Fw: [CR]Evans Tandem , F. W. Evans Tandem , 'The Evans' Tandem

(Example: Racing:Jacques Boyer)

From: "Raoul Delmare" <Raoul.L.Delmare@worldnet.att.net>
To: "C.R. List" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "Bruce C." <BruceCumberland@comcast.net>
Subject: Fw: [CR]Evans Tandem , F. W. Evans Tandem , 'The Evans' Tandem
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:43:03 -0600


P. S.

I intended to write ,

to me , the original rear derailleur looks like a Cyclo , or a Simplex , and you can see the original shift lever very clearly in the photos on eBay .

Raoul Delmare
Marysville Kansas


----- Original Message -----
From: Raoul Delmare
To: "C.R. List"


<BruceCumberland@comcast.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 10:36 AM Subject: [CR]Evans Tandem , F. W. Evans Tandem , 'The Evans' Tandem


> Hello List ,
>
> About that F. W. Evans tandem , on eBay at this moment ,
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> As Mike Dayton mentioned , the seller , and current owner , is Karl
> Edwards .
>
> I don't know why Karl has not written in , to the C. R. List , with
> information about the original build-date .
>
> A while back , when I bought a single-person , touring , F. W. Evans
> frame-set , from Hilary Stone , Karl wrote to me . He included photos
> of his tandem , to help me see how a "The Evans" should properly appear .
> Along with all of that , was this information :
>
> 1.) Karl Edwards is the second owner of that tandem .
>
> 2.) The original owners were John R. Shoemaker , and his wife .
>
> 3.) The tandem was originally built in 1961 .
>
> 4.) Frame size is , 24.5 inch - 21 inch .
>
> 5.) The photos with original owners show a little upholstered child seat ,
> mounted on top of that rear rack . It would NOT pass modern safety
> standards . But it sure looks appropriate .
>
> 6.) Listed as original equipment is a "Campagnolo 5 speed derailleur" .
> But in the old black and white photo , with the tiny derailleur way at the
> back of the picture , it looks more like a Cyclo rear derailleur to me .
> And of course , you can very clearly see the original shift lever in the
> eBay photos . Perhaps they meant it had a Campagnolo 5 speed rear hub ?
>
> 7.) Listed as original equipment were "Spokes tied and soldered" .
>
>
> So ! Like many builders , F. W. Evans did not change their methods as
> quickly as the fashions changed . Just look at Taylor Brothers / Jack
> Taylor for designs which didn't change as quickly as the fashions ! It's
> a 1961 bicycle , with a few features which reach back farther into the
> past . It is just as advertised , " . . . example of a late 1950's,
> early 1960's . . . " .
>
> And it has had some equipment changed , to slightly more modern items .
> By the way , if you are worried about the substituted equipment , the
> original front wheel was equipped with a front drum brake , and it might
> still be using its original rear hub . The original pedals shown in the
> old black and white photos are rubber-block pedals . And currently ,
> the seat-binder bolt , on the rear ( stoker ) seat lug , is a 1950's
> Schwinn item !
>
> Raoul Delmare
> Marysville Kansas
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Dayton" <mdayton1@bellsouth.net>
> To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 7:55 PM
> Subject: [CR]Ebay Outing: Vintage Evans Tandem
>
>
> List member and friend Karl Edwards has a beautiful Evans Tandem posted on
> ebay. Definitely worth a look. Here's the address: http://tinyurl.com/uh85

>

> Mike Dayton

> Raleigh, NC