I would LOVE a Rivendell tandem built around 650 B wheels, built around 40mm Hetre tires, but w/ clearance to fit Quasi Motos (50mm) if so desired...
On Nov 10, 10:26 am, "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> wrote: > To bring this a bit more on topic, I wonder if a 700c, sidepull-braked tandem > would work well as a 650b conversion? Our CoMotion has 26" wheels and > cantis--it rolls great on pavement or dirt with Pasela 1.75"s.... > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of cyclotourist > Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:14 AM > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [RBW] Any Tandems? > > +1 > They're GREAT! Don't forget Co-Motion along w/ Burley and Santana. > Hard to find models that take fat 700c tires as we tend to like, so you might > want to look at 26" if you're planning on riding trails with it (which is > AWESOME BTW!). > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 5:43 AM, Seth Vidal < skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 1:26 AM, manueljohnacosta > < manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I leave it to the wisdom of the group. My girlfriend and I just > > recently test rode a tandem. We had a great time and found that riding > > a tandem works for both of our different riding styles. Wondering if > > any had any suggestions on tandem bikes we could take a look at? > > Manny, > Look on craigslist. In your area there are likely lots of good, used tandems. > > Brands to look for: > - burley > - santana > > you'll see lots of those. > Used tandems are significantly cheaper than new. Figure 75% off of new > retail price. > > And yes - tandems let riders of disparate speed and cadences stay > together and enjoy places together. > > They are great bikes and I think under-appreciated. > We have a burley paso-doble and have been riding tandem for about > 4yrs now. We love it. > > Sadly, riv does not, yet, make a tandem. You're very close to where > rbwhq is, though, go harass Grant to make one, please. > > good luck, finding one - if there are any questions I can help with, > feel free to email me. > > -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 > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> . > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > ...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably > benefit more from > improving their taste than from improving their performance. - RTMS > > -- > 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 > athttp://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.
