[RBW] Re: Large orange HHH build, shake down ride

[Julian Westerhout]

Patrick, 

Thanks!  Those are the VO 700x63 fluted aluminum fenders. Did a slight 
massage of the fenders following Anton Tutter's tutorial  
http://tinyurl.com/n8wy8cb  to get the fender line where I wanted it -- but 
they were pretty close out of the box. 

Julian Westerhout
Bloomington, IL



On Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 9:47:32 AM UTC-5, Patrick Cronin wrote:
>
> Looks great! What fenders are those?
>
> -Patrick
>
> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 9:55:48 AM UTC-4, Julian Westerhout wrote:
>>
>> I finished building our large HHH last night. We took it on a 14 mile 
>> shake down ride this morning in ridiculous 25-30 mph winds. Tried to stay 
>> with sidewinds, HHH dealt with them well. 
>>
>> This is our third tandem (second in current fleet -- the other is a 
>> custom S Bilenky tourer). The initial ride indicates the HHH will be lots 
>> of fun. The orange is a lot brighter than we expected, but it's growing on 
>> us. 
>>
>> It's been quite the Rivendell May here -- my 65cm green Clem arrived last 
>> week -- set it up with Chocomoose bars -- also lots of fun. 
>>
>> Julian Westerhout
>> Bloomington, IL 
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: Large orange HHH build, shake down ride

[Patrick Cronin]

Looks great! What fenders are those?

-Patrick

On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 9:55:48 AM UTC-4, Julian Westerhout wrote:
>
> I finished building our large HHH last night. We took it on a 14 mile 
> shake down ride this morning in ridiculous 25-30 mph winds. Tried to stay 
> with sidewinds, HHH dealt with them well. 
>
> This is our third tandem (second in current fleet -- the other is a custom 
> S Bilenky tourer). The initial ride indicates the HHH will be lots of 
> fun. The orange is a lot brighter than we expected, but it's growing on us. 
>
> It's been quite the Rivendell May here -- my 65cm green Clem arrived last 
> week -- set it up with Chocomoose bars -- also lots of fun. 
>
> Julian Westerhout
> Bloomington, IL 
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Large orange HHH build, shake down ride

[René Sterental]

Yes, excellent setup. I'll do mine next weekend when I'm back home.

Hurrah for the orange Hubbuhubbuhs!!!

René

On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 3:56 PM, Julian Westerhout 
wrote:

> I'm using Maxxis Re-Fuse 27.5 x 2.0 tires --they measure just over 51mm
> mounted after a week or so on the rims.
>
> The fenders are VO 700x63 fluted aluminum fenders. Did a slight massage of
> the fenders following Anton Tutter's tutorial  http://tinyurl.com/n8wy8cb
>  to get the fender line where I wanted it -- but they were pretty close
> out of the box. I've got plenty of clearance --as you can see in this
> closeup of the front wheel. In the back I spaced out from the kickstand
> plate about 1 cm using an old cork.
>
> Julian Westerhout
> Bloomington, IL
>
> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 5:22:13 PM UTC-5, René wrote:
>>
>> Wonderful!
>>
>> What tires and fenders are you using? I'm going to try to install (and
>> rinko the front fender) the Honjo smooth 650b x 62mm fender over the
>> Switchback Hill tires, even though Compass recommends going with a wider
>> one that they don't have or know about yet. They recommend going 40% wider
>> but also stated to ensure there are at least 25mm of clearance between the
>> fender and the tire.
>>
>> On the fork, there is currently 25mm of clearance (plenty more in the
>> rear) so I need to go with a really thin daruma, or else, use an L-bracket.
>>
>> How much clearance do you have?
>>
>> René
>>
>> On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 3:37 PM Kieran J  wrote:
>>
>>> Cool, thanks for that !
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 2:32:45 PM UTC-4, Julian Westerhout wrote:

 KJ,

 From the pedal axle to the top of the saddle is  105.5 cm.

 Julian Westerhout
 Bloomington, IL

 On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 1:17:52 PM UTC-5, Kieran J wrote:
>
> Very nice! What's the captain's saddle height in the picture?
>
> KJ
>
>
> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 9:55:48 AM UTC-4, Julian Westerhout wrote:
>>
>> I finished building our large HHH last night. We took it on a 14 mile
>> shake down ride this morning in ridiculous 25-30 mph winds. Tried to stay
>> with sidewinds, HHH dealt with them well.
>>
>> This is our third tandem (second in current fleet -- the other is a
>> custom S Bilenky tourer). The initial ride indicates the HHH will be 
>> lots
>> of fun. The orange is a lot brighter than we expected, but it's growing 
>> on
>> us.
>>
>> It's been quite the Rivendell May here -- my 65cm green Clem arrived
>> last week -- set it up with Chocomoose bars -- also lots of fun.
>>
>> Julian Westerhout
>> Bloomington, IL
>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Large orange HHH build, shake down ride

[René Sterental]

Wonderful!

What tires and fenders are you using? I'm going to try to install (and
rinko the front fender) the Honjo smooth 650b x 62mm fender over the
Switchback Hill tires, even though Compass recommends going with a wider
one that they don't have or know about yet. They recommend going 40% wider
but also stated to ensure there are at least 25mm of clearance between the
fender and the tire.

On the fork, there is currently 25mm of clearance (plenty more in the rear)
so I need to go with a really thin daruma, or else, use an L-bracket.

How much clearance do you have?

René

On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 3:37 PM Kieran J  wrote:

> Cool, thanks for that !
>
>
> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 2:32:45 PM UTC-4, Julian Westerhout wrote:
>>
>> KJ,
>>
>> From the pedal axle to the top of the saddle is  105.5 cm.
>>
>> Julian Westerhout
>> Bloomington, IL
>>
>> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 1:17:52 PM UTC-5, Kieran J wrote:
>>>
>>> Very nice! What's the captain's saddle height in the picture?
>>>
>>> KJ
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 9:55:48 AM UTC-4, Julian Westerhout wrote:

 I finished building our large HHH last night. We took it on a 14 mile
 shake down ride this morning in ridiculous 25-30 mph winds. Tried to stay
 with sidewinds, HHH dealt with them well.

 This is our third tandem (second in current fleet -- the other is a
 custom S Bilenky tourer). The initial ride indicates the HHH will be lots
 of fun. The orange is a lot brighter than we expected, but it's growing on
 us.

 It's been quite the Rivendell May here -- my 65cm green Clem arrived
 last week -- set it up with Chocomoose bars -- also lots of fun.

 Julian Westerhout
 Bloomington, IL

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[RBW] Re: Large orange HHH build, shake down ride

[Kieran J]

Cool, thanks for that !

On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 2:32:45 PM UTC-4, Julian Westerhout wrote:
>
> KJ, 
>
> From the pedal axle to the top of the saddle is  105.5 cm.
>
> Julian Westerhout
> Bloomington, IL 
>
> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 1:17:52 PM UTC-5, Kieran J wrote:
>>
>> Very nice! What's the captain's saddle height in the picture?
>>
>> KJ
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 9:55:48 AM UTC-4, Julian Westerhout wrote:
>>>
>>> I finished building our large HHH last night. We took it on a 14 mile 
>>> shake down ride this morning in ridiculous 25-30 mph winds. Tried to stay 
>>> with sidewinds, HHH dealt with them well. 
>>>
>>> This is our third tandem (second in current fleet -- the other is a 
>>> custom S Bilenky tourer). The initial ride indicates the HHH will be lots 
>>> of fun. The orange is a lot brighter than we expected, but it's growing on 
>>> us. 
>>>
>>> It's been quite the Rivendell May here -- my 65cm green Clem arrived 
>>> last week -- set it up with Chocomoose bars -- also lots of fun. 
>>>
>>> Julian Westerhout
>>> Bloomington, IL 
>>>
>>

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[RBW] Re: Large orange HHH build, shake down ride

[Ray Varella]

Nice!  
My experience with tandems is, they handle crosswinds better than most singles. 
I suspect these tandems will prove to be very stable. 

I thought the orange was a great color and adds to the fun factor. 

Ray

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[RBW] Re: Large orange HHH build, shake down ride

[Julian Westerhout]

KJ, 

>From the pedal axle to the top of the saddle is  105.5 cm.

Julian Westerhout
Bloomington, IL 

On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 1:17:52 PM UTC-5, Kieran J wrote:
>
> Very nice! What's the captain's saddle height in the picture?
>
> KJ
>
>
> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 9:55:48 AM UTC-4, Julian Westerhout wrote:
>>
>> I finished building our large HHH last night. We took it on a 14 mile 
>> shake down ride this morning in ridiculous 25-30 mph winds. Tried to stay 
>> with sidewinds, HHH dealt with them well. 
>>
>> This is our third tandem (second in current fleet -- the other is a 
>> custom S Bilenky tourer). The initial ride indicates the HHH will be lots 
>> of fun. The orange is a lot brighter than we expected, but it's growing on 
>> us. 
>>
>> It's been quite the Rivendell May here -- my 65cm green Clem arrived last 
>> week -- set it up with Chocomoose bars -- also lots of fun. 
>>
>> Julian Westerhout
>> Bloomington, IL 
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: Large orange HHH build, shake down ride

[Kieran J]

Very nice! What's the captain's saddle height in the picture?

KJ


On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 9:55:48 AM UTC-4, Julian Westerhout wrote:
>
> I finished building our large HHH last night. We took it on a 14 mile 
> shake down ride this morning in ridiculous 25-30 mph winds. Tried to stay 
> with sidewinds, HHH dealt with them well. 
>
> This is our third tandem (second in current fleet -- the other is a custom 
> S Bilenky tourer). The initial ride indicates the HHH will be lots of 
> fun. The orange is a lot brighter than we expected, but it's growing on us. 
>
> It's been quite the Rivendell May here -- my 65cm green Clem arrived last 
> week -- set it up with Chocomoose bars -- also lots of fun. 
>
> Julian Westerhout
> Bloomington, IL 
>

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[RBW] Re: Large orange HHH build, shake down ride

[Eli Queen]

Double nice!

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