We have experienced 2 tire failures on our tandem in the past few months. The first failure, August, 2014 was of a Continental 4 Season GP 700×25. This tire had about 1035 miles. March, 2015 we had a Continental Gatorskin 700×25…
Preventative Maintenance: Now Might Be A Good Time
This is the first of five articles in a series that address Preventative Maintenance for your tandem. You can find links to the other four at the bottom of this entry. One of the best things you can do to…
Preventative Maintenance: Frame, Fork & Bearings
This is the second of five articles in a series that address Preventative Maintenance for your tandem. The heart and soul of your tandem are the frame and fork and they’re often the most neglected parts of the bike, short…
Preventative Maintenance: Non-Drive Train Components & Brakes
This is the third of five articles in a series that address Preventative Maintenance for your tandem. With the frame, fork and bearings taken care of, lets now look at the “stuff” that makes it a rideable machine: the…
Preventative Maintenance: Transmission & Drive Train
This is the fourth of five articles in a series that address Preventative Maintenance for your tandem. Drive Train & Transmission: Shifters & Brifters: Here’s my favorite rule of thumb when it comes to shifters of just about any…
Preventative Maintenance: Wheels & Accessories
This is the fifth of five articles in a series that address Preventative Maintenance for your tandem. Almost done… Just a couple of fairly important components to address: those amazing wheels that connect you and your tandem to the…
Reverse Gear
For a lot of people, lessons-learned the hard way usually stick best. “Reverse Gear” was one of my hard-learned lessons: We were running just a tad late for the start of Friday’s ride at last year’s Eastern Tandem Rally. To…