Re: [RBW] Re: The Hubbuhubbuh is finished!

2017-06-04 Thread René Sterental
Michael and Patrick, Thanks for all the tips and suggestions. My son and I just completed our first one hour ride on the trail at Shoreline Park and things got smoother and smoother as the ride progressed. We both loved it and discovered quite a number of subtleties to continue working on.

[RBW] Re: The Hubbuhubbuh is finished!

2017-06-04 Thread Patrick Cronin
René, Your bike looks great! It is interesting to see the blue cables stand out less on the complete build than they did in your first set of photos. I'll be curious to see if my Klamper has issues like you describe. Before bending the tabs I wonder if the in and outboard adjusters on the

Re: [RBW] Re: The Hubbuhubbuh is finished!

2017-06-04 Thread René Sterental
Julian, thanks for the video! I had already read about that method as I bought the original book and also found the information online. However, seeing the video clarified the one element I was struggling with when applying the technique. It will also help tremendously to show both my son and my

[RBW] Re: The Hubbuhubbuh is finished!

2017-06-04 Thread Julian Westerhout
Rene, Congratulations on the first ride! Bill McReady of Santana tandems is a promoter of what he calls "the proper method" for starting and stopping. I can't find a link on their website to his now old original article, but did find a short Youtube video of a couple demonstrating the