Nearly bought a bargain

[Tim Hall]

On today's Tandem Club ride (37 people!), we were esconced in a pub for lunch where I picked up a
local free ad paper. Under "bicycles" was a Dawes Galaxy for forty quid. Such disrespect for such a
noble beast. I whipped out my mobile and tried to buy it but it had already gone. I took delight in
telling the lady who answered the phone that she'd most probably undersold it.

Tim
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fast and gripping, non pompous, glossy and credible.

 

[Just Zis Guy]

On Sun, 11 May 2003 20:02:06 +0100, Tim Hall <[email protected]> wrote:

>On today's Tandem Club ride (37 people!)

One riding solo? A triplet? A trailer bike? Do tell!

Guy
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[Tim Hall]

On Sun, 11 May 2003 20:48:20 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sun, 11 May 2003 20:02:06 +0100, Tim Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On today's Tandem Club ride (37 people!)
>
>One riding solo? A triplet? A trailer bike? Do tell!

15 tandems

2 solos

1 trailer bike

One triplet with child seat. Kewl.

Waiting for stragglers at junctions was tricky and invloved the use of fingers and toes.

Tim
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fast and gripping, non pompous, glossy and credible.

 

[Just Zis Guy]

On Sun, 11 May 2003 23:00:44 +0100, Tim Hall <[email protected]> wrote:

>One triplet with child seat. Kewl.

<http://www.chapmancentral.com/Web/public.nsf/Documents/me-n-u2>

The Megabike

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[Anonymous]

"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> <http://www.chapmancentral.com/Web/public.nsf/Documents/me-n-u2>
>
> The Megabike

"I find it rides a lot like a full-size adult tandem, or maybe a recumbent - you steer with the
handlebars, not by leaning in and letting the bike do the work."

I steer a full size adult tandem by leaning, not using the handlebars... (lovely when you get it
right on an alpine descent)

cheers, clive

 

[Just Zis Guy]

On Mon, 12 May 2003 19:47:53 +0100, "Clive George"

>I steer a full size adult tandem by leaning, not using the handlebars... (lovely when you get it
>right on an alpine descent)

Ah, but maybe your stoker isn't blind ;-)

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[Anonymous]

"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 12 May 2003 19:47:53 +0100, "Clive George"

>
> >I steer a full size adult tandem by leaning, not using the handlebars... (lovely when you get it
> >right on an alpine descent)
>
> Ah, but maybe your stoker isn't blind ;-)

She isn't, but that doesn't make any difference. It's best if the stoker doesn't lean, then you have
full control.

(If as a team you get _really_ good, then maybe stoker leaning would help, but I can't see that
happening for us)

I imagine experience helps too...

cheers, clive

 

[Iain]

.
>> >I steer a full size adult tandem by leaning, not using the handlebars... (lovely when you get it
>> >right on an alpine descent)
>>
>> Ah, but maybe your stoker isn't blind ;-)
>
>She isn't, but that doesn't make any difference. It's best if the stoker doesn't lean, then you
>have full control.

Oddly enuff, one of our members is partially-sighted, but Getting it On as stoker, hoping for
selection for the british team for the European Champs, and for the Paralympics -
http://www.johnstone-wheelers.co.uk/indiv_pages/mcglynn_ail.php