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Tag Archives: Co-Motion
Three entry points into the garden of earthly delights
It’s a crowded world out there: the sky above, the ground below, somewhere to go—and to return to—and on this day, the company of one’s shadow: that certain though shifting form born of the sun, the ground, and one’s intervening … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, Co-Motion tandem, Report from the road, Trek
Tagged bicycle, Co-Motion, gravel, trail, Trek Checkpoint
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The victimless non-crime. 30 days of biking, #3
Instead of a kidnapping victim, the front end of a tandem. Instead of a newspaper, daffodils. Instead of proof of life, proof of ride. The daffodils have yet to peak. The leaves have yet to be cleaned from the bed. … Continue reading
Posted in #30daysofbiking, Co-Motion tandem, Equipment
Tagged #30daysofbiking, bicycle, bicycle parking, bike, Click-Stand, Co-Motion, tandem
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The loneliness of the long-distance water bottle. Co-Motion in Louisville
Larger-diameter tubes keep the bikes from turning into flexible flyers. The visual result, at least to my eye, is super clean. And that’s even though the decals got bigger along with the frame tubes. If nothing else, it makes it easier to know exactly what brand of bicycle is passing you at the Midwest Tandem Rally. Continue reading
How to park a bicycle with a toe strap
Two of my bicycles have Shimano SPD pedals. The rest have MKS Lambda or other pedals without cleats or toe clips. In spite of that, I still find that a toe strap is still a handy thing to have. Continue reading
Posted in Co-Motion tandem, Equipment, Report from the road
Tagged Co-Motion, Defiance Missouri, Greens Bottom, Katy Trail, mockingbird, parking, tandem, toe strap, tortoise, Weldon Spring
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Tire-width experiment on tandem needs more time
8/19/15 update: When I talked with Dwan Shepard at the 2015 Handmade Bicycle Show, he mentioned the Co-Motion Speedster, the bike our custom tandem was based on in 2005, now comes with wider 700 x 35C tires and fender clearance to match. … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, Other bicycles, Report from the road
Tagged Co-Motion, Continental Gatorskin, Panasonic Panaracer, tire, Velocity Dyad
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