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Forum: Tandem Cycling
02-19-24, 10:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 752
Posted By sdodd

I went through a bullhorn to drop bar change on a...

I went through a bullhorn to drop bar change on a couple of tandems. My wife (stoker) liked the increased number of hand positions with drop bars. But, you have to be careful with both stoker and...
Forum: Framebuilders
06-28-23, 07:20 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 844
Posted By sdodd

As a short rider with a really short inseam...

As a short rider with a really short inseam (5'7", 28.5" inseam) I struggled for many years on 'standard' square road frames. My old 56cm trek 560 was ok for toptube length (56.5, 120mm stem) but i...
Forum: Framebuilders
11-21-22, 09:36 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,642
Posted By sdodd

I have a Clausing 8520 that has a lot of...

I have a Clausing 8520 that has a lot of backlash. I put a $300 DRO on it a few years ago and haven't looked back. Much easier on the eyes than counting ticks. =) But, the M2 collet is a pain. It...
Forum: Framebuilders
08-11-22, 09:13 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,913
Posted By sdodd

Beautiful work! As a 'height challenged'...

Beautiful work! As a 'height challenged' rider/builder, I especially appreciate your one-piece headlug. Very cool getting all of that flowing together!
Forum: Framebuilders
06-21-22, 06:45 AM
Replies: 460
Views: 312,278
Posted By sdodd

Thanks for the comments! Yes- lots of...

Thanks for the comments! Yes- lots of discontinuity in all of my stops and starts. And, a hole or two filled and some burned edges on the miter of some of the similarly sized tubes. Though,...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-29-22, 03:14 PM
Replies: 460
Views: 312,278
Posted By sdodd

Hi all - I just finished building up my steel...

Hi all - I just finished building up my steel frame CX bike. This is my first bike frame that I built in the fall of 2020 at one of the UBI steel brazing classes. Having done mostly (non-bike) MIG...
Forum: Framebuilders
02-15-22, 01:41 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,462
Posted By sdodd

Anything is possible. But, I wouldn't change a...

Anything is possible. But, I wouldn't change a seat tube, nor do I think I would ride a bike with a changed seat tube. In some sense, and in many frame building processes, the seat tube is the...
Forum: Framebuilders
11-18-21, 10:38 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,229
Posted By sdodd

https://www.ticycles.com/framebuilding-seminar ...

https://www.ticycles.com/framebuilding-seminar

TiCycles in Portland, OR is the other one I know about. I have no personal experience, I've only read about them on the interwebs.
Forum: Framebuilders
11-18-21, 09:35 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,229
Posted By sdodd

Just as a side note I talked with UBI a few weeks...

Just as a side note I talked with UBI a few weeks ago. I took a steel brazing class last year and was wanting to do the TIG Ti class next. For a variety of reasons they are stopping their frame...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
10-11-21, 06:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,007
Posted By sdodd

Not to be too obvious or off topic, but you might...

Not to be too obvious or off topic, but you might try checking your rear derailleur hanger alignment. I'm amazed at how much a small angle effects shifting on the rear. And, equally amazed that...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-10-21, 07:58 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,224
Posted By sdodd

Looks like you got the one I saw on...

Looks like you got the one I saw on tandemclassifieds. It was listed at $925, which is a great price if it fits and the components are serviceable. Very good start into the tandem world, congrats!
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-05-21, 02:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,626
Posted By sdodd

I mounted a quad-lock mount backwards on the...

I mounted a quad-lock mount backwards on the stoker bars for the same reason. My wife puts her cell phone on the mount and guides us with 'Ride with GPS'. Connects well with the Garmin Varia 515 -...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-12-21, 07:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,553
Posted By sdodd

The final product in pictures. ...

The final product in pictures.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/54_1f6225137c70d13319cdbd50bcc4af47462e28cb.jpg
Front Derailleur with wire running down the front...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-12-21, 07:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,553
Posted By sdodd

Wire routing took some patience. I was looking...

Wire routing took some patience. I was looking for places that were robust to and avoided rubbing or any handling after installed. I used the DI2 wire covers to stick the wires in place. And the...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-12-21, 07:10 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,553
Posted By sdodd

Getting the front gears changed over was the next...

Getting the front gears changed over was the next step. The intermediate shaft and gears both needed to be changed to move the gear spacing to work with the DI2 triple. Fairly straight forward as...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-12-21, 07:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,553
Posted By sdodd

My first task was to figure out how I would mount...

My first task was to figure out how I would mount the battery. the external mount sticks out side ways from the water bottle mount. I didn't like that. So, I found some 1.5" angle aluminum,...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-12-21, 07:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,553
Posted By sdodd

Tandem DI2 conversion - DaVinci 3 x 11

Hi All,

I know that others have shared Shimano Di2 conversions on singles and Tandems in the past. Those posts were extremely helpful in my conversion. I just wanted to share / document what I did...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-12-21, 10:41 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,804
Posted By sdodd

I was thinking the same thing over the summer. We...

I was thinking the same thing over the summer. We just picked up our second tandem, had 10 other bikes, and the garage was getting full. As we were no-longer using the initial 25 year old tandem we...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-04-21, 02:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,310
Posted By sdodd

Agreed. Todd does us all a great service by...

Agreed. Todd does us all a great service by making such an excellent selection of cranks systems!
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-04-21, 11:54 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,310
Posted By sdodd

Yes, both front and rear cranks are DaVinci. We...

Yes, both front and rear cranks are DaVinci. We have been playing with different lengths to get our short legs working right and to better sync our cadence. The triple hole arm is for a kid's...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-04-21, 11:00 AM
Replies: 195
Views: 168,862
Posted By sdodd

fits well in an odyssey

Just posted my build of a rack to hold our tandem in our 2012 odyssey. No front wheel removal needed.
...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-04-21, 10:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,310
Posted By sdodd

Built a rack to fit Tandem into our 2012 Odyssey - no front wheel removal

For anybody interested, I did some measurements and decided I could fit our 1997 DaVinci Tandem into our 2012 Odyssey by taking out the center middle row seat and building a rack to hold the rear...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
12-24-20, 08:54 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 91,540
Posted By sdodd

I used the external battery mount for the 110...

I used the external battery mount for the 110 battery. Then used some aluminum angle iron to rotate the battery mount so the aluminum mounted to the WB cages and the battery mount tucked in behind...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
12-17-20, 08:09 AM
Replies: 204
Views: 91,540
Posted By sdodd

1998 DaVinci Joint Venture

Our 'New to Us' ~1998 DaVinci Joint Venture with a Cannondale Fatty Tandem fork. Size small steel frame with 26" wheels for our short legs!
Rebuilt multiple times over the summer to tune it to our...
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