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  1. Original post
    Tim Hall
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    On today's Tandem Club ride (37 people!), we were esconced in a pub for lunch where I picked up a
    local free ad paper. Under "bicycles" was a Dawes Galaxy for forty quid. Such disrespect for such a
    noble beast. I whipped out my mobile and tried to buy it but it had already gone. I took delight in
    telling the lady who answered the phone that she'd most probably undersold it.

    Tim
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    fast and gripping, non pompous, glossy and credible.

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  2. Just Zis Guy
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    Tim Hall said:

    On today's Tandem Club ride (37 people!)

    One riding solo? A triplet? A trailer bike? Do tell!

    Guy
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  3. Tim Hall
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    you know? said:
    Tim Hall said:

    On today's Tandem Club ride (37 people!)

    One riding solo? A triplet? A trailer bike? Do tell!

    15 tandems

    2 solos

    1 trailer bike

    One triplet with child seat. Kewl.

    Waiting for stragglers at junctions was tricky and invloved the use of fingers and toes.

    Tim
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  4. Just Zis Guy
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    Tim Hall said:

    One triplet with child seat. Kewl.

    <http://www.chapmancentral.com/Web/public.nsf/Documents/me-n-u2>

    The Megabike :-)

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  5. Anonymous
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    "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    <http://www.chapmancentral.com/Web/public.nsf/Documents/me-n-u2>

    The Megabike :-)

    "I find it rides a lot like a full-size adult tandem, or maybe a recumbent - you steer with the
    handlebars, not by leaning in and letting the bike do the work."

    I steer a full size adult tandem by leaning, not using the handlebars... (lovely when you get it
    right on an alpine descent)

    cheers, clive

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  6. Just Zis Guy
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    On Mon, 12 May 2003 19:47:53 +0100, "Clive George"

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    I steer a full size adult tandem by leaning, not using the handlebars... (lovely when you get it
    right on an alpine descent)

    Ah, but maybe your stoker isn't blind ;-)

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  7. Anonymous
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    "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    On Mon, 12 May 2003 19:47:53 +0100, "Clive George"

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    I steer a full size adult tandem by leaning, not using the handlebars... (lovely when you get it
    right on an alpine descent)

    Ah, but maybe your stoker isn't blind ;-)

    She isn't, but that doesn't make any difference. It's best if the stoker doesn't lean, then you have
    full control.

    (If as a team you get _really_ good, then maybe stoker leaning would help, but I can't see that
    happening for us)

    I imagine experience helps too...

    cheers, clive

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  8. Iain
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    .

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    I steer a full size adult tandem by leaning, not using the handlebars... (lovely when you get it
    right on an alpine descent)

    Ah, but maybe your stoker isn't blind ;-)

    She isn't, but that doesn't make any difference. It's best if the stoker doesn't lean, then you
    have full control.

    Oddly enuff, one of our members is partially-sighted, but Getting it On as stoker, hoping for
    selection for the british team for the European Champs, and for the Paralympics -
    johnstone-wheelers.co.ukmcglynn ail.php

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