I don't know the first thing about tandems, but it sounds like a great deal. Get it! Post pictures and a ride report. What a cool idea to ride with your mother.
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Hey girls, I have been looking for a used tandem for me and my mom to ride. I found one on craigslist and went to look at it today. It is an IronHorse mountain tandem prolly a 1993. It was in great shape, no rust, clean, everything worked great. Came with a computer already on it. The frame is steel so it was plushy to ride. Me and my friend took it for a spin and I think I can handle the beast okay
My question is from what I read online it looks like IronHorse used to be an American manufacturer of higher end mountain bikes. It looks like new this tandem sold for about $1000 this seller is asking $375. Only thing that needs replaced is the chain: not the big one but the 'normal' sized one on the back. I really love the way it looks it's purple on the front and fades into blue on the back, very neat. What do you all think? Is this a good deal? Any thoughts on this manufacturer. Me and my mom aren't looking to break any speed barriers just out for a 'brisk' ride for fun.
I don't know the first thing about tandems, but it sounds like a great deal. Get it! Post pictures and a ride report. What a cool idea to ride with your mother.
You also probably want to replace the tires as well- it's often hard to see perishing.
This website is very good for info about tandems and also has a tandem price estimating guide for used tandems. The guy who runs the website, Tandem Geek , is really helpful and if you go to the tandem section of Bikeforums.net and post he is normally there to answer.
Have fun!
Opp would be good it I put the wesite in! www.thetandemlink.com
Last edited by Kiwi Stoker; 05-30-2011 at 09:38 PM.
Any tandem at that price is a great deal unless it's a wreck! We've paid up to $6000 for a (new, very fine) tandem, so I'd say if it fits, go for it!
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I have a nice set of MB slicks I plan to put on it to make her a lil more 'peppy' and tomorrow we are gonna check it for fit but since we are almost the same height and I can do front and back on it I'm hoping we will be okay. Nontheless we are trying it out together tomorrow just to be sure she is okay with it.
sounds great! pictures??
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Sounds awesome to me - looking forward to the pics!
You know it can take a LOT of elbow grease to get a bike up and running and comfortable for TWO people. As of today I swaped the captains stem to something shorter, we cut down both sets of handlebars and I just finished putting the computer on, getting the handgrips back on, installing the cargo rack and adding bento boxes and a seat bag. That's not including the ALL DAY cleaning job we did yesterday. Whew!!! We have done a couple of short "fitting" rides. Tonights ride was WAY fun and super comfy so I think we may be ready for 30 miles tomorrow.
Sounds wonderful, and looking forward to seeing pictures
Here it is! You can't tell for whatever reason from this picture but the front is purple and the back is blue. It looks solid blue here?
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That is gorgeous!! How fun that you and your mom can ride together now!
I can see the change in color- but I'll bet it's so pretty IRL. Congrats on your new steed!
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