A recent posting on the Tandem at Hobbes List described an encounter with GP and two Rivendell prototype tandems. Fabulous. There are still too many tamdemistas riding on 28mm tires and mesmerized by lighter means faster. We ride a number of tandem rallies each summer and increasingly see that they are filled with more mature riders. open to a more comfortable ride, so I think there is an opportunity to expand the Riv philosophy to them. Now the market is dominated by Santana and Co-Motion both of whom seem inclined to push the latest invention over common sense. There are good custom builders who make very ridable bikes, like Bilenky, and no shortage of custom builders selling $20,000 CF, magnesium, and bamboo bikes with electronic shifting. That leaves a big window for a practical, fun tandem.
As an aside, during the recent Canadian Tandem Rally, on a blistering hot day, we found ourselves struggling to stay up with a couple, who appeared to be about 10 years older than us. They were riding a recumbent, which are notoriously slow going up hill and I kept thinking I would overtake them on the next short hill. It never happened, and I thought I just gotta loose 30 lbs.. When we got back to the Ramada and were putting our bikes away all four of us looked exhausted. Then I looked down and saw the electric motor on the back of their bike. I almost felt better! Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
