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bobbiker: What a sad sight. But I could see the possibilities, so I went for it.
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bobbiker: It all came apart easily. No rust, despite coming from Florida.
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bobbiker: Original Stronglight tandem crankset shined up nicely.
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bobbiker: Quite a transformation!
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bobbiker: Voila!
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bobbiker: Wide range tandem drive train. 28-40-55 and 14-32.
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bobbiker: Boingy seat for stoker comfort over the bumps.
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bobbiker: Cowhorns. One modern contrivance that really makes sense.
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bobbiker: WP_20170903_14_14_32_Pro
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bobbiker: Tall stem. This tandem has a horizontal top tube, so a low front end. The tall stem helps.
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bobbiker: Classic Jack Taylor looks.
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bobbiker: WP_20170903_14_15_14_Pro
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bobbiker: Specialized tandem hub, spaced to 108 to match the original spacing of Maxicar tandem hubs.
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bobbiker: Eccentric BB to adjust timing chain tension.
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bobbiker: Wow, those colours really pop!
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bobbiker: "Gothic" head badge. I had it reproduced about 2002, with their permission.
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bobbiker: Special 531 decals used only by the Taylors.
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bobbiker: Bottle autographed by Ken in 2010. Thanks Ken!
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bobbiker: Long cage NR derailleur
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bobbiker: Jack Taylor rack
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bobbiker: WP_20170903_14_16_56_Pro
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bobbiker: WP_20170903_14_17_07_Pro
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bobbiker: WP_20170903_14_17_15_Pro
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bobbiker: WP_20170903_14_17_43_Pro
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bobbiker: Fillet brazing, or as they called it "bronze welding"
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bobbiker: L-bracket for fender. I like these better than the Daruma bolt or whatever the japanese call it. This one attaches to an allen nut inside the fork.
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bobbiker: WP_20170903_14_19_20_Pro
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bobbiker: WP_20170903_14_20_26_Pro
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bobbiker: WP_20170903_14_21_05_Pro
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bobbiker: The cranks don't look parallel in this pic but I assure you they are. It's just a parallax error from the tiny lens of my phone's camera.