[CR]Dursley-Pedersen

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

From: <themaaslands@comcast.net>
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org (Classic Rendezvous)
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 07:39:27 +0000
Subject: [CR]Dursley-Pedersen

Jack wrote:
> By 1898 Mikael Pedersen had a tandem down to 24 lbs/ 11 kilos.
> http://www.dursley-pedersen.net/images/imgmod/mdtandem.jpg And those
> pacer track tandems were among the fastest vehicles of their time.
> http://www.dursley-pedersen.net/images/imgmod/tandem.jpg
>
> I think the Dursley-Pedersen tandem is a masterpiece. Has anyone seen
> one anywhere?
> D-P home page:
> http://www.dursley-pedersen.net/index.html

Everybody should read this site. Absolutely fascinating, the best bike trivia that I have read in a long time!!! The first Dursley Pederson I saw was in the early 80's: a circa 1906 model with three speed hub gear. Incredible!!! All of his bikes were masterpieces and not only the tandems. Comfortable too! You could probably ride the PBP on one contrary to what was written earlier this week. If you can't find an original, perhaps one of the modern copies.

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Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ