I'd have to agree with Chuck on the lack of tandem collectors around. I've owned a few nice tandems from the 30's one a company i'd never heard of before or since Barre. I always sold them for sless than a single bike from the period would have sold for. They look really nice but tandem technology is one of those things that have just gotten up to snuff. I wish I still had either of my really old tandems because they were the best for just crusing in style. I'd trade my Burley for a Taylor in a minute. enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
"Nobody can do everything, but if everybody did something everything would get done." Gil Scott-Heron
On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> Dave Anderson wrote:
> >
> (snip)
> > I noticed the seller went to great pains in saying that this tandem is the
> > "most collectable". Hmmm. I wonder if the fact that he had no bids makes him
> > question his grandiose claims.
>
>
> Pogliaghi tandems were pretty amazing in their constuction details.
> Described in the Custom Bicycle book as being built up with oversize
> tubing to fabricate the lugs (oversize tubing frame cut up to form lugs
> for smaller sized tubing).
>
> My conclusion is that there aren't any vintage tandem collectors out
> there (vintage tandems were very whippy).
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, California