1976, stock except for the tires, tubes, cable housing and cable.
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1976, stock except for the tires, tubes, cable housing and cable.
My "Little Johnny"
MattiThundrrr
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1960s Jack Taylor Touring tandem on tour with the the bikes orignal panniers in 2018.
same bike: the original owners on tour in Texas in 1975. This photo was the cover for the League of American Wheelman magazine that year. I'm looking for that issue.
same bike: the original owners on tour in Texas in 1975. This photo was the cover for the League of American Wheelman magazine that year. I'm looking for that issue.
What's the fork on that one?My good quad on Ragbrai in 1994. Sadly our friend (guy in blue) drowned 2 weeks after the photo was taken. He was escorting a boy scout group on a trip to Florida. Got caught in a rip tide.
I designed the frame and hired a custom frame builder to do the work. He designed the fork. His dad machined the crown and lower plates from solid steel. Oversized steerer. 1" round main cromo blades, a top plate with a second set of smaller blades. The bottom plates bolt in. The idea was those bottom plates could be replaced with the axle slots in different locations to adjust the effective fork rake. But IMO, he got it right the first time. The bike is rock solid. I've had it up to 55 mph with no stability issues. The frame material is 4130 aircraft tubing. The top tube is a single tube from front to back. The boob tube is a single tube. The 2 laterals are single tubes. The entire frame is dead straight. Holes were drilled for each seat tube and the standard bottom brackets. All brass fillet brazed (that's what the builder wanted to do). We used floating chain rings to take up chain slack (it works). The long tubes were sourced from Wicks aircraft supply in Chicago. They sell stuff to experimental aircraft builders in lengths UPS or FedEx wont touch.
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
I forgot about ghost rings, I love watching them turn. That custom tandem is incredible
Can't decide if I like the bike, or the original owner story/picture. The matching outfits? C'mon!
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
@Speed King that Santana is serious business. Cool bikes, guys
Had the Twinn out last night and was happy to have had my one fendered bike for the task. Every time I even have a remote thought of dumping it, that thought gets erased quickly. It may get modded with ISO622 wheels with a two-speed kickback hub someday, mainly to have better tire selection.
