I second the notion of looking for 26" wheeled tandems. The 32 or 36 spoke (can't remember, think 32) wheels on my Ibis Uncle Fester have never needed any truing, nor have they ever broken a spoke (Deore DX hubs, straight gauge spokes, Ukai rims). I can fit 2.1" tires easily on this road tandem.
And it has the Hand Job. No Toe Jam, though. TJ didn't get introduced till 1994. Gernot On Nov 12, 12:26 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jealous: My Co-Mo barely fits a 32mm, and also lacks a Hand Job. > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:22 AM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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<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 > > *...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 at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
