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That's really nice.
The curved seat tube acts as mudguard, doesn't it?
There's one like yours from 1946 here with an interesting crackled paint job.http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/bikes/higgins-tandem-jones-rb.html
How do you find running such a long chain on the drive side?
ElGato-
Cheers. It kind of acts as a mudguard, but also as a deterrent for having a rear chainset (nowhere to clamp derailleur) hence the epic chain! Other than the weight (which with a tandem is rarely light anyway) it's always run great and allows me to run a double crankset thou. Apparently it's good for bottom bracket stresses as well...
zatchmo
Always wondered where to post this! Thanks @hanrob_ for getting this thread in todays posts!
So I recovered this a couple of years back and rebuilt it - Higgins Ultralite (Short Wheelbase). It's old (early 60's or before as Higgins went out of business after that). Apparently there's only ~10 of them ever made...I've ridden it more cautiously since finding that out...
London - Paris on it was a highlight as was this foray in Boulogne for a vintage bicycle rally. Have annoyingly bent the rear chainring recently (which is surprising because it's Chater Lea so a solid piece of steel!) but will have it up and running again for when there's more sun