Originally Posted by
RickinFl
In my long tandem career, I don't recall ever knowing of anyone that used tubulars on their big bike. Heard of them being used in velodrome, but not on the road. Might be an interesting experiment if you could find tubular rims that could stand up to tandem (ab)use. Not sure that the tires wouldn't detach and roll off under hard cornering given the weight of a tandem. If you try it, just don't use your face as a brakepad
Nice looking Cannondale by the way. How long have you been riding it? Is your daughter the numero uno stoker?
Rick
Sounds like a challenge. I might just try it. It would seem to me that I could dump the disks, go with something like Paul's or the new Kore Cantis and save a bunch of weight.
Rims would most likely have to be Velocity Pro Elites. The Pro Elites are basically a tubular version of the Deep-V in a 36H configuration.
Tires could be something like these Tufos that come in a 28 and 30mm width:
Or any of a number of 25mm tubulars from various manufacturers.
Rick, I used to ride and race 20 years ago, then gave up cycling entirely shortly after having my daughter. She got me back into cycling in March 2006. We have had the Tandem since just before Christmas 2005. That was before my GBP surgery, so we just sat and stared at it until I was able to start riding some 4 months later. My daughter is my only stoker. My wife refuses to get on the tandem. I could not even get her to go around the block with me. So my daughter and I ride together. I have ridden with a few others but that was for short sprints nothing more than a mile or two.