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09-10-17, 07:50 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,833
Posted By CapTandem

Do you switch out tires based on tour conditions?

There is a similar thread under "Touring" but I'm going to post this topic here for a Tandem specific discussion.

We ride a 2007 Cannondale tandem with 700 x 28 Continental Gatorskins at 110 PSI....
09-10-17, 06:20 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,053
Posted By CapTandem

Three blowouts in two days, rear wheel only....

Three blowouts in two days, rear wheel only. Twice when you were not on the bike. Even with a new tire.

Two things come to mind based on personal experience.

1) A very fine piece of wire stuck...
09-18-14, 09:10 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,590
Posted By CapTandem

I found a match at my local Ace Hardware store,...

I found a match at my local Ace Hardware store, back with the exotic nuts and bolts in the pull out drawers. It was listed on the pull out drawer, as I recall, as an internal "C" ring clip, it was...
09-17-14, 11:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,590
Posted By CapTandem

Just got home from work (midnight local time)....

Just got home from work (midnight local time). Glad to read that you got the eccentric out. Sounds like your home free. Have fun!
09-17-14, 11:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,590
Posted By CapTandem

My 2007 Cannondale Tandem has the "double-wedge"...

My 2007 Cannondale Tandem has the "double-wedge" eccentric, which I am almost certain you will have.

As designed by Cannondale, tightening the hex head cap screw, opposite the timing chain side,...
08-17-13, 10:52 AM
Replies: 195
Views: 167,926
Posted By CapTandem

I'm still missing our extended body 95' Ford...

I'm still missing our extended body 95' Ford Aerostar. Used it to haul myself and three friends in individual reclining captain chairs, four single bikes, their luggage, couple ice chests, etc. -all...
12-05-08, 02:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,325
Posted By CapTandem

I suggest that you should have those spokes...

I suggest that you should have those spokes tensioned and the wheel straightened.

I'm speaking from experience. I didn't have a clue about watching that detail. My single bike took a lot of abuse...
12-05-08, 02:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 941
Posted By CapTandem

I fail to see the advantage of getting the front...

I fail to see the advantage of getting the front wheel to skid from speed on a tandem.

Having stopping power to spare without "locking" either wheel and going into a "skid" is precisely why I...
12-01-08, 02:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,325
Posted By CapTandem

Factory closeout on worksman tandem

Just noticed this factory closeout. $599.00 tandems for $399.99 from the manufacturer. Upright seating, 26x2.00" ATB tires, cantilever brakes, 21 speed shimano SIS Index shifting, alloy rims, quick...
09-21-08, 03:07 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,793
Posted By CapTandem

In the mid-90's the Park Tool self stick patches...

In the mid-90's the Park Tool self stick patches had the catalogue number of GP1, and I could see a frosted 3M logo on the patch when I peeled it off to put on the tube. These were better than the...
08-29-08, 09:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 549
Posted By CapTandem

That first tandem ride is always memorable. Kind...

That first tandem ride is always memorable. Kind of like our other first times... (yeah, you fill in the blank!)

What we noticed was how much the tandem adds to the fun of the whole bike club. The...
08-29-08, 09:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 817
Posted By CapTandem

Thank you. Your point is well taken. It was...

Thank you.

Your point is well taken. It was a little of a shock to find this on a nearly new tandem and my 'knee-jerk' reaction was to blame myself. Thank you for pointing out that it's not me. I...
08-29-08, 08:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,090
Posted By CapTandem

Just a quick reminder to think about an option...

Just a quick reminder to think about an option that will accomodate the second tandem of your best new friends that you will be making.

We asked another experienced tandem couple to coach us on...
08-29-08, 08:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,063
Posted By CapTandem

We found a local shop to rent a tandem from for...

We found a local shop to rent a tandem from for the weekend, and were surprised by how we could not assume anything we did on a bike from habit. “I have to start with my left foot or I WILL lose my...
08-28-08, 01:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 817
Posted By CapTandem

A big thank you to everyone for sharing your...

A big thank you to everyone for sharing your knowledge!

Read your comments, slept on it, and decided that I needed to find someone with a tensiometer to at least take a reading on the spokes....
08-27-08, 11:33 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,316
Posted By CapTandem

I have a sidewinder on the roof of my Focus...

I have a sidewinder on the roof of my Focus wagon. But a draftmaster on a Focus? Would that be a 2" receiver hitch? I assume that was not a listed application for the hitch!

I still miss my 95'...
08-27-08, 11:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 741
Posted By CapTandem

Really hard to identify anything in the pictures...

Really hard to identify anything in the pictures that are still available on e-bay. Some close up pictures would be a big help. Take a look at the comments on the thread for 'Antique Tandem Bike,...
08-27-08, 10:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 573
Posted By CapTandem

Some close up pictures would be a big help. Take...

Some close up pictures would be a big help. Take a look at the comments on the thread for 'Antique Tandem Bike, Need Help Identifying'.

I had a lot of fun searching the web for antique tandems....
08-27-08, 11:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 817
Posted By CapTandem

How do I know when to retension tandem spokes?

Hi all. Bought our first tandem a year ago. 2007 C'dale with 40 count Mavic A719 rims and DT Swiss 540 tandem disc hubs. We have put approx. 1800 miles on it in the last 12 months and our team weight...
08-25-08, 11:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,686
Posted By CapTandem

I can't tell you much about your bike either,...

I can't tell you much about your bike either, except that it caught my interest and I spent too much time searching the web! I will only add a few observations to the very good advice from 'rhm'...
08-04-08, 01:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,719
Posted By CapTandem

Thank you for the corrections. I have been...

Thank you for the corrections.

I have been working to upgrade my single bike from 7-speed to 9-speed Shimano, and I spoke from that experience. My lack of knowledge with SunTour and freewheel...
07-31-08, 02:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,034
Posted By CapTandem

Double check about putting a disc brake on that...

Double check about putting a disc brake on that 98’ C’dale tandem. I remember the local C’dale dealer telling me in the late 90’s that the C’dale factory shipped tandems with disc brakes, and then...
07-30-08, 11:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,362
Posted By CapTandem

Really like your tandem -it's just like ours! ...

Really like your tandem -it's just like ours!

I asked for widgets when I bought mine. Shop told me that widgets would not work with the in-line barrel adjusters, as opposed to having the adjusters...
07-30-08, 08:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,719
Posted By CapTandem

Congratulations on your tandem purchase. ...

Congratulations on your tandem purchase.

Wow... Your simple question keeps getting bigger and bigger! Let me see if I can chip away at the issues you raise and make sense of it all. I'm sure that...
07-29-08, 08:40 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,303
Posted By CapTandem

Very sorry to hear of your mishap. Reading the...

Very sorry to hear of your mishap. Reading the thread, I can see that all of us are concerned about the same thing happening to us.

Mark Johnson of Precision Tandems here in Kansas has an...
07-29-08, 08:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 13,364
Posted By CapTandem

2007 Cannondale Tandem

Really love our 2007 Cannondale Tandem with disc brakes.
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