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[Stephen Ringlee]

We have Schwalbe Big Apples on ours and they work well for Boston's cracked, debris-strewn streets.

Steve

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Flexible water bottle cage

robert clark <ro3ert...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 08:56AM -0700 Have one of the twofish strap-ons & a Profile bottle cage (with out the top tab) their O ring stretches to take a variety of bottles , ... for thinner bottles (Store-bought water) a 'can cozy' fills the space around the bottle..

Michael Jacoubowsky <Mi...@chainreaction.com>: Jun 27 12:33PM -0700 Mounting on the handlebar riser didn't work for me; too difficult to access the bottle when in front, and if mounted toward me, I clip it with my legs while climbing steep hills (obviously standing).   The "top tube" works for me because it's not that big a thing to remove the cage and reattach it when you need to re-box and re-build the bike.   I agree with you about the versatility of the "takes any size bottle" cages as well! Too bad I don't really drink... thinking France... wine... :-)   --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles   On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM Walter Lapchynski <w...@bikefriday.com> wrote:     -- LargePrefPlaceholder-XKUz1MEJBwkOM

Walter Lapchynski <w...@bikefriday.com>: Jun 27 12:37PM -0700 Mine is really mounted to the side of the riser and as close to the handlebars as possible without it running into it. I don't have any issues with being out of the saddle and given my pakiT is fixed, I'm probably out of the saddle more often than most.   The top tube would work if this wasn't a pakiT. Although, I do find it easier to get the bottle on the riser.   As for versatility, I wasn't necessarily talking about adult beverages. There are other things that come in cans, you know? :)   On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM Michael Jacoubowsky <   -- Walter Lapchynski Sales Consultant | Information Services Assistant Green Gear Cycling dba Bike Friday direct line +1 541-234-5126

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Tires for Family Tandem XL

Justin August <justin...@gmail.com>: Jun 26 09:26PM -0700 Hey team- New owner of a well loved Family Tandem (Eric D by way of Ryan Nute) and loving it. It currently has Maxxis ringworms on it and first outing out we got a flat.   I ride in Oakland and deal with all the glory of Oakland streets with my bikes.   Ironically on my regular bikes I ride with Rene Herse EL and have zero flats, any time I stray I get so many.   Curious what folks would advise. Pix attached for proof -Justin

Eric Daume <eric...@gmail.com>: Jun 27 07:21AM -0400 When I had this bike, it has Schwalbe Marathon somethings on it. They actually seemed to roll decently, but were only ~32mm wide. I wanted bigger, so I put on Maxxis Grifters (Drifters? can't tell from my pic) 1.85" tires, which fit fine and worked well. But for anti-flatness, maybe a bigger Schwalbe is the best choice.   Eric now with 1.5 BF in the house   On Fri, Jun 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM Justin August <justin...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Gregory Behie]

I agree with Stephen.  I just replaced a pair of Big Apples (50-406) on our Twosday with another pair, replacing the pair that originally came with the bike. They are smooth and quiet on pavement and we've never had an issue with them in over 2K miles on the original pair. They don't have an aggressive tread which might be something you would want to consider if you ride off-road a lot. On a Rhine River tour last year we hit numerous stretches of unpaved paths through some national parks, where the roads had high crowns.  I could feel the bike slide a bit off the crown while traversing gravel and crushed stone. It wasn't dangerous but we needed to be cognizant of the road surface and not make any sudden moves. I believe a more aggressive tread would have served us better but anywhere else the Big Apples are a worthy tire.

Greg

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