My Ibis barely takes a 700x37 Pasela. The close points are in back. The fork would probably take a 50. That's why I'd love a 650B tandem.
On Nov 11, 8:41 am, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > Suit yourself, but most stokers who ride singles with open pedals will > end up preferring a toe clip on a tandem. Here's why. When the pilot > suddenly comes across broken pavement or a surprising pot hole and > follows their instinct to suddenly stop pedaling and lift their butt > off the seat, without warning, the stoker will loose contact with the > pedals and get whacked in the shin before she reconnects. Now if > you're perfect, or only ride on good roads then that's not a problem. > > Also I would caution people on this list to look carefully at tire > clearances on 700C tandems. Cannondale, Co-Motion, and Santana design > there 700C bikes around 28mm tires. If that's what you want, fine, > but I suspect that most riders on this list will prefer tandems with > 38mm or bigger tires on a tandem and that generally means 26" wheels. > Also, the 26" wheels are stronger and can be safely built with 36 > spokes. We run 26x1.6 Marathon Racers and love them on all surfaces, > including VTs dirt roads. > > Another possible option for tandems is DaVinci; and even if you don't > buy a frame from them they design a lot of really good, tandem > specific parts. > > michael > > On Nov 11, 8:12 am, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 7:30 AM, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > A nice used, medium sized, Ti Tandem popped up on the tan...@hobbes > > > list this morning. In addition to the good advice about handling, I > > > would add that you will want more stand over for the pilot than you > > > probably have on your single, especially if you bought it from Grant. > > > On a tandem the pilot must straddle the bike with his/her legs spread > > > beyond the pedals and hold the brakes, while the stoker climbs aboard > > > and repositions the pedals for the pilot to put one foot on and push > > > off. Also, plan on clips or clipless pedals, since loosing contact > > > with tandem pedals can be a painful experience! > > > I agree with the standover - that's true - but disagree with clipless. > > We ride on sneaker pedals and vastly prefer it. > > > -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.
