I'm actually on the look out for a Santana Fusion, their drop-barred 26 inch model. I'm imagining it w/ 26" Big Apples...
But I'm really intrigued by the CM Periscope, too. Looks like the perfect family bike. On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:15 AM, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > Larry, I couldn't get your link to open. > > I agree with David about Santana & CoMotion tire limits, but they do > make 26" versions that have better clearances. The people who think > singles should have 23s also think doubles should have 28s. But why > would you want to put 300+ lbs on two 28mm tires? Davinci recommends > 26" as stronger. We went with 26"( x1.6 Marathonracers for comfort, > for all the dirt roads in VT, which we love to ride, and for ease of > packing when traveling., and for strength. No regrets at all. We > tried to think like GP in speking our tandem. Comfort & sensible > gearing, durability along with inherent beauty beat out the last 2mph > of speed or lb of weight. > > Michael > > On Jul 13, 9:46 pm, Larry Powers <lapower...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > We all do silly things at times and my Bilenky tandem is one of those > things my wife and I did. I still love this bike and may get to actually > try out the couplers this year. > > > > www.flickr.com/photos/14277...@n02/sets/72157604781707743/ > > > > Larry Powers > > > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:39:15 -0700 > > > Subject: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts > > > From: mhech...@gmail.com > > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > > > I wouldn't hold my breath about Riv producing a stock tandem. Having > > > just bought a custom tandem from Steven Bilenkey, my research showed > > > that the cost of a good stock tandem, eg., Co-Motion & Santana, is > > > almost as much as a custom tandem, and when you throw in S&S couplers, > > > a "hi volume" custom producer, like Bilenkey, can offer prices equal > > > to the stock prices. > > > > > Anyway, I love my new touring tandem and it is pretty rivish. If you > > > are thinking of a tandem, I can say, ours has proven to be a lot of > > > fun. Here it is. > > > > >http://gallery.me.com/mhechmer#100076 > > > > > Michael > > > > > On Jul 13, 5:47 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > There have been rumblings of a Rivendell tandem in the past. I think > G-Man > > > > and the Mrs. have a Mercian. > > > > > > Bob Brown makes some WONDERFUL bikes. I've corresponded with him in > the > > > > past about a 29er build. Soooooo want to get one, but you know, that > money > > > > thing... > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Looking at Scott's pictures of his visit from Bob Brown: > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/30264...@n00/sets/72157624344103329/ > > > > > > > and Mr Brown making Tandems: > > > > > > > http://bobbrowncycles.com/tandems.htm > > > > > > > made me wonder if Riv has ever considered collaborating on a > > > > > semi-custom lugged tandem made (at least partially) with riv's lugs > > > > > and with Grant's design choices but maybe actually constructed by > > > > > someone like Bob Brown who has clearly made other tandems. > > > > > > > Or maybe I'm just being silly and if I want a new tandem I should > just > > > > > go talk to Mr Brown myself. > > > > > > > I know I'm not the only one here who rides a tandem. :) > > > > > -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><rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > e...@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. 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