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Got it together, after a lot of fussing with the bottom bracket threads to make sure I wasn't destroying them. Took a couple good rides on it this weekend, fixed up the fit. My 25 yr old self had the hoods _way_ down, even after moving them up on the bars, I wound up tilting the bars up three...

Dunno, depends on if you update your opinions when new data comes in. He does have access to a wind tunnel.

So some of the caveats that didn't make it into the previous novel: Since wind resistance is basically proportional to cross sectional area * v^2, a tandem has ~ the same wind resistance as a single, with twice the power. It's really more like 40% more wind resistance, and probably not quite...

Finally some progress -- my custom steel fork has arrived. It's just a bit long in the steerer, so either I need 5mm of spacer or I need to cut it. I think I'm going to start with spacer, as I don't need the stem _quite_ as slammed as it used to be.

Ok. This might be long. I run all of these with tubes, because it's easier and I'm allergic to latex. So I don't want to use latex sealant. I've run RH Extralights on my gravel bike, 700cx35, and 650bx42 and 48. (in that order, obviously new wheels between the 700c and 650b). I also threw on...

Umm. They do Randonneur/All road style -- with 14 hand built steel bikes, and a co-branded Gravel bike with Open. They're also located in Seattle. I like their wide tires. Switching to them on the tandem gave me a 1.5mph average speed increase.

I'm (also) looking for a road set for a possible 650b conversion.

It's gorgeous, but my essential problem with it is that I would need a 62 or so.

I always thought PlanetX's marketing missed a beat when the Full Monty didn't come in bare aluminum.

Sorry, Apparently I'm dyslexic -- after measuring and rechecking I'm looking for a 28.6mm seatpost or two.

What's the distance from min-insertion to the seat rails?

Looking for a 26.8 28.6 seatpost, with more than 200mm of extension -> saddle rails for the tandem stoker position. Preferably in black with m/l setback. In a stretch goal, I'd like one for the captain's position as well, but I'd need one with a pretty low profile in the center head. I'm...

That lacing looks soooo spare after building a pair of 36h wheels.

The issue is probably either flex in the braking system, or poor friction. To check the flex, pull the levers really hard, and observe what happens to the cable housing, at the cable stop, the brake arms, and the fork arms. If there's something flexing, that's limiting the force at the rim. If...

Ok, twist my arm why don't you. It's a little dirty at the moment, as it gets ridden on Irish roads in the winter. Purchased new 2001 off the rack from R&E, so who knows when it was made. It has a mishmash of parts from the shop. For the frame -- Top tube is heavily ovalized, bottom tube is...

Have you seen these cranks? They're a similar style, but a much larger bolt circle. (and far cheaper than the RH ones) https://freshtripe.co.uk/3-arm-classic-double-chainset/

We test rode a softride tandem when we were in the market for ours -- not the Rodriguez, probably a Burley. It definitely fixes the direct line from the rear wheel to the stoker's bum, but my stoker didn't really like it. Felt really wierd and disconnected. We wound up with a 26" Rodriguez...

I know it says aluminum, but I've got a steel Rodriguez of that era (without the softride) that has really similar joint details and tubing shapes, especially the ovalized top tube, the seat/chainstay sizes and the Capitan's seat tube going through the main diagonal tube.

Wound up building the wheel with a White Industries MI-5 hub, which was basically the only 36 hole front hub (in polished/replaceable bearings/touring/tandem) I could find.

(100mm/qr/rim brake)