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New Specialized Tandem

23-12-2009 4:30pm

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http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/is-this-the-ultimate-tandem-24472

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#2 23-12-2009 4:32pm

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Old news dude.

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#3 23-12-2009 4:38pm

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What a waste of precious plastic.

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#4 23-12-2009 5:55pm

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The seat pod thingy is interesting. If the weight/aeroness was right it might be an interesting compromise between traditional seatpost with clamp and integrated seatpost with hacksaw.

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#5 23-12-2009 9:02pm

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Is the rear rider's head not poorly positioned right behind (maybe even up) the front rider's ass? I'm all for aerodynamic efficiency, but there is a limit.

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#6 23-12-2009 9:11pm

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DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Is the rear rider's head not poorly positioned right behind (maybe even up) the front rider's ass? I'm all for aerodynamic efficiency, but there is a limit.

I don't think it's much different from a standard racing tandem in that respect. You gotta do...

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#7 23-12-2009 9:13pm

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blorg wrote: »

You gotta do...

"I know I shouldn't say this before our race, but I was binging on guinness and baked beans last night...sorry in advance!"

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#8 23-12-2009 9:14pm

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While Google image searching I also found this- I think it's a shop though.

EDIT: May not be a shop

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#9 23-12-2009 10:53pm

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Lapierre make an off road tandem....

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/lapierre/x2-team-2010-tandem-bike-ec020969

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#10 24-12-2009 1:45pm

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blorg wrote: »

While Google image searching I also found this- I think it's a shop though.

I thought it was a shop aswell and youtubed it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8_4DmBzGNM
Downhill tandeming .Utterly pointless.

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#11 24-12-2009 3:11pm

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If somewhere rented out these mad tandem bikes I'd say they'd make a packet.. It's the kinda thing that'd make a real cool office day out (team building etc), but I'd never be dedicated enough to actually purchase one, situations can change too easy, then it'd just sit there idle..

Had a kamakaze cycle on the Aran islands 2 years back, had a stitched up wrist at the time and I was steering.. Chap on the back could barely cycle, remember bombing around a real tight slalom, seeing a car turn around the bend as we were mid way through.. Fun!

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#12 29-04-2010 5:26pm

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please can you give me some prices on tandem bikes. also somepics of other ones you might have. Thanks
Susi:D

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#13 29-04-2010 6:07pm

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scoopyallen wrote: »

please can you give me some prices on tandem bikes. also somepics of other ones you might have. Thanks
Susi:D

The Dolan tandems can be got in Ireland for €1865ea or thereabouts.

CheGuedara wrote: »

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