Forum: Tandem Cycling

Just bought a used Trek T1000 and was wondering what experience you tandem owners have with roof racks? What brand do you use and/or recommend. We have a Honda Accord with a roof rack, and a Honda CR-V. Thanks.

Thought I'd ask this since I rarely can feel them pedaling. I'm sure I'd notice if they stopped but I don't feel them through the pedals except on rare occasions. I've only had two stokers and both are fairly high level athletes. I assume this is a good thing because it means we're in sync,...

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...

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j169/chewingum89/IMG_2960.jpg so I snagged this tandem off craigslist, and I've been restoring it over the course of the week, it was already in pretty good shape, but it was a rustbucket and pretty nasty. After about 10 hours worth of scrubbing, it's nice and...

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

The rule of thumb is that there is a 20 to 30% reduction in power required when one drafts another bicycle. But what about a tandem? On occasion, I have drafted a tandem on my road bike and the benefit seemed really good. On a recent ride, I had the opportunity to draft a tandem while on my road...

Interested in chatting with owners of the Follis Tandem. I bought mine back in 1978 in North Carolina. It is fitted with Phil Wood BB and Hubs, TA crankset and Campagnolo Rally Derailleur. My wife and I have a blast riding it. Just wanted to make contact with owners and track down some...

In the Bay Area, Old La Honda Road is the classic benchmark climb. For example, the Western Wheelers club uses the Old La Honda time to assess what group riders belong in. Old La Honda is a perennial inclusion in the Low Key Hill Climbs. Last year the median time on Old La Honda was 21:03...

... we finished dead last! In the tandem category that is. It was fun and we got to talk to other area tandem owners. Mind you tandems are a minuscule part of the TT, with most of the faster riders on Cervelo P3's a couple of P4's some Cannondale Slice's as well as a couple of Specialized...

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...

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...

I've often heard the statement that "whatever direction your relationship is going, a tandem will accelerate it." I like the way the idea was expressed today by Scott Martin in the "Scott's Spin" section of the RBR e-mail newsletter: "Then there's the tandem. When you're single it's a dandy...

The Santana Rolf tandem rear wheel differs from the "standard" Rolf tandem rear wheel in at least two ways: (a) it has the Santana 160 mm axle; (b) it has a spoke count of 20 compared to 24 for the "standard" Rolf tandem rear wheel. Even with a count of 24, many users have posted elsewhere on...

Hi folks, I just wanted to introduce myself and solicit opinions on our upcoming purchase of a tandem. My wife and I have been married for over 20 years, and are looking for an acitivity that we can share. She rides horses (dressage); I ride adventure motorcycles and do some enduro racing. ...

For all out there that want more gearing with there 10spd tandems this set up works great. I have Ultegra 10spd shifters, FSA Triple cranks with a 26 tooth small ring instead of a 30 tooth along with a Shimmano XT long cage rear derailuer. I removed the 11-28 Ultegra rear cassette and replaced it...

My parents who are in their 80's sent us a 31st anniversary card that said "can't wait to hear how you celebrate this one" ... so we sent them this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzWTiGxHfmY Enjoy - Jim & Suzy

First off - I decided to get another set of the new Rolf Tandem Wheels - but this time with a front disc. After looking at my options and costing things out - I got a great deal on the Rolfs from Precision and since they are in stock won't have to wait over 2 weeks to get new wheels. While i've...

Swapping notes with Lightning about their cranks, but responses from them are terse. They seem to think setup with a double and Gates belt all on the right better than the more conventional setup with the Gates belt on the left. Assuming you are OK with a double, what are the pros/cons to running...

We've been having one of those tandem noise issues. Something to do with pedaling. Sounded like it might a a BB, but they're new FSAs and seem solid and free on the stand with belt and chain removed. Same sound whether sitting or standing. Usually appeared about an hour into a ride and never on the...

1998 Co-Pilot, 8 speed with bar-end shifters. The left (front) shifter went out on us today. It looks like we can either replace the shifters with another 8 speed set or change to 9 speed. Since it was just the front shifter that went out, I can replace just the front & leave the rear alone....

OK, OK, I took all of your recommendations except...staying off the bike. Which starts today. I'm off it totally for a month or two. It's going to kill me but I need to get this resolved. So to recap what's been happening with the fatigue and what I've been doing; I get fatigued on the bike...

So I'm curious, I'm 6'4" and my girlfriend is 5'3", logistically would this be possible at all? Unfortunately with tandems being so rare on the road, I don't get to see may combinations of different couples, and most that I see are all around the same height. Would it even be possible for us to...

Hi, all, A friend-of-a-friend in Portland is trying to sell me his steel Bushnell tandem, circa 1995 or 1996, for $500. I've not seen it yet, but it looks like a nice ride, if a little dated, in the photos. It seems like these don't come up used too often, so I'm having trouble finding price...

Counting down, less than eight hours until we attempt our first Markleeville Death Ride via tandem!

Article in today's Fresno Bee prior to Saturday's Climb to Kaiser. This article mentions more than one BF Tandem Forum members.

check out this tiemeyer (who builds a mean track rig): http://www.spectrumpowderworks.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=139 post some pics of other eye candy if you've got 'em!

I am looking for a Large/Large Tandem to rent that is good enough to race. Rental period 4 or 5 weeks. Located in Atlanta, but will travel a bit for it.