was anyone at lee quarry yesterday and did you see the tandum dh run lol

I think a few STWers have been at Lee Quarry this weekend (er)…

Not me though!

what are STWers

what are STWers

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watsontony – Member
what are STWers

Oh dear… 😕

I was not there

please answer. i cant be arsed googling it

SingleTrackWorld

You are here, you are a STW er

google no help 🙁

please answer. i cant be arsed googling it

What website are you on??

It’s not really that hard, is it?? 😳

Wisnae me

makes sense! lol not been on hear long tho and not good with the txt talk.

anyway the tandem! did anyone else see it. looked like and orange 5 swingarm ? and was painted orange

What’s a tandum?

I was there and think they are the true hero’s/nutjobs of the event. Mind you I’m still reeling from getting caught on the dh by the guy with the prosthetic leg he’d had to duct tape to his pedal(another hero)

a tandem is a bicycle made for two.

max respect to the guy with the fake leg!!!!

simondbarnes – Member

What’s a tandum?

Mind you I’m still reeling from getting caught on the dh by the guy with the prosthetic leg he’d had to duct tape to his pedal(another hero)

That was my mate Stu. His foot came out of his toe-clip on is first DH run and he lost time putting it back in, so he got me to tape his foot to the pedal before his second run. I wasn’t sure but he insisted. Seemed to do the trick but there must be a better solution!

what a guy. is he local ive seen a guy fitting his discription up there a couple month back

Someone else. He was at Lee Quarry for the first time the weekend before the Weekender.

I had serious tandem envy when I saw it! They were ace. In fact the whole thing was ace. I haven’t done many races but that one was a proper shove beyond the comfort zone and it was good to do. 😀

This frame?

I know nowt about it other than finding it on google on stw

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/wanted-parts-for-a-mtb-tandem

IIRC none of the standard full sus tandems use this sort of swingarm

Seen this outside wilfs (staveley) a few months ago, looks ace. Fairplay on getting down the dh track on it. Missed the weekender this year, sounds like a good one

yes thats the one!!!! anyone got a pic of this beut built up?

Stu did a cracking ride in the xc right up to and including the point where he showboated with a front wheel endo thing on the finish line and went over the bars! :0D

they were heros, and a heroine, was a young lass who was in the second seat, and her Dad up front ! fantastic effort. Did anyone else see them on the climb ? They almost made it (and I think only 2 or 3 did).

Top weekend.

Yep, I was stood there when Stu came in and somehow (I blinked and missed it!) flipped over the bars!

Enjoy the Mega Simon 😉

😆 I got a text from Stu earlier he didn’t mention going OTB at the finish!

Bike and kit is all ready for the Mega. The rider is not so ready 🙄 😆

they got wiped out on lap 1 of the xc too when the rider in front stopped and they tumbled sideways down the slope – both appeared unhurt and they did finish 3 laps….

It’s my dad and my sister. Here’s some photos of it built up:
here

He’s too shy to join in.

Shy! never, how are your cuts and bruises?

I saw it there! Fantastic effort…don’t know whether I’d want to be up front or on the back for that drop into the arena section

Well done to your Dad and sis….

They came off pretty unscathed from that tumble, if a little irritated by the guy in front (I don’t think it was deliberate on his part). Sister was chuffed with position as first junior girl!

i was marshalling at the top of the drop into the bowl for the DH race, and the look on her face as they approached it was priceless. she looked absolutely terrified!

She claimed she had her eyes shut. Then again, so did my dad!

What is the frame? is it a custom build? never seen one like it before. Looks really nice

It’s a 2002 (I think) Patriot swing-arm with a brazed steel front ‘triangle’. It’s a bit flexy, but it hasn’t broken yet. My friend was riding the back and he swore I was going in different directions to him. My dad built the frame.

I’ve only just seen your post Rich – I’m a bit sore, but taking that tape off was much more painful that the original impact!

The Totems on the front were a very lucky afterthought. I’ve already tacoed one front rim!