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SDHO
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 Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 6:37 pm |
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My dad has a tandem from the early 80s. It was custom-built, and served well for some time, but about eight years ago, it started feeling really unstable, and his local bike shop didn't know what to tell him.
Does anyone know of any shops/mechanics in the metro that specialize in tandems? Your recommendations would be very helpful.
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kuando
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:11 pm |
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| Better to have Bikeloved and lost than never to have Bikeloved at allJoined: Tue May 29, 2007 9:22 pmPosts: 2719Location: Golden Valley
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Try Bikesmith.
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ChrisAdyNelson
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:48 am |
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 Regularly rides in ShelbyvilleJoined: Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:04 pmPosts: 1218Location: Wild Wild West
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Have you had any luck? I know The Alt has some experience with custom tandems and might be willing to help.
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kuando
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:51 am |
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| Better to have Bikeloved and lost than never to have Bikeloved at allJoined: Tue May 29, 2007 9:22 pmPosts: 2719Location: Golden Valley
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That's right. The owner is a framebuilder, or was, who has built plenty. In fact there's one of his hanging up right there.
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Caaveman82
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:00 am |
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| Chronic PinchflatterJoined: Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:41 amPosts: 840
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Not to constantly plug Freewheel, but we literally work on anything.
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:20 pm |
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 Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 amPosts: 7148
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kuando wrote: Try Bikesmith. Yes, bikesmith.
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MacGyver
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:06 am |
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 Derby FodderJoined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:24 amPosts: 3571Location: Corcoran (the neighborhood)
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+1 on the Bikesmith recommendation. (coming from a Freewheel wrench) Mark is possibly the smartest bike person I know. He has decades of experience with tandems, bents, trikes, Sturmey Archer, framebuilding, and general bike mastery. If there's any kind of unusual gotcha to be noticed, he'll see it and explain what's going on. http://bikesmithdesign.com/
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