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Dolan track tandem

looks fantastic fun, didn't know you could get black shamals

^^ Yep http://chrisborneorestos.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/wheel-21.jpg

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thank you!

OK, who wants to race?

Don't ask why but there is now a Dolan track tandem in the house.

Most of the essential parts were included. Couldn't imagine starting with only a frame.

Just had to purchase a stem and shim for the stoker. Why are real stoker stems so expensive?

With RPM's blessing I'd like to bring to HH and let anyone who wants to ride it thrash out some laps on the velodrome.

That looks like tonnes of fun! Dibs a ride on that.

Huzzah, just got my 1982 Mercian Olympic back from them boys in Derby!

...base coat only... must...decide...on... colour....

I wonder how difficult it would be to ride a tandem on the back by yourself, as if you were riding no handed...

With RPM's blessing I'd like to bring to HH and let anyone who wants to ride it thrash out some laps on the velodrome.

Fuck yeah. Maybe not with the shamals though and 200 odd kilo of riders

I want black Shamals.

I wonder how difficult it would be to ride a tandem on the back by yourself, as if you were riding no handed...

Not hard, apparently. I think you need Orang-utan arms or some bits of string to hold the bars when you set off, but after that it's just riding no handed on a long wheelbase bike. Haven't done it myself, but I know my dad has back in the day.

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Even easier if the tandem is designed for it...

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But impossible if it's designed wrong...

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i hate to sound rude, but you ruined a perfect bike

Used to be mine, Nigel 182 if you get Sturmley's dibs the stronglight's I loved those, other than that, do what you think looks best with your bikes, we don't all like them the same.

Wow... impressive.

Looks like good aerodynamics tho.

I keep thinking of these 2 poor sods, when looking at the tandem.. (sorry dmczone)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngv7Iu3y1o0

ha i like that video, square wheels ftw! must have cut some nasty chunks in the track

It makes me cringe.every.time.

ha wasn't expecting that... thought the pilot was gonna shit or summat... the sound as the disc cuts through the track.

Same here, amazing how they managed to reduced the speed pretty properly still,
they do look like they have proper sprinters legs tho.

There's something wrong with modern tubular gluing techniques, every time somebody punctures on the track the tyre comes off. In the olden days, people used to try to avoid that by using Shellac, now they don't seem to be bothered.

OK, who wants to race?

Don't ask why but there is now a Dolan track tandem in the house.

Most of the essential parts were included. Couldn't imagine starting with only a frame.

Just had to purchase a stem and shim for the stoker. Why are real stoker stems so expensive?

With RPM's blessing I'd like to bring to HH and let anyone who wants to ride it thrash out some laps on the velodrome.

next LFGSS track day?

Got my Textima back from the painter today. Really happy with the result ...

yeah I've got the one that originally was on the frame ... no oval seattube though

as every seatpost was basically custom fitted for every frame (especially the oval ones) I doubt there are many spares

shit when did everyone start building MTB's? anyone inerested in a 19" 853 genesis altitude i have to shift?

Enigma esprit Ti Track