Pantour rear disk hub for tandem?

Just dreaming here about a new tandem that would be more portable than the Greenspeed we now enjoy.
It's a great ride but a chore to lug around and even more difficult to ship or fly. After a recent
tour that involved some really bad pavement (and wanting to do a little dirt road riding), I was
wondering how a Pantour disk hub might work on a conventional two-wheeled recumbent tandem--I'm
thinking the REAR wheel here. Whatever tandem we get will have a suspension front fork. Right now,
Pantour only makes 36 hole hubs. Could one of these be used to build up an acceptably strong tandem
wheel? My wife/stoker weighs only about 100 lbs., and we might carry 60 lbs. or so of gear. What do
you think? Currently, I'm dreaming of an Organic Engines Daisy Mayhem.

Scott Greenspeed Tandem Haluzak

 

Just dreaming here about a new tandem that would be more portable than the Greenspeed we now enjoy.
It's a great ride but a chore to lug around and even more difficult to ship or fly. After a recent
tour that involved some really bad pavement (and wanting to do a little dirt road riding), I was
wondering how a Pantour disk hub might work on a conventional two-wheeled recumbent tandem--I'm
thinking the REAR wheel here. Whatever tandem we get will have a suspension front fork. Right now,
Pantour only makes 36 hole hubs. Could one of these be used to build up an acceptably strong tandem
wheel? My wife/stoker weighs only about 100 lbs., and we might carry 60 lbs. or so of gear. What do
you think? Currently, I'm dreaming of an Organic Engines Daisy Mayhem.

Scott Greenspeed Tandem Haluzak

 

> Just dreaming here about a new tandem that would be more portable than the Greenspeed we now
> enjoy. It's a great ride but a chore to lug around and even more difficult to ship or fly. After a
> recent tour that involved some really bad pavement (and wanting to do a little dirt road riding),
> I was wondering how a Pantour disk hub might work on a conventional two-wheeled recumbent
> tandem--I'm thinking the REAR wheel here. Whatever tandem we get will have a suspension front
> fork. Right now, Pantour only makes 36 hole hubs. Could one of these be used to build up an
> acceptably strong tandem wheel? My wife/stoker weighs only about 100 lbs., and we might carry 60
> lbs. or so of gear. What do you think? Currently, I'm dreaming of an Organic Engines Daisy Mayhem.

An alternative might be a tandem that is built with rear suspension as standard. The M5 tandem
includes this and has options for front suspension. See:
http://www.m5-ligfietsen.com/english/modellen_eng/tandem2.htm

Mads

 

> Just dreaming here about a new tandem that would be more portable than the Greenspeed we now
> enjoy. It's a great ride but a chore to lug around and even more difficult to ship or fly. After a
> recent tour that involved some really bad pavement (and wanting to do a little dirt road riding),
> I was wondering how a Pantour disk hub might work on a conventional two-wheeled recumbent
> tandem--I'm thinking the REAR wheel here. Whatever tandem we get will have a suspension front
> fork. Right now, Pantour only makes 36 hole hubs. Could one of these be used to build up an
> acceptably strong tandem wheel? My wife/stoker weighs only about 100 lbs., and we might carry 60
> lbs. or so of gear. What do you think? Currently, I'm dreaming of an Organic Engines Daisy Mayhem.

An alternative might be a tandem that is built with rear suspension as standard. The M5 tandem
includes this and has options for front suspension. See:
http://www.m5-ligfietsen.com/english/modellen_eng/tandem2.htm

Mads

 

Best thing to do is ask Pantour directly. These guys are honest and after, they're the ones giving
you a waranty.

Tony Licuanan Seattle, WA

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> Just dreaming here about a new tandem that would be more portable than the Greenspeed we now
> enjoy. It's a great ride but a chore to lug around and even more difficult to ship or fly. After a
> recent tour that involved some really bad pavement (and wanting to do a little dirt road riding),
> I was wondering how a Pantour disk hub might work on a conventional two-wheeled recumbent
> tandem--I'm thinking the REAR wheel here. Whatever tandem we get will have a suspension front
> fork. Right now, Pantour only makes 36 hole hubs. Could one of these be used to build up an
> acceptably strong tandem wheel? My wife/stoker weighs only about 100 lbs., and we might carry 60
> lbs. or so of gear. What do you think? Currently, I'm dreaming of an Organic Engines Daisy Mayhem.
>
> Scott Greenspeed Tandem Haluzak

 

Best thing to do is ask Pantour directly. These guys are honest and after, they're the ones giving
you a waranty.

Tony Licuanan Seattle, WA

[email protected] (Scott) wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> Just dreaming here about a new tandem that would be more portable than the Greenspeed we now
> enjoy. It's a great ride but a chore to lug around and even more difficult to ship or fly. After a
> recent tour that involved some really bad pavement (and wanting to do a little dirt road riding),
> I was wondering how a Pantour disk hub might work on a conventional two-wheeled recumbent
> tandem--I'm thinking the REAR wheel here. Whatever tandem we get will have a suspension front
> fork. Right now, Pantour only makes 36 hole hubs. Could one of these be used to build up an
> acceptably strong tandem wheel? My wife/stoker weighs only about 100 lbs., and we might carry 60
> lbs. or so of gear. What do you think? Currently, I'm dreaming of an Organic Engines Daisy Mayhem.
>
> Scott Greenspeed Tandem Haluzak

 

I wonder, how many readers in the USA, have an M5 tandem? More comments from Europe concerning the
M5 would be appreciated.

Mads Hilberg wrote:
>
> > Just dreaming here about a new tandem that would be more portable than the Greenspeed we now
> > enjoy. It's a great ride but a chore to lug around and even more difficult to ship or fly. After
> > a recent tour that involved some really bad pavement (and wanting to do a little dirt road
> > riding), I was wondering how a Pantour disk hub might work on a conventional two-wheeled
> > recumbent tandem--I'm thinking the REAR wheel here. Whatever tandem we get will have a
> > suspension front fork. Right now, Pantour only makes 36 hole hubs. Could one of these be used to
> > build up an acceptably strong tandem wheel? My wife/stoker weighs only about 100 lbs., and we
> > might carry 60 lbs. or so of gear. What do you think? Currently, I'm dreaming of an Organic
> > Engines Daisy Mayhem.
>
> An alternative might be a tandem that is built with rear suspension as standard. The M5 tandem
> includes this and has options for front suspension. See:
> http://www.m5-ligfietsen.com/english/modellen_eng/tandem2.htm
>
> Mads

--
Bill "Pop Pop" Patterson Retired and riding my Linear and our M5 tandem.

 

I wonder, how many readers in the USA, have an M5 tandem? More comments from Europe concerning the
M5 would be appreciated.

Mads Hilberg wrote:
>
> > Just dreaming here about a new tandem that would be more portable than the Greenspeed we now
> > enjoy. It's a great ride but a chore to lug around and even more difficult to ship or fly. After
> > a recent tour that involved some really bad pavement (and wanting to do a little dirt road
> > riding), I was wondering how a Pantour disk hub might work on a conventional two-wheeled
> > recumbent tandem--I'm thinking the REAR wheel here. Whatever tandem we get will have a
> > suspension front fork. Right now, Pantour only makes 36 hole hubs. Could one of these be used to
> > build up an acceptably strong tandem wheel? My wife/stoker weighs only about 100 lbs., and we
> > might carry 60 lbs. or so of gear. What do you think? Currently, I'm dreaming of an Organic
> > Engines Daisy Mayhem.
>
> An alternative might be a tandem that is built with rear suspension as standard. The M5 tandem
> includes this and has options for front suspension. See:
> http://www.m5-ligfietsen.com/english/modellen_eng/tandem2.htm
>
> Mads

--
Bill "Pop Pop" Patterson Retired and riding my Linear and our M5 tandem.

 

Does anyone in the southern California area have an M5 tandem that my wife and I could take
for a spin?!

We have one, but the seat adjustment is long and tedious. If you are 6'1" and she is 5'8", come to
Santa Maria CA. 50 miles north of Santa Barbara.
--
Bill "Pop Pop" Patterson Retired and riding my Linear and our M5 tandem.

 

Does anyone in the southern California area have an M5 tandem that my wife and I could take
for a spin?!

We have one, but the seat adjustment is long and tedious. If you are 6'1" and she is 5'8", come to
Santa Maria CA. 50 miles north of Santa Barbara.
--
Bill "Pop Pop" Patterson Retired and riding my Linear and our M5 tandem.

 

Scott wrote:
>
> Just dreaming here about a new tandem that would be more portable than the Greenspeed we now
> enjoy. It's a great ride but a chore to lug around and even more difficult to ship or fly. After a
> recent tour that involved some really bad pavement (and wanting to do a little dirt road riding),
> I was wondering how a Pantour disk hub might work on a conventional two-wheeled recumbent
> tandem--I'm thinking the REAR wheel here. Whatever tandem we get will have a suspension front
> fork. Right now, Pantour only makes 36 hole hubs. Could one of these be used to build up an
> acceptably strong tandem wheel? My wife/stoker weighs only about 100 lbs., and we might carry 60
> lbs. or so of gear. What do you think? Currently, I'm dreaming of an Organic Engines Daisy Mayhem.

Scott,

The Green Gear Bike Friday DoubleDay [1] will be much more portable than your GTT. In addition, it
has an ISO 406-mm rear wheel, which should be adequate for tandem use if combined with a rim such as
the Velocity Taipan [2], Sun B.F.R. [3] or Sun Rhyno-Lite [4].

[1] < http://www.bikefriday.com/BikeMMI.cfm?PG=4&BF=46&CAT=8#StartPoint
>
[2] < http://www.velocityusa.com/catalog/velocity_rims_recumbent.html >
[3] < http://www.sun-ringle.com/ShowRoom/BMX/Rims/bfr.html >
[4] < http://www.sun-ringle.com/ShowRoom/MTB/Rims/rhynomtb.html >

Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side) RANS "Wavewind" and Rocket, Earth Cycles Sunset and
Dragonflyer