Mike45
04-26-07, 05:31 AM
My wife surprised me yesterday with this birthday present.
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cornucopia72
04-26-07, 06:10 AM
Definitely a keeper!!
JTGraphics
04-26-07, 09:18 AM
Happy Birthday Mike great tandem and wife to get you such a nice present! I had to buy my own but she loves to ride.... enjoy the rides together.
Doggus
04-26-07, 10:13 AM
Time to get busy, I mean get riding.
Someone appears to have a fetish for Pillsbury dough boys and Seagrams Gin :D
Someone appears to have a fetish for Pillsbury dough boys and Seagrams Gin :D
Hermes
04-26-07, 11:28 AM
Congrats, HB, nice bike and go get em.
Time to get busy, I mean get riding.
Someone appears to have a fetish for Pillsbury dough boys and Seagrams Gin :D
It took me some time to find the Seagrams. Great observation!
Time to get busy, I mean get riding.
Someone appears to have a fetish for Pillsbury dough boys and Seagrams Gin :D
It took me some time to find the Seagrams. Great observation!
TandemGeek
04-26-07, 12:01 PM
I'm still trying to figure out what that is sitting on the captain's saddle....
Congrats. Having a spouse that will buy toys for you always brings to mind a great song by Jimmy Buffett on his album Hot Water called "Smart Woman (in a real short skirt)" that starts off with this memorable line: 'So I told her, ooh...you got money of your own? Well, that gives me the urge to merge..'
http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/2/9/659253_170x170.jpg
Congrats. Having a spouse that will buy toys for you always brings to mind a great song by Jimmy Buffett on his album Hot Water called "Smart Woman (in a real short skirt)" that starts off with this memorable line: 'So I told her, ooh...you got money of your own? Well, that gives me the urge to merge..'
http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/2/9/659253_170x170.jpg
Doggus
04-26-07, 12:18 PM
I'm still trying to figure out what that is sitting on the captain's saddle....
I was going to comment on that too but I couldn't (still can't) decide if it's a Snickers candy bar or not.
I was going to comment on that too but I couldn't (still can't) decide if it's a Snickers candy bar or not.
Sammyboy
04-26-07, 12:52 PM
Finelookin'woman + finelookin'bike = happiness
Hermes
04-26-07, 01:21 PM
I was going to comment on that too but I couldn't (still can't) decide if it's a Snickers candy bar or not.
Under extreme magnification, I ran out of pixels. I guess an energy bar of some kind.
Under extreme magnification, I ran out of pixels. I guess an energy bar of some kind.
R900
04-26-07, 01:35 PM
Congrats!
biffstephens
04-26-07, 01:48 PM
We have some friends that ride a Tandem...he wears the watch for her heart rate monitor so he can tell if she is goofing off...lol everytime I see a tandem I think about that....
Nice bike...nicer wife...congrads!!!
Nice bike...nicer wife...congrads!!!
Ginny
04-26-07, 05:09 PM
Nice bike and nice wife.
I'd do that but my DH would be a bit miffed that I bought it without him.
Have loads of fun!
Ginny
I'd do that but my DH would be a bit miffed that I bought it without him.
Have loads of fun!
Ginny
Mike45
05-02-07, 02:02 PM
I'm still trying to figure out what that is sitting on the captain's saddle....
Sorry if I left you all hanging. It is a snickers bar that is sitting on my saddle. That is what was in the large wrapped box as subtrefuge for the whole surprise.
Sorry if I left you all hanging. It is a snickers bar that is sitting on my saddle. That is what was in the large wrapped box as subtrefuge for the whole surprise.
Ginny
05-02-07, 02:26 PM
Which Burley is it?
merlinextraligh
05-02-07, 03:13 PM
Nice bike. We also have a Burley (Duet). However it doesn't look as nice as yours.
JanMM
05-02-07, 07:49 PM
My wife surprised me yesterday with this birthday present.
When you get to the point that you can smooch while flying down a hill at 40mph, post some pics.
When you get to the point that you can smooch while flying down a hill at 40mph, post some pics.
garysol1
05-02-07, 07:54 PM
Which Burley is it?
looks like a Rumba....
looks like a Rumba....
Ginny
05-02-07, 08:19 PM
looks like a Rumba....
Ah, yes.
The word RUMBA on the top tube gives it away! LOL!
Thanks!
Ah, yes.
The word RUMBA on the top tube gives it away! LOL!
Thanks!
Mike45
05-03-07, 08:42 AM
Yes it is a Rumba. My lovely wife had troubles deciding between that and a Paso Doble. The HUGE differerence in price helped her.
Red Rider
05-04-07, 12:10 AM
We have some friends that ride a Tandem...he wears the watch for her heart rate monitor so he can tell if she is goofing off...lol everytime I see a tandem I think about that....
As a stoker falsely accused, I hate you.
As a stoker falsely accused, I hate you.
Red Rider
05-04-07, 12:12 AM
Nice bike and nice wife.
I'd do that but my DH would be a bit miffed that I bought it without him.
Mine too. We need some serious fitting.
Still...great gift. Props to your wife!
I'd do that but my DH would be a bit miffed that I bought it without him.
Mine too. We need some serious fitting.
Still...great gift. Props to your wife!
Jinker
05-04-07, 08:11 AM
We have some friends that ride a Tandem...he wears the watch for her heart rate monitor so he can tell if she is goofing off...lol everytime I see a tandem I think about that....
Firstly, congrats (on the bike, and the wife who gives awesome presents)!
I offered my stoker the 'opportunity' to wear the HRM strap the other day so that I could see 'when she was working too hard and needed a break'. She saw through my clever ruse though. She's way smarter than I am.
Firstly, congrats (on the bike, and the wife who gives awesome presents)!
I offered my stoker the 'opportunity' to wear the HRM strap the other day so that I could see 'when she was working too hard and needed a break'. She saw through my clever ruse though. She's way smarter than I am.
becnal
05-04-07, 08:44 AM
Definitely a keeper!!
And the bike ain't bad either! ;)
And the bike ain't bad either! ;)
Mike45
05-07-07, 11:13 AM
Thanks everybody!
A quick update. We took the tandem out for a 24 miler Saturday afternoon and got up to 27.9 mph on the home stretch (iwth a tail wind)
Sunday morning we did 51.9 miles. Our max was 25mph but we averaged 19.5 mph. I have to say I was cooked when we got done. My wife was ready to do it again (except that her rump hurt).
A quick update. We took the tandem out for a 24 miler Saturday afternoon and got up to 27.9 mph on the home stretch (iwth a tail wind)
Sunday morning we did 51.9 miles. Our max was 25mph but we averaged 19.5 mph. I have to say I was cooked when we got done. My wife was ready to do it again (except that her rump hurt).
carpediemracing
05-07-07, 01:35 PM
do you think a shock post would help?
btw that's a great present, great wife, etc etc.
my fiancee wears an HRM (and the watch) and calls out numbers every now and then. I keep telling her to go easier.
She (nor I) liked the telescoping shock post (cheap kalloy) so just got a thudbuster. Haven't tried it yet but based on other tandem stokers' inputs, we went with that.
cdr
btw that's a great present, great wife, etc etc.
my fiancee wears an HRM (and the watch) and calls out numbers every now and then. I keep telling her to go easier.
She (nor I) liked the telescoping shock post (cheap kalloy) so just got a thudbuster. Haven't tried it yet but based on other tandem stokers' inputs, we went with that.
cdr
Mike45
05-07-07, 02:04 PM
do you think a shock post would help?.........
She (nor I) liked the telescoping shock post (cheap kalloy) so just got a thudbuster. Haven't tried it yet but based on other tandem stokers' inputs, we went with that.
cdr
A different seatpost is on my list of things to try.
I think the biggest problem is that she has never been a distance cyclist. I think her sit bones and muscles need to get used to riding. A shock absorbing seat post should help keep me out of trouble for the missed "bump" calls.
She (nor I) liked the telescoping shock post (cheap kalloy) so just got a thudbuster. Haven't tried it yet but based on other tandem stokers' inputs, we went with that.
cdr
A different seatpost is on my list of things to try.
I think the biggest problem is that she has never been a distance cyclist. I think her sit bones and muscles need to get used to riding. A shock absorbing seat post should help keep me out of trouble for the missed "bump" calls.
zonatandem
05-07-07, 04:17 PM
Very nice!!! . . . and an orange bike for folks in Orange Park?! Co-incidental?
So, what you getting her for 'her' b'day?
Pedal on TWOgether!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem
So, what you getting her for 'her' b'day?
Pedal on TWOgether!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem
Bantam
05-11-07, 03:19 PM
Is there an advantage to having bullbars for the stroker as opposed to drops?
TandemGeek
05-11-07, 04:21 PM
Is there an advantage to having bullbars for the stroker as opposed to drops?
Yes, if:
1. You are a stoker and you happen to like them...
2. You are a tandem producer who saves a few bucks by eliminating the cost and labor associated with installing stoker rests on drop bars.
Yes, if:
1. You are a stoker and you happen to like them...
2. You are a tandem producer who saves a few bucks by eliminating the cost and labor associated with installing stoker rests on drop bars.
zonatandem
05-11-07, 10:28 PM
Drops vs.bullhorns (cowhorns???)? Personal preference.
Drops: more hand positions (don't 'have to have' stoker handrests, but my stoker likes the round ones).
Cowhorns: less hand positions, bit lighter.
Cheap cowhorns: Take a set of old drop bars and cut off the un-desired drop part of the bar, flip it over and install; voila: cowhorns!
Drops: more hand positions (don't 'have to have' stoker handrests, but my stoker likes the round ones).
Cowhorns: less hand positions, bit lighter.
Cheap cowhorns: Take a set of old drop bars and cut off the un-desired drop part of the bar, flip it over and install; voila: cowhorns!
Bantam
05-11-07, 11:20 PM
Cheap cowhorns: Take a set of old drop bars and cut off the un-desired drop part of the bar, flip it over and install; voila: cowhorns!
Drop&Chop in the fixie world IIRC. I was just curious because I don't ride tandems, but It looks like it could be a good time.
Drop&Chop in the fixie world IIRC. I was just curious because I don't ride tandems, but It looks like it could be a good time.
Ginny
05-12-07, 10:55 AM
Yo, Mike!
Have you and the Ms. ridden this yet?
Love it? Details!
On the drops, couldn't you just rotate them so the drops aren't dropped?
Have you and the Ms. ridden this yet?
Love it? Details!
On the drops, couldn't you just rotate them so the drops aren't dropped?
Leaky Gas
05-16-07, 02:01 PM
Hey, I'd marry that woman if I were you!
Sweet rig, sweet stoker, Snickers, Seagrams...what else could you possibly want?
Sweet rig, sweet stoker, Snickers, Seagrams...what else could you possibly want?
Ginny
05-20-07, 04:05 PM
So, any rides yet?
Come on!
Come on!
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