Re: Lost in translation.
Some of the best fun to be had is on a tandem - a bicycle built for a PAIR of riders. Everything is in pairs: saddles, handlebars etc., though rarely matching. The same can be said for the riders.
For ballast, I prefer about 50kgs (110lbs in the old money), preferably with the right lumps, or rather a pair of them........
I have a Gitane here in Brisbane. Not sure exactly how old; probably seventies. It was originally owned by an Olympic sportsman and / or woman, but I can't remember who. This is due to a pair of problems: time and poor memory.
A pair of UK-based friends want to use it when they come over later in the year and it would be nice to get it back to original.
Is there a good way of dating this machine? And is there a library of period pics out there in the ether? (Just one will do)
David Fryer, Brisbane, Australia