Tandems of the forum

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dbr

People of Tandem, I'd like your help.

Out riding in Essex today I got it into my head that the way to get my wife out at the same speed as me and my usual riding friends is, of course, a tandem. This popped up, think it's actually the right size too.

Are rim breaks like this alright? Seems most tandems have cantis or something. With a new back wheel, could I just swap out the groupset for something newer like 105? Is the longer cable ok? Any things to think about that I've not?

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ColinTheBald in reply to @dbr

Just bloody buy it, you know you are going to! Modern rim brakes are (probably) as good as ancient cantis, either way it pays to anticipate your stopping on a tandem. Just lose the godawful Gatorskins.

Ps: it looks great.

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dbr in reply to @ColinTheBald

Just bloody buy it

I’ve only been looking for two hours!

Could be good though. I’d prefer some wild 90s paint and a more modern groupset but by the looks of things on eBay this is pretty up to date. I guess they get modern components when they’re bought by the likes of us and fiddled with.

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