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NuTz4BiKeZ
03-18-03, 12:16 AM
Hey from New Zealand

Im new to tandems but love every second I'm riding.
Tandems aren't real big around here and I wouldn't own one if I hadnt built it.

Here's an early pic of my ride... As it was built from stuff I had lying around there is still much to do and several things to upgrade... But I'm puttin some miles on it and havin a blast until winter sets in.

http://www.eomtbc.orcon.net.nz/EOMTBC13.jpg

froze
03-18-03, 12:25 AM
Welcome to the old forums where we take on a Jerry Seinfeld approach and talk about nothing...just kidding. Did you say you built this? Did you construct the frame or put the components on?
NuTz4BiKeZ
03-18-03, 02:52 AM
I built the frame from a couple of old MTB's I had laying round.

chewa
03-18-03, 03:18 AM
Checked out your website. Way to go building the tandem. Did you use lugs or what sort of welding/brazing?
NuTz4BiKeZ
03-18-03, 01:48 PM
Hey...

I have a good mate that owns a mig welder and we used that to weld it... it's a lot cooler type of weld than the arc welding so there is a little bit less risk of distortion... an added bonus is that it's a whole lot easier to file and clean up the joints than with arc.

I spent a fair bit of time shaping the tubes to fit neatly before we welded them, for this I used an angle grinder to rough out the shape then filed it to get a neat fit.

Im thinking that over the winter I might replace some of the tubes... ie top, downtube and the bottom tube with a larger dia tubing.

It was worth all the effort though because yesterday my non-riding wife had a ride on it and she wants to go out again today.:) :) :)