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Rodriquez Softride tandem
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narcotitlan
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That’s quite something!
I know it says aluminum, but I've got a steel Rodriguez of that era (without the softride) that has really similar joint details and tubing shapes, especially the ovalized top tube, the seat/chainstay sizes and the Capitan's seat tube going through the main diagonal tube.
narcotitlan
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Pretty sure the tandem is steel.
incorrigible
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OK, be honest now.
I can't be the only one who was expecting to see a 6-foot-long Softride beam, can I?
Is it just me, or................Okay <sigh> I guess it's just me....
My head hurts.....
I need to take a nap......
I can't be the only one who was expecting to see a 6-foot-long Softride beam, can I?
Is it just me, or................Okay <sigh> I guess it's just me....
My head hurts.....
I need to take a nap......
narcotitlan
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That would be mental - love it
We test rode a softride tandem when we were in the market for ours -- not the Rodriguez, probably a Burley. It definitely fixes the direct line from the rear wheel to the stoker's bum, but my stoker didn't really like it. Felt really wierd and disconnected.
We wound up with a 26" Rodriguez road tandem, which at the time had super wide high pressure 35mm tires on it. Had to do a lot of bump warnings for stoker harmony. But now it's running more modern 50+mm tires, and it's soooo much better.
We wound up with a 26" Rodriguez road tandem, which at the time had super wide high pressure 35mm tires on it. Had to do a lot of bump warnings for stoker harmony. But now it's running more modern 50+mm tires, and it's soooo much better.
narcotitlan
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Pics!
Ok, twist my arm why don't you. It's a little dirty at the moment, as it gets ridden on Irish roads in the winter.
Purchased new 2001 off the rack from R&E, so who knows when it was made. It has a mishmash of parts from the shop.
For the frame -- Top tube is heavily ovalized, bottom tube is less so (but _large_). The captain's seat tube goes through the top tube and the diagonal, supposedly to improve torsional stiffness.
Drivetrain is a 3x8 bar end shifters, mixed Shimano road of the era. 12-28 Sachs Maillard freewheel, 54-42-28 front rings. Phil Wood rear hub laced to a Velocity Aeroheat (soon to be replaced with VO Voyager), (new) White Industries/Velo Orange Voyager on the front. I've been running RH Rat Trap Pass (2.3") on the rear, but there's been a couple of sidewall failures that look like they're from rim incompatibility. So for now, there's a 50mm Schwable on the back. The front is a RH Nachez Pass 44mm.
Other little details -- the stoker bar ends are champagne corks. The rear fender spacers are also champagne cork slices. Devil Duckie rides up front. That's a Portland Design Works otter cage in the captian's top spot.
This bike flies. It's sooo much fun, handles really well, even on rough descents.
Purchased new 2001 off the rack from R&E, so who knows when it was made. It has a mishmash of parts from the shop.
For the frame -- Top tube is heavily ovalized, bottom tube is less so (but _large_). The captain's seat tube goes through the top tube and the diagonal, supposedly to improve torsional stiffness.
Drivetrain is a 3x8 bar end shifters, mixed Shimano road of the era. 12-28 Sachs Maillard freewheel, 54-42-28 front rings. Phil Wood rear hub laced to a Velocity Aeroheat (soon to be replaced with VO Voyager), (new) White Industries/Velo Orange Voyager on the front. I've been running RH Rat Trap Pass (2.3") on the rear, but there's been a couple of sidewall failures that look like they're from rim incompatibility. So for now, there's a 50mm Schwable on the back. The front is a RH Nachez Pass 44mm.
Other little details -- the stoker bar ends are champagne corks. The rear fender spacers are also champagne cork slices. Devil Duckie rides up front. That's a Portland Design Works otter cage in the captian's top spot.
This bike flies. It's sooo much fun, handles really well, even on rough descents.
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