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09-24-13 | 10:22 AM

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brons2

Hook 'Em Horns

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From: Austin, Texas

Bikes: Mine: Paul Taylor Custom 66cm, Rivendell custom 68cm, '75 Eisentraut Touring 69cm, 68cm track frame of indeterminate origin, '92 Cannondale M500. Ours: '93 Burley Duet tandem XL. Hers: L Mercier Sora thingy

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Originally Posted by waynesulak

I don't believe that tandems without a stoker can not be expected to handle like a single

I rode my Burley to the shop to get new cables without a stoker in the back, about 5 miles each way. It really didn't handle too badly, but the Burley is quite heavy and when you're going up steep hills it feels like someone dropped a big dumbbell in the saddlebag!

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