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Forum: Tandem Cycling
12-01-21, 08:25 PM
Replies: 204
Views: 91,403
Posted By ianbal

I would be interested to hear your experience...

I would be interested to hear your experience with Curtlo as well as the build process. Good luck with the new bike.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-20-21, 07:48 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 34,834
Posted By ianbal

We have done a number of trips with Santana...

We have done a number of trips with Santana (~12), have enjoyed doing them while seeing some great locations. I agree that one of the reasons we have continued doing them is seeing previous...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
10-24-20, 07:40 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 34,834
Posted By ianbal

We are scheduled for an April trip with Santana...

We are scheduled for an April trip with Santana and were scheduled for a June 2020 trip to Japan. Based on our experience with the Japan trip and hearing similar things from other people on later...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-17-19, 06:07 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 11,326
Posted By ianbal

Not sure if this question was for me but Santana...

Not sure if this question was for me but Santana is allowing those with rim brakes that use drum brakes to descend.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-08-19, 04:30 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 11,326
Posted By ianbal

Thanks for the information.

Thanks for the information.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-07-19, 05:32 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 11,326
Posted By ianbal

We are going with Santana to France in July and...

We are going with Santana to France in July and plan to ride Ventoux and have rim brakes. They won't let teams with rim brakes descend from the summit. Is my understanding of the above statement...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
12-24-18, 08:01 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,869
Posted By ianbal

How easy is that procedure? It will be...

How easy is that procedure? It will be interesting to see how stable the shifting remains as time goes by and often that is required.

As we travel with our tandem a few times per year with...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
12-24-18, 06:30 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,869
Posted By ianbal

I had reached out on Nov 29 when I had seen that...

I had reached out on Nov 29 when I had seen that they were listed as distributor but they had replied saying they were not ready at that time and would give more updates. I have nothing more than...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
12-21-18, 07:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,869
Posted By ianbal

Thanks for the report, great news. I am hoping...

Thanks for the report, great news. I am hoping that it works well for FD shifts as well. I was contacted by the other x-shifter distributor, Ciclovation, about my order so it looks like this will be...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
12-13-18, 08:41 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,869
Posted By ianbal

Pete got back to me and I can confirm he was very...

Pete got back to me and I can confirm he was very helpful. He even kindly offered to ship with the X-pod and replace with mini-pod when available. As I am getting our tandem repainted, I am going to...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
12-12-18, 03:58 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,869
Posted By ianbal

Thanks, I have reached out via email earlier...

Thanks, I have reached out via email earlier today and will give them a call tomorrow if I haven't heard back. Thanks so much for all your help, I had pretty much given up hope on these.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
12-12-18, 03:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,869
Posted By ianbal

That is our use case as well but am staying with...

That is our use case as well but am staying with triple chainring so will use it for both front and rear. They were supposed to be developing other pods but am not sure if they will see the light of...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
12-11-18, 08:13 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,869
Posted By ianbal

Very interested in this as I placed an order on...

Very interested in this as I placed an order on x-shifter website and also been waiting for a long time to receive my order. What style pod will be be delivered?
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-30-13, 12:46 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 16,945
Posted By ianbal

We haven't used it yet on the bike. We have had a...

We haven't used it yet on the bike. We have had a BlueAnt Interphone 4 for a couple of years but have had a couple of problems with my wife's microphone and couldn't find replacements except on...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-30-13, 04:29 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 16,945
Posted By ianbal

BK-1 option

I bought a BK-1 Duo from this seller on a well-known triathlon forum. He has another for sale at a good price. http://forum.slowtwitch.com/cgi-bin/gforum.cgi?post=4774765.

No connection to seller...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-14-12, 05:50 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 16,945
Posted By ianbal

Rick, Thanks for the reply. Ian

Rick,

Thanks for the reply.

Ian
Forum: Tandem Cycling
09-05-12, 02:23 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 16,945
Posted By ianbal

Can't send a private message yet but am...

Can't send a private message yet but am interested in the failure and if you were able to fix it. We also had a failure on a boom/mike that ended up being replaced under warranty but the timing was...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-20-12, 08:02 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 9,532
Posted By ianbal

Noticed that cardo has a scala system out for...

Noticed that cardo has a scala system out for bikes now. See http://www.cardosystems.com/us/cardo-bk. No experience with it and found it via slowtwitch.com pictures of Sea Otter. I have the Blueant...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-19-12, 10:13 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 13,861
Posted By ianbal

Thanks.

Thanks.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
01-18-12, 08:48 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 13,861
Posted By ianbal

Mark, Interested in the K edge derailleur...

Mark,

Interested in the K edge derailleur hanger but couldn't find it on their site. Do you have a link to this online somewhere?

Thanks
Ian
Forum: Tandem Cycling
11-30-10, 03:42 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,542
Posted By ianbal

Sorry for hijack but with my current number of...

Sorry for hijack but with my current number of posts I can't send a pm. I was wondering how that tour was. We were on the Paris-Amsterdam trip earlier this year.

Cheers
Ian
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-09-10, 10:37 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 537
Posted By ianbal

2010 MATES Rally

We had a fantastic weekend's riding at the rally. Thanks to Donna and Ross Glasgow for hosting and doing such a great job. Coming from Long Island, the rolling rides were a treat especially the...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-09-10, 10:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 890
Posted By ianbal

Our Mileage..

was 370. We missed an afternoon of riding, longest day for us was ~76 miles. Sorry for the late reply but we headed down to MATES rally and didn't bring a computer. There were certainly people who...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-09-10, 10:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 934
Posted By ianbal

thanks

Thanks for the information. Confirms the MATES info.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-04-10, 07:30 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 890
Posted By ianbal

Paris-Versailles (Pre Tour) 8th...

Paris-Versailles (Pre Tour)
8th Paris-Strasbourg
8th Strasbourg -Schonau
9th Kehl-Plittersdorf
9th Plittersdorf-Speyer
10th Bingen-Oberwesel
10th Oberwesel-Koblenz
11th Zell-Traben Trarbach...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-03-10, 01:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 934
Posted By ianbal

2011 Eastern Tandem Rally

We couldn't attend this years rally because we were on the Rhine/Moselle but the prior year in PA they announced the next years location and date. Was it announced this year?

Cheers
Ian
Forum: Tandem Cycling
07-28-10, 10:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By ianbal

Thanks for sending. That sure looked like a very...

Thanks for sending. That sure looked like a very challenging trip with a lot of climbing.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
07-28-10, 09:10 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 890
Posted By ianbal

Itinerary

I am on business travel till next Tuesday and don't have the exact itinerary in front of me but if Wayne hasn't posted it by then I will do it on Wednesday. I don't trust my memory enough to post...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
07-28-10, 07:07 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 890
Posted By ianbal

Breztel(Pretzel) Fest

We just stumbled upon this in Speyer, Germany. Speyer is most well known for its cathedral but they were celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Bretzel Fest. The whole town was decorated with...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
07-27-10, 06:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 890
Posted By ianbal

Santana Rhine Moselle 2010 Trip

We have posted some pictures of our trip at RhineMoselle2010 (http://picasaweb.google.com/surfbikeswim/RhineMoselle201002#)

We experienced sunny, hot weather for almost all of the trip. The Taylor...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-20-10, 02:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 991
Posted By ianbal

Thanks for the comments, I appreciate your advice...

Thanks for the comments, I appreciate your advice given your vast experience in the tandem world and your beautiful bike. I had noticed item 2 after taking the pictures and am going to correct so...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-20-10, 07:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 991
Posted By ianbal

Thanks, I am from Australia originally as is...

Thanks, I am from Australia originally as is Paul.

Cheers
Ian
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-19-10, 07:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 991
Posted By ianbal

Our new tandem pictures

Some pics uploaded here. Haven't been able to get one that captures the green color yet.

http://picasaweb.google.com/surfbikeswim/Tandem#


Will try again another day.


Cheers
Ian
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-17-10, 12:51 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,225
Posted By ianbal

That's our bike. Glad you like it. Just getting...

That's our bike. Glad you like it. Just getting finished with building it up. We are taking it on a Santana trip from Strasburg to Amsterdam on July 2. I will try and get pictures done this weekend...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-16-10, 07:15 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 634
Posted By ianbal

Thanks, the only difference that I saw from...

Thanks, the only difference that I saw from pictures was the additional screw to hold the cable and the exterior cross section you mentioned.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-15-10, 02:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 634
Posted By ianbal

Ritchey cable separator on tandem

Good or bad compared to the daVinci easy split?

Thanks
Ian
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-11-10, 06:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,235
Posted By ianbal

Thanks for the replies, Shimano DA appears to be...

Thanks for the replies, Shimano DA appears to be the way to go for the Shimano tandem then.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
06-11-10, 12:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,235
Posted By ianbal

Gore or yokozuna cables/other suggestions

Wondering if anyone has used recent versions of these cable and can supply their impressions? If not is there a brand cable that you use and recommend?

Thanks
Ian
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-22-09, 05:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,521
Posted By ianbal

Thanks all. R&E confirmed that this is the...

Thanks all. R&E confirmed that this is the original fork, now just have to wait and see if our offer is accepted.
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-21-09, 05:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,521
Posted By ianbal

Thanks again. Do anyone know what forks these...

Thanks again. Do anyone know what forks these came with - was a carbon AME fork an option?

Sending email to R&E as well.

Ian
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-21-09, 05:46 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,521
Posted By ianbal

Thanks for the reply. This would be with 700...

Thanks for the reply. This would be with 700 wheels
Forum: Tandem Cycling
04-20-09, 06:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,521
Posted By ianbal

bushnell steel tandems

I have seen the discussion of different handling traits for Santana(slower more stable), Co-Motion(faster more responsive to input) and others but don't recall seeing anything for Bushnell. We are...
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