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By bluesteel - Posted on 06 February 2013

NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.

Hi All

Sorry about joining just to ask questions, but thats how you learn right!

I was put onto you guys as having a few Tandem bikes around the club...

The missus and I went for a ride on a tandem bike over the weekend and loved it (she is visually impared and has never rode a bike before)
We put about 100kms on the bike and did a bit of gravel and single track on the way, and really enjoyed that part!

We were on a Canondale with rigid forks and 26x2" road tyres and apart from still getting used to it, it seemed to go alright

Now we are hooked and need to buy a bike, so im looking for any info that anyone can give us on tandem bikes!

We were thinking of something like this one http://www.mtbtandems.com/fd_tandem_models.html

Basically wanting to hear from anyone who has ridden one offroad and any tips they can give us about what to buy!

Thanks in advance

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Hi John. There is only one

Submitted by Muninjitsu on Wed, 06/02/2013 - 09:54.

Hi John.

There is only one Tandem due in BMORC, Stephen and I (he is also visually impaired). I have done some research on Tandem 29ers and 26ers. The Fandango ones are your best bet for a good quality dually or HT. Flick them an email for costing. Delivery to Oz was around the $650 mark. You could also look at the following links.

http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bikes/list?search...

http://www.pegasustandems.com.au/

http://mscbikes.com.au/zion-tandem

Good luck, let us know how you get on.

Thanks Muninjitsu We have

Submitted by bluesteel on Wed, 06/02/2013 - 10:23.

Thanks Muninjitsu

We have been looking at the fandango HT (just waiting on a reply to our email) seems to be the best bet at this stage

Ive had a chat to the guy at pegasustandems and they are really road orientated, they will custom build a brumby to ad a front shock, but not really designed for it

I havent seen the msc bikes zion.. that looks interesting and i will send them an email too to see what they are about

Thanks for the help and ill let you guys know how we go!

I meet two other local guys

Submitted by Chuck on Wed, 06/02/2013 - 10:44.

I meet two other local guys riding a blue Apollo tandem mtb bike on the Oaks in April last year.

http://www.apollobikes.com/bikes12/tandem/syncro-26

Their bike is different to the one on the Apollo web site as it has a suspension fork and mtb tyres etc. Maybe they modified it themselves.

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