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Pino

Pino

Pino

Pino

Pino

The Pino compact tandem is beautifully balanced and a joy to ride. You get all the benefits of a tandem without any of the drawbacks.

The stoker has a reclinable recumbent seat on the front, their own freewheel and, instead of handlebars, handles on the side of their seat. The captains handlebars sweep out and up from the frame giving great leverage and control, but also allowing much closer contact between the two riders. The 20 front/26 rear wheel set up, and relatively high bottom bracket give the captain a very high riding position you are at a similar eye level to van drivers allowing you a clear field of vision over your stokers head and also giving great all-round visibility. The extendable front boom can vary the length of the bike from 195-220cms (65- 73) and accommodate riders from 1.3m-2m (43- 67) with no problem. The wheelbase is incredibly small for a tandem making the Pino every bit as nimble as a solo bike. It is also relatively light for a steel tandem: 24kgs (53lbs).

The captain has a comfortable well-sprung saddle and the webbing structure of the front recumbent seat gives good suspension for the stoker. With Magura hydraulic brakes, mudguards, and ample luggage carrying potential on the rear rack, plus the option of fitting low riders under the front seat for even heavier bags, the Pino makes a great touring tandem. But it is also a brilliant way of taking the kids with you. The stoker can be as young as three or four years old with the simple addition of bolt-on Kiddy cranks which can be moved down the frame as the child grows.

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The choice of colours is bright red or ultramarine blue. In Germany the Pino retails for 2,749.

Manufacturer

Marec Hase has been designing and building his inspirational bikes for nearly ten years now, and hes still only 31. He, Kirsten, their little boy Jesper and the rest of the crew recently moved the workshop from Bochum to Waltrop.

Customers are welcome to come and try the bikes out on Saturdays. Apart from the Pino, Marec also produces the Kettwiesel, a sprightly, fun to ride recumbent trike which can be stored on its end and weighs only 17kgs (37lbs). The other Hase product is the Lepus trike, which is a higher, more solid tricycle that folds in the middle for easy storage and transportation. All the bikes are hand-made and have powder coated steel frames. Individual customisation can be specified at the time of order. They work closely with the organisations for people with disabilities and all their bikes can be specially adapted for rehabilitation purposes

Hase Spezialräder
Hiberniastraße 2,
Waltrop
D-45731
Germany

phone: +49 (23 09) 782 582
fax: +49 (23 09) 782 586
email: info@hase-spezialraeder.de
web: www.hase-spezialraeder.de

Author

Alan Davidson

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