Author Topic: It's tandem day! (Read 20712 times)

Jasmine · « **Reply #75 on:** 29 May, 2008, 09:13:07 am »

Quote from: Charlotte on 29 May, 2008, 09:00:51 am

JD have a quad, you know...

I know, sounds like fun. LEL anyone?

Charlotte · « **Reply #76 on:** 29 May, 2008, 09:18:18 am »

Jasmine - step away from the quad!

clarion · « **Reply #77 on:** 29 May, 2008, 09:32:10 am »

Quote from: Jasmine on 29 May, 2008, 09:13:07 am

Quote from: Charlotte on 29 May, 2008, 09:00:51 am

JD have a quad, you know...

I know, sounds like fun. LEL anyone?

Not even half as droolingly gorgeous as their carbon tandem.... :p

alan · « **Reply #78 on:** 29 May, 2008, 11:11:01 am »

Quote from: clarion on 29 May, 2008, 09:32:10 am

Quote from: Jasmine on 29 May, 2008, 09:13:07 am
Quote from: Charlotte on 29 May, 2008, 09:00:51 am

JD have a quad, you know...

I know, sounds like fun. LEL anyone?

Not even half as droolingly gorgeous as their carbon tandem.... :p

was that on display at CTC York last year? @ £10k-ish.
IIRC it had saddles branded as Butterfly

clarion · « **Reply #79 on:** 29 May, 2008, 11:14:45 am »

Yes, it was, and it did, and it was noticed

What I like about that machine is that it gets taken down off the showroom stand regularly, gets a good workout round the Dales, then gets put back.

alan · « **Reply #80 on:** 29 May, 2008, 12:08:38 pm »

I am hoping that Marj's ~~bionic~~ plastic knee gives her enough flex to be able to ride stoker again on our tandem.
I could then justify an upgrade to a Longstaff

annie · « **Reply #81 on:** 29 May, 2008, 12:09:48 pm »

I think I have tandem fever. $:-\$

Andydauddwr · « **Reply #82 on:** 29 May, 2008, 12:26:57 pm »

Quote from: alan on 29 May, 2008, 11:11:01 am

was that on display at CTC York last year? @ £10k-ish.
IIRC it had saddles branded as Butterfly

I think it worked out at more like £12Kish (we nearly did). Those nice folks at J&D also do an outstanding line in 0% finance....

As for the butterfly saddles, Jasmine is persevering with hers, but mine got binned after the first 200k ride and has been replaced by a Brooks. It was just the wrong shape for me.

AC

alan · « **Reply #83 on:** 29 May, 2008, 12:50:50 pm »

Quote from: andycox on 29 May, 2008, 12:26:57 pm

Quote from: alan on 29 May, 2008, 11:11:01 am
was that on display at CTC York last year? @ £10k-ish.
IIRC it had saddles branded as Butterfly

Those nice folks at J&D also do an outstanding line in 0% finance....

mmmmm.......interesting(no pun intended)

Frenchie · « **Reply #84 on:** 30 May, 2008, 12:01:39 am »

Quote from: annie on 29 May, 2008, 12:09:48 pm

I think I have tandem fever. $:-\$

I want one too; would need a stoker though...

vince · « **Reply #85 on:** 31 May, 2008, 02:22:56 pm »

A few more years and not a problem surely!

annie · « **Reply #86 on:** 31 May, 2008, 02:26:22 pm »

Quote from: Frenchie on 30 May, 2008, 12:01:39 am

Quote from: annie on 29 May, 2008, 12:09:48 pm
I think I have tandem fever. $:-\$

I want one too; would need a stoker though...

Would love to be your stoker but by the time I set off to meet you it would be bed time by the time I arrived.

Frenchie · « **Reply #87 on:** 31 May, 2008, 02:34:37 pm »

Quote from: vince on 31 May, 2008, 02:22:56 pm

A few more years and not a problem surely!

How old does a *young* girl, say my daughter!

, need to be to ride a tandem?

Annie, you'd be welcome if Baby G does not feel too jealous!

Butterfly · « **Reply #88 on:** 31 May, 2008, 02:39:42 pm »

I have a small wheel tandem that my niece rode when she was 5, without kiddie cranks. With kiddie cranks, I've seen chidren not much more than 2 stoking.

Frenchie · « **Reply #89 on:** 31 May, 2008, 02:41:21 pm »

Quote from: Butterfly on 31 May, 2008, 02:39:42 pm

I have a small wheel tandem that my niece rode when she was 5, without kiddie cranks. With kiddie cranks, I've seen chidren not much more than 2 stoking.

Hummm...

Julian · « **Reply #90 on:** 31 May, 2008, 02:47:23 pm »

There's a very little one near me who stokes (although that might be a bit of an exaggeration) with kiddie-cranks, but s/he (can't tell) has some sort of back-support so s/he's not sitting unsupported on the saddle. I think the child's two or three - old enough to talk. I suppose it might be four, but then it'd be going into nursery with its older brother.

Every time I see them (outside the Steiner nursery) I have an urge to rush over and inspect the tandem, but I think my intentions might be mistaken for an urge to rush over and inspect the child, so I have merely looked from afar.

Frenchie · « **Reply #91 on:** 31 May, 2008, 02:48:35 pm »

More hummm!

Butterfly · « **Reply #92 on:** 31 May, 2008, 02:52:13 pm »

Quote from: Frenchie on 31 May, 2008, 02:41:21 pm

Quote from: Butterfly on 31 May, 2008, 02:39:42 pm
I have a small wheel tandem that my niece rode when she was 5, without kiddie cranks. With kiddie cranks, I've seen chidren not much more than 2 stoking.

Hummm...

Are you coming to the York Rally? There are always some interesting set-ups there. Otherwise, look at the family cycling page of the The Tandem Club. There are some great ideas there.

Frenchie · « **Reply #93 on:** 31 May, 2008, 02:56:26 pm »

No, I'll be working probably, as I am now... At the moment we use a Limo seat on the Raven, but later... a tandem would be cool!! (until it becomes uncool I guess!

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annie · « **Reply #94 on:** 31 May, 2008, 03:03:22 pm »

Quote from: Frenchie on 31 May, 2008, 02:34:37 pm

Quote from: vince on 31 May, 2008, 02:22:56 pm
A few more years and not a problem surely!

How old does a *young* girl, say my daughter! , need to be to ride a tandem?

Annie, you'd be welcome if Baby G does not feel too jealous!

I think I may have a future in stoking, perhaps I have finally found my niche in life

Frenchie · « **Reply #95 on:** 31 May, 2008, 03:05:31 pm »

Quote from: annie on 31 May, 2008, 03:03:22 pm

Quote from: Frenchie on 31 May, 2008, 02:34:37 pm
Quote from: vince on 31 May, 2008, 02:22:56 pm
A few more years and not a problem surely!

How old does a *young* girl, say my daughter! , need to be to ride a tandem?

Annie, you'd be welcome if Baby G does not feel too jealous!

I think I may have a future in stoking, perhaps I have finally found my niche in life

I'm sure you're worth much more than that; having said that I'd be happy being a cyclist mainly! (if I could!)

Anyway, must keep an eye on the tandem market in the mid term future. Will keep you posted!

annie · « **Reply #96 on:** 31 May, 2008, 03:07:05 pm »

Quote from: Frenchie on 31 May, 2008, 03:05:31 pm

Quote from: annie on 31 May, 2008, 03:03:22 pm
Quote from: Frenchie on 31 May, 2008, 02:34:37 pm
Quote from: vince on 31 May, 2008, 02:22:56 pm
A few more years and not a problem surely!

How old does a *young* girl, say my daughter! , need to be to ride a tandem?

Annie, you'd be welcome if Baby G does not feel too jealous!

I think I may have a future in stoking, perhaps I have finally found my niche in life

I'm sure you're worth much more than that; having said that I'd be happy being a cyclist mainly! (if I could!)

Anyway, must keep an eye on the tandem market in the mid term future. Will keep you posted!

Is nice to have something to be excited about and to look forward to though

My Silk Road is outside in the garden getting a breath of fresh air, whilst I am pottering I think I might take some pictures. I am a happy bunny

Paul · « **Reply #97 on:** 31 May, 2008, 08:01:40 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 28 May, 2008, 01:14:27 pm

And it's not 'the black ship..'

Yes it is. Listen carefully.

Geeky, pedantic and petty

But b/Black s/Ship would be a crap name for this beautiful machine anyway. Speaking of which, has it been settled yet?

Quote from: Frenchie on 31 May, 2008, 02:34:37 pm

How old does a *young* girl, say my daughter! , need to be to ride a tandem?

My immediate thought is that she ought to be able to cycle upright on her own (with/without stabilisers - would you be thinking of going without stabilisers to teack G anyway? That's the plan here) before putting her on the back of a tandem, but am I being too cautious? Or would that still be too soon?

Perhaps this needs its own thread...

David Martin · « **Reply #98 on:** 13 February, 2009, 10:57:41 am »

Quote from: Frenchie on 31 May, 2008, 02:34:37 pm

How old does a *young* girl, say my daughter! , need to be to ride a tandem?

Can she reach the pedals? Then she is old enough. One of the (now ex-) students in the lab did her first century aged 5 on the back of a tandem. My kids were on the back of Igor as soon as they could, the youngest was 4 I think when I built it and he had no trouble at all.

..d

Ian H · « **Reply #99 on:** 13 February, 2009, 11:15:32 am »

My daughter was 3 when we put her on a Rann trailer (12" frame and kiddy cranks to bring it down to 10.5").

On tandems, kiddy cranks, mounted on the rear sear tube and with their own drive chain, are useful. They don't fit all tandems - marathon frames and oversize tubing are problematical. I've seen a 'safety cage' using a third set of bars mounted on the rear seat pin and connected to the stokers bars with metal tube.