Re: [CR] Taylor Tandem HS

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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:43:19 +0200
From: "M-gineering" <info@m-gineering.nl>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Taylor Tandem HS


Wayne Bingham wrote:
> Did Taylor use these? What is Sutherland's referring to when they
> mention that "older British tandems use 1-1/8" headsets"? I need to
> expand my tandem knowledge.

Sutherland lists 28.6 x 26 tpi as an older English tandem size (as used in motorcycles) and the French 28 x 1

The Taylors got a lot of stuff fromm france, and Reynolds were making tubes in metric size and not always in the inch-equivalent, so a metric steerer wouldn't surprise me -- mvg

Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands