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04-28-09 | 10:28 PM
#26
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,511
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From: Boulder County, CO
Bikes: '92 22" Cannondale M2000, '92 Cannondale R1000 Tandem, another modern Canndondale tandem, Two Holy Grail '86 Cannondale ST800s 27" (68.5cm) Touring bike w/Superbe Pro components and Phil Wood hubs. A bunch of other 27" ST frames & bikes.
Funny, McReady claimed that every Santana tandem ever made with a 1" steerer had a sleeve to protect against exactly that kind of failure:
https://tandem-fahren.de/Mitglieder/C...orkSleeve.html
One of my Cannondale tandems has a 1" steerer and one has a 1 1/8". The funny thing is that the head tube on both bikes measures the same outside diameter with calipers. The headset really steps down for the 1" fork.
I'm planning on upgrading the '92 to 1 1/8" very soon...
Scary pictures. Especially for a very heavy team (575lbs).
https://tandem-fahren.de/Mitglieder/C...orkSleeve.html
One of my Cannondale tandems has a 1" steerer and one has a 1 1/8". The funny thing is that the head tube on both bikes measures the same outside diameter with calipers. The headset really steps down for the 1" fork.
I'm planning on upgrading the '92 to 1 1/8" very soon...
Scary pictures. Especially for a very heavy team (575lbs).
04-29-09 | 10:35 AM
#27
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Tandem Mountain Climber
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,104
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From: San Mateo, CA
Bikes: Calfee Tandem, Litespeed Gravel, SuperSix Evo HM, Larry vs. Harry Bullitt (e-cargo)
It does have a sleeve. Pretty short though, right above the crown. The break happened just above the sleeve.
