Rachel and I had too great a height difference (captain SH 83cm, stoker 63cm) for a production tandem, so we were in custom or Bike Friday waters. We went Bike Friday in the end. If we were to do it over, I think we would find the tallest frame the stoker could straddle and then hack the captain's quarters to work. Or perhaps try a used Friday. It would have been nice to get some tandem experience before committing to a frame. The Friday certainly has advantages when it comes to storage and transport, though!
Best, joe broach portland, or On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 12:31 PM, cyclotour...@gmail.com < cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > I didn't catch the re-listing. A few sizes too small for me as well, > praise the briny depths! > > > On Thursday, January 30, 2014 12:05:11 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> ...and it's relisted at $1275. Thank LOB it's small for me >> >> On Thursday, January 30, 2014 11:17:51 AM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.comwrote: >>> >>> I love tandems, and so does my Glorius-riding stoker! That said, I >>> highly doubt she would want to sit on the back of one for a century. >>> There's no such thing as "not pedalling" unless you have a Da Vinci type >>> independent system http://www.davincitandems.com/dv2.html >>> >>> Used Santanas are the most common, at least here in Southern California. >>> I've had two of them and they're great. Lower trail (there, I said it!) >>> than Co-Motion. Not as pretty as C-M though. Don't know anything about >>> Burley or other models. They all limit 700C tire size to about 30mm which >>> is lame on a tandem. 26" models usually have a full 2" tire capacity. >>> >>> I recently purchased a mid 90's Trek T200 and *highly *recommend those >>> along w/ their lower level T100. They both fit a full 700X40C tire, low-ish >>> trail, and fairly inexpensive. Steel of course. >>> >>> Unless your stoker is significantly shorter than you are, it will be >>> hard to get their handlebar much higher than saddle height. So you can put >>> on Albas, but getting real upright is limited. >>> >>> This entirely too awesome for words tandem auction just ended on ebay >>> with no bids: http://www.ebay.com/itm/231108852323 >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:39:50 AM UTC-8, Michael wrote: >>>> >>>> And could I put Albas on the back for my stoker wife? >>>> >>>> I am going to do the Six Pillars Century ride in Maryland this year, >>>> Lord willing. >>>> >>>> They have a 37 miler my wife might be interested in. >>>> >>>> I told her if we had a tandem she could go on the full century with me >>>> and just stop pedalling whenever she gets tired. At least I think you can >>>> do that on a tandem. >>>> >>>> Anyone here have any ideas about tandems? Is steel still real, or are >>>> lighter materials in order for a frame of that size? >>>> >>>> Wonder if RBW will ever go tandem, not that I could afford it. >>>> >>>> -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
