-
Join 305 other subscribers
-
LINKS:
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Blog Stats
- 725,955 hits since Feb '10
Category Archives: Off-Road Tandems
Off-Road Event Added for 17-23 July: Breckenridge, CO
I saw where a new Self-Organized Off-Road Tandem Adventure (S.O.O.R.T.A.) event was added in a post to a Facebook Group I follow and added it to the Off-Road Tandem Event calendar yesterday, but am also sharing it here: (SOORTA) Breckenridge … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Off-Road Tandems
Leave a comment
2022 Rallies are Beginning to Take Shape (Updated)
I’m pleased to report it looks like we now have a robust calendar of events in 2022 as tandem rally & event organizers have updated dates, places and other details regarding registration, requirements, tentative costs and lodging information for their … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Off-Road Tandems, Tandem Rallies
Leave a comment
Attending Dirty GTR, Our 1st Tandem Rally in Two Years!
Summary: This past Thursday afternoon through Sunday morning we visited Tifton, Georgia, along with some 22 other tandem teams for our first “tandem rally” since the Southern Tandem Rally at Greenwood, South Carolina, back in September 2019. And, for those … Continue reading
Posted in Off-Road Tandems, Tandem Folks, Tandem Rallies
3 Comments
Fabricating a Transportation Fixture for Off-Road Tandems
Background: Regular, long-time readers may recall how back in November of 2018 we traded-in our 2006 Toyota Tundra / tandem hauler on a newer, smaller 2017 Toyota Tacoma long-bed pick-up. Like our 2006 truck, I had this one fitted with … Continue reading
Posted in Off-Road Tandems, Technology & Equip.
3 Comments
Off-Road Tandems: Perhaps We’re About To Open a New Chapter!
A Brief Background: As any regular readers will know, we were actively engaged in both road and off-road tandem riding from the late 1990’s until around the end of 2010 when Debbie had a change of heart regarding the off-road … Continue reading
Posted in Off-Road Tandems, Tandem Folks, Technology & Equip.
3 Comments
Gravel Grinding & Ice Cream…
So, today we spent the morning playing in the dirt with great friends. However, our 2002 47lb, 26″ Ventana with its rear suspension-induced pedal bob was less than ideal and we were decidedly outmatched by our friends and their lighter … Continue reading
Giving the Ventana Off-Road Tandem One More Try….
Debbie Decides We’re Going to Attend a Dirt-Road Tandem Event Back on June 13th we finally made it to our first Georgia Tandem Club monthly ride since September 2019 when we last hosted one from our home. Yes, it had … Continue reading
Both the Calfee and the GiGi get some ride time.
A Thanksgiving Day Ride on the Calfee with Miss Debbie Well, this is what I’d call a fulfilling week, no pun intended since Thursday happened to be Thanksgiving! No, what made it fulfilling was being able to get in a … Continue reading
So, Yes…. There’s a Gravel Grinder Tandem In The Garage
Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): Yes, the rumor is true: there’s a Fandango GiGi (aka, Gravel Grinder) hanging in our garage. Now, what does this mean? Well, if you know anything about us, it could mean something, or nothing in … Continue reading
Preliminary 2020 Tandem Event Listings
As usual, with this year’s Southern Tandem Rally in the books I took a few minutes this morning to develop a Preliminary Tandem Events Listing for both the Road and Off-Road Enthusiasts in the coming year. Therefore, and in an … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Off-Road Tandems, Tandem Rallies
3 Comments
S.O.O.R.T.A. Heads To Arizona: A Guest Entry by the Rudolphs
Chris Judd, who pretty much is the engine driving the Self Organized Off-Road Tandem Adventure (aka, S.O.O.R.T.A.) movement, asked us to share a blog entry by Barbara & Glenn Rudolph (see more at their WordPress blog: Reindeer Games) that provides their … Continue reading
Posted in Off-Road Tandems
Leave a comment
From Double Forte to Facebook and Off-Road Tandem Rallies: A Retrospective
Back in April 2000, and at the suggestion of a fellow off-road tandem enthusiast who was also a fellow subscriber and contributor to the Tandem@Hobbes listserve I created a newsgroup / discussion forum for off-road tandem enthusiasts called Double Forte. For … Continue reading
Posted in Off-Road Tandems
Leave a comment
Fat Bike Worlds… Tandem Style
Our friends Dan & Bevin on their Ventana el Jefe… the lone tandem at the 2017 Fat Tire Worlds in Crested Butte, Colorado, back on 24-28 January. Personally, I’d love to do this but Georgia Peaches like Miss Debbie wilt when … Continue reading
Posted in Off-Road Tandems, Tandem Folks
1 Comment
S.O.O.R.T.A. Tsali 2016 After Action Report by Chris Judd
The following report on the Self Organized Off-Road Tandem Adventure (S.O.O.R.T.A) held in Tsali, North Carolina was filed by S.O.O.R.T.A. organizer Chris Judd. You can find more anecdotes and photos on the S.O.O.R.T.A. Facebook page. ———————————————————————————————- I’d like to echo the … Continue reading
Posted in Off-Road Tandems, Tandem Folks, Tandem Rallies
Leave a comment
Single Bikes, Off-Road Tandem Bikes & Motor Bikes… A Good Weekend!
Where to start and which blog to use, that is the question!!! I guess I’ll start writing and then sort it all out after the fact. We had another full weekend where we probably played more than we worked and … Continue reading
Salsa’s Powderkeg 29er Tandem…
This past Saturday our long-time friend and bona fide bicycle geek David H. sent me a message via Facebook with a photo of the new off-road tandem offering that Salsa Cycles debuted at Frostbike 2o15 in Minneapolis, MN: the Powderkeg. … Continue reading
Off-Road Tandem Events for 2015… Looking for Insights Here!
I’ve taken a shot at updating the “Off-Road Tandem Events” page at www.thetandemlink.com, but feel like it’s a bit thin. Quite a few of the off-road festivals and events that included tandem categories have gone the way of the Dodo bird. … Continue reading
Posted in Competition, Events, Off-Road Tandems, Tandem Rallies
3 Comments
Closing out 2014 and Kicking off 2015 Tandem Style!
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. Both Debbie’s company and mine have large production teams and shut down at Christmas as a way of managing holiday vacation disruption, i.e., minimizing loss of productivity by consolidating paid holidays when … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggishnish, Off-Road Tandems, Tandem Folks
1 Comment
140mm Rear Hubs Available From Tandems East….
This is a subject that is near and dear to my heart, as we had a 140mm rear-spaced Cannondale MT3000 that blew apart it’s Coda/Hugi hub back in January 2000. I was able to get a very affordable Shimano XT … Continue reading
What a Great Ride! 15 Miles of Smiles….
Following the tweaks that Alex Nutt and I made to our Ventana on Saturday, Debbie and I headed back to the trails at Allatoona Creek today to see if the hoped-for improvements were achieved: they were, and then some! It … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggishnish, Off-Road Tandems
2 Comments
A Trip to MTB Tandems & Tweaking the Ventana…
As noted in my post from last weekend, after a triumphant return to off-road riding with Miss Debbie, our 2002 Ventana El Conquistador de Montanas (ECdM) definitely needed a few adjustments following its 4-year hiatus. #1 on the list was raising … Continue reading
Odds and Ends I’ve Been Meaning to Mention…
Lurking & Scanning But Not Engaging All That Often Someone from one of the tandem discussion forums I used to frequent — well, frequent is probably and understatement as I have over 7,000 posts on that site alone — sent … Continue reading
Playing in the Dirt Again!
Regular readers may recall that in October of last year I was less than optimistic as to whether or not Debbie would ever give off-road tandem cycling another shot. The full details of my dilemma at the time were covered in a … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggishnish, Off-Road Tandems, Technology & Equip.
2 Comments
Calfee’s 2012 NAHBS 29er; Our First Dance
As mentioned in my last blog entry, we met up with Alex & Kim Nutt, as well as their sons Trace and AJ for a 30 some-odd-mile ride on the Silver Comet Multi-Use-Path (MUP) last Sunday. Well, one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Off-Road Tandems, Technology & Equip.
Leave a comment
To all of our tandem cycling friends & readers…. Here’s to a great 2014!
Wishing you the very best and many happy miles in 2014… May your roads be smooth and free from pointy things and your opportunities for rides be plentiful! Looking back at 2013, we had another year filled with a … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggishnish, Events, Off-Road Tandems, Tandem Rallies
Leave a comment
No More Mountain Tandem.. sniff, sniff
Yes, it’s true. That particular chapter may have come to a close. My acid test for confirming our time riding off-road tandems together may have truly come to a close with a very low likelihood of a sequel was driven … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggishnish, Off-Road Tandems
3 Comments
A Visit to MTB Tandems in Woodstock, Georgia
Last Saturday Debbie and I paid our first visit to Alex Nutt’s “new” MTB Tandems shop just off of I-575 at the Sixes Road exit in Woodstock, Georgia. The address is: 221 Rope Mill Pkwy Suite 2, Woodstock, GA 30114. Sadly, … Continue reading
Things I Didn’t Delve Into During My Talk At Tandems East’s Expo….
At the end of my 40-minute “Tandem Geek Show” during last weekend’s Tandems East Expo I decided to test the audience’s threshold for interest by asking if there were any questions before jumping into some other topics. As I suspected, there … Continue reading
The Tandems of NAHBS 2013…
Ah, the 2013 North American Handmade Bicycle Show… the best thing to happen in American cycling since I don’t know when. Best of all, next year it will be in Charlotte, North Carolina! You can bet your boots that we’ll … Continue reading
The TandemGeek's Blog 
First Look: Taiwanese-Made Cannondale RT1
Facebook truly is an interesting animal with regard to how one door opens another to perpetuate the social network. Case in point, I am friends with Rick L. up in Michigan noting we both share a strong affinity for tandems … Continue reading →