SOLD: Raleigh Twenty Tandem project, £50, SE15

A ridiculous project for somebody.

Over a year ago I said to my partner "aren't tandems hilarious, would you ride one with me?" ... she said yes, I typed tandem into ebay and this was the first thing to appear. Paid £80. Made a day trip to Lincolnshire and bought ... this. It has been stored outside under a tarp for a winter.

It has 3 speed internal hub gear, back pedal brake + woeful rim brakes of the era.

I have some new R559 super long reach calipers bought on here for £25. They are the recessed nut version, so would need to drill the fork/bridge to fit them.

It's a project. It needs work;

• wasn't painted where welded, so there is rust. And it needs paint.
  
• needs recabling. Inner cable for rear brake snapped, and hub gear not shifting. When purchased it did shift, but involving wiggling the cables in a very particular way
  
• the brakes are shite even with cables.
  
• the fabricators approach was a little industrial in places. E.g. on of the crank arms had damaged threads, so the pedal has been welded in.
  
  

Photos

Hopefully can bring someone so enjoyment and/or hilarity?

£50 including the new cable inners and R559s?
£30 for the bike and cables

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Oaft!

I’d bite your arm off for that if I was closer!

That’s a bargain for one/a normal Twenny, that it’s a tandem makes this a crazy deal!

I've got an MCL Micro tandem which is similar. Great fun with the kids, and even when tandem taxiing a drunken novice stoker home at 2am.

GLWS

Trying to send you a PM!

This is a phenomenal bit of work.

Love it. Want it. Would never, ever be able to get away with it!

love it. and what a bargain

I’m guessing you’re in London…

Guessing, or reading? ;) SE15 it's in the title.

@Fixington is taking the plunge ... excited to see how this looks with a little care and attention

I built a Raleigh Twenty ebike with a rather large 2kw hub motor, obviously for use on private roads only…😬 and this tandem will be the perfect match. I’ll post photos when I get round to sorting it out!

£30 for the bike and cables

I'll take this and can collect at some point this week when it's not raining :)

Edit: oh looks like I missed out. Let me know if it falls through