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How Do These Airborne Specs Look?
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:54:10 -0700, Mark Hickey rote:
David Damerell wrote: [The back brake's a Suntour self-energiser, so I've no idea how well a conventional canti works on a tandem.] That's probably the one place that self-energizing brake makes sense (since the back end of a tandem never gets TOO light under braking - I've yet to see anyone do a nose wheelie on one). ;-) You still don't want to *lock* the wheel, though. Especially as recovering from a slide might be harder with two people acting on instinct. And you definitely don't want to lock the front wheel of a tandem. Jasper |
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How Do These Airborne Specs Look?
Jasper Janssen wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:54:10 -0700, Mark Hickey rote: David Damerell wrote: [The back brake's a Suntour self-energiser, so I've no idea how well a conventional canti works on a tandem.] That's probably the one place that self-energizing brake makes sense (since the back end of a tandem never gets TOO light under braking - I've yet to see anyone do a nose wheelie on one). ;-) You still don't want to *lock* the wheel, though. Especially as recovering from a slide might be harder with two people acting on instinct. And you definitely don't want to lock the front wheel of a tandem. It took a lot of tinkering with my Santana's rear brake before I had to worry about locking it up (or it doing much to actually stop the bike for that matter...). FWIW, I've found the tandem to be very controllable under a rear wheel skid, probably because of the humongous wheelbase. That said, I didn't lock up the rear wheel very often because it (obviously) is REALLY hard on rear tires. ;-) Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame |
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How Do These Airborne Specs Look?
Quoting Jasper Janssen :
[Tandem rear brakes and self-energisers] You still don't want to *lock* the wheel, though. Especially as recovering from a slide might be harder with two people acting on instinct. Actually, it's not a big deal, provided your stoker is level-headed enough not to scream and wave their arms around. I'm not saying it's a problem if they do; I don't know, because mine doesn't. The bike's pretty stable in a rear wheel skid - of course if you were cornering sharply you'd be a bit boned, but that's just as true on a single. Also it is quite difficult to get wheel-locking performance out of any tandem rear brake - just as well, given the effect on tyres when you do. -- David Damerell flcl? Today is Second Oneiros, July. |
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