Not quite ready for prime time here with this tandem, and my smarter, better, more sane half has "no way, no how'd" it after submitting to a block long test run. I'm hoping to dial it in a bit and try for a redo soon, maybe get the stoker bars a little forward would do it. I put the shifters on the back bars to stoke the stoker with the power to shift, and it's easy enough to shift "suicide" style if I'm solo, likely I'll be moving the shifters to the front soon enough. Maybe I'll ride in back (she's 5'8" and I'm a foot taller. Bad idea?), regardless, the kids are growing quick and'll be reaching those pedals soon enough. I've also got some clamp on cranks I picked up off the list that I might set up to get them stoking sooner, but it only looks to be a year or so away that my oldest will be able to touch down on those pedals, so probably not. Anyhows, here's some pictures. Those are 2.35" 650b G-ones with plenty of room to spare, and the head badges came off of some decommissioned beamers. It's been said there'll be hubbuh badges coming along eventually, but I really like the beams riding along with me/us, but if the kids end up sharing their mother's concerns it'd probably be best to have those badge options available in the event of a sad sale. The build is-- 40 hole Velocity Cliffhangers front and rear on a velocity rear hub and SON front dyno hub. Schwalbe 2.35 G-ones, set up tubeless Silver cranks, 178mm front, 170 rear Deore derailers shifted with some old stem mount Suntour friction shifters. Front's just a chain guide right now... Brooklyn Bikes bar in the rear, flipped albas up front (to get slightly lower, giving the stoker a better view?) VP pedals, comfy out back, spikey up front and Brooks saddle (b68 front, b17s back)
Saddle height's somewhere in the low to mid 80's in the picture, a little low for me but good for getting both feet down if and when needed. Can't wait to put some miles on it.... -Kai BKNY <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WRW8sIqSyyA/WxNpnn98MaI/AAAAAAAALrE/MQ-WH2zAWqcXtsJ2Z1wTW2Qj-AkievOZACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5100.jpg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1C5t8Y_U5R0/WxNpsppSKXI/AAAAAAAALrI/AO7MEJSgSIknaQ2s7BjJ7qmG7SeOKbJ6gCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5103.jpg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-59Kwl5rIFbM/WxNpvkUvK_I/AAAAAAAALrM/4uNp1V72xSsXQ3VkaOtDVXwDzpZtehpIQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_5106.jpg> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
