Re: [CR] sew-up rims for my tandem

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Subject: Re: [CR] sew-up rims for my tandem
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:28:46 +0000


Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:01:30 -0500 From: John Thompson <JohnThompson@new.rr.com> To: classic list <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: Re: [CR]sew-up rims for my tandem

ternst wrote: Now that you have come out of the hills for a look at the world, sinful place that it is, yes, people do ride sew-ups on tandems and trikes, and Lincoln is no longer president. I found that out when I rode tandem and trike with what were referred to as believe it or not-sew-ups.

To which John added:

The first tandem I rode was a custom job built my one of my co-workers at Trek, and it had Hi-E wheels and Clement track sew-ups...

-- John (john@os2.dhs.org) Appleton WI USA

Was that the 29-pounder that I remember seeing around Madison in about 1981-82 or so?

Greg Parker
Ann Arbor, Michigan