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Tandem Traveller

Transporting a tandem isnt easy: you may need a special rack to put one on a car, while getting one aboard a train, plane or taxi can be difficult or impossible. With the Bike Friday range, of course, all you need is a couple of suitcases. The entry-level two-seater is the Family Tandem, which has easily adjustable seat tubes and posts to fit riders from 4'10" to 6'5" (1.5m to 2m) up front and from 3' to 6'2" (0.9m to 1.9m) at the rear. An optional child stoker kit accommodates small riders at the back. Once fitted, your childs seat is lowered to reach the pedals, rather than having the pedals raised to reach your child, as on large-wheeled adult tandems. This makes getting on and off easier. The Traveller is a lighter (sub-40lb), higher specification version of the Family Tandem; it too will accommodate riders of almost any size. If you have two children, or want two adults and one child to ride one bike, the Family Tandem Triple fits the bill. Both centre and rear seats can fit riders as short as 3' (0.9m), while the rear will fit riders up to 6'2" (1.9m). Total load capacity for all three riders is conservatively set at 400lb (181kg). And even though it folds to fit in two cases, the Family Tandem Triple is one of the most affordable triplets around. Tourists will want the Tandem Twosday, which will take tyres as wide as 1.75" (45mm) for rough rides or down to 1" (25mm) for smooth surfaces. It can be customised to your requirements, with your choice of racks, gearing, and even an Aria drum brake. The Twosday ST model, meant for fast road riding or light touring, has larger wheels that will take narrower tyres. Like tandems, many recumbents are cumbersome to transport. Not the Sat R Day. Like all Bike Fridays it goes into a suitcase and it will quick-fold to go on a train, bus or car boot. Its very comfortable, with a padded, web-backed seat, which has an elastomer suspension unit underneath. You have the choice of above- or under-seat steering.

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In the USA, prices range from $995 for the Family Tandem up to $3195 for a top-of-the-range Tandem Twosday ST. Prices will vary worldwide

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The Green Gear Cycling motto is to design and build more useful, convenient bicycles to empower each and every cyclist. Their aim is to provide bikes that best fit their customers needs. They see themselves as service providers. Bike Friday customers are invited to feel part of a community and can take advantage of a special part of the website called the Bike Friday Web Club, and they have their own magazine, The Foldable Flyer.

Green Gear Cycling Inc
3364 W 11th Ave
Eugene
Or
97402
United States

phone: 1 541 687 0487
fax: 1 541 687 0403
email: info@bikefriday.com
web: www.bikefriday.com

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