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03-02-15, 04:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,878
Posted By dubbelop

And to add a tandem-related answer: the 2016...

And to add a tandem-related answer: the 2016 International Tandem Rally will be held in the Netherlands from the 28th of May until the 4th of June 2016. So if the OPs are planning to be in Holland in...
03-02-15, 04:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,878
Posted By dubbelop

For what it's worth: the law never really...

For what it's worth: the law never really changed. This law has always had the intention of protecting the weaker traffic participants like bicyclists and pedestrians. In order to achieve this, the...
12-25-13, 02:39 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 29,420
Posted By dubbelop

FWIW: it seems that the production of (in any...

FWIW: it seems that the production of (in any case) the new 29er tandem is delayed. I asked Cannondale Europe to get one for testing purposes on a bike show that runs 1st/2nd March 2014. The...
11-06-13, 05:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,034
Posted By dubbelop

Does the Calfee's seat tube prohibit mounting the...

Does the Calfee's seat tube prohibit mounting the N-Gear Jumpstop (http://www.n-gear.com/whatis.html)? We run them on most of our bikes and are very happy with this nifty device. The tube doesn't...
10-29-13, 04:19 PM
Replies: 1,509
Views: 666,554
Posted By dubbelop

That's true - in standard configuration this...

That's true - in standard configuration this already is a very capable MTB tandem with it's 150 mm fork and 130/150 mm rear end. We ride it at 130 up front (though the pictures reveals a bit too much...
10-26-13, 03:41 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 29,420
Posted By dubbelop

I can imagine that people in the USA...

I can imagine that people in the USA want/like/prefer USA-made products like the original Cannondale bikes. But if my information is correct, the demise of Cannondale has primarily been caused by the...
10-26-13, 03:25 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 29,420
Posted By dubbelop

FWIW: in Europe the "Tandem 29" (the version with...

FWIW: in Europe the "Tandem 29" (the version with Acera bits) is priced at €2,199 including VAT. That would be something like €1.817 without VAT which roughly translates to $2,507. Just curious: what...
10-24-13, 04:03 PM
Replies: 459
Views: 118,319
Posted By dubbelop

And now a picture of the complete bike as made in...

And now a picture of the complete bike as made in the French Vosges last July. All the aforementioned goodies are on the bike and total weight including pedals (Shimano PD-M540) and Schwalbe Hans...
10-24-13, 03:38 PM
Replies: 1,509
Views: 666,554
Posted By dubbelop

On our new (well, 4 months from new)...

On our new (well, 4 months from new) full-suspension MSC tandem, participating in www.mh2d.nl last September and riding in the French Vosgues in July. The MSC Zion tandem is a relatively affordable...
04-22-13, 03:55 PM
Replies: 459
Views: 118,319
Posted By dubbelop

MSC Zion tandem in stock configuration: 19.3 kgs....

MSC Zion tandem in stock configuration: 19.3 kgs. This bike is going to be heavily modified (essentially: stripped to a bare frame) with a Fox 36 Talas fork, Hope Evo Pro II hubs with Notubes Arch EX...
05-07-11, 03:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 818
Posted By dubbelop

Thanks a lot, I'll measure our tandem's outside...

Thanks a lot, I'll measure our tandem's outside dimension tomorrow morning!

UPDATE Just measured: the dropouts are some 9 mm thick, together with the OLN this should result in 163 mm ...... I...
05-07-11, 04:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 818
Posted By dubbelop

Bob Yak Quick Release and Cannondale Road Tandem

We want to use the Bob Yak with our 2004 Cannondale Road Tandem, a combination we never used before. I'll have to buy a new QR for this and I'm wondering if the 145 mm. version will fit our tandem....
01-10-11, 01:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,642
Posted By dubbelop

Also @mkane77g: thanks for these suggestions....

Also @mkane77g: thanks for these suggestions. It's not that I ever experienced resistance, but I want the most 'uncompressible' housing to maximize the brake performance. Jagwire is on my list now!
01-09-11, 02:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,642
Posted By dubbelop

Cannondale Road Tandem brake cable housing recommendations

I'm in the process of replacing the handlebar of our 2004 Cannondale Road Tandem. This automatically includes wrapping a new bar. The bike came with extra brake levers that I never use and won't...
10-15-10, 04:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,632
Posted By dubbelop

FWIW: we need a bigger range. We run and actually...

FWIW: we need a bigger range. We run and actually use the full range of a 48/36/22 crankset and 11-34 cassette, which is over 600%. A Rohloff doesn't offer a range this big.
10-13-10, 03:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,880
Posted By dubbelop

FWIW: that Twin Power tandem by Stevens is one...

FWIW: that Twin Power tandem by Stevens is one hell of a nice bike. It's incredibly light at that price (2.600 Euros); Stevens claim 16.8 kilograms which I think is about right. The frame is Kinesis...
10-13-10, 03:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,632
Posted By dubbelop

Drilling extra holes leaves less material on the...

Drilling extra holes leaves less material on the flanges. IMHO an even better solution is this extra ring for the 48 spoke holes, made by Vittorio (http://www.vittorio.nl)
...
10-08-10, 04:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,879
Posted By dubbelop

Just curious: why wouldn't you put any of your...

Just curious: why wouldn't you put any of your tandems on this Vittorio rack? Personal experience (and that of a lot of other - mainly Dutch) people tells me that the tandem is secured rock solid to...
10-06-10, 12:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,879
Posted By dubbelop

There certainly is: it's made by the Dutch...

There certainly is: it's made by the Dutch company Vittorio. The tandems is loaded onto the rack at the side of the car and after securing it, the entire rack plus tandem goes horizontally onto the...
02-25-10, 05:58 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,576
Posted By dubbelop

The Arai may be a great product, but be aware...

The Arai may be a great product, but be aware that production has ceased a little while ago. It's still in stock at retailers/builders but these stocks are not endless.

FWIW: We have an MTB tandem...
03-26-09, 02:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,039
Posted By dubbelop

Funny - we have a 2004 Road Tandem with similar...

Funny - we have a 2004 Road Tandem with similar sounds as described in this thread. In our case it is not a BB problem since I replaced these last year with square-taper ones (got fed up with ISIS...
02-04-09, 12:42 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,865
Posted By dubbelop

Same here. We run a Satori (aka Zoom and other...

Same here. We run a Satori (aka Zoom and other brands) on a Cannondale Road Tandem. It's absolutely as sturdy as a 'normal' stem would be.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~mmhoff/images/Ahead_verhoger_800.jpg
01-20-09, 07:29 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,969
Posted By dubbelop

FWIW: the Thudbuster's head used to be pressed...

FWIW: the Thudbuster's head used to be pressed on. Several years back they switched to the machined head because too may Thudbusters lost their head :lol:

Friends of us have had a telescopic Tamer...
01-18-09, 05:29 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,069
Posted By dubbelop

@Tandemgeek and Jbyrne: thanks a lot for this...

@Tandemgeek and Jbyrne: thanks a lot for this information.
01-13-09, 03:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,069
Posted By dubbelop

Haven't read all the threads on the Tandem...

Haven't read all the threads on the Tandem Cycling forum so maybe I missed something on the subject of the alledged discontinuation of the Arai drum brake. Over here in Holland, a similiar rumour is...
01-01-09, 08:49 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 681
Posted By dubbelop

Ditto on Schwalbe but in our case they are...

Ditto on Schwalbe but in our case they are Marathon Supreme 50 mm. We used to run Big Apples which we loved but the tire clearance on the rear wheel, combined with a slight sideways wobble in the BAs...
01-01-09, 08:44 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,003
Posted By dubbelop

Neither is it mine ...... Only now I realize you...

Neither is it mine ...... Only now I realize you talke about square bottom brackets, where I thought you referred to cranksets. Of which PW makes exactly none. Maybe they should, by the way.

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12-28-08, 05:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,628
Posted By dubbelop

An engineer whom I trust suggests...

An engineer whom I trust suggests 'countertapping' the existing threading. This way you have two threadings in one crank - both left-hand and right-hand. Mount the pedal with some Loctite and you're...
12-28-08, 05:43 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,345
Posted By dubbelop

To my knowledge 20-22 cm stems 'off the shelf' do...

To my knowledge 20-22 cm stems 'off the shelf' do not exist, so you'll have to have one made. Besides that: Zoom make a telescoping stem that's something like 22 cm. at full extension.
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12-28-08, 05:24 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,003
Posted By dubbelop

Hadn't read this thread before. I was going to...

Hadn't read this thread before. I was going to post about the hub being the culprit when I noticed there was another page of answers *and* the solution. FWIW: the so called "Zahnscheibe" (what would...
11-01-08, 01:58 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,610
Posted By dubbelop

Funny thing is: in the US they now use the same...

Funny thing is: in the US they now use the same frame for both the RT and the Street Tandem. But the MT is still available in Europe: http://gb.cannondale.com/bikes/09/ce/model-9MT.html. Only the RT1...
11-01-08, 01:43 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,415
Posted By dubbelop

Just out of curiosity: who is this bike...

Just out of curiosity: who is this bike manufacturer? From the looks I gather it's a Duratec or am I wrong?
10-10-08, 03:26 PM
Replies: 1,509
Views: 666,554
Posted By dubbelop

We were riding the http://www.mh2d.nl a few...

We were riding the http://www.mh2d.nl a few weekends ago. Photo courtesy of http://www.beeldnieuws.nl

http://www.xs4all.nl/~mmhoff/images/MTB_TANDEM/MH2D_2_800.JPG

People tend to ask whether...
10-04-08, 08:17 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,297
Posted By dubbelop

Is that a Cannondale Headshok in some of their...

Is that a Cannondale Headshok in some of their models or have they adopted some other in-headtube suspension? I've seen a similar system in a Koga Miyata single bike recently, I believe.
07-20-08, 10:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 963
Posted By dubbelop

On our C'dale, the first Truvativ (rear) BB gave...

On our C'dale, the first Truvativ (rear) BB gave way at 2,500 kms, the replacement one at 3,500 kms. Then I was able to pick up a brand new Shimano tandem square-taper crankset for very little money...
07-20-08, 09:05 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,205
Posted By dubbelop

FWIW: we run N-Gear JumpStops on both tandems...

FWIW: we run N-Gear JumpStops on both tandems (and our mountanbike singles) - and love them!

http://www.n-gear.com/graphics/mount2.jpg
07-20-08, 08:57 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,945
Posted By dubbelop

On the stoker bar of their tandem, Koga Miyata...

On the stoker bar of their tandem, Koga Miyata mounts an SRAM X.9 shifter that actuates the drum brake. Neat solution, in my opinion.
03-03-08, 11:20 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 468
Posted By dubbelop

Searching for 1 timing arm myself (see...

Searching for 1 timing arm myself (see http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=393129) I got this tip: get yourself RH-side cranks and countertap these to fit the LH side pedal. There is enough...
03-01-08, 01:55 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,597
Posted By dubbelop

TA Zephyr left hand crank needed

For some reason I managed to undertighten the crank bolt on my stoker's left hand crank. On a ride with another stoker it came loose. Although I tightened as soon as he found out about it being...
03-01-08, 01:45 PM
Replies: 1,509
Views: 666,554
Posted By dubbelop

On a Swiss Alp (climbing, therefore helmets off...

On a Swiss Alp (climbing, therefore helmets off :rolleyes:)

http://www.xs4all.nl/~mmhoff/images/Samen_tandem_640hoog.jpg

Going down in same Swiss Alps (in fact, it was much steeper than it...
01-26-08, 03:09 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,432
Posted By dubbelop

Indeed, keep on pedaling is important for making...

Indeed, keep on pedaling is important for making tight turns and I'd like to add that squeezing the rear brake makes it even easier. We went down some very tight hairpins on a mountainbike tour of...
01-15-08, 03:13 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,903
Posted By dubbelop

I must admit I was only thinking about our own...

I must admit I was only thinking about our own 27.2 mm seatposts ...... Then again, there is still a fair amount of 1.25" stems out there, these should measure about 31.8.
01-12-08, 06:43 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,903
Posted By dubbelop

My 2 cents worth: use a standard Ahead stem...

My 2 cents worth: use a standard Ahead stem (available up to at least 150 mm) and use a shim to fit it to the captain's seatpost. Light, easy, affordable.
01-03-08, 03:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,395
Posted By dubbelop

Nice to hear the C2DS works good for you guys....

Nice to hear the C2DS works good for you guys. We're on the second one (first one was replaced under warranty) but both items show the same strange behavior. In the front I have a Sigma BC1200 wired...
12-23-07, 04:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 906
Posted By dubbelop

Boy, how did people ever shift in the days before...

Boy, how did people ever shift in the days before pins/ramps/cut away teeth and the lot? :D
FWIW: we have TA rings on both tandems (one of which is a Cannondale RT with Ultegra front mech) and...
12-20-07, 02:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,913
Posted By dubbelop

The Street Tandem will certainly take a short...

The Street Tandem will certainly take a short travel. For some mysterious reason only us Euro customers (still) get the Mountain Tandem, with a Rock Shox Argyle 409 fork. The weirdest thing is that a...
11-10-07, 08:30 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 5,101
Posted By dubbelop

OK, so you lose a little over a pound of weight...

OK, so you lose a little over a pound of weight (roughly 2,5% of the total bike weight). Still: why bother with this swap? The BB7s work great - at least on our Road Tandem.
11-03-07, 04:06 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,415
Posted By dubbelop

MaxCady wrote: But what about your common weight?...

MaxCady wrote: But what about your common weight? I’m afraid the 135mm rear spacing of C’dale could cause rear wheel damages if used by a heavy team…

FWIW: Cannondale uses a 145 mm rear spacing,...
10-04-07, 01:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,619
Posted By dubbelop

We very often carry our 16-pound Dachshund in a...

We very often carry our 16-pound Dachshund in a dog basket on the rear carrier. This little fellow loves it, as this pictures proves:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~mmhoff/images/Guus_mand_tandem.jpg
10-04-07, 01:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,939
Posted By dubbelop

Goedendag Pel :-) I thought you had the...

Goedendag Pel :-)

I thought you had the Cannondale MT in "stock" form? AFAIK this came from the factory with Magura Julies on it. Or did you have the guys at De Boer build up a frame with Avids?
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