zonatandem
04-20-08, 09:21 PM
Attended the bi-annual local bike club (GABA) swapmeet.
Couple friends asked me to try and sell their older tandems for them and agreed to do so.
Swapmeet starts officially at 6 A.M. Barely got a vacant spot to set up at 5 A.M.
Hauling stuff out of the station wagon including a 1985 custom Colin Laing tandem that's been sitting on a covered patio for 7 years and gathered rust/cobwebs. Needed tires, new chains and lots of elbow grease.
Sold at 5:15 A.M. . . . didn't even have time to put a price tag on it! It found a new home with someone that was visiting from L.A.
Before noontime sold an equally old (but nicer shape) British Mercian with a Phil Wood rear disc brake and old Mafac cantis. That found a new home in Bisbee, AZ.
Nice to get some new folk introduced to tandems. Buyers/sellers all happy!
Spotted 3 other used tandems: a 1980s Dawes Super Galaxy, an equally 'aged' Jeff Lindsay and a 70s Paramount track tandem (overpriced at $2,000).
Funniest part of the day: a brand new Turner 3 wheeled recumbent tandem. Not a trike with 2 wheels front and one back, nor 2 wheels rear and one front . . . but 3 wheels in a row! Asked seller "what's the purpose of 3 wheels in a row?" Answer: "In case you get a flat you can keep riding." Huh??? Then asked "what if you flatten rear tire, can you keep riding?". Expression on sellers face was priceless! Duhhh?!?
Pedal on TWOgether!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem
Couple friends asked me to try and sell their older tandems for them and agreed to do so.
Swapmeet starts officially at 6 A.M. Barely got a vacant spot to set up at 5 A.M.
Hauling stuff out of the station wagon including a 1985 custom Colin Laing tandem that's been sitting on a covered patio for 7 years and gathered rust/cobwebs. Needed tires, new chains and lots of elbow grease.
Sold at 5:15 A.M. . . . didn't even have time to put a price tag on it! It found a new home with someone that was visiting from L.A.
Before noontime sold an equally old (but nicer shape) British Mercian with a Phil Wood rear disc brake and old Mafac cantis. That found a new home in Bisbee, AZ.
Nice to get some new folk introduced to tandems. Buyers/sellers all happy!
Spotted 3 other used tandems: a 1980s Dawes Super Galaxy, an equally 'aged' Jeff Lindsay and a 70s Paramount track tandem (overpriced at $2,000).
Funniest part of the day: a brand new Turner 3 wheeled recumbent tandem. Not a trike with 2 wheels front and one back, nor 2 wheels rear and one front . . . but 3 wheels in a row! Asked seller "what's the purpose of 3 wheels in a row?" Answer: "In case you get a flat you can keep riding." Huh??? Then asked "what if you flatten rear tire, can you keep riding?". Expression on sellers face was priceless! Duhhh?!?
Pedal on TWOgether!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem