Tandem Bicycles are niche. Non-tandemers look at tandems as if they are a novelty, or something that reminds them of a picnic, but not anything for them to try or do. I have to admit, it took me a minute…
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: 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…