tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post3194721996927887851..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: [jules' pics] Lovely JamesJames Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-55966572722260221872015-06-26T21:47:47.980+01:002015-06-26T21:47:47.980+01:00Well, I've had to bite the bullet and get the ...Well, I've had to bite the bullet and get the N+1 bike. A physiotherapist told me my calfs were aching because my mechanics were wrong and I had no 'float' in the pedal system, so a few shillings later, a nice, well specified British Audax-Style road bike with not many pounds. Time to hit the road up Swaledale!<br />The Old Man is backhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299949591915788184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-72891792460970456402015-06-25T14:58:34.627+01:002015-06-25T14:58:34.627+01:00>Someone on a tandem recently told me how much ...>Someone on a tandem recently told me how much these things cost. all I can say is; you have to really want one!<br /><br />Three. You have to have at least three. <br /><br />And they are very good value. <br /><br />Red Rum, ElConq and Garth (in pic) were born in 1994, 1999 and 2002 respectively, yet somehow they work as well as they ever did, and they've all been well used in their own ways. Must be because of the skilful but somewhat unwilling mechanic (the tall one, shown in the pic). We commuted on Rum for 20 years, until we stopped commuting - and this summer he's been reborn again with some time trialling! The others haven't done as many miles, but mountain miles are a lot tougher on bicycles... juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-17038934972521010212015-06-25T14:07:40.510+01:002015-06-25T14:07:40.510+01:00Well, they often aren't really very far from t...Well, they often aren't really very far from the cost of two bicycles of similar quality, so as long as you get decent use out of them, not such an extravagance. This one was though!James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-14161327921073007252015-06-25T13:28:29.755+01:002015-06-25T13:28:29.755+01:00Regretfully I'm not in the market for one, bei...Regretfully I'm not in the market for one, being a person short of a tandem... But have been back in bike training recently, lost a couple of stone and getting arthur caygill to sort out my old s-works into a slightly new, more friendly, configuration. Good shop, look them up...<br />Someone on a tandem recently told me how much these things cost. all I can say is; you have to really want one!The Old Man is backhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299949591915788184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-13620518092192286912015-06-25T12:29:47.829+01:002015-06-25T12:29:47.829+01:00Yes, it was a custom design based on the Calfee Te...Yes, it was a custom design based on the Calfee Tetra Tetra tandem frame - but with S&S couplers for travelling, standard MTB wheels and suspension fork. The aim was also to have drop handlebars and rigid fork for road touring but for various reasons that didn't work out so well so we keep it in the off-road configuration. We bought it originally to take part in the first <a href="http://www.transrockies.com/trc/" rel="nofollow">Trans Rockies</a> stage race in Canada. Calfee now include MTB tandems in their stock range.James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-65084616657692482782015-06-25T11:43:18.385+01:002015-06-25T11:43:18.385+01:00That's a very nice tandem MTB - is it a one-of...That's a very nice tandem MTB - is it a one-off?The Old Man is backhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06299949591915788184noreply@blogger.com