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Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-01-08, 09:35 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,466
Posted By johnfhess

please no coupler wars, just my experience

Well, I can't speak to assembling "a device" out of golf clubs, but we were on the trip with our coupled Rex and it couldn't have been smoother. check in, fly, no extra charges, no overweight...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-01-08, 09:07 AM
Replies: 1,509
Views: 669,545
Posted By johnfhess

Hi folks, John and Katherine in front of a...

Hi folks,

John and Katherine in front of a winery, March 2007. Russian River (northern California, Sonoma county, see wineroad.com) Barrel tasting event, the first 2 weekends of March (on now). ...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
08-28-07, 05:56 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,450
Posted By johnfhess

transporting a tandem_Honda Element

Hiya,

our tandem goes right down the middle of the Honda box from dash to tailgate, nothing removed. Or, when transporting more stuff, on the yakima rack on top with 2-3 half bikes.
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-14-06, 05:55 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,705
Posted By johnfhess

Hiya, I was there with my Xootr Swift. ...

Hiya,

I was there with my Xootr Swift. Spotted more Bike Fridyas than any other folder and no other Swifts on the ride. Saw more Raleigh 20s locked in the city than on the ride. Spotted on e...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-20-06, 04:38 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,124
Posted By johnfhess

Swift/Xootr pivot point disassembly

HIya,

I have a Xootr and borrowed a suitcase for travel. Unfortunately, the suitcase is just a little bit too small. Looking at the problem, it seems like the combination of the fork and top...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-08-06, 02:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 842
Posted By johnfhess

HIya, flew to Austria last year with a...

HIya,

flew to Austria last year with a couple who had a non-coupled tandem in the big tandem hard case. Lufthansa didn't care. Everyone in the group got one bag for luggage and one bike case,...
Forum: Tandem Cycling
03-08-06, 02:03 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,152
Posted By johnfhess

Hiya, we rode a Meridian with softride...

Hiya,

we rode a Meridian with softride beam for stoker for 1.5 years. Very nice bike, had s and s couplers, but, gradually, I decided the beam was flexing sideways, and the bike didn't fit...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-16-06, 06:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,108
Posted By johnfhess

oops, gotta learn to proof read. Hands NOT on...

oops, gotta learn to proof read. Hands NOT on handle bars. That's what "no hands" means.
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-16-06, 06:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,108
Posted By johnfhess

riding "no hands"

Hi folks, it's been a week and Im riding the Xootr Swift about 10 miles a day. Very soon I'll pull the cassette and go ss with a 15 cog. I've attempted to ride with hands on the handle bars and...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-13-06, 06:00 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,779
Posted By johnfhess

thanks Waveshrdr and Tomaso. I bought a Xootr...

thanks Waveshrdr and Tomaso. I bought a Xootr Swift. I mentioned the front squeek because it was covered in a faq I read either online or in the little book that came with the bike. It's the seals...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-13-06, 02:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,779
Posted By johnfhess

Xootr Swift 1st impressions, questions

Hi all,

Thanks to comments read here, I just purchased, and received last week, A Swift folder. I've ridden it maybe 20 miles and can report I'm pretty satisfied, but don't have much to compare...
Forum: Folding Bikes
02-01-06, 12:47 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,481
Posted By johnfhess

Hey folks, just joined and am minutes away from...

Hey folks, just joined and am minutes away from ordering a Swift. Thanks for all the posts in the past, here's my $0.02 about Shimano Nexus. Day in and day out, 50 miles a week for years, they last...
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