Yeah, that's what I'm hoping... of course I'm not-hoping as well, as I doubt I could afford one!
On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:07 PM, nathan spindel <nath...@gmail.com> wrote: > …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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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.
