Borrow or rent (Cheep) a tandem for a 3 day ride from Portsmouth NH to Maine
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Borrow or rent (Cheep) a tandem for a 3 day ride from Portsmouth NH to Maine
Going w/ my wife to my fathers 55th Bowdoin reunion. Dad & I did the ride 5 years ago w/ his classmates -- he has since died but it was one of the most fun final things we did together. After Memorial Day.
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Are you soliciting a loaner or rental tandem?
Not being familiar with the area at all, or Bowdoin, I had to do a bit of Googling to find that Bowdoin College is in Brunswick, Maine, about 80 miles up the coast. Are you taking 3 days to ride the 80 miles, or up one day, spend a day, and back the third day?
One of the larger local bike shops here rents tandems.
If it's sufficiently flat, and if you're both of average size, you can spend $100 or $200 for an old cruiser-type tandem and make the trip okay.
And, maybe it's just me, but going to your dad's reunion seems a bit odd.
Not being familiar with the area at all, or Bowdoin, I had to do a bit of Googling to find that Bowdoin College is in Brunswick, Maine, about 80 miles up the coast. Are you taking 3 days to ride the 80 miles, or up one day, spend a day, and back the third day?
One of the larger local bike shops here rents tandems.
If it's sufficiently flat, and if you're both of average size, you can spend $100 or $200 for an old cruiser-type tandem and make the trip okay.
And, maybe it's just me, but going to your dad's reunion seems a bit odd.
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I am soliciting a loan or cheep rental. Actually I'm really going for the ride which we did together 5 years ago w/ the same group. Its a 3 day ride but I'd like a decent tandum as my wife is a bit fussey...It would probably cost to much for me to ship from texas which is I think where you are. I hope to bring the tandum in at arround 200-300 all in.
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We have an older Burley Duet set up townie style I'd be willing to talk about loaning out for a bit of cash. What sizes are y'all hoping for...? Located in Berwick ME, but I work in Portsmouth NH. Details available on request.
Point of interest: the Memorial Bridge from Portsmouth NH to Kittery ME is being demolished; the Sarah Mildred Long bridge is posted "No bicycles" even though plenty of people are now using it for such; and I really doubt the shuttle vans can accommodate a tandem. Otherwise, you'd be detouring up through Dover NH from Portsmouth just to get into ME. I'd be happy to arrange delivery to either Portsmouth or Kittery.
Point of interest: the Memorial Bridge from Portsmouth NH to Kittery ME is being demolished; the Sarah Mildred Long bridge is posted "No bicycles" even though plenty of people are now using it for such; and I really doubt the shuttle vans can accommodate a tandem. Otherwise, you'd be detouring up through Dover NH from Portsmouth just to get into ME. I'd be happy to arrange delivery to either Portsmouth or Kittery.
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We have an older Burley Duet set up townie style I'd be willing to talk about loaning out for a bit of cash. What sizes are y'all hoping for...? Located in Berwick ME, but I work in Portsmouth NH. Details available on request.
Point of interest: the Memorial Bridge from Portsmouth NH to Kittery ME is being demolished; the Sarah Mildred Long bridge is posted "No bicycles" even though plenty of people are now using it for such; and I really doubt the shuttle vans can accommodate a tandem. Otherwise, you'd be detouring up through Dover NH from Portsmouth just to get into ME. I'd be happy to arrange delivery to either Portsmouth or Kittery.
Point of interest: the Memorial Bridge from Portsmouth NH to Kittery ME is being demolished; the Sarah Mildred Long bridge is posted "No bicycles" even though plenty of people are now using it for such; and I really doubt the shuttle vans can accommodate a tandem. Otherwise, you'd be detouring up through Dover NH from Portsmouth just to get into ME. I'd be happy to arrange delivery to either Portsmouth or Kittery.