Hey From NZ
03-18-03, 01:16 AM
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Hey From NZ
Hey from New Zealand
Im new to tandems but love every second I'm riding.
Tandems aren't real big around here and I wouldn't own one if I hadnt built it.
Here's an early pic of my ride... As it was built from stuff I had lying around there is still much to do and several things to upgrade... But I'm puttin some miles on it and havin a blast until winter sets in.
Im new to tandems but love every second I'm riding.
Tandems aren't real big around here and I wouldn't own one if I hadnt built it.
Here's an early pic of my ride... As it was built from stuff I had lying around there is still much to do and several things to upgrade... But I'm puttin some miles on it and havin a blast until winter sets in.
03-18-03, 01:25 AM
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Welcome to the old forums where we take on a Jerry Seinfeld approach and talk about nothing...just kidding. Did you say you built this? Did you construct the frame or put the components on?
03-18-03, 04:18 AM
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Checked out your website. Way to go building the tandem. Did you use lugs or what sort of welding/brazing?
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1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens
1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
03-18-03, 02:48 PM
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Hey...
I have a good mate that owns a mig welder and we used that to weld it... it's a lot cooler type of weld than the arc welding so there is a little bit less risk of distortion... an added bonus is that it's a whole lot easier to file and clean up the joints than with arc.
I spent a fair bit of time shaping the tubes to fit neatly before we welded them, for this I used an angle grinder to rough out the shape then filed it to get a neat fit.
Im thinking that over the winter I might replace some of the tubes... ie top, downtube and the bottom tube with a larger dia tubing.
It was worth all the effort though because yesterday my non-riding wife had a ride on it and she wants to go out again today.
I have a good mate that owns a mig welder and we used that to weld it... it's a lot cooler type of weld than the arc welding so there is a little bit less risk of distortion... an added bonus is that it's a whole lot easier to file and clean up the joints than with arc.
I spent a fair bit of time shaping the tubes to fit neatly before we welded them, for this I used an angle grinder to rough out the shape then filed it to get a neat fit.
Im thinking that over the winter I might replace some of the tubes... ie top, downtube and the bottom tube with a larger dia tubing.
It was worth all the effort though because yesterday my non-riding wife had a ride on it and she wants to go out again today.
