I just acquired an almost perfect 1992 Santana Arriva for $800, which seemed like a pretty good deal to me. It's going to replace the too- small 1963 Gitane as a kiddie-cranker. http://planetary-gears.blogspot.com/2009/08/put-little-one-to-work.html
I considered trying 650B to improve clearances, but I'd be wary of lowering the bb and the consequent pedal strike issue, which can be pretty gruesome on a tandem. On Sep 14, 5:18 pm, William Henderson <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to build a tandem bike. Not something super expensive or > luxurious, but something I can depend on all the same and take on > longer rides and tours. Ideally I'd find a decently priced older > complete or frame and go from there, as I've done with many classy old > steel single-seaters. What would be the tandem-equivalent of a Trek > 520? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
