Originally Posted by
BigBird2
Anyone have an idea of the length of a tandem from fork blade end to rear sprocket? I'm guessing @ 66-68", but really have no idea. Just wondering
if I'd be able to get a tandem frame set in my Subaru wagon if needs be. Forks on the front seat console, wheels off, etc.
It's going to depend on the tandem, but you can get to within 1 or 2 inches by looking at a dead-on side view, assuming you know the wheel diameter and use that for scale. I will say we got our custom Bilenky (somewhat larger than anything you're likely to find stock - I'm 6'3") into the back of our Prius with the wheels off, but that was before it had fenders and racks, and the car had a very small stoker compartment with the seat slid forward to fit the bike behind it
. We had it on its side, with the forks/bars behind the passenger seat.
Now I "break it in half" first, since it has S+S couplers.
I don't know how the back of a Subaru wagon compares to the back of a Prius - I know how the front compares (I don't fit in the Subaru, I do in the Prius).
Good luck with the continued quest.