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Essential Information
Listservers, Newsgroups & Major Tandem Sites
Tandem Enthusiast's WebsitesLance Armstrong - Tandem Enthusiast? Check it out Here Articles by Noted Tandem Experts and Enthusiasts (See the list)
Safe & Effective Cycling - The Basics
Techniques & Performance Measurement
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Mucho Importente: Search For Recall Notices Bicycle Repair & Maintenance
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What is it about tandems.....
What You Should Know Before Heading Out to Buy or Ride....
A Couple of Good Books....
http://www.TandemsLtd.com (Jack & Susan Goertz, AL)
http://www.tandemseast.com/order.html (Mel & Barb Kornbluh, NJ)
http://www.gtgtandems.com/parts/books.html (Rich Shapiro, NY)
http://www.motolit.com/0963719017.html
http://www.TandemsLtd.com (Jack & Susan Goertz, AL)
http://www.tandemseast.com/order.html (Mel & Barb Kornbluh, NJ)
http://www.gtgtandems.com/parts/books.html (Rich Shapiro, NY)
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/trailresources/b075.html
http://www.adv-cycling.org/cgi-shl/webc.exe/advsales/st_prod.html?p_prodid=230
http://www.motolit.com/0924272031.html
http://www.infonetpublishing.com/books.html
Tandeming and Kids....
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Tandem Reference Data & Resources
Tandem Dealers
Tandem Manufacturers &
Builders
Tandem Classified Ad Sites
National Club
Locator, Websites & Contact Info
US Club Locator,
Websites & Contact Info
Tandem Rally Web Sites
Tandem Racing
Rush Miller Foundation
US Association of
Blind Athletes (USABA)
Cyclists Combating Cancer
DoubleTalk - The Tandem
Club of America's 1/4ly Newsletter - Jack & Susan Goertz,
Editors
Recumbent & Tandem Rider Magazine
1/4ly Print Magazine & Web Archives - Charles Coyne,
Editor
Tandem & Family Cycling
Magazine Out of Circulation, But Web Is Active - Greg Shepherd,
Owner
Tandem@Hobbes Links - Tandems in General
Double Forte Site - Tandem Mountain
Biking
Bike Forums.net
- Relatively New Collection of Bicycle Topics/Forums
ASTRO - Tandem Racing
Alex
Wetmore's Search Engine
Tandem VTT
French Language Tandem Mountain Web & Message Board
Tandem Fahren German Language
Tandem Web & Listserver
TandemClub.NL
Dutch Language Tandem Web site
Tandem Specific or Tandem Proven
Components
Tandems & Travel
Tandem Racks & Transportation
Tandem Team Apparel
Shimano
Component Guide '90 - '99
Ridden
On Road/Off-Road/Track Records:
Roller
Records: Endurance & Speed Records Established on Stationary
Bicycles
Land
Speed Records:
Dirk Bettge's SuDiBe Tandem Survey
Did you ever want to know, what kinds of tandem are used by other teams and what are their advantages and disadvantages? At the german-speaking tandem mailing list (http://tandem-fahren.de) they did, too, and therefore they developed a questionnaire to be filled in by all interested tandem owners. Dirk has translated the questionnaire into english.
If you get screwed up with metric vs US measures, this will help you.
Enthusiast's Websites
Bill McCready
Many of these posts are located on Rich Shapiro's Gear-to-Go Website where you will be taken by the link.... (check for the blue background)
- Tandem Starting & Stopping - The Proper Method - Bill McCready from T@H
- 700c vs. 26": Testing Reveals Best Choice for You - by Bill McCready from T@H
- Cheap tandems.... Why pay more? - Bill McCready from T@H
- Female Captains? - by Bill McCready from T@H
- Wheels and Hubs - by Bill McCready from T@H
- Timing Chain Tension - A Warning! - by Bill McCready from T@H
- Shifting Woes by Bill McCready from T@H
- Tandem Frame Tubing by Bill McCready from T@H
- Frame Materials - by Bill McCready from T@H
- Fillet brazing vs. TIG Welding - Bill McCready from T@H
- 9 Speeds & Tandems by Bill McCready from T@H
Chris Timm's Tech-Tips Page
Co-Motion Tandem Tips Page
- Timing chain adjustments
- Softride beam seat clamps
- Rack mounting on Cappuccino, SkyCapp and Al Capp tandems
Gear-to-go Tandems Tech Tips Page
- Advice for New Riders of Tandems by Rich Shapiro & Sheldon Brown
- Tandem Starting & Stopping - The Proper Method - Bill McCready from T@H
- 700c vs. 26": Testing Reveals Best Choice for You - by Bill McCready from T@H
- Cheap tandems.... Why pay more? - Bill McCready from T@H
- Female Captains? - by Bill McCready from T@H
- Wheels and Hubs - by Bill McCready from T@H
- Timing Chain Warning! - by Bill McCready from T@H
- Frame Materials - by Bill McCready from T@H
- Fillet brazing vs. TIG Welding - Bill McCready from T@H
Misc.Santana Tandem Tech Tips: by Rich Shapiro
- Tamer Instructions
- Aheadset Adjustment
- Packing Your S&S Santana
- Child Stoker Tutorial - author unknown
HubBub Custom Bicycles
Sheldon Brown (aka. CaptainBike.com)
- Tandems A guide for new tandem teams by Sheldon Brown
- Tandem Brakes by Sheldon Brown
- Tandem & Kids by Sheldon Brown
- Fat Tire Tandems by Sheldon Brown
- Tandem Sync Chains (adjusting/eccentrics/chain rings) by Sheldon Brown
- Tandem Stories by Tom Shaddox
- Home built Tandems by Sheldon Brown
- Bicycle Glossary by Sheldon Brown
Sheldon Brown's Cycling Articles - Links to:
- Articles for beginner cyclists
- Brakes
- Commuting, Lights
- Cyclecomputers
- Do-It-Yourself
- Essays
- Family Cycling
- Frames
- Gears & Drive Train
- Humor
- Old Bikes
- Repair Tips
- Tandems
- Touring
- Wheels
Miscellaneous Posts & Articles:
Many of these posts are located on the various author's Websites where you will be taken by the links....
Tandem Technique, Technology & Other Stuff:
- Airless, Urethane Tires, a T@H post from Hugh Waters, CEO Airless Tires, Inc.
- Aluminum Bike Part Manufacturing from '92 Bridgestone Catalog
- Climbing Better through Teamwork by Mark Livingood
- Computer Installation for Stoker Mounts by Mark Livingood
- Comparing Independing Coasting/Pedaling Systems by Louis Du Brey
- Dual computer installation on the tandems by Alex Wetmore [Ignore the Title, it's the right article]
- Gorp Recipes by Mike Iglesias
- How to Fit a Bicycle by Peter John White
- Headtube Angle by various from T@H
- Mixing Campy Ergo Levers with Shimano Cassettes by Louis Du Brey
- Packing A Tandem For Shipment to A New Owner by Mark Livingood
- Shipping Tandems via UPS; It can be done by Mark Livingood
- Shopping for Your First Tandem by Mark Livingood
- Shopping for a Rans Recumbent Tandem by Louis Du Brey
- Storing Your Tandems: Ceiling Suspension Systems by Mark Livingood
- Tandems: First Time Buyer's Sticker Shock & The Relative Costs of Cycling by Mark Livingood
- Tandems: Why Some Teams Just Don't Click by Mark Livingood
- Unofficial Used Tandem Price Estimating Tool - Downloadable Excel-based spreadsheet tool
Tandem Equipment & Accessories:
- BOB COZ Trailer by Alex Wetmore
- Bushnell Eccentric by Mark Livingood
- Computer Installation for Stoker Mounts by Mark Livingood
- Comparing Independing Coasting/Pedaling Systems by Louis Du Brey
- Custom Tandems: A Primer by Mark Livingood
- el Cheapo Gear Position Indicators by Mark Livingood
- Fenders and Mudflaps by Alex Wetmore
- Jandd Extreme Front Rack by Alex Wetmore
- Meridian Ascension vs Santana Sovereign by Jim Leis
- Mixing Campy Ergo Levers with Shimano Cassettes by Louis Du Brey
- Rear Racks for Tandems by Todd Lawton
- S&S Couplers
- Sachs 3x7 vs a front derailleur by Alex Wetmore
- Santana's Formula Disc - Ditch the (Formula) Disc & Go Avid by Bryan Boldt via Precision Tandems
- Shifters: Shimano's STI vs Campy Ergo by Mark Livingood
- Why folks with smaller hands may prefer Campy & my top 10 reasons for Campy
- Tandem Testing & Reviews by Real People on Chris Timm's Website
- Triplet, Quad and Quint Buyer's Guide (FAQ) by Paul Meixner & Mark Livingood
- Unofficial Used Tandem Price Estimating Tool - Downloadable Excel-based spreadsheet tool
- V-Brakes with Drop Bar Shifters by Alex Wetmore
- White Industries Hub Overhaul by David Sundstrom
- Women's Saddle's - Summary of Rider's Comments compiled by Ann Bagley
Tandem Mountain Biking Articles & Reviews
- Getting Started without Busting the Budget by Mark Livingood
- Doubling It In The Dirt! by Mark Livingood (Photo Links Broken / Under Repair)
- A Tandem MTB Primer & Review of the Ventana El Conquistador
- Suspension Forks for Mountain Tandems by Todd Shusterman
- Retrofitting a hardtail steel tandem with a Formula Disk Brake by Chris Timm
- Consumer Review: Santana Dual Moto by Chris Timm
- Tandem MTB - First Impressions by Edward Tasch
- Tandem Testing & Reviews by Real People on Chris Timm's Website
Books & Manuals
http://www.TandemsLtd.com (Jack & Susan Goertz, AL)
http://www.tandemseast.com/order.html (Mel & Barb Kornbluh, NJ)
http://www.gtgtandems.com/parts/books.html (Rich Shapiro, NY)
http://www.motolit.com/0963719017.html
http://www.TandemsLtd.com (Jack & Susan Goertz, AL)
http://www.tandemseast.com/order.html (Mel & Barb Kornbluh, NJ)
http://www.gtgtandems.com/parts/books.html (Rich Shapiro, NY)
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/trailresources/b075.html
http://www.adv-cycling.org/cgi-shl/webc.exe/advsales/st_prod.html?p_prodid=230
http://www.motolit.com/0924272031.html
http://www.infonetpublishing.com/books.html
State DOT Cycling Manuals
Tandem Transportation
Newsgroups of Interest to Tandemists
Tandem@Hobbes: Largest Tandem Specific Listserver on the Internet
Double_Forte: A Yahoo Groups Based Listserver for Tandem Mountain Biking Enthusiasts
ASTRO Tandem Racing: A Yahoo Groups Based Listserver for Tandem Racing Enthusiasts
BICYCLE NEWSGROUPS: Although not dedicated to tandems, sometimes quite informational.
Framebuilders Discussion regarding materials or methods, any style of bike or trike, or any frame building tools, supplies, materials, etc. (Alex Wetmore)
Internet - BOB This is a high volume (up to 80/msgs a day) mailing list that discusses bicycling. The members of the list generally ride bicycles with a classic design (lugged steel frames, longer chainstays, fenders) although there is a lot of variation here. Most of the content is technical in nature, but there are also frequent discussions on cycling history, tradition, rides, and sometimes politics.(Alex Wetmore)
Touring This is a moderate to high volume (30-60
messages/day) email list for the discussion of bicycle touring.
There are about 1000 members, many of whom have extensive touring
experience. This includes the following subjects: * Trip reports
* Routes * Touring bicycles * Camping/travel gear for use when
touring * Bicycle mechanics when related to touring bicycles
Note Regarding Newsgroups: These groups are linked; however, it is unlikely that you're web browser's E-mail server will recognize them. To subscribe to these groups you just need to go to your Internet Service Provider's (ISP) News Server and download the Newsgroup listing. You'll find literally thousands of newsgroups listed. Just scroll down until you find the server for 'rec.'
Open it by clicking on the "twistee" (triangle) next to the server's name. It will "blow-down" into a very large sub-listing of Newsgroups. You want to scroll down to the one entitled: >rec.bicycles (8) and can then blow that one down to see all eight of the rec.bicycle groups. Follow the instructions for your software to subscribe to and participate in these groups.
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