us on it, weighs well over 400 lbs and handles like a dream. We couldn't be happier with it.
Michael On Thursday, February 7, 2013 5:07:31 PM UTC-5, Jan Heine wrote: > > Speaking of Bilenky, we tested one of their tandems. It was equipped with > 42 mm Grand Bois Hetre tires. We used it in a 300 km brevet, and set a > course record for that (hilly) course on it. I rode Paris-Brest-Paris on a > 1946 René Herse tandem with 38 mm tires, but that was only because 42s > weren't available then... > > Photo of the Bilenky is here: http://www.bikequarterly.com/test_bikes.html > > And the Herse tandem is here: > http://janheine.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/pbpcornervillagemed.jpg > > Jan Heine > Editor > Bicycle Quarterly > www.bikequarterly.com > > Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.