I believe, this tandem was originally purchased at the FW Evans shop by an American who traveled to London in 1960 to pick up a bespoke Evans single touring bike. I think the tandem was "in stock" when he visited in 1960, firmly placing it as a late '50s tandem. I came by this information because the single Evans was offered on Ebay last year, I was able to buy it, and the original owner informed me of it and the tandem's history. I have since passed the bike on to another British bike enthusiast. The tandem was also offered, though it did not look nearly as fine as it does in its current configuration. As was the case with the single bike, the tandem had also been updated. Of course I could be completely off and this is not the same tandem at all.
Here's a link to pictures of the single frameset on the Bike Brothers website:
http://www.bikebrothers.co.uk/
Wolfman231@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 11/10/03 8:56:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mdayton1@bellsouth.net writes:
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What a beautiful tandem. And not disparaging this bike or the seller in the least...it doesn't LOOK late 1950s to me. The paint and decals are sooo nice...and so many of the parts updated...both admitted in the listing and not...Crane derailleur, drilled Mafac lever, Campagnolo Superleggera pedals. What about the bike do those more experienced clue into to conclusively date the bike?
Thanks in advance for the education,
Ed Kasper Detroit (Who hates anything older than I am looking better than I do...)
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