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Tag Archives: tandem
Not Old Paint. Don Walker tandem does Horsey Hundred with no paint
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
Posted in Other bicycles, Report from the road
Tagged clear coat, Don Walker, fillet brazing, Horsey Hundred, tandem
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Filling a hole with money. Or, two-buck luck
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
Posted in Co-Motion tandem, Equipment, Report from the road
Tagged bicycle repair, flat tire, 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
Maybe the most important thing to remember about the eccentric bottom bracket shell
Not knowing how to solve the issue, I did the smart thing. I walked away from it. Continue reading
Posted in Co-Motion tandem, Equipment
Tagged bicycle maintenance, bicycle repair, eccentric bottom bracket, tandem
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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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The Beermosa next time: Bicycling to Delavan’s Harvest Cafe
Took a 24-mile roundtrip from southwest of Tremont, Illinois, to Delavan for breakfast at Libby Mathers’ Harvest Cafe. This is the first time we’ve visited by tandem. No bike rack, but an outstanding view from the table inside to the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Report from the road
Tagged breakfast, Delavan, Harvest Cafe, tandem
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