NEED a TANDEM for a photo shoot
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SkeletonKey at 04.12.11 - 9:04 pm
Hey! I know these forum posts are annoying, so I apologize in advance, but I could really use some help in borrowing a tandem for a photo shoot this Thursday (4/14) (sorry for the late notice!)
The photo shoot is for a TV pilot that I'm working for and it would really help me out Its one day and we'll make it as easy as possible to pick up the tandem and drop it off
Please let me know if you have a tandem I could borrow I can pay you in beer or food from myself as a personal favor, but the shoot can't pay anything.
Thanks.
contact:
johnkerr87 (at) gmail
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I have a tandem but I am currently in the process of getting a new rear wheel for it as the old wheel is no longer in commission. So it won't ride by the time you will need it. There are other ridazz that have tandems, but I'm pretty sure they don't frequent the forums. If you think you can work with my tandem with a bad rear wheel, then contact me at joe.borfo at gmail
Joe Borfo04.12.11 - 10:39 pm
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Not looking to hijack SkeletonKey's request for a tandem for that photoshoot, but I'd love some feedback from those that ride tandems--and particularly if anyone rides with their kids on the back. Do the kids dig it, or do they just complain? I would guess the former.
I'll be looking for a tandem to take my kid to school in the fall, and then continue on solo to work. Would riding without a stoker make the bike handle awkwardly in city traffic? That would be a concern if so.
Chime in if you've got one for SkeletonKey's photoshoot, and if anyone has one they want to loan out or sell between now and late summer, we should talk. (I'm 6 foot, so the captain should be at least 58 cm--the stoker would have to be pretty small, but I hear that's flexible by using things like crank shorteners).
dudeonabike responding to a
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04.13.11 - 12:31 pm
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Before Borfo's untimely death, (R.I.P.), he informed me that skeletonkey had cancelled the need for a Tandem in the shoot and he thinks that having a child in the back is much easier to ride with as stoker than it is with a large adult (from his experience) .
He used to ride without a stoker more than he did with one in the saddle. Seriously.
Kids like it as long as they don't have to lean forward so much so that they aren't staring at your back the whole time. I would recommend that the stoker handlebars are raised so that they can sit upright.
gado_gado responding to a
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04.13.11 - 12:41 pm
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It also takes time for a stoker to gain confidence with the captain. Most adults are terrible as stokers - especially if they have control issues. However, a child is a lot more carefree which makes things easier because they are less stiff. The only thing is that it takes some time to learn the captain's cadence and habits. Also, good communication to the stoker about starting and stopping is essential.
gado_gado responding to a
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04.13.11 - 2:09 pm
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