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Tandems with two sets of gears?
Why aren't tandems made with two sets of gears? Then riders wouldn't have to pedal at the same rate, and changing your gear wouldn't have to be announced to the other rider.
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Tandems with two sets of gears?
On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:00:49 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote: Why aren't tandems made with two sets of gears? Then riders wouldn't have to pedal at the same rate, and changing your gear wouldn't have to be announced to the other rider. Because the pedals would clash. Cheers, T i m |
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T i m wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:00:49 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: Why aren't tandems made with two sets of gears? Then riders wouldn't have to pedal at the same rate, and changing your gear wouldn't have to be announced to the other rider. Because the pedals would clash. Cheers, T i m Is that really the case Tim? I've looked at several online images of tandem bikes and there would appear to be lots of clearance between the swept diameter of the pedals even allowing for feet/toes overhanging. I could imagine some balance problems with unsyncronised power strokes perhaps. Bob |
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On 11/06/2017 12:11, T i m wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:00:49 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: Why aren't tandems made with two sets of gears? Then riders wouldn't have to pedal at the same rate, and changing your gear wouldn't have to be announced to the other rider. Because the pedals would clash. You can get tandems with independent drive - both driving an intermediate shaft via a freewheel. Though tandems have got longer as people understood how to use big tubes to make a strong frame. However I suspect different gearing would feel dreadful as the riders went in and out of phase. |
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On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 16:24:40 +0100, Clive George wrote:
On 11/06/2017 12:11, T i m wrote: On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:00:49 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: Why aren't tandems made with two sets of gears? Then riders wouldn't have to pedal at the same rate, and changing your gear wouldn't have to be announced to the other rider. Because the pedals would clash. You can get tandems with independent drive - both driving an intermediate shaft via a freewheel. Though tandems have got longer as people understood how to use big tubes to make a strong frame. However I suspect different gearing would feel dreadful as the riders went in and out of phase. I was thinking being out of phase would make the overall drive smoother, especially going up a steep hill, where a normal bicycle is very uneven. -- "An abstract noun," the teacher said, "is something you can think of, but you can't touch it. Can you give me an example of one?" "Sure," a teenage boy replied. "My father's new car." |
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Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson" LOL), the SociopathicAttention Whore
On 11/06/2017 19:20, The Peeler wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 18:48:39 +0100, Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson"), the pathological attention whore of all the uk ngs, blathered again: I was thinking THERE's the snag again, Birdbrain! BG How do you have the energy or the time to reply to him? -- Adam |
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On 11/06/2017 18:48, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 16:24:40 +0100, Clive George However I suspect different gearing would feel dreadful as the riders went in and out of phase. I was thinking being out of phase would make the overall drive smoother, especially going up a steep hill, where a normal bicycle is very uneven. Being 90 degrees out of phase is preferred by some teams - as you note, it makes the load on the drive train components easier. But only some teams - others, like us, don't like it. It feels wrong. Note that's permanently out-of-phase, ie still pedalling at the same rate. Different gearing would being you in and out of phase, which would be worse. |
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On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 15:54:34 +0100, Bob Minchin
wrote: T i m wrote: On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:00:49 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: Why aren't tandems made with two sets of gears? Then riders wouldn't have to pedal at the same rate, and changing your gear wouldn't have to be announced to the other rider. Because the pedals would clash. Is that really the case Tim? I think it can be yes. I've looked at several online images of tandem bikes and there would appear to be lots of clearance between the swept diameter of the pedals even allowing for feet/toes overhanging. On our tandem and two riders with feet the same of mine, they might still just miss (I've just checked). ;-) But then the cranks for the stoker are slightly shorter ... I could imagine some balance problems with unsyncronised power strokes perhaps. I just think it would look funny? Cheers, T i m |
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Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson" LOL), the SociopathicAttention Whore
On 11/06/2017 19:35, ARW wrote:
On 11/06/2017 19:20, The Peeler wrote: On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 18:48:39 +0100, Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson"), the pathological attention whore of all the uk ngs, blathered again: I was thinking THERE's the snag again, Birdbrain! BG How do you have the energy or the time to reply to him? The consequence of being jilted, though why anyone would want Peter's arse! Haven't you had you fair share of stalkers, though not on the 'net? |
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Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson" LOL), the SociopathicAttention Whore
On 11/06/2017 19:59, The Peeler wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 20:20:55 +0200, The Peeler wrote: I was thinking THERE's the snag again, Birdbrain! BG It's FUN! ;-) It may be fun to you, but to us, only a sad desperate person could stalk PHucker. |
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Birdbrain Macaw (now "James Wilkinson" LOL), the Sociopathic Attention Whore
"The Peeler" wrote in message web.com... On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 22:58:57 +0100, Fredxxx, the resident smartass, smartassed again: It's FUN! ;-) It may be fun to you, but to us, only a sad desperate person could stalk PHucker. It's ESPECIALLY funny to see a notorious smartass like you actually standing up for the man he obviously has a liking for! VBG Blimey |
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Tandems with two sets of gears?
Your mind does hop about a lot these days.
You almost want something like a reverse differential so that the power can be shared. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote in message news Why aren't tandems made with two sets of gears? Then riders wouldn't have to pedal at the same rate, and changing your gear wouldn't have to be announced to the other rider. |
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Tandems with two sets of gears?
Would that not depend on the spacing though?
Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "T i m" wrote in message news On Sun, 11 Jun 2017 12:00:49 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: Why aren't tandems made with two sets of gears? Then riders wouldn't have to pedal at the same rate, and changing your gear wouldn't have to be announced to the other rider. Because the pedals would clash. Cheers, T i m |
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Tandems with two sets of gears?
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 08:32:07 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
wrote: Would that not depend on the spacing though? It could do yes, but the chances are Tandems were smaller (shorter) than they can be today and therefore they were more likely to clash. Once the precedence was set ... ? Cheers, T i m |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 08:31:22 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
wrote: Your mind does hop about a lot these days. You almost want something like a reverse differential so that the power can be shared. Funny you should say that ... I was looking at a tandem pedal boat the other day where the two crew sit facing each other and pedal in a recumbent style and both pedal forwards driving the same prop courtesy of a small reverse diff. ;-) Cheers, T i m |
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Tandems with two sets of gears?
My aunt just bought a tandem, and I thought it insane that they both have to pedal at the same speed.
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 08:31:22 +0100, Brian Gaff wrote: Your mind does hop about a lot these days. You almost want something like a reverse differential so that the power can be shared. Brian -- I was on a Southwest flight once that was delayed at the gate after everyone boarded. The flight attendant said over the intercom, "We're sorry for the delay. The machine that normally rips the handles off your luggage is broken, so we're having to do it by hand. We should be finished and on our way shortly." |
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If you do a google image search (sorry Brian), all the results have the pedals nowhere near each other. I would have thought if they were close enough to touch, the two riders would be uncomfortably close together (or comfortably if they were naked).
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:27:41 +0100, T i m wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 08:32:07 +0100, "Brian Gaff" wrote: Would that not depend on the spacing though? It could do yes, but the chances are Tandems were smaller (shorter) than they can be today and therefore they were more likely to clash. Once the precedence was set ... ? Cheers, T i m -- Please do not look into laser with remaining eye. |
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Tandems with two sets of gears?
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:32:50 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote: If you do a google image search (sorry Brian), all the results have the pedals nowhere near each other. Quite, they are all about as far away from each other as the length between the bottom brackets will allow with the pedals in sync. I would have thought if they were close enough to touch, the two riders would be uncomfortably close together (or comfortably if they were naked). And they used to be like that and even today on my fairly modern tandem, if the pedals were 180 degrees out of sync and with both riders with feet as large as mine, they would nearly touch and could easily touch if you were getting you feet in / out of traps whilst pedaling. Cheers, T i m |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:13:40 +0100, T i m wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:32:50 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: If you do a google image search (sorry Brian), all the results have the pedals nowhere near each other. Quite, they are all about as far away from each other as the length between the bottom brackets will allow with the pedals in sync. I don't understand that sentence. Did you say something in reverse? I would have thought if they were close enough to touch, the two riders would be uncomfortably close together (or comfortably if they were naked). And they used to be like that and even today on my fairly modern tandem, if the pedals were 180 degrees out of sync and with both riders with feet as large as mine, they would nearly touch and could easily touch if you were getting you feet in / out of traps whilst pedaling. I've never known a tandem like that. Do you have a picture or a link to that model? -- "All you need is love, money, broadband, good health, satellite TV, a fast car, ......." - The Beatles |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:33:55 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:13:40 +0100, T i m wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:32:50 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: If you do a google image search (sorry Brian), all the results have the pedals nowhere near each other. Quite, they are all about as far away from each other as the length between the bottom brackets will allow with the pedals in sync. I don't understand that sentence. Did you say something in reverse? Nope. Basically I was saying that if you rotated one crank 180 Degrees to be as you suggested, the rider and stokers feet would probably clash at some point. I would have thought if they were close enough to touch, the two riders would be uncomfortably close together (or comfortably if they were naked). And they used to be like that and even today on my fairly modern tandem, if the pedals were 180 degrees out of sync and with both riders with feet as large as mine, they would nearly touch and could easily touch if you were getting you feet in / out of traps whilst pedaling. I've never known a tandem like that. Like what? Do you have a picture or a link to that model? This is a classic example (not us or our tandem). http://www.mark-ju.net/tandem/images/tandem1.jpg Imagine the riders right foot at the 9 o'clock position, her heel could easily be on the middle of the 'o' of 'Thorn' and if the stokers foot was at the 3 o'clock at the same time, that could easily be halfway over the 'h'. Put traps on those pedals and if she was pulling her foot out backwards whilst they were pedaling ... Cheers, T i m |
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T i m wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:33:55 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:13:40 +0100, T i m wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:32:50 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: If you do a google image search (sorry Brian), all the results have the pedals nowhere near each other. Quite, they are all about as far away from each other as the length between the bottom brackets will allow with the pedals in sync. I don't understand that sentence. Did you say something in reverse? Nope. Basically I was saying that if you rotated one crank 180 Degrees to be as you suggested, the rider and stokers feet would probably clash at some point. I would have thought if they were close enough to touch, the two riders would be uncomfortably close together (or comfortably if they were naked). And they used to be like that and even today on my fairly modern tandem, if the pedals were 180 degrees out of sync and with both riders with feet as large as mine, they would nearly touch and could easily touch if you were getting you feet in / out of traps whilst pedaling. I've never known a tandem like that. Like what? Do you have a picture or a link to that model? This is a classic example (not us or our tandem). http://www.mark-ju.net/tandem/images/tandem1.jpg Imagine the riders right foot at the 9 o'clock position, her heel could easily be on the middle of the 'o' of 'Thorn' and if the stokers foot was at the 3 o'clock at the same time, that could easily be halfway over the 'h'. Put traps on those pedals and if she was pulling her foot out backwards whilst they were pedaling ... Cheers, T i m You must know that you are feeding PHucker. |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 19:38:10 +0100, "Mr Pounder Esquire"
wrote: snip Imagine the riders right foot at the 9 o'clock position, her heel could easily be on the middle of the 'o' of 'Thorn' and if the stokers foot was at the 3 o'clock at the same time, that could easily be halfway over the 'h'. Put traps on those pedals and if she was pulling her foot out backwards whilst they were pedaling ... You must know that you are feeding PHucker. I do, but everyone should get a chance to behave normally now and again. ;-) Cheers, T i m |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 19:14:26 +0100, T i m wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:33:55 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:13:40 +0100, T i m wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:32:50 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: If you do a google image search (sorry Brian), all the results have the pedals nowhere near each other. Quite, they are all about as far away from each other as the length between the bottom brackets will allow with the pedals in sync. I don't understand that sentence. Did you say something in reverse? Nope. Basically I was saying that if you rotated one crank 180 Degrees to be as you suggested, the rider and stokers feet would probably clash at some point. You said "as far away as the brackets will allow" which would be a very long distance. Didn't you mean as close as they could be without touching the pedals in sync? And the pictures to me look like 180 degrees out of sync would still leave a gap of about a foot (12 inches not a cyclist's foot). I would have thought if they were close enough to touch, the two riders would be uncomfortably close together (or comfortably if they were naked). And they used to be like that and even today on my fairly modern tandem, if the pedals were 180 degrees out of sync and with both riders with feet as large as mine, they would nearly touch and could easily touch if you were getting you feet in / out of traps whilst pedaling. I've never known a tandem like that. Like what? That close. Do you have a picture or a link to that model? This is a classic example (not us or our tandem). http://www.mark-ju.net/tandem/images/tandem1.jpg Imagine the riders right foot at the 9 o'clock position, her heel could easily be on the middle of the 'o' of 'Thorn' and if the stokers foot was at the 3 o'clock at the same time, that could easily be halfway over the 'h'. Put traps on those pedals and if she was pulling her foot out backwards whilst they were pedaling ... They should miss with a 6 inch gap as long as nobody's foot comes off. Also, interesting foot position, I always put the pedal into the arch of my foot, all the power comes from my upper legs, not pivoting at the ankle. -- Brazil nuts are an STD. If you eat a Brazil nut then have sex with someone who has nut allergies, they will have an allergic reaction. |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 19:57:45 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote: snip Quite, they are all about as far away from each other as the length between the bottom brackets will allow with the pedals in sync. I don't understand that sentence. Did you say something in reverse? Nope. Basically I was saying that if you rotated one crank 180 Degrees to be as you suggested, the rider and stokers feet would probably clash at some point. You said "as far away as the brackets will allow" which would be a very long distance. No, it will be the size of the frame. Didn't you mean as close as they could be without touching the pedals in sync? No, it would be dependant on the size of a frame. And the pictures to me look like 180 degrees out of sync would still leave a gap of about a foot (12 inches not a cyclist's foot). Ok. I have a tandem, I have a foot (or two), I've measured both and told you what I *measured*. So, what you think it looks like is of no consequence. I would have thought if they were close enough to touch, the two riders would be uncomfortably close together (or comfortably if they were naked). And they used to be like that and even today on my fairly modern tandem, if the pedals were 180 degrees out of sync and with both riders with feet as large as mine, they would nearly touch and could easily touch if you were getting you feet in / out of traps whilst pedaling. I've never known a tandem like that. Like what? That close. So you can't see the pictures properly then? Do you have a picture or a link to that model? This is a classic example (not us or our tandem). http://www.mark-ju.net/tandem/images/tandem1.jpg Imagine the riders right foot at the 9 o'clock position, her heel could easily be on the middle of the 'o' of 'Thorn' and if the stokers foot was at the 3 o'clock at the same time, that could easily be halfway over the 'h'. Put traps on those pedals and if she was pulling her foot out backwards whilst they were pedaling ... They should miss with a 6 inch gap as long as nobody's foot comes off. Nope. Measure it up accurately and you will see you are wrong. Also, interesting foot position, I always put the pedal into the arch of my foot, all the power comes from my upper legs, not pivoting at the ankle. And that's why you are asking the stupid questions. Cheers, T i m |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 21:12:28 +0100, T i m wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 19:57:45 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: snip Quite, they are all about as far away from each other as the length between the bottom brackets will allow with the pedals in sync. I don't understand that sentence. Did you say something in reverse? Nope. Basically I was saying that if you rotated one crank 180 Degrees to be as you suggested, the rider and stokers feet would probably clash at some point. You said "as far away as the brackets will allow" which would be a very long distance. No, it will be the size of the frame. Which can be any size. But the pedals will be precisely frame size apart. So the allow part doesn't make sense. Didn't you mean as close as they could be without touching the pedals in sync? No, it would be dependant on the size of a frame. And the pictures to me look like 180 degrees out of sync would still leave a gap of about a foot (12 inches not a cyclist's foot). Ok. I have a tandem, I have a foot (or two), I've measured both and told you what I *measured*. So, what you think it looks like is of no consequence. I've seen the photo you showed me, their feet wouldn't touch. I would have thought if they were close enough to touch, the two riders would be uncomfortably close together (or comfortably if they were naked). And they used to be like that and even today on my fairly modern tandem, if the pedals were 180 degrees out of sync and with both riders with feet as large as mine, they would nearly touch and could easily touch if you were getting you feet in / out of traps whilst pedaling. I've never known a tandem like that. Like what? That close. So you can't see the pictures properly then? Yes I can, it's you hat's seeing them wrong. Do you have a picture or a link to that model? This is a classic example (not us or our tandem). http://www.mark-ju.net/tandem/images/tandem1.jpg Imagine the riders right foot at the 9 o'clock position, her heel could easily be on the middle of the 'o' of 'Thorn' and if the stokers foot was at the 3 o'clock at the same time, that could easily be halfway over the 'h'. Put traps on those pedals and if she was pulling her foot out backwards whilst they were pedaling ... They should miss with a 6 inch gap as long as nobody's foot comes off. Nope. Measure it up accurately and you will see you are wrong. You even agreed with me by telling me the letter they'd line up with, so they'd miss. Also, interesting foot position, I always put the pedal into the arch of my foot, all the power comes from my upper legs, not pivoting at the ankle. And that's why you are asking the stupid questions. No, that's why my foot doesn't slip off the pedal. -- Why is Bin Laden like a pair of tights? Because he irritates bush! |
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