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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
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Originally Posted by
swc7916
How stupid of me. I'm glad that you set me straight; I assumed that a tandem would have wheels designed to handle the load of two people.
Did I detect a note of sarcasm there?
Fact is there are MANY inexpensive tandems out there sold with wheels that, IMHO, are not safe to ride around the block on.
All of the "department store quality" tandems, i.e., the $500 and under class bikes, fall into that category. But then again, they were never made to ride. It was assumed from the onset that the bike would be ridden less than 200 miles, and then left to collect dust in the garage.
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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