Ken the Tandem

[Milkfloat]

That's the one

Advert says it is still for sale, I might make an offer

 

[biggs682]

Advert says it is still for sale, I might make an offer

Must admit it wasnt the easiest one to get hold of considering it was less than a mile away

Hoping to get another ride up and down the cul de sac tonight and have a look for a frame number

 

[Milkfloat]

Must admit it wasnt the easiest one to get hold of considering it was less than a mile away

Hoping to get another ride up and down the cul de sac tonight and have a look for a frame number

Have you got yourself a stoker yet?

 

[biggs682]

Have you got yourself a stoker yet?

Hoping to get the other half on it tonight but due to health issues we have only used our other tandem 5 times in a rolling year

Long term plan for this one , it would be nice to keep it and use it once a month for a gentle 20 - 30 miles with a like minded nutter so any volunteers welcome , sure i can rope @Tony Raynor in for a go next time he is passing

 

[biggs682]

Quick look this morning found this stamping 594 ?

On the rear seat cluster non drive side

 

[Drago]

Solid looking lugs there. Built to last.

 

[biggs682]

Solid looking lugs there. Built to last.

And its not a heavy beast either all things considered , certainly no heavier than our more modern Raleigh mtb style one it might even be a bit lighter

 

[classic33]

Advert says it is still for sale, I might make an offer

I did!

 

[biggs682]

Well a few people have suggested it could be one of these

http://www.oldbike.eu/museum/1930s/1939-2/1939-sun-wasp-tandem/

 

[biggs682]

A couple of laps around the local roads tonight and 3 miles covered with no issues whatsoever riding solo .

All 4 gears operate as do both brakes which felt quite good considering the steel rims. Looks like a Williams crank set .

Can't find any more stampings other than this 22 on underside of rear bottom bracket shell.

Eccentric front bottom bracket.

Of to try and work out what's what.

 

[midlife]

1948 chainring

 

[biggs682]

1948 chainring

Just been working that out , and the front solite hubs were first introduced in 1935 so its fair to say it could be pre war , with some more modern components ie centre pull calipers , stem and bars incl gear lever

 

[classic33]

 

[classic33]

https://tandem-club.org.uk/files/public_html/cgi-bin/db_config.pl?noframes;read=11674

 

[biggs682]

https://tandem-club.org.uk/files/public_html/cgi-bin/db_config.pl?noframes;read=11674

Yeah i have seen that one on the ctc site thanks

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Thats interesting , will have to do some exploring . In all fairness i dont mind what make model it is as i like it for what it is