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07-22-07, 08:50 PM
Another of the freebie bikes I picked up was a old Columbia tandem in ROUGH SHAPE. I stripped it to the bare frame, re-greased and adjusted everything,replaced both chains and robbed tires and tubes off another freebie bike and ended up with a ugly but fully functional tandem for $17. The Wife and I each rode it solo up and down the driveway a few times then once with both of us on it. We loaded it up and took it to town this evening for a maiden voyage around the neighborhood. WHAT A BLAST!!!! Neither of us had ever been on a tandem and I think we did great not crashing and communicating on stops,starts, slowing down etc. It really is different compared to being on singles. We rode for about a hour and a half and the ol'thing did fine. Even with 415lbs.!! It really rides smoother than I thought it would but turning around takes lots of concentration.:eek: We both about laughed ourselves off the bike after our first U-turn. Even being a single speed with two out of shape riders, you can FLY with the "double horsepower". If you haven't tried it you should. It's a whole new experience in bike riding!:D
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