anyone have a second rear end on their coupled bike??

[spiderman]

all the threads on the rear triangles
really got me thinking about my own
travel, touring, cross rig: the uniscasi--
why not have serotta make me a second rear end
so i can have the non-st triangle for loaded touring
and also get one made with the carbon/st rear end...??

or is that esoteric beyond belief??
...maybe i'll just go back to lurking...

[Tom]

I have $20 I'll send to the person that writes the best joke based on this thread title.

Jokes using creative use of apostrophes will be disqualified, like "Loyalty means never leaving your friend's behind."

[spiderman]

was the catchy post title i started with
but was afraid
i might be censored...
maybe a moderator
will step in
and ban the message anyway
just to save me
the embarrassment...

[Ti Designs]

I have a second rear end on my tandem, but she's not for sale and I don't think that's what you were talking about. You need to pay attention to the tubing sticker - find a bike that says "double butted" and you're all set.

[David Kirk]

The main cost of a frame is the rear end. When you consider it it makes sense. The front end is 3 simple tubes and simple machining and alignment. The rear end is 7 tubes and much more machining and alignment.

A good straight front end is simple and easy to make. It's the arse end that cost the real money.

So it should cost so little more to have two complete frames and you have two usable frames instead of these top/down/head tube combos lying around the basement.

Dave

[BumbleBeeDave]

Originally Posted by spiderman

was the catchy post title i started with
but was afraid
i might be censored...
maybe a moderator
will step in
and ban the message anyway
just to save me
the embarrassment...

. . . post any pictures and I think we're OK!

BBD

[Dekonick]

you probably would have to buy 2 complete sets of couplers... that and the cost of the rear (as DK stated) probably make it better to have 2 complete bikes. It would be kind of neat...

[Brian Smith]

please don't do this in titanium.
or at least don't stop there, and make it convertible from single to tandem as well...

[csm]

build two front ends then?

[David Kirk]

Originally Posted by csm

build two front ends then?

Sure then hook two rear ends to them and then two kits and have fun.

Dave

[csm]

I knew you'd think it was a great idea, dave.

[Louis]

So would this idea be

Four times better than half-a$$ed?

Louis

[David Kirk]

Originally Posted by Louis

So would this idea be

Four times better than half-a$$ed?

Louis

How about twice the money for half the fun?

Dave

[RPS]

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