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Our Trek T50 tandem
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(04-24-2011, 02:40 AM)doctordee Wrote:  That is a beautiful bike, looks like an hour or two's of elbow grease and that bike will be a beauty. Would love to get one for family use. One question though, are the chains on this bike easily obtained or a specialty item?

Thank you Smile

It (and most tandems) use standard bike chains. There are some (expensive) tandems that use a belt drive between the captain and stoker. The belt drive is made by the same company that makes the belt drive for Harley Davidson motorcycles, and costs several hundred.
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Our Trek T50 tandem - nfmisso - 04-24-2011, 12:16 AM

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