Commuting By Tandem
ToeKnee
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Tonight I had the pleasure of bumping into a couple commuting on their tandem. Not sure if they'll be on here but if they are, 'Hello'. We had a short chat but not easy in London traffic. They had only picked it up yesterday and hope to commute regularly from Watford into London (19 miles each way). Good luck to them. I wonder what their FCN would be ...
Specialized TriCross Sport+Ultegra+Rack&Bag+Guards+Exposure Lights - FCN 7Seneca wrote:It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Track:Condor 653, MTB:GT Zaskar, Road & TT:Condors.
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Whatever it is I guess you x it by 20
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Does a tandem solve the N+1 equation?I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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fair play to them, I commute Watford to central London, but take the train for the Watford junction to Euston leg! but then a Brompton is easier to get on a train than a tandem.
I wonder if they could get 2 £1000 vouchers under C2W?Bianchi Infinito CV
Bianchi Via Nirone 7 Ultegra
Brompton S Type
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ToeKnee wrote:Good luck to them. I wonder what their FCN would be ...
Tandems come in all shapes from bouncy mountain bike to full carbon racer... so I think you have to apply a variable modifier to the base type.
On the flat: -2
Up hill: +5
Down hill: -10
Roberts Audax - Raleigh Fixie - Thorn Tandem0 -
I used to see a bloke on a tandem commuting through Reading, presumably he'd dropped off his other half somewhere en route. That or he only had the one bike...Misguided Idealist0
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I've seen tandems & triplets before during rush hour. Only one person on them though.FCN 9 || FCN 50
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I'll get the make/model next time I see them but it wasn't a bouncy mtb version.Irvinet wrote:
Tandems come in all shapes from bouncy mountain bike to full carbon racer... so I think you have to apply a variable modifier to the base type.ToeKnee wrote:Good luck to them. I wonder what their FCN would be ...
On the flat: -2
Up hill: +5
Down hill: -10
Regarding the FCN: Yes, I think their journey in will be quicker than the out.
Have you tried the full journey? It's not that bad. When I started, many years ago, I rode in from Hemel and got the train home.t4tomo wrote:fair play to them, I commute Watford to central London, but take the train for the Watford junction to Euston leg! but then a Brompton is easier to get on a train than a tandem.
Specialized TriCross Sport+Ultegra+Rack&Bag+Guards+Exposure Lights - FCN 7Seneca wrote:It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Track:Condor 653, MTB:GT Zaskar, Road & TT:Condors.0 -
No I haven't - don't really fancy it on the Brompton (although I guess it would be fine) and until recently I haven't had anywhere to safely leave the Bianchi, but the new office has underground parking cctv and showers with fluffy white towels, so its not beyond the realms of possibility now. Although riding the Bianchi in would mean a post 7pm depart from Euston due to bike restrictions.
I nearly got off the train at Harrow one evening when it was going at the pace of a snail, but was a tad indecisive and the doors shut on me. I should have got off and eventually abandoned it at Bushey and road home.
What route did you do, presumably not the hard shoulder of the M1?Bianchi Infinito CV
Bianchi Via Nirone 7 Ultegra
Brompton S Type
Carrera Vengeance Ultimate Ltd
Gary Fisher Aquila '98
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Someone I work with told me she lives near me and wants to start riding in next spring.
I said if I've been silly and bought a tandem by then I'll pick her up.
I saw a Cinelli Laser tandem in a bike shop in Berlin once, I wonder if I could fit racks and mudguards to one...0 -
I saw one a while ago on Embankment, 2 up. Trying to get the pass in was very hard. Avoid them if you can FCN3: Titanium Qoroz.0
