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Old 07-19-19, 04:29 AM
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lichtgrau
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@merlinextraligh: Thanks for sharing this story. And thanks God nothing serious happened.
Stories of fun & success are easy to share but those experiences are really valuable for everyone.

My thoughts on this are whether I would really like this high-tech race material on a tandem or not.
Since our setup was always rather a touring machine than a racer, I didn’t even think about carbon wheels.
On the contrary, for >200kg gross weight (overnight tour setup, we’re not even a heavy team) I felt (and feel) always safer
on our beefy 26” rims with cargo bike approval.

Carbon fiber is a fantastic material. Well designed it can bear lots of load in the desired direction.
But it is just not very forgiving for something like unwanted lateral forces or high temperatures.
With this warning shot I would really think about 36 Spokes, Aluminum and some good (hydraulic disc) brakes.
The rear brake on a tandem is not as disadvantaged as on a single bike. The load shift is not as dramatic (a “stoppie” on a tandem is hard to perform ).
Therefore a good rear brake makes definitly sense...
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