Tandem Cycling - Pictures of happy tandem couples?

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On a long climb in the Fort Davis (Texas) Cyclefest

My wife and I were at Cyclefest for the 2nd year on the Speedster this year. Lots of steep long climbs. It is my favorite cycling event though. Can't wait till next year.

Riding on tour through New York State.
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/8981

Best regards to all
Bob

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We're new at the tandem thing. I rebuilt, no, make that resurrected, the bike last winter.
From mid-October, Cape Cod:

http://users.rcn.com/jimmuller/pics/Sharon_and_Jim.jpg

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Nice looking bike.

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Nice looking bike.
Thanks. It's an '82 Peugeot TH8.


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Nice effect.

Hmm, with the sun that low in the sky, you were either going north in late afternoon or south in early morning. Or you live at a very high lattitude.

Great looking bike

Thanks. It's an '82 Peugeot TH8.


Nice effect.

Hmm, with the sun that low in the sky, you were either going north in late afternoon or south in early morning. Or you live at a very high lattitude.

Unless they were riding in the Southern hemisphere

Thanks. It's an '82 Peugeot TH8.


Nice effect.

Hmm, with the sun that low in the sky, you were either going north in late afternoon or south in early morning. Or you live at a very high lattitude.

We were traveling south in the early morning. Taken in Fort Worth, Texas. We are early risers and on weekends we like to leave the house 30 minutes before sunrise unless the cold drives us to ride later in the day.

Wayne

Today we did 44 miles, the entire length fo the Cape Cod Rail Trail, Dennis to Wellfleet and back. We didn't expect to do the whole thing but the timing seemed like it would work so we kept going. Started at about 11:30, got back to the car about 4:30, before dark (but with our lights on). It was cool but pleasant when we started, a bit chilly when we finished!

http://users.rcn.com/jimmuller/pics/CCRT11.06/Sharon_Jim_Wellfleet.jpg

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http://users.rcn.com/jimmuller/pics/CCRT11.06/Stop_for_chocolate.jpg

http://users.rcn.com/jimmuller/pics/CCRT11.06/Jim_Wellfleet.jpg

Nice set of pics.

From today's ride. The Atlantic Ocean, across the road from the Chatham lighthouse. 45.2 miles today.

http://users.rcn.com/jimmuller/pics/Cape11.12.11/SharonJimAtlanticChatham.jpg

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So how do you take pics like that? You set up the camera with a long self-timer setting, then run off and jump on the bike? Okay, I guess not when you're riding a time-trial.

I had better attach one of these :) to this posting.

:)

The final of our ten highest paved passes in North America July & August 2011. This was the second highest pass, Independence Pass and we were happy to have it done! One week after this photo it snowed on the pass. All the passes were over 11,000 feet. It was great fun and beautiful. CLICK THE PICTURE TO ENLARGE.
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Great pictures. That has always seemed like a fun event. We love to go hard both of us full out. The only problem is that while we are fast enough to have some fun, we are not nearly strong enough for an event like that. Averaging 25.6 mph - wow


Wayne

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1992 Santana Picante doing road duty today on Rodeo Drive in BH.

I love the self-portrait!


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1993 Santana Picante doing road duty today on Rodeo Drive in BH.

Here is one of our self-portraits!

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Jimmuller, I like your white jackets. Very cool!

Jimmuller, I like your white jackets. Very cool!
Thank you. They made us wear them because we are just nutty enough to ride a tandem! :)

Actually, they are made by Coolibar of 50SPF material and are fairly cool in the summer even with long sleeves. I had been wearing a sky-blue shirt but a few years ago a neighbor who also rides passed me one day and said I blended in with the summer greens. And when I started thinking about color options I noticed that against autumn foliage day-glo orange and to a lesser extent even day-glo green disappears. So I figured platinum white might be distinctive. So far, so good. No one has mistaken me for a tree.

Our Screamer at it's first Hilly Hundred in October:
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And overlooking the Ohio at Hanover College, which we rode to when visiting Clifty Falls State Park in August:
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z284/JanMM/IMG_2871-1.jpg

No-one nearby to snap a pic of the 2 of us. This was taken Thankgsgiving day. I have been traveling a lot for work but we try and hop on and take a spin when we can. This is our first ever tandem at 50 years young for the both of us. We stopped single riding a couple years ago as my wife Linda's knee bothered her. She does not have issues with tandem riding. Perhaps she is not pedaling?

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The final of our ten highest paved passes in North America July & August 2011. This was the second highest pass, Independence Pass and we were happy to have it done! One week after this photo it snowed on the pass. All the passes were over 11,000 feet. It was great fun and beautiful. CLICK THE PICTURE TO ENLARGE.
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Hey Turbotandem, Great pic at the top of the pass! :thumb:

We are considering buying a Paketa to replace our KHS. We don't know anyone local that has one so I would like to get your input on the bikes ride and handling and the build process with David Walker at Paketa. I have had some conversations with him via email about the bikes but we're in SoCal and I'm a little concerned with fit on a bike I won't see till it's built and shipped.
Any info on the bike would be greatly appreciated.

We might have titled it "Seasonally Inappropriate:"
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However we were not about to be discouraged by the fact that our shiny new da Vinci Global Venture (complete with custom dropped stoker top tube to accommodate Cathryn's arthritic hips) arrived the same day as Saskatchewan's first serious snowfall of the winter.

The purchase was based on a three hour ride on a rented tandem, and two words: over lunch I looked at Cathryn and said, "Well...?" and she grinned back and said, "Yup!" and our fate was sealed.

Come on, Spring!

David

The purchase was based on a three hour ride on a rented tandem, and two words: over lunch I looked at Cathryn and said, "Well...?" and she grinned back and said, "Yup!" and our fate was sealed.


A couple of Big Talkers, eh? Have fun!

So after a long layoff due to a broken foot, my honey and I got to do a tandem ride this weekend with a couple I met at Starbucks after a recent solo ride. We did a leisurely ride from Hillsboro beach to Boynton Beach on A1A along the coast and back on New Year's Day.

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Here's our new friends Brian and Carol and their beautiful Santana.

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Looking forward to doing another ride with them soon.

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Picture from last summer.
We came from Seattle =].

Milwaukee's Riverwest 24 Hour bike race (2009 champions!)

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the more, the merrier! Raleigh First Friday gallery night
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I should'a put up this one months ago.

http://users.rcn.com/jimmuller/pics/Sharon_Jim_riding2.jpg

OK, so its a bit more than a "couple"!

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At "Touch A Cargo Bike" in New Haven last summer.

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Leaving a party...

Keep it going!

We have learned that it's hard to get a good picture of us on our tandem. A few days ago my Dad gave it a try. Here's one of his pictures.
http://websites-graphics.biz/files/DSC04528_small.jpg

From last year's Weatherford Peach Pedal. I ran into these folks again at Easter Hill a couple of weeks ago and they let me try it for a spin around the parking lot. Not quite on the road with my own Tandem yet, but I'll post pics once we get rolling.
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6025/5932003910_143557523f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yospiff/5932003910/)

mwandaw, I like the picture and I like the T900. Your dad did a good job. We have one also.

After a long wet XC ride.246995

We have learned that it's hard to get a good picture of us on our tandem. A few days ago my Dad gave it a try. Here's one of his pictures.
http://websites-graphics.biz/files/DSC04528_small.jpg

Hey, We know you two! I'll snap one for ya at a Rebel ride. ;)

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Mountain Drive in Santa Barbara with Lin.

Battle of Olustee 2012


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We had 6 Tandems (and happy couples) 247483
on our club ride this Sunday and was able to capture all but one before the return.

Awesome.

We had 6 Tandems (and happy couples)
on our club ride this Sunday and was able to capture all but one before the return.

Sorry we missed the picture! We were the sixth tandem team on the Orange County Rebel Riders (http://ocrebels.com/) ride. We left early to make an appointment. Of course, since we left early, we ended up stopping for a minor equipment issue and were passed by half of the teams.

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Took the BikeE2 out to lunch today in Queenstown MD. Saw some other riders from Baltimore Bike Club too.

Got some of my own to add to this thread now, after our maiden voyage this weekend.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5112/7000507786_32752317d5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yospiff/7000507786/)
Port Bolivar Lighthouse (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yospiff/7000507786/) by Yo Spiff (http://www.flickr.com/people/yospiff/), on Flickr

Got some of my own to add to this thread now, after our maiden voyage this weekend.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5112/7000507786_32752317d5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yospiff/7000507786/)
Port Bolivar Lighthouse (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yospiff/7000507786/) by Yo Spiff (http://www.flickr.com/people/yospiff/), on Flickr

Nice picture. What type of bag is under the stoker stem?

Nice picture. What type of bag is under the stoker stem?
It's a mini-pannier meant for the top tube, from DealExtreme. (http://dx.com/bike-double-saddle-canvas-bag-114095) I'm going to order another one in red or black to match. This one is what is on the rack, under the rack trunk. Still small and meant to go over a top tube, but it separates. (http://dx.com/bike-double-saddle-bag-with-rain-cover-55521) So it can be used on a pannier rack.

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Mountain Drive in Santa Barbara with Lin.
That is such a neat picture - you have one skilled stoker! I have often pointed out such sights to my stoker, but I'd hesitate to ask her to take a snap and it would need great co-ordination and much luck as she's partially sighted and would literally be taking it "blind"!