Ok, I nearly bought this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...0454&rd=1&rd=1
a couple of days ago, the only thing that stopped me was it was a really inconvenient place to pick up. I'm now seriously looking for a cheap tandem, chiefly because it would make it easier to cycle with my girl or my son. At the moment, I have to hold back to an uncomfortable degree so as not to leave them behind, and Gill in particular is not as confident as I am on the road. With a tandem - no problem.

So, who's had one, and more particularly, what are the difficulties with doing up a tatty one. I know the drivetrain includes some tandem specific parts, particularly the cranks, but what else is to know? With this one, for instance, I'm fairly sure I'd have wanted to replace the steel wheels with alloy, but what sort of spec would I need? I'd ask these questions on the tandem forum, but you know those guys are spending $4000 on new tandems, and I think you guys understand better the point of view of a guy doing up an ancient heap he bought for £60.