how much attention would a multi seat tandem attract in ireland ?

wsa30h

how much attention would a tandem with 3 seats or more attract in Ireland ?
Where would you get one ?

Shelli2

We used to see a father and two daughters cycling one to school locally. They got a huge amount of attention every day. It never lost the novelty value to the locals.

Lumen

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=106754429

wsa30h

oh Thanks lumen forgot that was there. really shelly2 where was it that you saw the triple?

8valve

Myself & Mrs 8valve borrowed a two person racing tandem for a few weeks last year; we used it exclusively on Waterford Greenway (to get used to it and to avoid her nervousness cycling in traffic) and we got huge attention every time.

Everyone has seen one on TV/in books/on the net but very few people have actually seen one in the flesh/metal.

wsa30h

it is true that most people havent seen one in the flesh i am currently cycling a viking regency tandem that i got the back handlebars welded to be higher up. i cant imagine the attention one might get with a triple or a quad tandem in ireland.

Derrydingle

Any bike store in Dublin that have tandems for sale?

magicbastarder

Derrydingle wrote: »

Any bike store in Dublin that have tandems for sale?

I saw one for sale in Halfords on airside a few months ago.

wsa30h

i asked halfords once and they couldnt get one so i got one on amazon also ebay seems to have a few just look at the seller feedback and make sure its atleast 94 percent and your good to go.

dhaughton99

Why not just order from UK? A quick search shows pricing below £800. I recently saved €350 by buying a Guvnor from the UK. Delivery for €30.

wsa30h

i got mine from a uk seller on amazon for 700 euro.

Shelli2

It was Ballymun Road, Glasnevin. Beside the Met Office.
I haven't seen it recently.

wsa30h

i think they might have sold it was it black in colour ?

magicbastarder

magicbastarder wrote: »

I saw one for sale in Halfords on airside a few months ago.

this is the one i saw, was in january:

magicbastarder wrote: »

not what i was expecting to see in halfords:

saccades

Expert cycles have one outside the front door...

Johnnyhpipe

Genuine question - Why are you so concerned about how much attention you would get?

Large bottle small glass

In South Tipp, about 20-25 years ago, a few lads put a 6 or possibly 7 man bicycle together.

It was out around Fethard Mullinahone direction.

It was a pretty agricultural piece of kit, and I can confirm not CE certified.

Put together for some charity.

Probably rusting in a ditch now

wsa30h

Not concerned just curious.

Esroh

I drove through Ballinamore Co.Leitrim yesterday and there were 4 forsale outside the Boat yard on the Canal.
I only paid attention because the were 3 seater.

wsa30h

How much where they selling them for ?

wsa30h

what brand were they ? Esroh

The Noble Nudge

I know a lad looking for a pilot for a tandem if you want to give it a trial....

wsa30h

Depends where he is.

The Noble Nudge

Tallaght...D24

El Vino

Great fun, we rented one in Cardiff Bay for the day one year at the Rugby, you can pick up some speed on the flat on one,

wsa30h

Do they still have them ?

Schrodingercat

Just saw a picture of one in the dutch bike shop in goatstown on google street view and thought of this thread. It appears to be made from a cargo bike frame.


https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dutch+Bike+Shop/@53.2973348,-6.2333306,3a,41.5y,212.8h,68.71t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipNUvg7mCZMOaTK9g8Tz8wRD_7J_Bw4VijKYkpmL!2e10!3e11!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xe26769014f166c5!8m2!3d53.2973206!4d-6.233262

wsa30h

cargo bike frame nice shame it aint like a fully sized proper three seater frame.

Duckjob

Esroh wrote: »

I drove through Ballinamore Co.Leitrim yesterday and there were 4 forsale outside the Boat yard on the Canal.
I only paid attention because the were 3 seater.

Would I be right in thinking a 3 seater tandem with 3 decently fit riders would go like a hot snot? Since you've essentially got 3x the power output with the same wind resistance (albeit more rolling resistance)

magicbastarder

Someone posted a manual for a three seater here a couple of years back. It included a stern warning to dismount if you reached a downhill steeper than 2%, iirc - the brakes have to deal with three times the momentum a normal bike carries.

wsa30h

yeah makes sense triples are incredibly hard to get in Ireland.