Tandem fixie?
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Tandem fixie?
I was chatting with my Dad on the weekend and he was telling me that he and his dad used to ride from Brighton to London (England) to watch a cycling race and then ride home again afterwards. They would ride on the fixed-gear tandem (with brakes). I had never heard of one of these before. This would have been done in the mid- to late-40s to 50s (my Dad married my Mum in '57 and travelled by boat to Montreal and settled in Canada).
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last year in a "street bike race" the winers were on a tandem fixed track bek
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This was mine and a buddies. I think we picked up the bike off craigslist for like $150 with some 26" wheels. A little bit of elbow grease and some weinmans and it was fixed. In this pic I was part way through sanding the frame (before I know how much easier jasco's made things). It was seriously a blast, and considering it weighed about 50lbs it was fast as **** having two people pedal. We left the frame outside under the staircase and somebody stole it unfortunately.
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Internal shaft drive.
It isn't functional.
It isn't functional.
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This was mine and a buddies. I think we picked up the bike off craigslist for like $150 with some 26" wheels. A little bit of elbow grease and some weinmans and it was fixed. In this pic I was part way through sanding the frame (before I know how much easier jasco's made things). It was seriously a blast, and considering it weighed about 50lbs it was fast as **** having two people pedal. We left the frame outside under the staircase and somebody stole it unfortunately.
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We've got one out at our track for para-athletes.
Helluva draft.
Helluva draft.
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Now, here's a tandem fixie. Medical insurance not included.
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