[Sportsandrec] LM's tandem bike info

[Ron & the bears]

Hi LM,

Nice bike! An entry-level Da Vinci is like an upper-level tandem from most 
other manufacturers. They are one of the premium builders in the world, so 
you did well. Did you know that Todd Schusterman, the founder of Da Vinci, 
has a blind wife? I, too, prefer Campy shifters. You will have a ton of 
gears with great shifting.

Independent pedaling is called either IPS or ICS, for independent coasting. 
I have ridden a few bikes with this feature, but not enough to know what I 
think of it. All my bikes are direct drive between me and the pilot. Da 
Vinci does it the best. For fast turns, once the bike gets leaned over a 
certain amount, keep your outside pedal in the down stroke. This will help 
you brace yourself and avoid scraping your pedal on the pavement inside the 
turn. You can start pedaling again after the bike comes up a little. When 
accelerating out of a fast curve, I find myself making those little, engine 
sounds from my childhood in my mind. It is too much fun.

The Thud-Buster seatpost is the best out there. I do not use any suspension 
for my saddles, but have raced a Buster off road. They are well made and 
work great.

Enjoy! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me on or off line.

Oh, the song I quoted in my previous post was "Roll Me Away", by Bob Seger. 
Sorry about that, Bob.

Gotta 45 mile ride tonight for the solstice week. We start at 5, so it 
should be 102 degrees. We are going to do a steak buffet afterwards, so I 
will be chompin at the bit. It is a social ride, though, so I will have to 
just chill, till the next episode. If anyone attacks off the front, though, 
all bets are off.:) Remember Animal from the Muppet Show? Hammertime!

Well, we're runnin a little bit hot tonight.
I can barely see the road with the heat coming off...

Um, skip the next line...

She's runnin', I'm flyin'
Right behind in the rearview mirror now
Got the fearin', power steerin'
Pistons poppin', ain't no stoppin' now

Panama, Van Halen

Best,

Ron & the feeling hot hot hot bears
Austin, TX

Lisamaria wrote, "Okay, you're pulling it out of me.
:
: We bought an entry level Da Vinci. The bike itself is red in the back and
: gets darker until it reaches  black in the front. We got campagnolo gears,
: pedals we can clip into, 26 inch road wheels, a disk break in the back, a
: thud buster seat for me, adjustable seat for captains that can range from 
a
: 5 foot 6 person in the front to taller than Joe and he's 6 1.
:
: I don't know what else to say. Oh yeah, we got independent pedaling...what
: is that called...I forget.
:
: We're very excited and impatiently waiting for our bike to arrive.
:
: Any questions?
:
: LM
:
:
: ----- Original Message ----- 
: From: "Ron & the bears" <rockthebike at usfamily.net>
: To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List"
: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
: Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 11:44 PM
: Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Spur of the Moment Tandeming Idea for Detroit
:
:
: > Hi LM,
: >
: > Congratulations on the new ride. Da Vinci builds nice bikes. Please feel
: > free to let the bears and me know the details. New-used? Color? Model?
: > Options? ICS?...So many questions, so little time.
: >
: > Hear is a song for you and your hubby. It may work better for me
: > actually.:)
: >
: > Twelve hours out of Mackinaw City, stopped in a bar to have a brew
: > Met a girl, and we had a few drinks and I told her what I'd decided to 
do
: > She looked out the window a long long moment, then she looked into my 
eyes
: > She didn't have to say a thing, I knew what she was thinkin'
: >
: > Roll, roll me away, won't you roll me away tonight
: > I too am lost, I feel double-crossed and I'm sick of what's wrong and
: > what's
: > right
: > We never even said a word, we just walked out and got on that bike
: > And we rolled.  And we rolled clean out of sight.
: >
: > We rolled across the high plains
: > Deep into the mountains
: > Felt so good to me
: > Finally feelin' free
: >
: > Ron & the feeling all warm and tender inside bears 



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