Forum: Tandem Cycling

So we have our Calfee pretty much dialed in now, and think that it's a great bike. BUT... we wanted to start doing some touring, and also do our errands/shopping on a tandem rather than half-bikes. So, I decided to bring our old 1990 Santana Arriva back to life! I borrowed some parts for the...

Took a leisurely club ride this morning and while in the midst of a line of singles (not a paceline) about 5 back from the front, the lead rider suddenly slowed inexplicably. I had about 4' between my front wheel and the next wheel, but still had to brake hard. Got a pretty good thump from the...

Actually, this might be a record for the SLOWEST speed ever! We were climbing a short (1/4 mile) bump at about a15% grade. I looked down at the computer and we were doing 2.2mph-and we didn't even fall over!

Folks: i'm contemplating jumping into the world of tandems, and could use some advice. Goals: recreational biking with kids, mostly around town. Kids love to bike, but too old for their third-wheel trailer. Bike under consideration. GT Quatrefoil. Unknown vintage - trying to determine if...

My wife and I have decided to try tandem. We ride together now often. We have ordered a Kent tandem from Wally World. I know it is not top of the line but we simply can't swing a 4 figure bicycle right now. Plus the reviews indicate that it is a decent bike for what it is. Anyway, my wife is...

'Available Spring 2011'. A pedal-based system might be just the thing for tandem teams. This should help spur MetriGear along. Polar and LOOK Launch Together Power Pedals Pics (courtesy WW), where the speculation is that these are licensed MetriGear. ...

On Saturday we picked up a tandem!! It's only borrowed ... a fellow Audax Australia member has loaned it to us for a month or so to give us a chance to try it out. We've been talking about renting one for some time. Then a couple weeks ago we were in at Abbotsford Cycles, chatting to the owner...

The short of it is that we (me, wife, twin girls who are 3.5 now) are considering buying tandems for our bike rides. Right now we carry them in a Co-Pilot seat on our racks but they will be heavy enough that we can't really use them next season and old enough at 4+ where they can help pedal...

I've been waiting for this. A high performance tire, seems as though it was made just for my use. Called an Optimum. 700x25, the rear has a harder compound. Marked f/r. the pro race was a good tire, worth 1000m on the rear. Mabey this new tire will 1500m. I ordered a pair. The Conti 4000's were...

As mentioned in my signature line, my Bulletin Board at http://www.thetandemlink.com is now being updated weekly Summaries are below with links to the full stories are available at the Web site. Unless anyone objects, I'll just post the compendiums here each week. It's interesting to see what and...

We are planning a trip to Texas this August and want to take our tandem for a ride from Corpus Christi to Austin with stops in Victoria, Cuero and wherever. Trying to figure out the best way to get the bike there safely without having to leave my left leg and right arm at the counter. Any advice?

This is probably a stupid question but why is the frame size of the tandem all that important. Could a small frame work for pretty much any team. By changing stems, adding a stem riser and adjusting seats isn't it essentially possible to get a frame that works for anyone? It looks like rear top...

We should have a sticky thread of you and your captain/stoker having fun on your tandem! I'll start... http://i29.tinypic.com/10d8t9k.jpg http://i32.tinypic.com/p9e6s.jpg

I'm not affiliated with the seller in any way, just ran across this and thought you'd be interested: http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/bik/1915073966.html

First off we're fine and didn't go down, but several others did on singles. The Co-Mo got hit from behind, so the der hanger, and a bent spoke, plus the "B" adjust screw on our XO rear der got tweaked a bit. Woman on a single, getting tired, made a mistake and crossed behind the rider in front...

Bought a Brooks Flyer S for my wife. Rode 9 miles Saturday - and she pretty much hates it. She says it's way to slick. Should I even consider encouraging her to try it again (she wants to) or just suggest she go back to her old saddle. She was okay with the old saddle, I was just trying to get...

we now have a burley duet but are wanting to upgrade ---is a cannondale road bike 2 that much better and we have heard horror stories about alum breaking ---is this a problem --we ride mostly rails to trails and hwy but some of them are getting pretty rough------also does any co. make bicycle...

My cycling team, Team JDRF (Junior Diabeties Research Foundation) just finished the Hoo Doo. For those of you who don't know about the Hoo Doo it is a 517mile ultra-distance race with over 30,000+ft of climbing. It's a beatuiful race from St. George Utah through and around Brice, Escalante and...

"My wife and I are considering driving down to Tucson for this ride (109 mi. version). Hard to say what our time might be on our Tandem, but probably 7 hours. it's certainly not a race for us and my inclination might be to start in the back and just pick our way through as things thin out (do they...

Here's some pics of the bike rack I completed today for my Boxster. No tandem pics yet, but after testing with my sacrificial lamb 25 year old Cannondale, the tandem should have no problems with this setup. The "base" is made of 2ea X 3ft steel tubes attached to the frame. Then the aluminum...

Well - was cleaning the tandem on Friday and noticed that a paired set of spokes had pulled through the rear rim. Wheel is 5 years and about 10k miles old. We didn't even notice a problem during our last ride. Sent the pic to Rolf and want to look at my options. Been wanting to run dual disks...

Hello, I have done a lot of forum reading here and elsewhere on Independant Pedaling vs standard tandem. I know everyone has their own opinion on this and each has pros and cons. I am leaning toward sticking with standard, but not 100% sure. Anyway, instead of asking opinions, I am curious as...

Here is our new tandem. I will do some minor modificatios and will post pictures when I do.

My increasing desire to own a tandem met the downward-trending optimism that I'd find a used one to fit, and so we bought a new Speedster from Tandems East. Mel worked the Wound-Up carbon fork into the deal. That lets me do Rolfs or whatever if I decide I must have racier wheels, and then I'll...

Do you carry a special kit for your tandem? We bought a container for one of the water bottle holders. I quickly realized that we are really limited to adhesive bandages, triple antibiotic ointment in a tube, an eye bandage, alcohol prep pads, small scissors, tweezers and gloves. Mostly I want to...

My stoker and I had been watching this forum for awhile, trying to decide if we wanted to experiment with a pair of Sweet Sixteens for our 2000 TeamTi-700. In April of last year (2009) we went ahead and bought a pair from Gear-To-Go. Our combined weight, with cycling gear, is just shy of 300...