The tandem of doom's latest incarnation.
From this:
To a singlespeeded, 26" wheeled, dynamo front hubbed, er, thing. With no brakes as yet.
Eventually it'll have some mtb rigid forks on it so I can run v brakes and then I plan to get some canti bosses welded on the rear.
It will, of course, still be a complete fookin' death trap. ;0)
Tip?? Sacrilege!
This classic machine *may* be making an appearance at SSUK. It may even be pressed into service on our club's Real Ale Wobble mtb pub crawl in summer. Six or seven Real Ale pubs, at least a pint in each – what could go wrong?
Just so you all know that the T.O.D. is still being created – here's where we are up to…
I have got a Mtb fork with a 1" steerer so I can plug in a 26" wheel and have a brake:
As you can see I need to extend the steerer by about, ooh, a foot! I'm in talks with someone who has access to welding and brazing equipment.
Here's the beast 'forkless':
So, I still have the problem of no brakes on the back. My plan is to weld/braze a couple of bosses onto the seat stays in the appropriate place.
Just needed to find a 'donor' for the bosses…
and hack the little buggers off.
When/if I get my man to get busy with the welder we won't be so far of rockin' and rollin'. Yay!
Yeah I'm alive. I've not ridden it yet!
My plan with the forks is to insert a smaller tube or bar turned down to be a tight interference fit inside the steerer tube(s) and to weld to that. This should ensure that it's at least as strong as the original steerer. I might be mad but I'm not totally stupid. And I've got such loverly teeth it'd be a shame to smash 'em…
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