[Sportsandrec] tandum bike?

[Bill Kociaba]

Hay Fred,
thanks, thats a lot more info to work with.  So I don't want a beach cruiser 
and I don't want a steel frame??
I will check out all the sources you suggest.  I really don't want to get 
involved with a riding club this is just something for my wife and I to do 
together but I will check them out.  As you said might be a good source of 
A. info and B. maybe a decent used bike.
I did check out both craigs list and backpage(just like craigs list)and I am 
glad you commented that nothing there was worth looking at because I 
honestly didn't know and thought about making a call or two.
thanks again
Bill
Bill Kociaba
CRUISEONE
Bill at Ycruise.com
954 227 7772 or Toll Free 877 227 7775
7600 Wiles Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33067
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred's ol' XP" <regenerative at earthlink.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
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Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] tandum bike?


> Hi again,
> Did you sign-up for the Blind Stokers Club, yet?
> www.blindstokersclub.org
>
> Next, you might want to hook-up with a local tandem club.  I think the 
> Panthers are near you.  This is a  good way to be  able to ride different 
> tandems to get a feel for what you like.  Rental shops usually have one or 
> two junky tandems.  A tandem club won't charge you money to check out 
> their bikes.  The Panthers' web site link is below, and they have a ride 
> today, next Saturday, and most every Saturday from what little 
> investigation I did online.  Hopefully, that means they are a 
> well-organized and large club.  If you contact them, and arrange to meet 
> them at the end of a ride, I'd expect that you'll meet a bunch of great 
> people, with a dozen or so different bikes.  You may even find a bike for 
> sale through the club.
>
> Florida PANTHERS  Tandem Club
> www.floridatandemclub.org/panthers.htm
>
> I wrote before that I use Craigslist for some of my tandem shopping. 
> Below should be a link to your local craigslist site.  Most of the bikes 
> on there now are not my kind of bike.  For me, a good bike would be a used 
> Santana, Cannondale, or a similar road bike with CrMo or Aluminum frame. 
> Your area is flat, so maybe you won't want or need lots of gears.  You 
> also get more rain, which may mean fenders and different wheels and tires 
> that I'd use along PCH.  On CraigsList, the best items often disappear 
> quickly.  At last check, all you have to pick from are "vintage," 
> "classic," and "custom" tandems.  They all seem to be cruisers, and not 
> worth looking at.
>
> http://fortlauderdale.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=tandem+&catAbb=bik&srchType=A&minAsk=&maxAsk=
>
> good luck!
> Fred, in Carlsbad CA
>
>
>
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