…it could look something like this! http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/515613230/
-nathan On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 7:53 PM, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Our Co-Motion Double Espresso tandem, while having the best name in all > bikedom, only fits about a 33-34mm 700c tire on the fork. Really bums me > out. Glad to hear that your Ibis can fit a 37mm (barely)! I've been > thinking of possibly doing a 650b conversion with ours, but the low BB would > possibly be too low at that point. > > Now if Rivendell ever comes out w/ a tandem... > > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 12:30 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Those Hetre's on the Bilenky tandem is exactly the bike that made me >> write this post. Great minds think alike. ;) >> >> I have a new set of red Hetre's here in my parts box screaming at me >> to pay off and pick up my Orange Bombadil frameset. >> >> On Mar 1, 11:57 am, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 2:48 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > I have an Ibis Forte road tandem that doesn't get used much. The >> > > tires are starting to look a little old in the sidewalls, so I decided >> > > to pull them off and use them on my Hillborne before they are too old >> > > to use. So, I did a three way tire swap. The 700x32 IRC 'Tandem' >> > > tires went on my Hillborne. The Jack Browns got set aside for the >> > > time being, and the 700x37 folding Panaracer Paselas that I got from >> > > Riv went on the tandem. >> > >> > > The IRC's on the Hillborne look positively skinny. They probably are >> > > more like a 30. I've gotten so accustomed to a wider tire that it was >> > > jarring to look at, both from the side, and from the cockpit. I am >> > > eager to wear these out and get back on a properly wide tire. The >> > > 37's on the tandem are stunning. The bike looks just beautiful with >> > > really really wide road tires. I can't wait to take her out again. I >> > > gotta go check if Riv has more of those 37's. The Ibis unicrown fork >> > > has quite a bit of clearance, but things were cozy in back. I had to >> > > deflate the tire to get the wheel in, because I hit the chainstay >> > > bridge. I feel a little constrained that I can never take my tandem >> > > to a 40. >> > >> > > Fat tires are the bomb! >> > >> > Agreed - take a look at the tires on the bilenky tandem from nahbs >> > this weekend. GB Hetres on a tandem. Made me smile. :) >> > >> > -sv >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
