true, I wasn't familiar. However, I'd choice to spec a bike with a longer head tube, and fewer spacers, but it's your face.

true, I wasn't familiar. However, I'd choice to spec a bike with a longer head tube, and fewer spacers, but it's your face.


That's great if you're buying custom but as I'm sure you know, you can't "spec" head tubes on off the shelf frames, but what you can do is purchase the proper components, like the correct fork and dial in the fit, which I did and my face is just fine thanks and the bike fits fine and ride great.


KRhea

why not run a stem with 17 degree (or more) rise, and eliminate some spacers?

Less tech talk, more photos!

(move it to another thread please)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/PV%20and%20family%20cycling%20pics/P1010262.jpg

Not the best shot due to the extreme backlight but the only shot we've ever had of ourselves before, during or after a ride. This is the finish line of the '08 Reach The Beach ride in Oregon. Begins in Portland and ends at the beautiful Oregon coast with a tire dip in the surf.

Hope to see folks at the upcoming NWTR...

KRhea and Debra

Beatiful bike and look at the legs on you two! Nice picture!

Happy tandem couples (minus the tandems)

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Northern California District Time Trial Championships, Sattley, CA - June 8, 2008
First and second place winners in the 40K 110+ mixed tandem category
Hermes and Velodiva in the Webcor skinsuits on the left (second place)

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Having some trouble figuring out how to submit a pic hopefully this works. 9% for 1.25 miles winery on top, it worked out.

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Having some trouble figuring out how to submit a pic hopefully this works. 9% for 1.25 miles winery on top, it worked out.


Where is that, US or Europe, inquiring minds want to know... Nice shot.

KRhea

Hahn winery, Monterey county. Tired legs wanted wine!

Happy tandem couples (minus the tandems)

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd160/velodiva/sattleytandemphoto.jpg

Northern California District Time Trial Championships, Sattley, CA - June 8, 2008
First and second place winners in the 40K 110+ mixed tandem category
Hermes and Velodiva in the Webcor skinsuits on the left (second place)

Congratulations you two. Next year we plan on giving you guys a run for your money as we will be in your category. This year has been a big bust for my training as work has forced cycling to take a bit of a back seat. Next year I plan on training harder, smarter, and being more focused. You two are my examples of what you can do at our advanced age:thumb: LYMI

sans tandem, but one of us together on a ride.


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Next year we plan on giving you guys a run for your money as we will be in your category.

Let's do the math - the 110+ tandem combined age category - sweet - that must mean that since Red Rider and I are only 39, you and Hermes must be at least 71! :lol: You guys look pretty darn good!

Let's do the math - the 110+ tandem combined age category - sweet - that must mean that since Red Rider and I are only 39, you and Hermes must be at least 71! :lol: You guys look pretty darn good!

We are going to try that TT next year.

25+27 = 52.... I guess that's.. uh... open class?? :innocent:

Let's do the math - the 110+ tandem combined age category - sweet - that must mean that since Red Rider and I are only 39, you and Hermes must be at least 71! :lol: You guys look pretty darn good!

That would make you and RR the trophy brides.

"We are going to try that TT next year.

25+27 = 52.... I guess that's.. uh... open class??" :innocent:

You young whippersnappers have no respect. :50:

[/I]You young whippersnappers have no respect. :50:

;)

I have much respect. I really hope to see you guys on the northern cal. coast ride in a few weeks.

That is awesome you guys!!

This was last Sunday. First ride on the new tandem, with cast on right hand :thumb:

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Happy tandem couples (minus the tandems)

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd160/velodiva/sattleytandemphoto.jpg

Northern California District Time Trial Championships, Sattley, CA - June 8, 2008
First and second place winners in the 40K 110+ mixed tandem category
Hermes and Velodiva in the Webcor skinsuits on the left (second place)

^^^ Lookin smooooth! :D

A recent photo by Evergreen Tandem Club photographer Barb Angell. Near-vintage Kuwahara (with previous Reynolds single-bike all-carbon fork, recently swapped out for a Wound Up tandem fork). Trudy is in back.

- Luis

And a picture from last year on a trip to - well, I'll let y'all figure it out... - L.

yet another... :)

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Gonna try and get some of us actually on the bike this weekend! In the meantime ...
Bill & Maggi

Near the end of the Enchanted Circle loop coming into Taos, New Mexico. What a great ride.

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This is a pic of us after finishing this year's BAK (Biking Across Kansas). The Missouri Rivr is running at near capacity in the background as you can see. Feel sorry for all you Iowa folks!

Brad

This is my favorite of us about 10 or more years ago.

Phoebe and Jim at the 1998 NWTR Spokane Washington.

http://valelab.ucsf.edu/%7Ephoebe/images/TANDEMS/phoebe-Jim_tandem.jpg

This is my favorite of us about 10 or more years ago.

Phoebe and Jim at the 1998 NWTR Spokane Washington.

http://valelab.ucsf.edu/%7Ephoebe/images/TANDEMS/phoebe-Jim_tandem.jpg

Great looking fit on the tandem!

Me and my RAGBRAI stoker for this year. My 10 year old has been a challenge at times to get out on training rides, but once I get her convinced to go she is all about it. We were getting ready for a 30 mile ride in this photo. It went well today and she gave me a big high five when we finished. I'm still not sure how the second day of 83 miles of rollers on RAGBRAI is going to go, but I'm sure we will survive. Not many weeks of training left for us before the ride. I've never worried too much about riding RAGBRAI, but putting your 10 year old daughter behind you on a tandem turns the ride into a totally different deal.

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At the start of this year's PALM (Pedal Across Lower Michigan). The start was in New Buffalo.

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Happy to be finished, 6 days later at Sterling State Park, just outside of Monroe.

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From Seattle to Portland 2005...

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Here's one taken today as wife and 13 year old daughter, (Maggi & Cheyenne), took off for an ice cream ride on their Santana Rio (re-worked with drop bars, ultegra brifters and road tires). The addition of the BlueAnt Interphone comm system makes it high quality mother/daughter time!

Well, not a couple but since my girlfriend is pregnant right now and does not feel like cycling at all, I had to find other pilots.

From my first race as a paracyclist (blind)

Whole different experience riding with an experienced racer!

Another shot (Alpine Dam, Marin County):

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Here's me and the Missus on our trip up to San Francisco on -- you guessed it! -- July 4th. We got a lot of comments along the way, many enthusiastic waves, cars honking as they passed, drivers and passengers giving thumbs up. It was great to see the reactions.

This shot was taken along Sawyer Camp Trail near the end of our ride. Note the clouds rolling in over the hills in the background.

We rode 62 miles from San Jose to Burlingame. Later that evening we went to the USS Hornet to see the fireworks. Awesome times.

Andy

OK, one more. Today, July 5th, we set out from Sausalito to Tiburon, then across the GG Bridge back to Crissy Field in San Francisco for 32 miles. By the time we got to the Golden Gate Bridge (enveloped in fog in the background of this shot), it was clear but very windy. The crosswinds were tough to deal with and the tourists were in sheer panic on the bridge. It made for an eventful ride playing "Dodge the Tourist".

The Missus and I were in our Tierra Bella jerseys, from a popular ride in south San Jose. While in Tiburon we saw a bunch of ride sponsors who recognized the jerseys.

Andy

OK, one more. Today, July 5th, we set out from Sausalito to Tiburon, then across the GG Bridge back to Crissy Field in San Francisco for 32 miles. By the time we got to the Golden Gate Bridge (enveloped in fog in the background of this shot), it was clear but very windy. The crosswinds were tough to deal with and the tourists were in sheer panic on the bridge. It made for an eventful ride playing "Dodge the Tourist".

The Missus and I were in our Tierra Bella jerseys, from a popular ride in south San Jose. While in Tiburon we saw a bunch of ride sponsors who recognized the jerseys.

Andy

Yeah, dodging tourists on the GGB is a bit interesting on the tandem. You can always yell (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=200479) at them. :lol:

After our July 4th century.

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I'm enjoying the pics. My husband and I were NOT a happy couple on a tandem - but my son LOVES it. This was taken outside some junk store in Topsail North Carolina. Hope it works.

So far so good. The comment today coming home from this ride was, she wasn't really interested in riding her regular bike much anymore, and wondered how her skills would hold up in case she needed to do a ride on it.

PK

So far so good. The comment today coming home from this ride was, she wasn't really interested in riding her regular bike much anymore, and wondered how her skills would hold up in case she needed to do a ride on it.

PK

Tell her to remember to steer.

Last year I rode nothing but the tandem for 6 weeks, about 4 days a week. I got on my half-bike and was cruising around the block, heading out for a ride, and OMG! I thought I was gonna crash at the T-intersection! :eek:

Then I remembered that I could steer. Doh!

Picked up a picture of the family from the NWTR this weekend...

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This is us just before 72 miles of rolling cotswold hills. Let's just say we were happy to finish as we got a bit carried away in the first 25 miles.

You may notice the post upgradeitis T2000. Basically everything other than the groupset parts, wheels and frame has been changed. The final stages of the disease are emerging as red anodised bolts make an appearance. Now all we have to work on is our mismatched bottles and clothes.

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This is us with the brand new T2000 on its third shakedown ride before upgradeitis took hold. Some adjustment of handlebar angles followed. We did better on the clothes matching back then though.

This was taken last June 1, 2008 in the annual Toronto Ride for Heart.http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa151/the-desert-fox-in-brooklin/IMGP2310.jpg

A few photos from our wedding engagement photo session--shot by www.scottholloway.com

One of my recent favorites:

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finally had our pic taken when my sister visitedhttp://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd341/roval_01/IMG_1053.jpg

In action on RAGBRAI this year. We had an awesome week. My 10 year old did 400 of the 471 miles. One rest day for her mid-week. The longest day was 83 miles with 5300 ft. of climbing.

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At the finish!

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q157/DrDover/P7260253.jpg

We have a ton of photos on our website documenting nearly a decade of riding. In case you don't want to take time to visit http://www.s2cycle.com, here's a recent one taken during Spring Break in San Diego.

http://s2cycle.com/assets/images/SD-riding-water.jpg

This picture was taken near Marianna, FL on day 6 of our 103 day, 6200 mile trip around the US last summer. You'll notice we were still getting along and having fun.;) Actually we enjoyed the "close fellowship" the whole way.

Awesome pictures, and even greater stories!! :D Keep 'em coming!

Taken this past weekend. Thanks to hoo_koo (Jeff?)

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