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  1. Hey Big H, those Q-rings work as nr1 it is like putting extra teeth on the blade and secondly climbing with Q is awesome. Since going Q might boet and I have never touched granny again and we come in at 200kg ex the bike. If you set things up correctly there are times when you can use the entire cluster with going to middle blade. Not too sure how much extra speed they want but we get 65 km easily on the flats.
  2. Just get a tandem and have double the fun.
  3. Pm me your email address and I will ensure that you get out newsletter
  4. Hi Nigel. If you are staying close to Table View Cape Town you are more than welcome to join us. PM me for more details.
  5. www.tandemcyclingsa.co.za is a non profit site which I created to help those who needed some advice on how to cycle double up. Regrettably costs are rising and I am just way too busy to give the site the attention it needs so I will be closing it down soon. <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> If there is anyone who wants to buy www.tandemcyclingsa and its contents place your bids and the funds generated from the highest bid will be donated to The Blind Tandem Association of SA. mdk5552008-06-11 06:26:53
  6. Try Francois Du toit cycles and he builds half bikes and tandems so building a bike and a half should not be a problem. 021 021 910 0441 http://www.dutoitcycles.co.za/
  7. It is his energy bars that melted.
  8. Was a very wide handlebar and had about 4cm chopped off each side.
  9. I?ll be 100% honest by saying that Cycle Lab has never been my first choice and I have always done my best to give the bike shops of Table View especially the one that sponsors our cycling club first bite for my business. The only problem I have with them is that they are generally closed by the time I have fought my way thru the 5pm traffic so getting my bike there is always a huge stressful effort. <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> I needed to have my MTB handle bars shortened so Monday I loaded it in my car and dropped it off at Cycle Lab North Gate which is about 5 mins from my work. At the same time asked them to check the gears and brakes and give the bike a quick once over check. The next day I fetched it, the job was done and with a report everything was in perfect working order. The bill ? well I would prefer not to say just in case it sets a precedent except that I was expecting it to be 4 times more than what I paid but the real pleasure of the deal was that my half cleaned bike was returned spotless and looked brand new. Thanks Gary, from now on I will put Cycle Lab North Gate on my preferred supplier list especially when it comes to servicing my tandem, MTB and half bike.
  10. I used a handle extender - workd great.
  11. I'd go double up on gravel like at Koeberg but no way will I do it on single track.
  12. If she peddaled any faster in the final sprint the 555 EXPRESS might have popped a wheelie.
  13. Hi Mrs C and thanks for the nice words. Going double is great fun and it is at its best when pilot and stoker are in sync with each other. Our riding styles are very much the same and the added bonus is that you definately are not a lazy stoker. Speed on a tandem is awesome and lets face it once the pedal rythm was there we had problem maintaining 40 plus km/h not of course to mention that the Q-ring also played a part. Standing - some tandems can and some cant and some might think it is a miracle that 20 km into your first ride we climbed out the saddle with no problem. Well done, you were a great stoker, I would reccomend you as stoker any time and you are always welcome on the back on the 555 EXPRESS.
  14. The hire fee is R10. the track is closed for the week and will open again on 2 June till 10 June. i'm trying to find out what size bikes are available (i know 7 mediums are availabe at the moment) so that i can get a CCC "introduction to track cycling" session going. will pm u with details. and how much for track tandems?
  15. Gonna work on it this weekend and do the clean up next week. Thinking about making a special header called THE HUB AND TANDEM TOPICS and then post all the links about tandem topics, like this one, in one spot.
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