I have an early 90s Burley Rumba and the price was right (under $2000), made in the US. and my wife and I ridden it regularly since then on tours, centuries, and club rides. Lots of upgrades (Noodles on the front, Dreams on the back), change to Campy Ergo since the original Shimano STI were terrible. I use a Brooks seat on the front and the drag brake is heavy but indestructable. Been running Ruffy Tuffys with no problems. So all in all, we've gotten our money's worth.
On Thursday, January 30, 2014 12:43:24 PM UTC-8, Jim Bronson wrote: > > I have a 1993 Burley tandem with cantilevers. I am running 700x32 and > upgraded the bike to a freehub setup and 9 speed. Also got longer > seatposts, a threaded stem extension and 48cm noodles. > > We enjoy this bike but I wouldn't recommend it if you have other options. > It's very heavy, probably 50lbs dry, and it handles like an old truck. > I've had some white knuckle moments with it for sure. Easily the worst > handling bike I have ever ridden. But it's the tandem we have, so we ride > it. > On Jan 30, 2014 12:39 PM, "Michael" <john1...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> 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.
