Thread: Santana tandem?
View Single Post
Old 10-06-13 | 08:59 PM
  #10  
jimmuller's Avatar
jimmuller
What??? Only 2 wheels?
Titanium Club Membership
15 Anniversary
 
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 13,495
Likes: 924
From: Boston-ish, MA

Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10

Originally Posted by KonAaron Snake
Jim - I think you might be missing something; tandems improved more than other steel bikes because of OS tubing. The advantage isn't really weight, it's stiffness. Older tandems ride like wet noodles compared to modern ones,...
Thanks for the reply, KonAaron. I'm sure you are right. But our total team weight is only about 275lbs, our Peugeot has an oversized oval keel tube and twin laterals, and I've never felt it was a wet noodle at all. Not even when loaded with 55lbs of camping gear. Well, okay, with enough load in the panniers I can feel them sway. Now, had we ridden the Santana I might feel differently. For now I'll stay blissfully ignorant!
__________________
Real cyclists use toe clips.
With great bikes comes great responsibility.
jimmuller
jimmuller is offline  
Reply
0