Any bicycle with more than one person simultaneously providing power. Includes trandems and other unusual variants.
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Claud Butler Tandem - transmission issues
I'm in the process of stripping a SWB Claud Butler tandem so I can get it repainted. There are a couple of things I need help with....
a) Can you fit a front mech to the bike, and if so, are there ...
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What's this? Photo of bicycle with pedals by the rear wheel
I just stumbled upon this photo of what appears to be a reasonably normal citybike, except it looks like it has a second set of pedals at the rear wheel.
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Anybody knows what it is?
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What are the alternatives to SwissStop Blue v-brake pads
We've got a tandem with Rigida Andara CSS tungsten carbide rims and Swisstop Blue v-brake pads. We're happy with the performance and life of both of these over the last 1000 miles.
The problem is ...
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I unscrewed the lockring, and *both* BB cups rotated - what's going on?
I'm fixing up an old tandem, and the cup-and-cone bottom bracket at the front sounds very gritty, so I picked up my c-spanner and applied it to the lockring. With a bit of effort, left cup and ...
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Help needed identifying mystery screws on 1940s tandem
My tandem has two small screws above each bottom bracket, one on each side (so four in total). I've not seen them on any other bike, and I can't figure out what they're for! Suggestions so far have ...
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Can a tandem's front bottom bracket fail catastrophically?
Many tandems have a front bottom bracket that looks like this:
The front bottom bracket is mounted off-centre in an aluminum shell called "the eccentric." When the pinch bolts shown in the ...
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What is the common “vocabulary” for the captain and stoker to communicate?
My wife and I recently rented a tandem for a day. I found that, because everything needs to be communicated -- starting, stopping, changes in cadence, shifting (which might cause changes in cadence), ...
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Where Can I Find a Single Right Front Crank Arm for a Tandem?
Among the bikes in my stable is a department store tandem that really isn't worth much, but would be enjoyable to ride with my wife. Like many department store bikes this one was not assembled ...
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Why is the rear wheel of my tandem bike skidding?
We have recently bought a tandem and the rear wheel skids out when riding. Any idea why this happens?
Comment below: When we are riding along in a straight line and there is an uneven surface it does ...
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Tandem for limited space?
I really enjoy cycling, but haven't been doing much lately. My wife also enjoys cycling, but had a bad crash a couple years ago on her fast road bike and now will only ride her old (really slow) ...
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Tandem position - front or back
My ride buddy and I were "volunteered" to ride a tandem bike for a 40 mile, somewhat hilly, charity ride.
We're running into the issue of who should be in the front on the tandem. Both of us are ...
