The Rod is Gone

Today we said goodbye to our old Rodriguez tandem. I'm a little sad to see it go, but it went to live with a nice family somewhere outside of Chicago, and it's probably a better bike for them than it was for us. This family, which has three daughters, has now joined the ranks of two-tandem families. It seemed like a good fit for the mom and youngest daughter, which will likely compose the most frequent team. It is a nice looking and mechanically sound bike, and I hope it will serve them well.

Of course, Quinn and I have already found a replacement. Soon to be starting it's journey from California to Michigan is the Fandango tandem below. It will actually be a better fit for both of us, and it was designed for off road use. It should serve us well for some serious trail riding:





Fandango tandems are built here in the U.S., and are sold by MTB Tandems. This one, which is used, was built in 2009 and has seen about 6 months of use by a couple in California. Note that the previous owner removed the Fandango decals. Here's another picture of a black Fandango of the same size that I snipped from the MTB Tandems website, with the decals on it. The owner of MTB Tandems said he would send me some decals if I wanted to put them back on it. What do you think? I like the decals.