Tag Archives: tandem

Catching up. 30 days of biking, #28

Posted on May 3, 2021 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Somehow, someway, Ellen’s Diner in Princeville is still open. And so we park where we have always parked, and in we go, to eat breakfast and hear the latest about Ellen’s dogs and guinea pigs. To sit down inside; it’s … Continue reading →

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Not Old Paint. Don Walker tandem does Horsey Hundred with no paint

Posted on June 1, 2016 by 16incheswestofpeoria

When a builder sends a fillet-brazed bicycle out without paint, you get to see the frame pretty nearly as it came from the torch. Continue reading →

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Filling a hole with money. Or, two-buck luck

Posted on August 30, 2015 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Dear Sir: While the bald rear tire of my tandem still holds air, I will tell you what a dandy duct-tape product you make. Continue reading →

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The loneliness of the long-distance water bottle. Co-Motion in Louisville

Posted on April 25, 2015 by 16incheswestofpeoria

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 →

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Maybe the most important thing to remember about the eccentric bottom bracket shell

Posted on January 16, 2015 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Not knowing how to solve the issue, I did the smart thing. I walked away from it. Continue reading →

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