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[Closed] Accidental new bike day

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Was just chatting to a customer and got onto bikes and well, he just gave me this;

[url= https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1767/28325452667_9ef8e3794e_z.jp g" target="_blank">https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1767/28325452667_9ef8e3794e_z.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/Ka2mez ]Tandem 1[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandwicheater/ ]Phil Dalton[/url], on Flickr

Needs some love but my Mrs & I are going to have a lot of fun on this we little gem.

Mercian frame, with some TT pedigree so i'm told.

Some of the best riding we did was on a tandem.

I'm a very lucky & happy chap.


 
Posted : 04/07/2018 4:27 pm
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Sweet. You’ll have to start a thread on the build and how it rides.


 
Posted : 04/07/2018 4:30 pm
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Best 'newbikeday' post ever!


 
Posted : 04/07/2018 4:32 pm
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That's gorgeous.


 
Posted : 04/07/2018 4:36 pm
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Think I'll be donating some money to a charity he mentioned tonight.

I'm still a tad taken back as to his generosity.

And it's red, so will be fast, that's just science.

EDIT: Great idea funk, i'll do just that.


 
Posted : 04/07/2018 4:39 pm
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Insanely good fortune Probably worth a fair packet too.  Fun days.


 
Posted : 04/07/2018 4:44 pm
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That's lovely. 531 frame?


 
Posted : 04/07/2018 4:44 pm
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Oops, you did it again... 😉


 
Posted : 04/07/2018 4:45 pm
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very nice indeed!  I'd be over the moon if someone gave me that!  You must have been good to him.  Nice one.

Front wheel looks a little racey!  16 spokes?  Just a placeholder?


 
Posted : 04/07/2018 4:48 pm
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That is peachy. Lucky boy!


 
Posted : 04/07/2018 6:49 pm