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03-21-09, 07:44 PM
Yep - finally pulled the trigger. Went to the LBS and test road, then bought a Trek T900. Must have been leftovers since I don't believe they make any tandems except the cruisers any more. They didn't have any other tandems at the low end (although lots of Co-motion and Santana) set up and since I really haven't ridden a single in years, I don't think I would really know what to look for by way of comparison shopping anyway.
We look forward to riding the 8-mile forest preserve paved trail that is about a 1/2 mile ride from our condo.
I made sure to get a spare tube and one of those seat pouches with the tire levers, hex wrenches, and a frame pump in case we get a flat. I noticed that the bike didn't seem to want to shift into #3 ring on the left side handelbars (we have SRAM grip shifters). Any thoughts? Maybe I need to be in certain gears on the right side before attempting to shift to #3? I have little experience with shifting, though #1 and #2 left gears seem to shift without any trouble, as do all the other right gears.
We look forward to riding the 8-mile forest preserve paved trail that is about a 1/2 mile ride from our condo.
I made sure to get a spare tube and one of those seat pouches with the tire levers, hex wrenches, and a frame pump in case we get a flat. I noticed that the bike didn't seem to want to shift into #3 ring on the left side handelbars (we have SRAM grip shifters). Any thoughts? Maybe I need to be in certain gears on the right side before attempting to shift to #3? I have little experience with shifting, though #1 and #2 left gears seem to shift without any trouble, as do all the other right gears.