Salut from Geneva,

I wish I was in the USA, as you all seem to have great access to rebuilding and refurbishing your bikes.

Problem 1 GEARS: Tandem feels heavy and slow up the mountain Alps, like a basic two crank bike

HELP Needed: How can I upgrade the existing Rear to Front Deraillers, Cranks and Pedals, Rear Cogs (28..to 11 surely would be best?)

The rear derailler gear cable broke, then the chain snapped. I fixed it and enjoyed returning on a heavy gearing. Ouch as the inclines were 10% and what felt like more!

Please review what the bike looks like here:







Front brakes











As a novice and being in Geneva, I will need help sourcing from .com USA sites you may have used. The parts that I need to change from front to rear.

PROBLEM 2 CHAIN: What kind of chain do I get, where from and how do I measure it? I would like to chain both chains. The longer to rear derailler snapped.

PROBLEM 3 Gear Cable: What do you recommend? Teflon coated?

Problem 4 Brakes: Should I upgrade the cables? How do I improve them easily? They work fine, but downhill my hand is on the coasting brakes.

Thanks in advance

LoveGeneva