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Forum: Tandem Cycling
02-10-14, 01:42 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

Adding washers may be a quick fix, but has a...

Adding washers may be a quick fix, but has a couple downsides...

1) places the fork dropouts further outboard from the hub/cups
2) smooth steel washers will provide very little grip interfacing...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
02-07-14, 06:01 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

Those appear to be the "29er" version of Spinergy...

Those appear to be the "29er" version of Spinergy wheels. More spokes (32 vs 24 on the TX2), bigger hub flanges and wider rims, plus a bit more weight obviously due to the beefier design.

During...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
10-24-12, 09:15 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

On a side note about skewers (revisited), the...

On a side note about skewers (revisited), the supplied Spinergy (ti rear, steel front) weigh 106gm on my digital scale. In spite of having the Ti rear skewer shaft (a nice touch from Ric at HoT), the...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
10-12-12, 12:31 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

Interesting feedback Wayne. I haven't...

Interesting feedback Wayne.

I haven't ridden other wheels on our 2007 Calfee, so I don't have a direct comparison opinion to anything else on this tandem (on my single I ride stiff Mavic Ksyrium...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-08-12, 09:22 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

^^^ It would be great to hear your comparison...

^^^ It would be great to hear your comparison feedback about the Spinergy. Perhaps you could swap for a ride with one of your club ppl and do a test ride.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-02-12, 07:21 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

I do not have the specs, so all I can report is...

I do not have the specs, so all I can report is "not all that deep". As a convenience factor, tube stems as short as 4cm are long enough.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
07-31-12, 10:12 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

No problems, nice ride. IMO, they are a good...

No problems, nice ride. IMO, they are a good general purpose wheel for typical road riding. Combined with a Calfee frame we have no need for a stoker suspension post, which results in reduced weight...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-10-12, 04:12 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

Seems to be you may be thinking all 29ers are not...

Seems to be you may be thinking all 29ers are not tandems? That is not the case. I was indeed referring to 29er tandems currently abusing these wheels as the ultimate torture test.

BTW, here's a...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-03-12, 09:54 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

Hmm, no carbon fiber bling on these wheels. PBO...

Hmm, no carbon fiber bling on these wheels. PBO (spokes) = polyphenylene bensobisoxazole.

Also, so far only regular roadies (bar a few gravel/rough roads) have checked in here. It would be...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-02-12, 12:08 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

Grey, silica rubber compound me thinks. They have...

Grey, silica rubber compound me thinks. They have a low max pressure of only 7 bars (102psi) but are very firm at that pressure.

Do you have the standard 19mm wide rims (road wheels)?
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-31-12, 06:43 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

Got them sooooo quick! I'm still not sure...

Got them sooooo quick!

I'm still not sure if my digital scale is weighing things on the heavy side (possibly 30-40gm based on a Ultegra crankset I recently weighed), but just for the record here...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-31-12, 10:02 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

Thanks for the tip about American Classics -...

Thanks for the tip about American Classics - Speed Clips. One of the cassettes I was planning to use is a Ultegra 11-28. Good idea to use these clips as I have noticed substantial marring on my...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-30-12, 09:31 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

I followed up with an inquiry. Apparently both AL...

I followed up with an inquiry. Apparently both AL & steel axles were tested with this hub design (it is a combined system). You really think they wouldn't have put a steel axle in there if they...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-30-12, 03:47 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

You didn't specify which wheel model that blurb...

You didn't specify which wheel model that blurb may apply to. However in the case of the tandem wheels, as detail provided earlier, these were specifically designed for tandem loads and utilize many...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-30-12, 02:31 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

Imagine, indeed there is a world beyond this...

Imagine, indeed there is a world beyond this forum... err, board.

Call HoT and discuss directly with the distributor and who has direct 1st hand knowledge of such detail.

But you are correct...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-29-12, 03:38 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

If all reports are true, there have been ZERO...

If all reports are true, there have been ZERO failures of these wheels including the oversize AL axle. Likely that part would be respec'd if something ever did arise, however todate, even the 29'r...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-28-12, 04:43 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

I confirmed with Spinergy Sales direct and also...

I confirmed with Spinergy Sales direct and also received additional information from other sources.

Here's a rundown of my notes:

The Spinergy Tx2 label is simply a HoT rebrand sticker (see...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-26-12, 11:27 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

So no breakdowns / deficiency complaints about...

So no breakdowns / deficiency complaints about the Spinergy. Interesting.

If we just knew more about them like what is the diff between those Tx2 (HoT) vs XAeros (Precision).
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-26-12, 05:37 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

Thanks. I've updated the Rolf thread with some...

Thanks. I've updated the Rolf thread with some info.

My wife leans toward a conservative bias of black spokes. If Spinergy, I was thinking maybe Yellow, but she found some reports of PBO spokes...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-26-12, 01:12 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 36,082
Posted By twocicle

Great to see this actively discussed, because my...

Great to see this actively discussed, because my wife & I are in the process of accumulating an inventory of parts for a new Calfee build up. At the moment there are maybe 20 shipments of parts in...
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