Tandem

[Gibby]

First ride on our new Ferrari red tandem. A CoMotion Steelhead CoPilot

 

[Erik Timmerman]

 

[Philpug]

Last summer I was passed by a couple on an eTandem mountain bike. Not only could I keep up with them on the gravel roads but they ripped on the single track, they could ride.

 

[wooglin]

First honeymoon. Tooled around the rail trails in north-central Florida and out to Cedar Key. Still married, though we did our second honeymoon on singles.

Also spent a lot of time on the tandem with the kid when he was little.

 

[Tom K.]

We were tandem riders forever. As we aged, and e-bikes came along, Mrs. K decided to try one of those, and we have more fun on separate bikes, hers with e-power, and mine without.

Right before that happened, we were this close to ordering a custom Co-Motion like @Gibby. Sweet bike!

EDIT: Our tandem "arc" was first a Gary Fisher something or other (Gemini?) we bought on a whim while my dad was doing the paper work for a rental bike. Later we moved on to a custom Santana Sovereign.

For anybody that knows PNW mtb riding, our tandem claim to fame (more like youthful stupidity) was that we once rode the Lewis River Trail. Giving the late, great, David Foster Wallace his due, that was something that fell solidly into the category of "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again".

 

[cantunamunch]

My tandem arc started on a 70lb 3spd Schwinn Twinn, so... On the upside, we could go anywhere downtown and 'park' without worrying about bike theft. Also, the restaurants served us fast 'coz they wanted our sweaty chain-tattoed bodies paid up and gone

On the downside, 70lb of tandem uphill home, with a fixed captain/stoker ratio

 

[scott43]

I absolutely effin hate tandems but if you guys are happy on them, that's fantastic to me!

 

[pchewn]

Tandems, AKA "Divorcecycles"

 

[scott43]

Tandems, AKA "Divorcecycles"

Hey YOU said that!!

 

[skibob]

Hey YOU said that!!

My wife and I failed miserably at canoeing together (something we are quite capable of doing with others). So we've always considered a tandem bike strictly off limits, for the good of our marriage. Haven't been in a canoe--together--in 22 years.

 

[scott43]

My wife and I failed miserably at canoeing together (something we are quite capable of doing with others). So we've always considered a tandem bike strictly off limits, for the good of our marriage. Haven't been in a canoe--together--in 22 years.

Hey if it works...

 

[Tom K.]

Tandems, AKA "Divorcecycles"

25 years of tandems without a single problem.

 

[scott43]

25 years of tandems without a single problem.

Right!!!!

 

[RiderRay]

When we were teenagers, my best friend's Dad made a triple. Single speed and everything was good until you ere going down a hill and the rear chain came off. No brakes. Made for some really interesting rides.

 

[cantunamunch]

25 years of tandems without a single problem.

You made up for it windsurfing ...

 

[Gibby]

It will be 30 years for us this year.
TandemBicycleTours.com

 

[Jersey Skier]

I've got my Ventana El Conquistador de Montanas for sale on Craigslist if anyone is interested in a fun ride.

 

[Gibby]

I've got my Ventana El Conquistador de Montanas for sale on Craigslist if anyone is interested in a fun ride.

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Try posting it on Tandemclassifieds.com

 

[Jersey Skier]

Try posting it on Tandemclassifieds.com

Thanks. I'm trying to avoid shipping it for now. But, we'll see how long it sits on my sales floor this Spring.