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Tandem Tour of Europe... help!
Hello everyone...
apologies for this obtrusive or off-topic post, but we were wondering if anyone in Europe could help a few tourers out. We are 2 Canadians touring Europe by tandem. A few days ago, it was stolen in Northern Europe. We still have 1/2 of our trip to go and are hankering to get back on the road. Does anyone know of any used touring tandems that are available in Europe? We're willing to do upgrades if necessary, we're just keen on the tandem frame. A store or a friend maybe? We are currently in Stockholm, and plan to continue cycling somewhere near Prague (we'll plane/train/bus to Prague or anywhere in between to pick up a bike if we have to). Cheers to anyone who can be of assistance. Thanks again, Brad Zarikoff |
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"Brad Zarikoff" wrote: We are 2 Canadians touring Europe by tandem. A few days ago, it was stolen in Northern Europe. We still have 1/2 of our trip to go and are hankering to get back on the road. Does anyone know of any used touring tandems that are available in Europe? These links might be of some use. Tandem Club de France: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/tandem.club....n/occazes.html Tandem Club UK: http://www.tandem-club.org.uk/_sboard.htm Saint John Street Cycles used Tandems: http://www.sjscycles.com/store/vIndex.htm?cat403.htm and ex-display: http://www.sjscycles.com/store/vIndex.htm?cat405.htm There was a 18"/16" Thorn Voyager on Singletrack a few days ago: http://www.singletrackworld.com/foru...hp?f=5&menu=16 Here are a couple in Germany: http://fahrrad-gebrauchtmarkt.de/tandem.htm Good luck! I live in Paris - if I can be of any assistance, drop me a line (return address is valid). Regards, James Thomson |
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Wow, serious bummer! You might try contacting Wolfang Haas at Santana
Europe. He's located in Rosenheim, Germany (near Munich) and is well-connected with the tandem community (and a nice guy). Sometimes he has used tandems for sale. He helped us out two years ago on one of our European tours when our tandem had some problems. Here's the contact info: Haas Fahrradtechnik Santana Europa Wolfgang Haas Weinstrasse 3 D- 83022 Rosenheim Germany Tel. 0049 (0) 8031/ 14 573 Fax 0049 (0) 8031/ 34 795 You could also try the country-specific eBay sites (ebay.de for Germany, ebay.uk for England, etc.). "Brad Zarikoff" wrote: We are 2 Canadians touring Europe by tandem. A few days ago, it was stolen in Northern Europe. We still have 1/2 of our trip to go and are hankering to get back on the road. Does anyone know of any used touring tandems that are available in Europe? |
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Thanks James. We'll be checking out those links.
If possible though, we'd like to restart our trip in Prague. Does anyone know of a good tandem store in or near Prague???? Thanks, and Cheers, Brad Zarikoff "James Thomson" wrote in message ... [mailed and posted] "Brad Zarikoff" wrote: We are 2 Canadians touring Europe by tandem. A few days ago, it was stolen in Northern Europe. We still have 1/2 of our trip to go and are hankering to get back on the road. Does anyone know of any used touring tandems that are available in Europe? These links might be of some use. Tandem Club de France: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/tandem.club....n/occazes.html Tandem Club UK: http://www.tandem-club.org.uk/_sboard.htm Saint John Street Cycles used Tandems: http://www.sjscycles.com/store/vIndex.htm?cat403.htm and ex-display: http://www.sjscycles.com/store/vIndex.htm?cat405.htm There was a 18"/16" Thorn Voyager on Singletrack a few days ago: http://www.singletrackworld.com/foru...hp?f=5&menu=16 Here are a couple in Germany: http://fahrrad-gebrauchtmarkt.de/tandem.htm Good luck! I live in Paris - if I can be of any assistance, drop me a line (return address is valid). Regards, James Thomson |
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Tandem shops are few and far between in most of Europe. I highly doubt
you'll find one in CZ. Cannondale tandems are popular in Europe... you may want to look up a Cannondale dealer in the area you want to go to and give them a call. Wolfgang Haas' bike shop in Roshenheim is probably the biggest tandem shop in all of Europe. I'd definitely start with him. You can get to Prague via train without too much hassle from the Munich area (we just did it in May, with a tandem). (Brad Zarikoff) wrote in message . com... If possible though, we'd like to restart our trip in Prague. Does anyone know of a good tandem store in or near Prague???? |
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To tie off this thread for good, I thought I'd post the outcome of our search (better late than never, right?).
We found a shop in Weingarten, Germany (http://weingarten.feineraeder.de/). The proprietor was incredibly helpful in helping us out, and even went so far as to pick us up at the train station and put us up for the night in a spare bedroom (I suppose we sounded desperate!). In the end, we purchased a slightly used Zwei-plus-Zwei touring tandem, which saw us through the remaining 4000 km of our 2004 trip, and a number of other trips since. Thanks again Brian and James for all of the helpful directions and suggestions! Brad Quote:
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