Joining the club.
12-20-21, 09:46 AM
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mosquito rancher
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Joining the club.
I am one of you now. Yesterday, my wife and I bought this Hujsak tandem, vintage 1997, built of Reynolds 853 and equipped with a Campagnolo Record 3x8 drivetrain. 26" wheels. The couple we bought it from is a little smaller and lighter than we are, but not by a lot. The clamp for the front derailleur had been broken by a couple that the previous owners had lent it to, so they gave me a replacement derailleur…which I just discovered has a broken clamp.
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12-20-21, 10:30 AM
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Welcome to the club! That appears to be a nice tandem to get started on! Have fun and enjoy the new ride.........
12-20-21, 11:15 PM
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They call that a 'gravel bike' now. How does she stop? I ask because only a select number of drop bar brake levers had the proper mechanical advantage to work with v-brakes. Those might be them, but in 2021, that setup can benefit mightily from compressionless brake housing, especially for the rear run of cable.
12-21-21, 08:05 AM
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mosquito rancher
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So far she's only been on one test ride. She stops…not great. I've been spoiled by hydraulic disc brakes. It does have travel agents on the V-brakes, so cable take-up isn't the issue. It probably needs new pads, and I'm already considering putting some Paul cantis on it.
Oh, I know I got lucky. I've been living in Austin for a long time, so I immediately picked up on the Hujsak name.
First time I've ever heard of a Skip Hujsak frame referred to as a starter bike
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12-25-21, 02:35 PM
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We have Avid 7 V-brakes with Travel Agents. They work fine, it's just that tandems are heavy and one has to turn a lot more kinetic energy into heat to get one stopped. We've been using SwissStop GHP2 pads but I see they don't offer that compound anymore. As you probably know, heat build-up in tandem rims is an issue. We use wind braking as much as possible and alternate front and rear brakes on steep descents. When it's wet, we apply brakes at least 50' earlier than we would in the dry. The bike stops fine with Jagwire cables and housing.
FD models have to match the rings you're using. When we had trouble getting 9-speed middle rings, we went to 10 speed rings, a 39T middle, 53T big ring, and a 10 speed FD and brifter. We've had the bike for 15 years and have gone through a lot of components.
FD models have to match the rings you're using. When we had trouble getting 9-speed middle rings, we went to 10 speed rings, a 39T middle, 53T big ring, and a 10 speed FD and brifter. We've had the bike for 15 years and have gone through a lot of components.
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12-25-21, 04:35 PM
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Looks like a good buy hope you get many miles out of it
Great life style!
Great life style!
09-26-22, 06:05 PM
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We just got our first tandem about 6 weeks ago and can't get enough rides in. I'm enjoying every pedal stroke.
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