Jan Heine wrote:
> Wish I had a 1948 Rene Herse Campeur... but the one I rode at last
> year's cirque was Mike Kone's (and it's a 1952). That said, I did use 40
> cm bars on our tandem in PBP, and even with the need to take a hand off
> the bars to use the lever-operated front derailleur, it never was a
> problem during the 765 miles - either to breathe or control the bike. I
> have narrow shoulders, though.
>
> However, on a modern tandem, I prefer at least 44 cm bars to keep the
> bike in line. (See my previous post...)
They're a good idea for the stoker position as well, lest the captain's bum get stuck.
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John "nope, never happened to me, nuh-uh" (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA