Thread: Performance Wheelset Decision on New Tandem?
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Old 06-30-18 | 05:18 PM
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From: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Bikes: Tandems: Calfee Dragonfly S&S, Ventana ECDM mtb; Singles: Specialized Tarmac SL4 S-Works, Specialized Stumpjumper Pro, etal.

Recent cautionary tale:

Cyclists were going 47 mph near Huntington when 'their wheels disintegrated from impact'

Wheels were Zipp, apparently low profile carbon and low spoke count. This is a good example of why you don't want to dance with the devil (tempt fate by using sketchy tandem wheels).

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