Tandem bike question - Page 3

07-16-2004, 12:49 PM

Scooter the mighty wrote:
> I was thinking of getting my wife a tandem bike for her birthday.

Ha! Nobody gets a tandem as a gift for someone else...they get it as a gift
for themselves and hope the other person perceives it as a gift to them.

OTOH, it may be the only way you will get her on a tandem is to give her
one!

Austin (thinking about wife's birthday coming up...I wonder if she'd like a
tandem bicycle...)
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07-16-2004, 12:56 PM

"AustinMN" <tacooperX@Xatt.net> wrote in message
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> Scooter the mighty wrote:
> > I was thinking of getting my wife a tandem bike for her birthday.
>
> Ha! Nobody gets a tandem as a gift for someone else...they get it as a
gift
> for themselves and hope the other person perceives it as a gift to them.
>
Well yes, there is that, but I think my chances are good. She's more of an
avid biker than me.

> OTOH, it may be the only way you will get her on a tandem is to give her
> one!
>
That's true, because she would never spend that much money.

07-16-2004, 12:56 PM

"AustinMN" <tacooperX@Xatt.net> wrote in message
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> Scooter the mighty wrote:
> > I was thinking of getting my wife a tandem bike for her birthday.
>
> Ha! Nobody gets a tandem as a gift for someone else...they get it as a
gift
> for themselves and hope the other person perceives it as a gift to them.
>
Well yes, there is that, but I think my chances are good. She's more of an
avid biker than me.

> OTOH, it may be the only way you will get her on a tandem is to give her
> one!
>
That's true, because she would never spend that much money.

07-16-2004, 12:56 PM

"AustinMN" <tacooperX@Xatt.net> wrote in message
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> Scooter the mighty wrote:
> > I was thinking of getting my wife a tandem bike for her birthday.
>
> Ha! Nobody gets a tandem as a gift for someone else...they get it as a
gift
> for themselves and hope the other person perceives it as a gift to them.
>
Well yes, there is that, but I think my chances are good. She's more of an
avid biker than me.

> OTOH, it may be the only way you will get her on a tandem is to give her
> one!
>
That's true, because she would never spend that much money.

07-16-2004, 12:56 PM

"AustinMN" <tacooperX@Xatt.net> wrote in message
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> Scooter the mighty wrote:
> > I was thinking of getting my wife a tandem bike for her birthday.
>
> Ha! Nobody gets a tandem as a gift for someone else...they get it as a
gift
> for themselves and hope the other person perceives it as a gift to them.
>
Well yes, there is that, but I think my chances are good. She's more of an
avid biker than me.

> OTOH, it may be the only way you will get her on a tandem is to give her
> one!
>
That's true, because she would never spend that much money.

07-16-2004, 12:56 PM

"AustinMN" <tacooperX@Xatt.net> wrote in message
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> Scooter the mighty wrote:
> > I was thinking of getting my wife a tandem bike for her birthday.
>
> Ha! Nobody gets a tandem as a gift for someone else...they get it as a
gift
> for themselves and hope the other person perceives it as a gift to them.
>
Well yes, there is that, but I think my chances are good. She's more of an
avid biker than me.

> OTOH, it may be the only way you will get her on a tandem is to give her
> one!
>
That's true, because she would never spend that much money.

07-16-2004, 03:14 PM

"Scooter the mighty" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> I was thinking of getting my wife a tandem bike for her birthday. I have
> two issues with this.
>
> 1) We have a 6 inch leg length differential. Is there going to be a
problem
> with this?

I have ridden with my kids with a greater leg length differential.

> 2) I notice that the majority of tandem bikes cost in the $5,000 range
> (athough I have not been looking very long). This is way outside my price
> range. I can go a bit over $1,000, but much higher just isn't in the
cards.

Both of our tandems were bought used. The first one we paid just under $1000
for; the second I think was $1300. These are both beautiful custom-built
bikes.

It seems like tandems come up on the market fairly frequently around here,
so finding a used one that would generally fit isn't that hard. A friend of
mine in a more rural area says this is impossible. He's looking at a $250
(!!) tandem at WalMart to see if his wife can stand tandeming. I guess if
they like it, they can then look at upgrading later.

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07-16-2004, 03:14 PM

"Scooter the mighty" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> I was thinking of getting my wife a tandem bike for her birthday. I have
> two issues with this.
>
> 1) We have a 6 inch leg length differential. Is there going to be a
problem
> with this?

I have ridden with my kids with a greater leg length differential.

> 2) I notice that the majority of tandem bikes cost in the $5,000 range
> (athough I have not been looking very long). This is way outside my price
> range. I can go a bit over $1,000, but much higher just isn't in the
cards.

Both of our tandems were bought used. The first one we paid just under $1000
for; the second I think was $1300. These are both beautiful custom-built
bikes.

It seems like tandems come up on the market fairly frequently around here,
so finding a used one that would generally fit isn't that hard. A friend of
mine in a more rural area says this is impossible. He's looking at a $250
(!!) tandem at WalMart to see if his wife can stand tandeming. I guess if
they like it, they can then look at upgrading later.

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
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07-16-2004, 03:14 PM

"Scooter the mighty" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> I was thinking of getting my wife a tandem bike for her birthday. I have
> two issues with this.
>
> 1) We have a 6 inch leg length differential. Is there going to be a
problem
> with this?

I have ridden with my kids with a greater leg length differential.

> 2) I notice that the majority of tandem bikes cost in the $5,000 range
> (athough I have not been looking very long). This is way outside my price
> range. I can go a bit over $1,000, but much higher just isn't in the
cards.

Both of our tandems were bought used. The first one we paid just under $1000
for; the second I think was $1300. These are both beautiful custom-built
bikes.

It seems like tandems come up on the market fairly frequently around here,
so finding a used one that would generally fit isn't that hard. A friend of
mine in a more rural area says this is impossible. He's looking at a $250
(!!) tandem at WalMart to see if his wife can stand tandeming. I guess if
they like it, they can then look at upgrading later.

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
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07-16-2004, 03:14 PM

"Scooter the mighty" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> I was thinking of getting my wife a tandem bike for her birthday. I have
> two issues with this.
>
> 1) We have a 6 inch leg length differential. Is there going to be a
problem
> with this?

I have ridden with my kids with a greater leg length differential.

> 2) I notice that the majority of tandem bikes cost in the $5,000 range
> (athough I have not been looking very long). This is way outside my price
> range. I can go a bit over $1,000, but much higher just isn't in the
cards.

Both of our tandems were bought used. The first one we paid just under $1000
for; the second I think was $1300. These are both beautiful custom-built
bikes.

It seems like tandems come up on the market fairly frequently around here,
so finding a used one that would generally fit isn't that hard. A friend of
mine in a more rural area says this is impossible. He's looking at a $250
(!!) tandem at WalMart to see if his wife can stand tandeming. I guess if
they like it, they can then look at upgrading later.

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
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