tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564958057737541664.post6081883445803993858..comments2024-02-14T17:11:22.168-08:00Comments on On Bicycles, and.... what else is there?: Specialized Shiv Concept Tandemdjconnelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01484858820878605035noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564958057737541664.post-56282991101012642432009-12-24T20:46:53.694-08:002009-12-24T20:46:53.694-08:00I previously commented on Brian and Janet, using a...I previously commented on <a href="http://djconnel.blogspot.com/2009/11/tandem-climbing-analysis-from-brian-and.html" rel="nofollow">Brian and Janet</a>, using a very shoddy analysis. A somewhat less shoddy analysis suggests they were 10% less power together than the two were capable of separately. But would this be solved with a shaft drive? I'm not sure. But then, like you, I've not ridden a tandem (things to do in 2010).djconnelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484858820878605035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564958057737541664.post-72911010382366024562009-12-24T08:31:53.352-08:002009-12-24T08:31:53.352-08:00For a tandem it seems to me that you'd have to...For a tandem it seems to me that you'd have to account for losses due to the effort riders would have to make to pedal together. In other words, Rider A's best cadence on some arbitrary terrain wouldn't necessarily be the same as Rider B's. Rider B may be a steady pedaler but Rider A may naturally be more jerky and may induce chain oscillation, etc. A tandem team would naturally develop a common riding style after long hours together in the saddle, but I would guess that some physiological inefficiency would remain. I've never ridden a tandem, so maybe it's not true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564958057737541664.post-47784108693309649932009-12-23T20:13:43.630-08:002009-12-23T20:13:43.630-08:00Ah! We've been duped :). So it is "conc...Ah! We've been duped :). So it is "concept" after all.djconnelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484858820878605035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564958057737541664.post-35440749979235023922009-12-23T14:26:10.171-08:002009-12-23T14:26:10.171-08:00It is very cool, but it seems it is made from wood...It is very cool, but it seems it is made from wood and filler, so there might not even be a shaft inside there:<br />http://forum.slowtwitch.com/cgi-bin/gforum.cgi?post=2627363;search_string=%20awesome%20model%20from%20the%20specialized%20design%20master%2C%20;guest=82053205&t=search_engine#2627363Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384219671152523896noreply@blogger.com