This one came courtesy of ebay ....as did the previous one, but this was local and delivered to the door free of charge! A one owner from new it was bought at the Harrogate show in 1983 and is pretty much original. Obvious changes are 2 Brooks B17 saddles, stoker handle bars changed to alloy drops and the brakes changed to modern V-brakes, but everything else is as standard.
So what to do with it? In a way it seems a shame to further modify it, but a lot of the equipment is surplus to requirement. So the original parts will be removed, cleaned and labelled up so they can be retro-fitted. One of the major issues is that it weighs the proverbial tonne!.....so it's going on a strict weight saving regime...and first to go are those wheels! The other tandem is about 2 KG lighter and it has rather nice Shimano 600 tricolour hubs laced to a set of Mavic 30mm rims and it rides really nicely.