this bike has its current owners stumped... so i took a bunch of pictures in hopes that someone here might be able to help...
it says "early 80s" to me, *maybe* late 70s. oversize tandem headset. 531 tubeset. ovalized boom/boob/whatever tube. back-and-forth purple/red fade paint may or may not be original - i tend to think it is. serial # on stoker bb shell (see pics). seatstay caps appear to be cut and squashed (sorry for the bad pic - my cameras screen cut out about at this point, so i was shooting somewhat blind. double plate fork crown. entirely fillet brazed, smallish fillets. parts mix - suntour pedals, front der, shifters. weinmann centerpulls, ta crankset. huret rear der. specialized tandem hubs wilh non-drive drum threading. brazed-on centerpull bosses.
there are parts that say "british" or "french" to me, but something overall about it says "american". just a gut feeling, but im hardly a tandem expert.
i dont know frame sizes, seatpost sizes, or threadings, unfortunately, but i could probably find out if need be.
pics at http://www.blackbirdsf.org/
questions? need more pics? just ask, and ill get em as fast as i can...
thanks for any help anyone can provide!
i love a bike mystery... :)
-joel
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i know what innocence looks like - and it wasn't there,
after she got that bicycle...