Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
My little brother (not a Riv rider... yet.) and his wife took a purple Santana tandem on RAGBRAI last year. They made it without killing each other. I'll keep an eye out for your Lavender Limo. Tim > > RAGBRAI is going to be flat and short this year, so we hope to ride the > Tandem for the first 6 days and I will switch to my San Marcos for the last > day through the hills. > >> -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
Bill, Enjoy the "window" for it is ephemeral. Curtis "who knows from experience" McKenzie On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > My tandem is an Ibis Touche. 700c with Jack Browns currently. My wife > and I have only ridden it a couple times, before having kids. I did a > century on it with a guest stoker about 4 years ago, though, and it was > great. It has a unicrown fork with tons of clearance, so I could go a lot > bigger than a Jack Brown in front. In back it's a lot cozier. I test-fit > some 700x37 Paselas. It cleared but not with enough margin to actually > leave them on there. Now that I'm a more experienced fender-fitter, I may > try to get fenders around the Jack Browns. The bike is cream, and I'm > wondering if cream longboards would match or clash. > > My 12 year old son is *almost* tall enough to stoke. I never bothered > putting a kiddie conversion on, because I had a Burley Piccolo to use. > Once he can stoke, then it's going to be on like Donkey Kong. Hopefully > there will be a small window where he's tall enough to ride the tandem with > me and not old enough to realize his dad is a huge dork and not want to > ride it with me. > > > -- > 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
On Jan 31, 2014, at 2:42 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Hopefully there will be a small window where he's tall enough to ride the > tandem with me and not old enough to realize his dad is a huge dork and not > want to ride it with me. The dilemma of fatherhood in a nutshell. -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
"...it's going to be on like Donkey Kong...his dad is a huge dork..." Heh, phrases like that probably won't help your case...B-) Steve On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Curtis McKenzie wrote: > Bill, > > Enjoy the "window" for it is ephemeral. > > Curtis "who knows from experience" McKenzie > > > On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> My tandem is an Ibis Touche. 700c with Jack Browns currently. My wife >> and I have only ridden it a couple times, before having kids. I did a >> century on it with a guest stoker about 4 years ago, though, and it was >> great. It has a unicrown fork with tons of clearance, so I could go a lot >> bigger than a Jack Brown in front. In back it's a lot cozier. I test-fit >> some 700x37 Paselas. It cleared but not with enough margin to actually >> leave them on there. Now that I'm a more experienced fender-fitter, I may >> try to get fenders around the Jack Browns. The bike is cream, and I'm >> wondering if cream longboards would match or clash. >> >> My 12 year old son is *almost* tall enough to stoke. I never bothered >> putting a kiddie conversion on, because I had a Burley Piccolo to use. >> Once he can stoke, then it's going to be on like Donkey Kong. Hopefully >> there will be a small window where he's tall enough to ride the tandem with >> me and not old enough to realize his dad is a huge dork and not want to >> ride it with me. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
OUCH! Owned! In reality, he's always begging to go on S24Os, so I expect he'll be game for a lot of things this summer. Although he likes playing video games as much as any pre-teen, he also is an expert at both Cribbage and Pinochle, so I'm not going to expect him to be a completely run of the mill teen. On Friday, January 31, 2014 12:56:46 PM UTC-8, stevef wrote: > > "...it's going to be on like Donkey Kong...his dad is a huge dork..." > > Heh, phrases like that probably won't help your case...B-) > > Steve > > > On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Curtis McKenzie > > > wrote: > >> Bill, >> >> Enjoy the "window" for it is ephemeral. >> >> Curtis "who knows from experience" McKenzie >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Bill Lindsay >> >> > wrote: >> >>> My tandem is an Ibis Touche. 700c with Jack Browns currently. My wife >>> and I have only ridden it a couple times, before having kids. I did a >>> century on it with a guest stoker about 4 years ago, though, and it was >>> great. It has a unicrown fork with tons of clearance, so I could go a lot >>> bigger than a Jack Brown in front. In back it's a lot cozier. I test-fit >>> some 700x37 Paselas. It cleared but not with enough margin to actually >>> leave them on there. Now that I'm a more experienced fender-fitter, I may >>> try to get fenders around the Jack Browns. The bike is cream, and I'm >>> wondering if cream longboards would match or clash. >>> >>> My 12 year old son is *almost* tall enough to stoke. I never bothered >>> putting a kiddie conversion on, because I had a Burley Piccolo to use. >>> Once he can stoke, then it's going to be on like Donkey Kong. Hopefully >>> there will be a small window where he's tall enough to ride the tandem with >>> me and not old enough to realize his dad is a huge dork and not want to >>> ride it with me. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 . >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> rbw-owne...@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-bun...@googlegroups.com . >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
Sounds a lot like mine and things turned out very well indeed! http://www.flickr.com/photos/cnyriv/12241381705/ On Friday, January 31, 2014 4:06:03 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > OUCH! Owned! > > In reality, he's always begging to go on S24Os, so I expect he'll be game > for a lot of things this summer. Although he likes playing video games as > much as any pre-teen, he also is an expert at both Cribbage and Pinochle, > so I'm not going to expect him to be a completely run of the mill teen. > > On Friday, January 31, 2014 12:56:46 PM UTC-8, stevef wrote: >> >> "...it's going to be on like Donkey Kong...his dad is a huge dork..." >> >> Heh, phrases like that probably won't help your case...B-) >> >> Steve >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Curtis McKenzie wrote: >> >>> Bill, >>> >>> Enjoy the "window" for it is ephemeral. >>> >>> Curtis "who knows from experience" McKenzie >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> My tandem is an Ibis Touche. 700c with Jack Browns currently. My wife and I have only ridden it a couple times, before having kids. I did a century on it with a guest stoker about 4 years ago, though, and it was great. It has a unicrown fork with tons of clearance, so I could go a lot bigger than a Jack Brown in front. In back it's a lot cozier. I test-fit some 700x37 Paselas. It cleared but not with enough margin to actually leave them on there. Now that I'm a more experienced fender-fitter, I may try to get fenders around the Jack Browns. The bike is cream, and I'm wondering if cream longboards would match or clash. My 12 year old son is *almost* tall enough to stoke. I never bothered putting a kiddie conversion on, because I had a Burley Piccolo to use. Once he can stoke, then it's going to be on like Donkey Kong. Hopefully there will be a small window where he's tall enough to ride the tandem with me and not old enough to realize his dad is a huge dork and not want to ride it with me. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
FWIW, I only (relatively) briefly lost interest in hanging out with my dad-we canoed together when I was in my late teens and camped and hunted together when I was in my 30's. Dad was never a cycler but if he had been, I don't doubt we would've done that together too. On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > OUCH! Owned! > > In reality, he's always begging to go on S24Os, so I expect he'll be game > for a lot of things this summer. Although he likes playing video games as > much as any pre-teen, he also is an expert at both Cribbage and Pinochle, > so I'm not going to expect him to be a completely run of the mill teen. > > On Friday, January 31, 2014 12:56:46 PM UTC-8, stevef wrote: >> >> "...it's going to be on like Donkey Kong...his dad is a huge dork..." >> >> Heh, phrases like that probably won't help your case...B-) >> >> Steve >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Curtis McKenzie wrote: >> >>> Bill, >>> >>> Enjoy the "window" for it is ephemeral. >>> >>> Curtis "who knows from experience" McKenzie >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> My tandem is an Ibis Touche. 700c with Jack Browns currently. My wife and I have only ridden it a couple times, before having kids. I did a century on it with a guest stoker about 4 years ago, though, and it was great. It has a unicrown fork with tons of clearance, so I could go a lot bigger than a Jack Brown in front. In back it's a lot cozier. I test-fit some 700x37 Paselas. It cleared but not with enough margin to actually leave them on there. Now that I'm a more experienced fender-fitter, I may try to get fenders around the Jack Browns. The bike is cream, and I'm wondering if cream longboards would match or clash. My 12 year old son is *almost* tall enough to stoke. I never bothered putting a kiddie conversion on, because I had a Burley Piccolo to use. Once he can stoke, then it's going to be on like Donkey Kong. Hopefully there will be a small window where he's tall enough to ride the tandem with me and not old enough to realize his dad is a huge dork and not want to ride it with me. -- 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. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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. > -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
Very good stuff, John Philip! Thanks for sharing that, and thanks stevef, too. I'm looking forward to the next few years. On Friday, January 31, 2014 1:52:17 PM UTC-8, stevef wrote: > > FWIW, I only (relatively) briefly lost interest in hanging out with my > dad-we canoed together when I was in my late teens and camped and hunted > together when I was in my 30's. Dad was never a cycler but if he had been, > I don't doubt we would've done that together too. > > > On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Bill Lindsay > > wrote: > >> OUCH! Owned! >> >> In reality, he's always begging to go on S24Os, so I expect he'll be game >> for a lot of things this summer. Although he likes playing video games as >> much as any pre-teen, he also is an expert at both Cribbage and Pinochle, >> so I'm not going to expect him to be a completely run of the mill teen. >> >> On Friday, January 31, 2014 12:56:46 PM UTC-8, stevef wrote: >>> >>> "...it's going to be on like Donkey Kong...his dad is a huge dork..." >>> >>> Heh, phrases like that probably won't help your case...B-) >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Curtis McKenzie wrote: >>> Bill, Enjoy the "window" for it is ephemeral. Curtis "who knows from experience" McKenzie On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: > My tandem is an Ibis Touche. 700c with Jack Browns currently. My > wife and I have only ridden it a couple times, before having kids. I did > a > century on it with a guest stoker about 4 years ago, though, and it was > great. It has a unicrown fork with tons of clearance, so I could go a > lot > bigger than a Jack Brown in front. In back it's a lot cozier. I > test-fit > some 700x37 Paselas. It cleared but not with enough margin to actually > leave them on there. Now that I'm a more experienced fender-fitter, I > may > try to get fenders around the Jack Browns. The bike is cream, and I'm > wondering if cream longboards would match or clash. > > My 12 year old son is *almost* tall enough to stoke. I never > bothered putting a kiddie conversion on, because I had a Burley Piccolo > to > use. Once he can stoke, then it's going to be on like Donkey Kong. > Hopefully there will be a small window where he's tall enough to ride > the > tandem with me and not old enough to realize his dad is a huge dork and > not > want to ride it with me. > > > -- > 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. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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-bun...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@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-bun...@googlegroups.com . >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
My buddy had his Cannondale tandem set up for him with his two daughters - the taller as stoker and the much shorter daughter on a Burley Piccolo trailer bike. On Friday, January 31, 2014 2:51:06 PM UTC-6, Tim McNamara wrote: > > On Jan 31, 2014, at 2:42 PM, Bill Lindsay > > wrote: > > > > Hopefully there will be a small window where he's tall enough to ride > the tandem with me and not old enough to realize his dad is a huge dork and > not want to ride it with me. > > The dilemma of fatherhood in a nutshell. -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
Hey Bill, You can also use crank shorteners to ride with the kids on the tandem. My short-legged 9 yr old son uses crank shorteners now. My daughter can't use them yet. I have a Santana 26" cro-moly tandem. Wonderful bike with thousands of miles with the kids. (I also have a 700c triplet bike that I use with both kids.) I haven't ridden as much on the tandem/triplet because my kids like to ride on their own bike now... Toshi -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
yeah, I probably could have done that. Now, if I do what I should now, I'll just pony up for a new Ritchey double breakaway and run it 650B. On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 3:36:00 PM UTC-8, ttoshi wrote: > > Hey Bill, You can also use crank shorteners to ride with the kids on > the tandem. My short-legged 9 yr old son uses crank shorteners now. > My daughter can't use them yet. > > I have a Santana 26" cro-moly tandem. Wonderful bike with thousands of > miles with the kids. (I also have a 700c triplet bike that I use with > both kids.) I haven't ridden as much on the tandem/triplet because my > kids like to ride on their own bike now... > > Toshi > -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
My sister and I ride a 1976 Motobecane tandem we got a few years ago. Has bar end shifters, a TA triple and a frozen captain's seat post. Lucky seat height is right. It's pretty Granted out. Shellaced bar tape and twine, a Hobo bag hanging on stoker bar and a little joe bag flipped backwards on front bar and a burrito wrap behind the stoker. https://www.dropbox.com/s/lgiobrtn7n7moqu/IMG_1258.JPG Charlie fowler, who rides a 57cm romulus Hamilton ohio -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
I have been trying not to buy one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Giordano-Viaggio-Tandem-White-Pearl/dp/B004Q3PE30/ref=sr_1_3?s=cycling&ie=UTF8&qid=1391696071&sr=1-3 But I know that for $500 to my door I will be getting one sooner or later. Its cheap, I am sure I could up-spec it a bit with what I have in my garage and I really want a better tandem. I have an old Schwinn Twinn but have been trying to get the lady to ride with me a bit more. Scott Dayton, OH On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 7:02 PM, charlie.fowler wrote: > My sister and I ride a 1976 Motobecane tandem we got a few years ago. > Has bar end shifters, a TA triple and a frozen captain's seat post. Lucky > seat height is right. > > It's pretty Granted out. Shellaced bar tape and twine, a Hobo bag hanging > on stoker bar and a little joe bag flipped backwards on front bar and a > burrito wrap behind the stoker. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/lgiobrtn7n7moqu/IMG_1258.JPG > > Charlie fowler, who rides a 57cm romulus > Hamilton ohio > > -- > 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
Fat front tandem-that's awesome! On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < thill@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's my tandem. My stokers are 4, 6, and 8 years old. The oldest has > been known to roll 70-mile hilly days back to back. > http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0099009/photos/twowheelflight/4707219723/ > > -- > 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
Here's one solution I found... http://www.instructables.com/id/brilliantly-simple-tandem-bike/?ALLSTEPS On 2/7/2014 11:16 AM, Toshi Takeuchi wrote: Hey Jim, where is your quad bike or better yet your quint family bike? :) --Those are some serious tires! -T On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: Here's my tandem. My stokers are 4, 6, and 8 years old. The oldest has been known to roll 70-mile hilly days back to back. http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0099009/photos/twowheelflight/4707219723/ -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
Hey Jim, where is your quad bike or better yet your quint family bike? :) --Those are some serious tires! -T On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:02 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > Here's my tandem. My stokers are 4, 6, and 8 years old. The oldest has been > known to roll 70-mile hilly days back to back. > http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0099009/photos/twowheelflight/4707219723/ > > -- > 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: What do Rivendell Riders use for tandems?
On 02/08/2014 12:03 PM, ted wrote: I am sure Jim knows well where of he speaks, so I count my wife and I as very lucky to have gotten a used tandem that suits us fairly well for far less than 5k, and through RBW no less. What I don't get though, is why virtually no "enthusiastic" husbands seem to let their wives drive. I can see over/around my wife better than she can me, and I think she appreciates being able to drive more than I miss it. I have read that there are tandem riding couples were the guy is the stoker, but I have yet to see one on the road. It's more about handlebar height for the stoker than anything else. The stoker stem is attached to the captain's seat post, and the height of the handlebar as a result is limited: even with up-angled stoker stems, it's almost impossible to get the bar significantly higher than the stoker's saddle. Now imagine a stoker significantly larger than the captain, as most husbands are physically larger than their wives (obviously not always, but certainly so in most cases). You're looking at very significant bar-drop for the stoker, well into racer-territory, never mind current Riv "bar much higher than seat height" thinking. Then there's the matter of physical strength: the captain of a tandem needs more upper body strength than is typically needed to operate a single bicycle. For one thing, it's usual at a traffic light or a stop sign for the captain to dismount and for the stoker to remain seated and clipped in. Although it's mostly a matter of balance, if the stoker should make a sudden move it's up to the captain to hold the bike steady, and that does take strength. And, of course, just horsing the bike around when nobody's on it takes more strength than a single because the tandem typically weighs as much as two singles. While there are plenty of strong women, in general the male half of a tandem team typically has more upper body strength. -- 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.
