Right, so I just bought a tandem yesterday because... I wanted one.
It definitely needs some work but it was a mere €55 (
$62) and I managed to ride it home fairly comfortably over the 9 km (
5.5 miles) back home.
Some early digging doesn't turn up much information and even
Gazelle's own image database of historic bikes doesn't quite show this particular model.
The frame seems to be a mix between the 1975 sport tandem and the later 1982 regular tandem with enclosed chaincase.
EDIT: Found out
the bike is from 1977
The Sturmey Archer AB (
the drum brake brother of the AW) hub is dated at '79 so the bike is probably from around that time too.
- 1975 tandem
- 1982 tandem
A bit of Dutch history on tandems in the Netherlands can be found here
page 1 and
page 2.
For future updates you can keep an eye on this thread.
The bike:
Plans for the future:
I do not plan to give this one a complete rebuild like I did with some of my other bikes but at the very least I will make it rideable again... and some new fenders... and maybe build new wheels... and have it painted...
NO, keep it simple Jacco.
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