| adam_b83 |
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| Joined: 09 Feb 2012 |
| Posts: 16 |
| Location: Melbourne, Australia |
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I bought this bike pretty much as is. I have replaced the chain and plan to give it a bit of a general spruce, re chroming the racks, new matching seats and put some drops at the front because it feels like i'm driving a bus because the bars are so wide!
I'm not sure what year it is from exactly because all the tandems in the catalogue pages have a curving rear seat tube and this one is straight. I need to find a rear seat post with a bit of lay back soon because my poor girlfriend hits her knees on the bars when she pedals sometimes! Maybe we need bars with more rise.
It has a real hodge podge group on it. The cranks are both super maxy tandem, the front mech is shimano, the rear is suntour v g luxe, the front brake is weinnman and the rear is a shimano cantilever. The rims are both velocity and are 700c, pretty sure these are not original! The frame has a few chips and a generally appealing patina but i wont repaint it. Just one new decal for the front seat tube which is pretty worn and a matching suntour front mech too maybe.
It gets ridden when it is sunny, usually to go grab some breakfast/lunch from somewhere nearby. It took a bit of practice getting good at riding the tandem but now we are pretty pro! In a few months i'll post some photos of the completed restoration.
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