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02-23-2007, 06:32 PM #1
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02-23-2007, 06:36 PM #2
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Maybe we could do a flat delta ride that weekend. You can try out the tandem. Unless you'd like to ride up Diablo.
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02-23-2007, 06:58 PM #3
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From what I've read here about climbing (and descending) on a tandem, Mt. Diablo, first time riding a tandem
Originally Posted by Veronica
Maybe we could do a flat delta ride that weekend. You can try out the tandem. Unless you'd like to ride up Diablo.
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02-23-2007, 07:09 PM #4
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Yup, Recycled Cycles. It was just the epitome of pure dumb luck. We went down there one blah February day, saying, "Oh, let's just see if they have any tandems..." and there it was, and it fits pretty well. A little big in the front for Mr. Salsa and a little short in the back for me, but not impossibly so.
We don't usually get quite that lucky, so we treasure it. And that custom tandem we'd been thinking about...the contractor is warming his tootsies by a fire tonight, burning THAT money. Oinker.
Anyway, it really is a good bike and it works for us. And tandem riding is a blast. So feel free to test ride...Last edited by salsabike; 02-23-2007 at 07:59 PM.
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02-23-2007, 07:44 PM #5
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Salsa my dear, we may take you up on that!
I've always wanted someone to ride a tandem with (insert sappy orchestral music here). I want to do a ride tomorrow, maybe I'll boogie down to Recycled and talk to the guys about watching for a tandem for me.
Dunno when Trek will be up here next. March is my month to go to CA."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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