1987 Marlboro Claud Butler Majestic 2 tandem FINISHED pg13

[Corbeau]

I have a headset canti hanger if you need it. It’ll be coming off Frankenbike soon, as I’ve decided to use the innicycle...1” threaded. Not sure if that’s of use...

 

[Peachy!]

I have a headset canti hanger if you need it. It’ll be coming off Frankenbike soon, as I’ve decided to use the innicycle...1” threaded. Not sure if that’s of use...

Cheers, but no. Not with suspension forks

 

[Corbeau]

Right....damn brain!

 

[Peachy!]

Well after a lot of knuckle scraping and fannying about with brake options oh and a change of mind regarding saddles, it's finished...

After the first (& successful) test run I decided the Selle Royal Pullmans weren't quite as comfy as I'd remembered so swapped them out for a pair of Specialized Lambda flags I had put away for a Cape Wrath build, these were the original catalogue spec and comfy as well.

So is it a RetroMod? I'm not so sure... The wheels are new builds and the stoker operated disc "drag" brake, so are the front suspension forks. The dampened seat posts are circa late 90's, the Bluemels are new but based on a design thats at least 50 years old.. the grip shifts are circa mid 90's.
Everything else (excluding consumables) BB shells & axles, cranksets, pedals, brakes, brake levers, rear mech, front mech, saddles, stems, handlebars and last but not least the rear rack are 1987-1990. So for a bike from 1987 that was likely to have been built up in 1990 its hardly super modern.

 

[Peachy!]

 

[foz]

Well that turned out rather well! Nice lawn too!
How's the set-up and braking with the front rocker thingy?

 

[Peachy!]

Well that turned out rather well! Nice lawn too!
How's the set-up and braking with the front rocker thingy?

Ah yes, meant to say. thank you, thank you, thank you.
They are absolutely superb, what a difference....

 

[foz]

Thank you for what?
And do you mean the rocker thingy is superb? Or something else?

 

[Peachy!]

Thank you for what?
And do you mean the rocker thingy is superb? Or something else?

Sorry, wrong *OZ...

Thanks to @Woz for the rocker suggestion for the Canti’s. It worked brilliantly for the front and I also used a set for the back as the clamp bolt hanger was all a bit too cramped for my liking..

 

[Peachy!]

Hmm... I think someone’s got his eyes on a Captaincy!