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  • Headtuuuuuube. Tandem bargain if your a giant.
  • richpips
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    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-George-Longstaff-Tandem-/141480170776

    Posted 9 years ago
    simon_g
    Full Member

    2 v brakes AND a hub brake on the rear wheel? For big skids fully loaded?

    Posted 9 years ago
    Yak
    Full Member

    Lots of load and braking force on a tandem rear wheel. Drum brakes get v hot though, and when you inevitable snap spokes on the brake side, the drum is a pain to remove to allow a spoke replacement. Massive socket/ spanner needed.

    Posted 9 years ago
    richpips
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    2 v brakes AND a hub brake on the rear wheel? For big skids fully loaded?

    The hub brake is a drag brake to scrub speed on long descents. If you relied on rim brakes alone, you’d melt the rims/explode the tyres etc.

    Posted 9 years ago
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