On 10/1/08, Tom Harriman <transition202@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Folks. Back in the 1990's a belonged to a tandem club who took local
> blind folks out for a rides every now and then. Several of the bikes had
> rear drum brakes, which were helpful at times. I recall the rear spacing as
> being 145, but it was some time ago. Look on the underside of the left rear
> triangle, and if there's a small cable stop there, than the bike at one time
> had a drum brake. I hope this helps.
>
140mm was standard tandem spacing before 145mm became common. Santana tandems use a 160mm spacing. The current tandem market is divided between the 145mm and 160mm standards but older tandems usually have 140mm. Many older tandems had drum brakes hubs with 140mm spacing.
Mitch Harris
Little Rock Canyon, Utah, USA