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Old 09-04-09 | 09:31 AM
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Bikes: 2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike

Originally Posted by WebsterBikeMan
Look at the stem on the bike - some older ones require removing the brakes and tape to change the stem .... The first tandem I tried out when shopping was an older Santana with a shortish quill stem - couldn't raise it far enough
All good points, Webster, but be aware that these days they make both a quill stem adapter to make it use threadless stems, and threadless stem risers to get the bars up higher.

I have even used both items together on one wild fixie project!
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2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike
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