1. The stoker is always right. 2. in case of confusion, refer to rule #1. 3. Never, ever say "she isn't pedaling". Never.
Yes, I have been a stoker. It is an interesting exercise in ceding control to the captain, especially when you've got differing expectations about descending speed. Yet I kept stoking. Advantage - in the morning, when, perhaps, I was not quite awake, I just had to pedal :-) And, heading into Vancouver BC on RSVP (great ride!), I could navigate. We always collected a huge school of pilot fish following us through town. 2 STP 2 RSVP 2 Reach the Beach 1 Portland Wheelman Spring Century (where I am told we broke 50mph descending. I was told this a few years after the actual ride.) Probably more that I have forgotten. The captain and tandem have moved out of town; his wife is now his stoker. She thanks me every time we talk for training him properly. On Jul 14, 9:06 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm actually on the look out for a Santana Fusion, their drop-barred 26 inch > model. I'm imagining it w/ 26" Big Apples... > > But I'm really intrigued by the CM Periscope, too. Looks like the perfect > family bike. > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:15 AM, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > > Larry, I couldn't get your link to open. > > > I agree with David about Santana & CoMotion tire limits, but they do > > make 26" versions that have better clearances. The people who think > > singles should have 23s also think doubles should have 28s. But why > > would you want to put 300+ lbs on two 28mm tires? Davinci recommends > > 26" as stronger. We went with 26"( x1.6 Marathonracers for comfort, > > for all the dirt roads in VT, which we love to ride, and for ease of > > packing when traveling., and for strength. No regrets at all. We > > tried to think like GP in speking our tandem. Comfort & sensible > > gearing, durability along with inherent beauty beat out the last 2mph > > of speed or lb of weight. > > > Michael > > > On Jul 13, 9:46 pm, Larry Powers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > We all do silly things at times and my Bilenky tandem is one of those > > things my wife and I did. I still love this bike and may get to actually > > try out the couplers this year. > > > >www.flickr.com/photos/14277...@n02/sets/72157604781707743/ > > > > Larry Powers > > > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > > > > Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:39:15 -0700 > > > > Subject: [RBW] Re: tandems and other thoughts > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > I wouldn't hold my breath about Riv producing a stock tandem. Having > > > > just bought a custom tandem from Steven Bilenkey, my research showed > > > > that the cost of a good stock tandem, eg., Co-Motion & Santana, is > > > > almost as much as a custom tandem, and when you throw in S&S couplers, > > > > a "hi volume" custom producer, like Bilenkey, can offer prices equal > > > > to the stock prices. > > > > > Anyway, I love my new touring tandem and it is pretty rivish. If you > > > > are thinking of a tandem, I can say, ours has proven to be a lot of > > > > fun. Here it is. > > > > >http://gallery.me.com/mhechmer#100076 > > > > > Michael > > > > > On Jul 13, 5:47 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > There have been rumblings of a Rivendell tandem in the past. I think > > G-Man > > > > > and the Mrs. have a Mercian. > > > > > > Bob Brown makes some WONDERFUL bikes. I've corresponded with him in > > the > > > > > past about a 29er build. Soooooo want to get one, but you know, that > > money > > > > > thing... > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Looking at Scott's pictures of his visit from Bob Brown: > > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/30264...@n00/sets/72157624344103329/ > > > > > > > and Mr Brown making Tandems: > > > > > > > http://bobbrowncycles.com/tandems.htm > > > > > > > made me wonder if Riv has ever considered collaborating on a > > > > > > semi-custom lugged tandem made (at least partially) with riv's lugs > > > > > > and with Grant's design choices but maybe actually constructed by > > > > > > someone like Bob Brown who has clearly made other tandems. > > > > > > > Or maybe I'm just being silly and if I want a new tandem I should > > just > > > > > > go talk to Mr Brown myself. > > > > > > > I know I'm not the only one here who rides a tandem. :) > > > > > > -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 > > [email protected]. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > > > > [email protected]><rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > [email protected]> > > > > > > . > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > David > > > > > Redlands, CA > > > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. 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