Originally Posted by
bikemig
I've been looking for a "vintage" tandem as well so we can try out tandem riding. I'd like to pick up an older MTB style tandem so I can run fat tires on it. I figure we can at least use it go to to the farmer's market weekends.
In retrospect, what I should have done is to shell out some extra cash for a bike that was in better shape. I passed up a pretty sweet Burley last week that was $600. If I rebuild this T50, I will easily spend $600 just in parts and about 30 hours of labor, so probably not the wisest choice. Still, if I can get it running with parts I have on hand, and get a taste of what tandem riding is going to be like for us, then it might be worth it. Maybe once we decide we like it we'll just buy a nicer bike.