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Tell us the size?

@bagpuss covers it well Some detail differences: 1) its for touring trips, better than solo bikes there for us But we didn't use our tandem for 12 years as the kids were between 2 and 12y.o. Been out since then, loved it again. 2)A tandem is only 2 feet longer than a solo. We often put it...

I still want one though🙁

@non-fixie ... Your wife sighs when she sees a church... Mine, when she sees a pillbox🤪 https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/bikes-and-bunkers.481210/ Married life eh? Who'd have guessed.

Trio of 90s numbers living in the Gloucester Docks

It's more the colour of yer plumbs if you ask me

Flick the tubes with your fingernail Tange mtb has a particular ring. I bet it doesn't sound like an aubergine.

I've got a nickel plated tange CB frameset from Falcon Group around the same period looks almost identical inc 5 tube fork. Taiwanese I imagine?

Looks like the ibis welds have been smoothed off, which is rare with ti or steel, much more common on the large aluminium joins. I imagine there's mechanical assistance on most of these - although some look a little more freehand?

Some cheap steel rings wear faster than quality aluminium ! - but keeping your chain in top condition is much more important with aluminium rings.

But raises that of the rider. Performance demands are very differrent to riding for pleasure. From an individual perspective, you can value a bike in many different ways, and small details of geometry make little difference. Any retrobiker is also likely to appreciate a bike for what it was...

Magnet always knows😎

https://ebay.us/m/RJOKFg

What's retro changes with time for sure - so if the component itself is a couple of decades old, that's a start. But it needs a design difference to current standards. Next year I think you could have a 20 year old 1x10 27.5er with shimano hydros and fox forks. But you're free to define it...

More titanium: This one a Kona