[Old Army]

My wife and I are thinking of getting a tandem bike, so I went and rented one so we could try it out. The problem was that it needed to make it to the house. With no tandem bike rack handy, I did the next best thing and mounted it to my exclusive Old Army ThulYakmia interior bike rack. And guess what? It fits. The limit seems to be about 72" wheelbase with 26" tires on the bike. Go to 700C tires and it might be an inch or so less.

 

[NyCXterra]

very interesting looks like its limited to your and your wife

 

[lostboy]

I take it your wife is going to sit behind you?

 

[Old Army]

I take it your wife is going to sit behind you?

That's the down side. I call it riding Saudi style.

-Old Army

 

[NyCXterra]

I take it your wife is going to sit behind you?

That's the down side. I call it riding Saudi style.

-Old Army

hey but look at the bright side you and your wife can spend some quality time together

 

[robnfl]

Dude...I hope my wife doesn't see that! She wants me to get us a tandem, but I keep saying "Honey, it won't fit!" So, if she found out that a tandem would fit, I'd have to buy a tandem BEFORE I could even think about shrock stuff, tires, lights....


Rob

 

[Old Army]

What the hell, buy it all. Its just money, right?

-Old Army

 

[Mark]

" Saudi Style"......Thats great.

 

[karrot-x]

That's how you're going to be on the bike, so it's not that big of a deal.

 

[Spicoli]

Yakima makes a killer rake for Tandems. It swings down and everything to make it easier to get the bike up there. They are pretty expensive, but if you're going get a tandem and lug it around from time to time, it is well worth it.


Edit:
Here it is:
Link: http://www.yakima.com/Product.aspx?id=15

 

[kokopop]

I take it your wife is going to sit behind you?

That's the down side. I call it riding Saudi style.

-Old Army

Too funny!

 

[robnfl]

Yakima makes a killer rake for Tandems. It swings down and everything to make it easier to get the bike up there. They are pretty expensive, but if you're going get a tandem and lug it around from time to time, it is well worth it.


Edit:
Here it is:
Link: http://www.yakima.com/Product.aspx?id=15

Wow...that thing is expensive. I've seen them mounted on regular hitch racks, with the wheels removed.

Rob

 

[Old Army]

Yakima makes a killer rake for Tandems. It swings down and everything to make it easier to get the bike up there. They are pretty expensive, but if you're going get a tandem and lug it around from time to time, it is well worth it.

Yep I've seen it. We have to decide whether we get the bike first. My wife is a bit wishy washy on the subject, even though it was her idea to start with.

We've ridden this rented thing twice and its utter cheapness has made itself apparent (its a bottom rung KHS), but she seems to like it. She doesn't like the seat (easily fixed) and she hates riding on the nearby crowded bike paths much less the streets (can be fixed with a bike rack).

Lastly she doesn't want to spend a ton of money on it (agreed, but a decent tandem starts at $1600). So I am going to get a Cannondale Street Tandem. Its a decent frame and priced right with average componentry that can be easily upgraded if the need arises.

We'll see.

-Old Army

 

[pnut]

First off, congrats on not killing yourself with that monster.

RockyMounts does a respectable tandem mount, as well.

(Check out Co-Motion Cycles tandems as well; they're a bit pricey, but they know their stuff.)

 

[Mark]

I want to see a photo of you two riding that thing.


I have another option......................buy TWO regular bikes?

 

[Old Army]

I want to see a photo of you two riding that thing.


I have another option......................buy TWO regular bikes?

We actually only need one additional bike. But I've tried the two bike formation riding with her and she has nearly killed my trying to stay withing speaking distance while riding her bike and sightseeing all at the same time.

This way she only has to pedal and only if she really wants to.

Besides, I would want to buy myself another mountain bike and let her have mine. But that would be more expensive than the tandem. :icon_smile:

-Old Army

 

[RogueClimber]

Bikes are as addictive as modding the X. We currently have 7 in our garage: Four are mine two the wife's and one frame I have to deliver to a store today (I rep for LOOK Cycles)

I think a tandem could lead to a divorce in my family NO, I WANT TO BE IN FRONT!!! :blackeye:

 

[Old Army]

Not much of an issue about who rides in front. She simply barks commands from the stoker position...
"slow down"
"turn right"

And my personal favorite:
Her: "AHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Me: "What is it?! A car? A cliff?" while trying to figure out which direction imminent death is coming from.
Her: "No its a dead bird over there in that driveway."
Me; "oh."

She does that to my while I'm driving too. :icon_smile:

-Old Army

 

[Lonesome Crow]

Not much of an issue about who rides in front. She simply barks commands from the stoker position...
"slow down"
"turn right"

And my personal favorite:
Her: "AHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Me: "What is it?! A car? A cliff?" while trying to figure out which direction imminent death is coming from.
Her: "No its a dead bird over there in that driveway."
Me; "oh."

She does that to my while I'm driving too. :icon_smile:

-Old Army

I think that stuff is taught to women when we were all in grade school and separated for sex ed class. My wife does the same thing.

 

[Old Army]

I've had a few questions about the bike rack so I am posting a link to it:

Old Army's Interior Locking Bike Rack

-Old Army