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Chainset should be ok. Deore 10 is excellent.

I'd guess they're copies. Are the skewers themselves ti or steel?

Or sharing experiences with the uninitiated! A disc brake would probably tear the front end off.

So the frame number puts it shortly after a 92 number, so 92-93 (according to online posters with known dates and serial nos) Here's a contemporary review with a fair bit of info about litespeed, the lynskeys and frame manufacture...

There are plenty of fools "out there" who think old bikes are really valuable🤣 Must get back to the day job🤯

Additionally drop bar tandem is not for the novice, and the stoker will want a view of more than the pilot's arse cleavage. clunky vintage gear change is harder to live with, adapting gears is a challenge on old kit, and swapping parts to make it work for you would be difficult. Old tandems...

The longer lever shifters were in turn slightly more likely to break🙄 10 speed is superior The sooner you change, the longer you can use it for👍 My mtb is still on 8, but tbh 8 is better than 9.

Ah fair play.. I'll suggest £200 There's no evidence of anything more than a tatty frame and I'd assume a tb p2.

Some people think the collectable market is like bitcoin🙄 But without the child exploitation, drug dealing, people smuggling, prostitution etc obvs

https://ebay.us/m/qwzM1k Looks like it has led a sad, sad life😪

I'd suggest you change the shifter, r. Mech and cassette to 10. It might cost twice as much, but the difference is noticeable. (The lightest 9 speed shimano shift is xt sl-m770 - it is noticeably lighter, longer shift levers, but still in the old cable pull.) You will get to use the 9 speed...

For modern practical usage, a modern practical tandem would be best. It's not always a great idea to foist vintage kit on the uninitiated.

What a fantastic project Do you have any photos of it from back in the day? And if any anecdotes spring to mind, feel free to record them here - hopefully for posterity👍 Its always fascinating to hear how things were on a bike, and the different ways needed to get through a long journey...

Here's another ten thousand miler. The owner's just spent £300 getting it back into gwo. There's not a lot of the original kit left on it now.

Tell us the size?