Long Bike?
11-20-12 | 09:09 PM
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Long Bike?
Has anyone built a long bike like the Surly Big Dummy? It seems like a great build as these frames alone are in the $700 range. I would imagine jigging would be difficult, but if you were setup for tandems it shouldn't be that bad.
11-20-12 | 09:42 PM
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Bikes: Stewart S&S coupled sport tourer, Stewart Sunday light, Stewart Commuting, Stewart Touring, Co Motion Tandem, Stewart 3-Spd, Stewart Track, Fuji Finest, Mongoose Tomac ATB, GT Bravado ATB, JCP Folder, Stewart 650B ATB
One apporach might be to build the bike in two halfs then join the ft w/ the rr. The longer the bike gets the less slight missalignments are a riding issue. Andy.
11-21-12 | 12:00 AM
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I considered building something like a big dummy, but I think I'd rather have a 'long john' with the load in front. Not sure if I really want to deal with the hassles of either though. Big Dummy is a bargain at $700, the only reason I can see to go custom on something like that is to get something different in some significant way.
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