tandem

Yesterday morning, I picked up my first tandem! 1992 Yokota Silver Peak SN T92100017 Based on this catalog here, it appears to be all original besides the front tire. These are designated Tange ShockBlades LT, possibly for "Long Travel", or "Lazy Tandem"😂. I've only ever seen an LT...

I just picked up this off of eBay, and I think it might work with Dia Compe 290/292 Bat Wing/Dog Leg levers. It appears to allow one lever to actuate two brake calipers via two individual cables. I have some 292 on my Humu, but I'm not in a position to remove the cockpit to test fit these bits...

Finally I've got my hands on a big framed (23-20) Jack Taylor Tandem. 531 Tourist butted throughout with Campagnolo dropouts... Matching frame and rear rack numbers and by the frame count this would have been one of the last 4 tandems (8638/8639/8640/8657) made by Norman out of his garage after...