Wow. Interesting bike, but that rear top tube must be about, what, 51 cm or so? Way short! My wife wouldn't stand (or sit, for that matter...) for that for 1000 Km. Whoever rode the stoker position on this one deserves a medal IMO. Sort of re-defines "togetherness."
Regards,
Greg Parker A2 MI USA
> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 19:46:36 -0700
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> From: "joel metz, ifbma/sfbma" <magpie@messengers.org>
> Subject: Re: [CR]Randonneur Tandem
>
> not only that, but a 61cm pilot and 49cm stoker! yikes!
>
> -joel
>
> >There is a randonneur tandem for sale on French Ebay. It is quite an
> >interesting bike, showing just how much differently the Europeans
> >approach tandem building. It has 650B wheels, stainless steel
> >low-rider racks front and rear, mudguards, generator lighting front
> >and back. The couple selling it has ridden about 3000 km of whihc
> >1000 in one ride. You won't see that kind of a description for
> >American tandems.
> >
> >http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1389901643
> >
> >Steven Maasland
> >Moorestown, NJ