Bike Forums - Tandem CyclingA bicycle built for two. Want to find out more about this wonderful world of tandems? Check out this forum to talk with other tandem enthusiasts. Captains and stokers welcome!throwing the chain in a sprint- September 16, 2008 this last weekend on our local race training ride (150-250 riders) i took out the tandem with a friend and fellow racer. it was the first time captaining in a group ride like that as opposed to a recreational group ride. i have stoked many times on tandems in training rides but not in about 15...http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=466146&goto=newpost Team Headed to Colorado Springs Looking for Locals...- September 16, 2008 There are a couple tandem cyclists headed to Colorado Springs for a Riders with Disabilities - Development Cycling Camp on September 23-28 at the Olympic Training Center, leaving from Knoxville, TN, around the 21st. http:www.ushf.org2008contentview180973 They are interested in possibly...http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=466078&goto=newpost Crank Shortners- September 16, 2008 I have just purchased a used Burley Tamburello for my almost 9 yr old and me. I knew he couldnt quite reach the pedals and thought i could rememdy this with a small wooden block. Looks like i need more, but not wanting a huge 2-12 to 3" of wooden block, I am wondering what alternatives i have. I...http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=466037&goto=newpost What's up with these Cheap Tandem Offers- September 15, 2008 Like this one: http:cardiff.gumtree.comcardiff5025197450.html This list is on about 20 different websites, from different people. Never a store website or phone number listed. Anyone have any experience with that kind of thinghttp://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=465791&goto=newpost Braking News- September 15, 2008 Greetings all- Finally had enough of the intermittent squealing and squalling of the Avid V-brakes on our Co-Mo Cappuccino. Even with the use of Da Vinci brake stiffeners, the noise was making my stoker nervous about being able to stop. I ordered an Avid BB-7 kit with 203mm rotor from Mark...http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=465737&goto=newpost Wheel Rec.- September 14, 2008 I am putting together a fixedss tandem using a frame I had built in the late 70's. Rear spacing is 120mm. 700c wheels. Can I use a 36 hole hub without problems. One wheelbuilder told me I needed a 48 hole wheel; however, there are not any ssfixed hubs with 40 or 48 holes. The bike would be...http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=465568&goto=newpost Midwest Tandem Rally- September 14, 2008 Hi, My wife & I are relatively new to tandem riding. We have been doing some 18 to 35+ mile rides near our home in North Ga & enjoying it very mush. We plan to sign up for our first rally, the 2009 GeorgiaTR. I recently viewed the photos from the Midwest TR. It looked like great fun. We may sign...http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=465287&goto=newpost Who Tours with Kids- September 13, 2008 Sometimes I feel like we are the only people in the world who are touring with our kids - but I know we're not. We are currently riding from Alaska to Argentina with our 10-year-old twin boys and are having a blast. We have one child on the tandem behind Daddy, while the other one decided he...http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=465056&goto=newpost Self-stick patches- September 12, 2008 No tandem content here, except that my wife and I ride tandems both on and off road. I suppose if we can discuss dropout protectors, we can talk about tire patches, and anyway, most of the other areas where I could ask this question in this forum are a bit, shall we say, gonzo :) No mercy at all...http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=464898&goto=newpost Homemade dropout protector.- September 12, 2008 Packing up our tandem, I realized our case (Bike Pro USA Tandem Race Case) does not have a protector to go between the rear dropouts. I don't think it ever had one, either that, or I lost it somehow. The ones in our single bike cases won't fit because of the different drop out spacing. And I...http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=464755&goto=newpost |