child back tamdems?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Hi, can anyone tell me where i can buy a half-way decent child back tandem for under £500 please?

I,m looking to get one in august, but i,m a little confused by whats out there 

any help would be appreciated 

[I'm Still Bison]

Give me a little time,and I'll root out something for you.That shouldn't be too awfully hard,tandems seem to be growing in popularity.There is one company...Sun..and their bikes seem to be gaining favor.

[Splat]

Micky, a great site for info is http://www.bikeforums.net/  There's many types of forums and a lot of good people sharing their experiences.... like here.     Also, when I can't find anything in specialized forums like here at Multitool.org or Bike Forums.net I'll try a search at Amazon.com and see if anyone has critiqued the item(s) I'm interested in. Good luck on the hunt.

[I'm Still Bison]

Bikeforums is a great place to scout around..just try to avoid the handful of elitists on there that think that if your bike isn't the super-duper 5 figure bike,you're not a cyclist.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

thanks fellas i,ll do that

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I,ve signed up to bike forums now, have,nt posted yet though

Dear god theres a few catergories isnt there

I especially like the car free forum, lots of good idea,s there for those who,ve turned there backs on engines ;D

[I'm Still Bison]

When I visit,I spend a lot of time in the +50 forum,and the Clydesdale..10 more pounds off,and I won't be visiting the Clydes much!I get a kick out of the vintage bikes forum,I've learned a lot form that one that's helped me ID a couple acquisitions I picked up this year

[Splat]

Bikeforums is a great place to scout around..just try to avoid the handful of elitists on there that think that if your bike isn't the super-duper 5 figure bike,you're not a cyclist.

To hell with those fu*kers.     They give cycling a bad name and definitely do nothing to expand it.
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Splat

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Bikeforums is a great place to scout around..just try to avoid the handful of elitists on there that think that if your bike isn't the super-duper 5 figure bike,you're not a cyclist.

To hell with those fu*kers.     They give cycling a bad name and definitely do nothing to expand it.
--
Splat

true zealots are always a pain in the proverbial ;D

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

When I visit,I spend a lot of time in the +50 forum,and the Clydesdale..10 more pounds off,and I won't be visiting the Clydes much!I get a kick out of the vintage bikes forum,I've learned a lot form that one that's helped me ID a couple acquisitions I picked up this year

i love classic stuff, there something about the lack of over the top styling and simple lines that really appeal to me 

[I'm Still Bison]

When I visit,I spend a lot of time in the +50 forum,and the Clydesdale..10 more pounds off,and I won't be visiting the Clydes much!I get a kick out of the vintage bikes forum,I've learned a lot form that one that's helped me ID a couple acquisitions I picked up this year

i love classic stuff, there something about the lack of over the top styling and simple lines that really appeal to me 

Somewhere, there's a mint Chicago built Schwinn Paramount begging to go home with me for an obscenely low price. :grin:

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

When I visit,I spend a lot of time in the +50 forum,and the Clydesdale..10 more pounds off,and I won't be visiting the Clydes much!I get a kick out of the vintage bikes forum,I've learned a lot form that one that's helped me ID a couple acquisitions I picked up this year

i love classic stuff, there something about the lack of over the top styling and simple lines that really appeal to me 

Somewhere, there's a mint Chicago built Schwinn Paramount begging to go home with me for an obscenely low price. :grin:

ah but the search is half the fun! ;D

[I'm Still Bison]

I'll keep searching for that elusive Paramount,and in the meanwhile,I won't turn my nose up at anything that might come my way.
 I found an article from Sheldon Brown about kids and tandems,and he mentions Burley.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tandkids.html

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

thanks for that mate, we used to have a trailer but between us ,me and my son killed it by jumping of kerbs and other stupid things ;D

won,t be doin that on a tandem

[I'm Still Bison]

Micky..if you decide you want to install a kit on a tandem,or build one up...there's a bunch of forumites that would like a road trip to put their multis to use
Let us know how things go for you.