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is that what i think it is?

I saw this on the turnpike outside Ohiopyle today, it was cool looking... Nice looking ride.

-Joe

the suspense is killing me

I was at the same place when they picked it up and somehow missed seeing it.

Is that a Keith Anderson paint job?

Joe, that's really sad, "I saw your new tandem on top of your car on the Turnpike" That's the worst.

I think Bilenky now does their painting in house (I'm not totally sure). They did the striping anyway.

more pics!!

Seconded more pics.

Also could you email me more details about your Burley? ericmckeegan <(-@-)> gmail.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26208450@N02/3606135560/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26208450@N02/3605312807

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26208450@N02/3606129294

The saddles and stoker bars hadn't arrived in time -- the ones in these pictures are BCW's. Here in Pittsburgh I'm shuffling parts around until I get the right parts in the mail. Everyone will be shocked by the completely predictable pedal choice.

Eric, wrt the burley, I have a pre forsale email thread, I'll forward it to you.

Nate

Apparently you were sold enough on 650Bee, eh?

That is a fine, fine ride....

va va va voooom

beauty!

that is amazing.

out of curiosity, when you buy something like that, is it a standard build, or do you pick and choose every component?

Not standard at all. I picked a lot of components, but said, "you pick, you know best" in a lot of cases. There's a spreadsheet. We discussed rims and hubs but not spokes, I was agnostic on cranks and bottom brackets but particular about brakes. I'm not sure what the front derailleur is, I think I know every other part. I'm still picking up a few pieces. It'll be rolling this weekend though maybe not (almost certainly not) with its final versions.

Wow. I am totally jealous. My dream bike is one of those with the S&S couplers. Okay, one of my dream bikes.

I recently got a used tandem. Fun, but it's taking a long time to get everything set up the way *I* want it. From scratch would save a lot of trouble.

man that is gorgeous!

I love 650b. I want to build up a rear.

i think i saw s & s couplers on there

Yeah, I'm slow to get organized. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ntfrnzn/sets/72157620747346384/detail/

saw yinz ride by. didn't realize it was you till you were past

Were you guys at the Schenley Park movie Wednesday? I had my grey Surly, black fenders weird handlebars. I think I talked to you. I said really clever things like "Wow! Cool Bike! Wow! Wow!" and "I dunno what movie this is."

Mick

Hi Mick! Yes, we were the people saying, "do you know what movie this is?"

And later, "alright we've seen enough, let's go ride around and see how well this headlight works."

I wish I'd looked at your bike -- I'm interested in handlebars, what are they?

My handlebars? To quote Lady GaGA, "It's complicated and stupid."

I've always had trouble with my neck when riding dropped handlebars and it's gotten worse since I've gotten older, so it a long stem with "Classic" (I guess) upright handlebars.

In May-June, I did the DC trail (round trip!!). I wanted to have the option for different hand positions.

I had some weird purple bar-ends around, but my handlebars were already way wide, so I put the bar-ends upright/forward between the grips and the brake handles. Like Aeros, only aerodynamically unsound.

I got cork tape wrap at Free Ride, but they didn't have black, so now I have //bright!\ blue horns pointing up from my grey/black bike.

From a fashion viewpoint, they are striking, aren't they?

On the trip, I barely used the horns/bar-ends, but they were really great when I did. It's amazing what just a couple of minutes in a different hand position can do.

I'm probably going to remove them - or at least get black tape, but I've been lazy.

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Than tandem really is a great looking bike!

I'm curious, can you make adjustments so you can trade off stoker and steerer roles?

Mick

Hi, Mick - Yes, we were the confused people on the tandem. I had thought Iron Giant was showing. Turns out it was Iron Man. Oops. Nice night for a ride, though.

In response to your last question ... in our case, we can't trade places. We have a 9" height difference. In fact, that's the main reason for the custom frame. Medium frames are too small for Nate, and large frames are too big for me.

you guys must be committed or something