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08-31-09, 10:37 AM
My wife and I have tossed around the idea of a tandem for many years - she's tossed - I've drug my heals; but it's been one of the most fun things we've done together in a while.
We found on craigslist -
Burley Rock n Roll - unsure of the year, but apparently has been converted to road style bars;
but it's set up with Deore XT components, bar cons, 54/40/24 front chainrings -
having ridden 1/2 bikes (see, i'm picking up the lingo:thumb:) for the better part of 35 years and, this bike is one of the better shifting bike's I've ridden.
Only downside was that the seat posts were fused in the seat tube. after a week of messing around with slide hammers, pipe wrenches on breaker bars, finally drilled the seat posts out and went out and purchased new seat posts. At first my wife was excited about the suspension seat-post I got for her, but we may be trading that out for something a bit more stable.
as soon as I figure out how to maneuver (park, lean) the tandem in the garage, the kick stand will come off. and we'll get the bar tape replaced soon, as well.
All this, - we paid less that $600.
In the first two week-ends we've ridden - the first we logged 50 - this weekend we rode 60.
Only have a pick of the bike - haven't gotten one of us on it yet. Having too much fun riding to think about the photo op. :thumb:
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq286/RevBug/Rock%20n%20Roll%20Tandem/IMG_3283.jpg
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq286/RevBug/Rock%20n%20Roll%20Tandem/P1010003.jpg
when we get the photo of the three of us together, we'll post in that thread.
p.s. don't know if TandemGeek is a link, or what - but our stats.
combined age: 79
weight ~~350
don't know average speed data - computer n/f BUT:
ride out to Jacksonville: 9 miles - with stops, rests, re-set and adjustments - took over an hour. Not that good.
Ride home: - <1/2 hour with no stops: I guess that's ballparked 18mph.
"More Cowbell! MORE Cowbell!!"
We found on craigslist -
Burley Rock n Roll - unsure of the year, but apparently has been converted to road style bars;
but it's set up with Deore XT components, bar cons, 54/40/24 front chainrings -
having ridden 1/2 bikes (see, i'm picking up the lingo:thumb:) for the better part of 35 years and, this bike is one of the better shifting bike's I've ridden.
Only downside was that the seat posts were fused in the seat tube. after a week of messing around with slide hammers, pipe wrenches on breaker bars, finally drilled the seat posts out and went out and purchased new seat posts. At first my wife was excited about the suspension seat-post I got for her, but we may be trading that out for something a bit more stable.
as soon as I figure out how to maneuver (park, lean) the tandem in the garage, the kick stand will come off. and we'll get the bar tape replaced soon, as well.
All this, - we paid less that $600.
In the first two week-ends we've ridden - the first we logged 50 - this weekend we rode 60.
Only have a pick of the bike - haven't gotten one of us on it yet. Having too much fun riding to think about the photo op. :thumb:
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq286/RevBug/Rock%20n%20Roll%20Tandem/IMG_3283.jpg
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq286/RevBug/Rock%20n%20Roll%20Tandem/P1010003.jpg
when we get the photo of the three of us together, we'll post in that thread.
p.s. don't know if TandemGeek is a link, or what - but our stats.
combined age: 79
weight ~~350
don't know average speed data - computer n/f BUT:
ride out to Jacksonville: 9 miles - with stops, rests, re-set and adjustments - took over an hour. Not that good.
Ride home: - <1/2 hour with no stops: I guess that's ballparked 18mph.
"More Cowbell! MORE Cowbell!!"