Side-by-side tandem bicycle

This side-by-side tandem bike was easier to ride than you might think. Of course, the owner was doing the steering, but I didn't have any trouble with my very first try on it.

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[penthouse23]

cool bike, did take a few days to get the hang of this, let me know thanks.

[livewombat]

I was riding as the passenger (the owner, who was on the left, had the controls), and it was surprisingly easy. The owner said that he can ride solo or with riders of different sizes. Riding felt weird, but even though this was the first time I'd ever tried this, we were able to ride down the road, turn around and come back.

[penthouse23]

excellent, you must be a natural. do you get these anywhere in the UK?

[livewombat]

There was one on offer last summer in the U.K. They were invented there in the 1800's, so there are a few around, but only second-hand.

[Woorna]

how, or where did you come about that cantilever crank? i want one!!

[livewombat]

There have been a few of these bikes produced commercially. I don't actually own one, and I'm not sure whether anyone ever offered cranks like this for sale, but it wouldn't be too hard to make them.

[MrJowee]

You'd go in circles.

[matt1qaz]

what if u had a fat guy and skinny guy?

[MrInitialMan]

This isn't a tandem; "tandem" means one person sits behind the other. This is a "sociable", which means the riders sit side-by-side. They're more common as quadricycles than bicycles, for some reason.

[mr1000rx]

Siamese twins must love these.

[TheHemorrhoidcure]

Seen it in Germany in 1986

[rickrayfield]

This bike appears identical to the ones custom-made made by Bob Barrett in Angola NY. Bullseye sealed hubs, 40 spoke wheels. Cranks fold up, seat crossbar folds, steering yoke folds, so not much bigger than a normal ten speed to transport. I have one. A friend bought a similar bike made in Australia a few years ago. I have ridden it with a huge pink stuffed rabbit (maybe eight pounds) as the passenger. Traffic is not problem as everyone slows down for this baby, even without the rabbit.

[vistigioful]

Imagine if one person weighed a little and the other weighed a lot.

[fossilfool]

@matt1qaz I tried one of these with a friend who weight 80 pounds less than me. No problem! Thanks for posting!

[s2who]

well...just cuz you dont know what catilever means does not make you an idiot...but you probably know best..

[Woorna]

@s2who you're right s2who, i'm an idiot

[s2who]

@Woorna do you even know what cantilever means?..this is not a cantilever crank.