Just had a fitting for a Rodriguez tandem!

[lauraelmore1033]

Definitely will update! 6 weeks is such a long wait!

[lauraelmore1033]

Was up all night, too excited to sleep! We picked up our beauuuutiful tandem yesterday. Today we ride it! We had a brief lesson at the shop which was a little scary because we were trying out something so new and different on a very busy
Seattle street (Ravenna) in rush hour traffic. We were a little shakey, but we're going to work that out this afternoon with an easy, straight-shot trail ride. eeeeeeee!
I lost my camera in Montana on our tour, so it might be a while before I can post pictures (still devistated about losing all my tour pics)

[MM_QFC!]

Congratulations! Wishing you many happy miles on it. Yes, Smiley is terrific, isn't he? I worked with the previous co-owner (and x-country tandem recordholder, Estelle) for my first bike purchase - a custom steel Rodriguez and loved being able to stop in and see the progress of my bike being built, then painted. My friends chuckled at me telling them watching the progress from plain steel tubes, to a beautifully welded frame, etc...fun!
You'll be tandem-proficient in no time, I'm sure; have tons o' fun!
Mary

[Biciclista]

my son is getting a bike there too. congrats. His is to replace his father's stolen bike.

[lauraelmore1033]

my son is getting a bike there too. congrats. His is to replace his father's stolen bike.

That has to be so bittersweet. It will be a beautiful bike, to be sure, but not the one with the enormous sentimental value.

[Biciclista]

That has to be so bittersweet. It will be a beautiful bike, to be sure, but not the one with the enormous sentimental value.

I guess my son will have to build his own memories on it. Bottom line, he'd never been able to get a bike like this without his father's gift of a bike. Yes, it is bittersweet. But Katrina couldn't bear to be without Donald, so she left too.

I look forward to your photos and your joy.

[maillotpois]

But Katrina couldn't bear to be without Donald, so she left too.

Beautiful and profound spin on this.

[lauraelmore1033]

Congratulations! Wishing you many happy miles on it. Yes, Smiley is terrific, isn't he? I worked with the previous co-owner (and x-country tandem recordholder, Estelle) for my first bike purchase - a custom steel Rodriguez and loved being able to stop in and see the progress of my bike being built, then painted. My friends chuckled at me telling them watching the progress from plain steel tubes, to a beautifully welded frame, etc...fun!
You'll be tandem-proficient in no time, I'm sure; have tons o' fun!
Mary

Love that guy...
We had a customer stop and ask us about our new bike on the way out and he sighed and said he loved his Rodriguez tandem so much that he now hated riding his "half bike" (which he was straddling at the time). We were tickled by the notion of a regular bike being only half a bike. I hope we feel the same some day. I have to say that my half of the bike was super comfy