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NICE!
the pic s real cause the shadows are perfect...and the bike that is attached to it is probably a buggy to carry stuff or to carry a baby
This is kinda cool but wired at same time. Look at the pedals looks like they will hit eachother while pedaling. btw I like pait job ..sick 
its called a v10dem a v10 tandem and the trailer thing on the back was holding a keg of beer and the trailer had a wheel with a motor that was controlled by the person sitting in the back. on it that could help the bike get up some lil hills and stuff and the rear shock doesnt do anything and it has a custom blt paint job
Wow... how did this make POD? lol i mean it's awesome, but there's so many better pictures out there that deserve POD. Here come the negative props...
that is THE most awesome tandem in the world so dont get me wrong but has anyone noticed the placement of the bars for the back..ya explains itself
What a waste of parts. You could of just bought 2 v10s I would much rather them than this thing. I agree with the guy above the only good thing about it would be its name. I don't understand why you would get a tandem downhill bike, it seems really stupid! No offence but it doesn't deserve POD, the only reason I can think it would get POD is because the amount of money you paid for it.
Rant over.
Rant over.
Two v10's would be awesome. God, Americans are so closed minded. It got pod because it isn't something you see everyday. That would be a blast to ride with a buddy, you would see how your riding style differs big time.
the person on the back would g8et an ass full from the person on the front.. look how high that seat is and how low the bars are.
This is f*cking brutal!! I am all for custom work, and one-of-a-kind bikes, but this is just a waste of time, money, and bikes. It's nice to have something custom that other people can't have, but only when it doesn't make you look stupid and embarrass you when you ride it. Also, there is no way that this dude even has a friend to ride it with him. All of his friends said "f*ck that man, you're a pussy, what happens to me when you fart?" Even if this dude paid me, and built a super-cool extra-long jump for it, I would still tell him to get that pile of mangled shit away from me. I hope the designers at Santa Cruz track this guy down and beat him savagely for butchering their work. I want to kick this guy's ass and I didn't design the bike. Shouldn't this dude have a job, hobbies, shit to do, or women to shag? Instead he is wasting metal and welding rods. If I see this travesty on the streets, I promise to make fun of whoever is riding it and spit on them, I would expect the same from all of you. This is a travesty to biking, for shame. Yes you got POD, but you got it for being a retard...FAIL.
you guys are all dumb its just a cool idea that someone came up with..and obviously they thought it was cool too or they wouldnt of posted it as POD..i think it looks bad ass to be honest with you..and the guy above me i think you need to calm down and take some ritalin and calm down buddy lol you guys just gotta chill out and stop analyzing the crap out of every movie and photo posted..just enjoy it and just the f*ck up lol damn
I don't take ritalin, I just smoke weed. Wonderful grammar, I see that you're educated. Your last sentence.....I should "just enjoy it and just the f*ck up? What the f*ck up? Shut the f*ck up? You realize I'm typing, not talking, right? Ok, and you like the thing, does that mean that you would waste like $10,000 butchering 2 perfectly good bikes? No, you wouldn't. Actually, you couldn't afford to anyways. I'm wasting my time on you "brob56". Thanks for coming out.
^^ ...And apparently neither are you. I'm not witty at all. I'm the bad guy. Other than that, I know I'm not shit in the grand scheme of things.
"I hope the designers at Santa Cruz track this guy down and beat him savagely for butchering their work"
It was the engineers at SCB that built this thing. They do a different crazy bike for all the big MTB events. This is the best one yet.
It was the engineers at SCB that built this thing. They do a different crazy bike for all the big MTB events. This is the best one yet.
i agree ^^^^^ yeah its challenging to ride a bike like this two people and all.... but first off definatly shouldnt be pod.. :/
This bike goes on and on....That's why there is a bike attached to the back wheel.... But coz of the credit crunch and that they run out of money for santa cruz frames =[
That is a 2 seater I wouldn't be embarrassed to ride
That is a 2 seater I wouldn't be embarrassed to ride
Engine :O
Tell me where this bike is... I wanna buy!!!
Everything has been going up for ages.... A friend who works up london told me this time last year that this was going to happen... But didnt say it was going to be as bad as it has....
Even bikers 'feel the pinch' tho coz it puts food, travel, bike parts etc. prices up... Chain reaction cycles no longer do deals for things that people actually want... For example... Last year, £50 off a funn hooka 3 piece... £35 for my crank (Yes im a cheepo, but the things a year old... still running like new!) but now we get deals for socks and helmets... Things that are usually cheap anyways =[
Oh well.... Im sure it'll all be over in a few years... Just have to wait it out
Tell me where this bike is... I wanna buy!!!
Everything has been going up for ages.... A friend who works up london told me this time last year that this was going to happen... But didnt say it was going to be as bad as it has....
Even bikers 'feel the pinch' tho coz it puts food, travel, bike parts etc. prices up... Chain reaction cycles no longer do deals for things that people actually want... For example... Last year, £50 off a funn hooka 3 piece... £35 for my crank (Yes im a cheepo, but the things a year old... still running like new!) but now we get deals for socks and helmets... Things that are usually cheap anyways =[
Oh well.... Im sure it'll all be over in a few years... Just have to wait it out
*Funn hooka 3 piece crank By the way...
And sorry if you fall asleep half way through reading that ^^^ im in a waffling mood =]
And sorry if you fall asleep half way through reading that ^^^ im in a waffling mood =]
What if the bolth connectiong the second headtube to the first bike was really a linkage? then it would work with a lower linkage too.
hey ts not like i said the bike sucks or anything, i just said it would be sweet to see people riding it buddy.
man settle down, its obviously sick if it makes POD with out anyone riding it. im just saying it would be sweet to see 2 people riding dh on one bike. like riding a shore or something. theres no reason to get worked up about it.
waste of money. it has like a Ti spring in the middle that does nothing, yet the dhx in the rear has just a normal steel spring...not to mention if you tried to ride any normal downhill course it would be all over the place.
and last, why the hell is it POD?
and last, why the hell is it POD?
i think it works, and it wouldnt push them into each other cos the seat is on the same part so they would still move together.
freaking sick tandem. they should put Peat and Rennie on it in a race and theyd go 2 times as fast
freaking sick tandem. they should put Peat and Rennie on it in a race and theyd go 2 times as fast
ya i think it works because the shock would send the head tube and downtube of the second bike down causeing the second back shock to compress aswell. at least thats what it looks like, i may be wrong though. its a sick bike either way, whoever owns it is pretty luckyy.
it wouldnt work
youd need a pivot where the headtube of the 2nd bike is attched and in several other places where it is so obviously welded together
youd need a pivot where the headtube of the 2nd bike is attched and in several other places where it is so obviously welded together
noo i agree with "mike-v10"
there are no pivots for it, and i just dont see any possible way it could work... BUT, on the second bike, ITS rear suspension would work... i think!
there are no pivots for it, and i just dont see any possible way it could work... BUT, on the second bike, ITS rear suspension would work... i think!
but there is a pivot, its right underneath the headtube, i think theres a hole along the back so the rear frame can pivot into it properly, i wana see a video of this thing
The middle shock does work because as the rear v10 compresses the head angle on it slackens meaning that where the two v10's join by the green bashguard it pivots there and compresses the middle shock
the front bb height is sick........
and i wouldn't like to smell the front rider ass all the way down
and i wouldn't like to smell the front rider ass all the way down
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yeah, i saw that when i was there. hella sick!!! it pulls a trailer with a beer tap and a little gas powered weed eater motor that pushes the trailer and bike.
If that's what they built then yes, I'm happy to call them dick heads.
But I'm calling Bullshit on your call anyways...
But I'm calling Bullshit on your call anyways...
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chain switching sides? what difference would that make? thy've use 2 drive cranks on the rear frame..duuh
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looks like 2 veetens getting stuck while having s*x hahaha... great effort by the builder though... must be fun to ride.
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The in the back is gonna be looking at the other guys ass the whole time. Look where the handlebars are, and the front seat. haha
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i feel sorry for the guy in the back cause his face would be right by the other guys ass. unless its a hot chick...then it would be a smart choice to take ur girl for a nice evening ride....maybe even two if u know what i meen.
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clearly this bike is crazy id rather have the 2 v 1o's but this thing doesnt ride becuz the chain switcvhes sides but nice jobn>>>
hey cliffdog, he hasnt welded the 2 V-10s together, hes just put the seatpost of one through the headtube of the tandem and into the seatpost of the first V-10.
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shouldnt be pod thats f*cking retarded i dont wanna smell ass while biking it ll f*ck you up and its a waste of money a 2 bikes! just go throw ur money in a uyrnal and piss on it why dont you eh?
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allright..just negative prop me..but come on guys...POD?? allright, it's funny and all that..but POD? there are a LOT better bikingpicture out here...
i agree with you theyre are better biking pics out theyre that one isnt even funny thought its just shit nothing else to it
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oh my that would weigh a tonne! two v10's and a keg of beer!!! hahahah sick idea though. and is it just me...or do i see two different sized frames? dont know if it matters to much...but thats a sick idea!
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for me ridiculous!!! i explain my point of view... first middle shock doesn't work/ the bike pulls a remork... for a dh bike like this SAnta it's a shame... and the colours...:s
so POD because ridiculous doesn't kill!!!!!!!
so POD because ridiculous doesn't kill!!!!!!!
You're asking to die taking that downhill haha. But that is probably by far the most comfy tandem bike made. I wish I had one.
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Colors are suppose to be like a BLT. Sandwich, so light brown for bread, dark for bacon, green for lettuce and the red for a tomato. I though it was funny, and unique. Why does everyone hate stuff different?
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Crap, not. Cool, very. It's something they made for shits and giggles, and to try something new. What the industry is all about, new ideas. Even if it is just for fun, like this. I still think it's dope.
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A V-10 isn't actually worth $10000. Thats the retail.
This bike was probably made as a concept by santa cruz so it cant really be concidered a waste of a bike
This bike was probably made as a concept by santa cruz so it cant really be concidered a waste of a bike
if this was a concept bike by santa cruz, I'm sure they'd make the suspension design so it actually worked, idiot.
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the rider on the back wouldnt have his face in the pilots ass, look how close the second bars are to the the first guys seat, then look at the second guys seat position. the guy on the back would be pretty upright which would probably be a good thing in terms of being able to see which direction to lean next! the two frames are joined by more than just the seat tube, look between the two cranksets at the tube with additional bracing and at the bracing around the front of the rear frame and the back of the front.
the centre shock appears to serve no purpose in terms of suspension though. the chainline switches on all tandems, thats just how they work.
having had a go on the front and the back of a fox 40 equipped ellsworth witness (google it) i can say that tandem DH is awesome! technical stuff can be a bit difficult until you tune in to it and jumps are a little hairy, but for out and out speed you cant beat it. even gentle gradients can be absolutley ripped down and cornering is just sooo much fun, especially when the two wheel drifts start!
as for the comments about 'waste of 2 good bikes', 'thats stupid' etc, i take it you havent seen some of the other stuff thats come out of Santa Cruz's more 'unusual' bike creation moments? not sure which show it was at but they had a modded jackal with a softtail and a beer can holder built in to the frame, a v10 chopper, that crazy tandem with a single pivot that Mark Weir rides... do you never just get bored at work and fancy doing something for the sake of it?
the centre shock appears to serve no purpose in terms of suspension though. the chainline switches on all tandems, thats just how they work.
having had a go on the front and the back of a fox 40 equipped ellsworth witness (google it) i can say that tandem DH is awesome! technical stuff can be a bit difficult until you tune in to it and jumps are a little hairy, but for out and out speed you cant beat it. even gentle gradients can be absolutley ripped down and cornering is just sooo much fun, especially when the two wheel drifts start!
as for the comments about 'waste of 2 good bikes', 'thats stupid' etc, i take it you havent seen some of the other stuff thats come out of Santa Cruz's more 'unusual' bike creation moments? not sure which show it was at but they had a modded jackal with a softtail and a beer can holder built in to the frame, a v10 chopper, that crazy tandem with a single pivot that Mark Weir rides... do you never just get bored at work and fancy doing something for the sake of it?
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lol jks love the bike but it would be even better if the second seat had handlebars on it so the guy on the back doesn't have to kiss the guy on the fronts ass lol.
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someone has WWWWWWAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY too much time and money on their hands. kick me a v-10 frame if you have extra to waste on a franken bike such as that one.
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at first i saw it on the display pic on the home page and was like holy shit how can just 2 bikes make pod? but then when i saw that it was tandem....insane. that is soooo sick. there are only a few tandems dhs out there but this one deff topped all of them easily. nice job.
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that looks as tho it wouldnt work plus i think it would be very hard downhilling with two people on the same bike no duh s**t pod i think
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this is gay why did this get POD there are way better pics today that could have got it, maybe it might have deserved a POD if it wernt gay colors i dono i just dont think it deserves POD not today.
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Maybe it's for a guy and a girl. Someone's got some homosexual thoughts going on, and I mean you "westfortkid."
well,if your girls,got a fine ass,like mine(minty)!! oh happy days!!never heard of dh pic nic ing!!lol
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Why doesn't everyone just take it for the joke that it is? The Santa Cruz boys were just messing about, having fun with bikes... I mean christ imagine that, fun and bikes! Why does everyone on this site get so worked up and take themselves so seriously. Chill out...
Pretty neat. the driver must be a child though. or some one with really short legs
nice to see some thing different.
nice to see some thing different.
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the second persons face will be awfull close to the first persons ass lol but it's all in the name of riding..
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this is just crazy i don't think i would waste money on something like this but if someone gave it to me I'd keep it
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i dont think anyone understands that it didnt waste any money or bikes. santa cruz has stockpiles of those frames and professional welders so it was easy to do in their spare time and a sick idea to have the only tandem dh bike. and its not like theyre gonna sell it at a shop so who care. its still the sickest two bikes anyone has ever seen
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hm.. what a waist. sure it would be fun! but why a V10!?? 10 inches of travel, and one of the most expensive bikes you can buy
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All you haters need to lighten up. This bike was built by the dudes at SC just for fun, to tow a keg around the pits and get a few laughs. They might have been blem frames that they couldn't sell anyway, so stop crying about the two V-10's. The guys riding it were having tons of fun, handing out free beer and enjoying the epic that is the Downieville Classic!
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All of you complainers need to chill. This was built by SC, and was an honest, original and unique work. So stop bitching about how ugly you think it is, and consider the work and ingenuity that went into building it.
You know that's the same thing that was said when people started turning bikes into DH-specific machines.
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they should have put a pivot on the headtube of the second bike. It would have worked. It would have been stupid, but it would have worked...
I could appreciate it more if it appeared even implicitly functional. Unfortunately, like others have commented, unless your little space doesn't subscribe to the physical laws that govern the world, the front shock is useless.
Form always follows function...
Form always follows function...
hopefully the person sitting on the first bike has a smoking hot female ass, because it looks like your face would be right up close. and no farting
thats f*ckin sweet. if i could, i would ride boneyard with a buddy if i could!!!!!!(but then i would probaly kill myself...). never seen a downhill bike for 2 ppl. PPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDD
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i just noticed that there are three bikes attached. If you look closely to the back wheel you see a silver frame tooXD.
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hmmm.... this seems to be a real 'Marmite' machine, by that i mean that people really either love it or hate it. Nobody is leaving any neutral comments! personally i think its pretty mental and original, so props to whoever had the idea. However, i had to save for ages just to afford my 1999 Kona Stab. Then save again for ages to upgrade the forks, brakes, wheels etc etc. Meanwhile, Santa Cruz are 'wasting' TWO V10's making a bike that will probably hardly ever get ridden. I know i should just stop bieng jealous and accept it for what it is, an original idea that's just a laugh. but i think it would have been a better use of the frames to be prizes for a competition or something. I'd give my left ball for one of them frames!!! Still, despite all that, it is a funny pic! 
Wouldnt wanna be in the rear seat though... look where your face would be!
Wouldnt wanna be in the rear seat though... look where your face would be!
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I wouldnt want to be in back when you hit a jump, you have a mouth full of drippy ass, probly isnt so bad to be in front though, lol
cant we have a real f*cking pod this is bullshit i want to see some riding not f*cking gay bikes . thats a waste of two good bikes anyway. shit man come on. f*ckKK.
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a "waste"
Think how many bikes Santa Cruz "Waste" on testing, giving away to the team. ect ect
its not a waste, its a first
Not Neciceraly Pod
But not a waste of effort or bike
Think how many bikes Santa Cruz "Waste" on testing, giving away to the team. ect ect
its not a waste, its a first
Not Neciceraly Pod
But not a waste of effort or bike
but why spend tht money on two v10's when u cant even do what there ment for i'd use street bikes myself you'd save a whole lotta cash
this things a piece of crap, who would buy two perfectly nice v 10s for 6000 up and waste them like this. doesnt make any sense to me, i ride a 2000 dollar bike and its like my precious, dont know y someone would make a 120000 dollar tandem.
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seems to memy last post got riped LOL
i stand my ground, looks fun but...2 V10s....iono
i can only imagin kid with rich parents f*cking about or somthing
marmite bike indeed
i stand my ground, looks fun but...2 V10s....iono
i can only imagin kid with rich parents f*cking about or somthing
marmite bike indeed
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ass of first person is seriosuly close to 2nd persons face.. gay... and not POD worthy LOLZ but kool
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YO ... SOMETHING IS WRONG IN THIS PICTURE...
... just take a close look at the rear wheel ... There is another frame attatched to it... two rear ends connected to the same wheel facing opposite directions ...
THIS IS BULLSH** ... i actually thought that someone actually rides this thing but something tells me that this is just a joke ...
... just take a close look at the rear wheel ... There is another frame attatched to it... two rear ends connected to the same wheel facing opposite directions ...
THIS IS BULLSH** ... i actually thought that someone actually rides this thing but something tells me that this is just a joke ...
as was mentioned earlier.
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its called a v10dem a v10 tandem and the trailer thing on the back was holding a keg of beer and the trailer had a wheel with a motor that was controlled by the person sitting in the back. on it that could help the bike get up some lil hills and stuff and the rear shock doesnt do anything and it has a custom blt paint job
888fork (15 hours ago) (Below Threshold) show comment
its called a v10dem a v10 tandem and the trailer thing on the back was holding a keg of beer and the trailer had a wheel with a motor that was controlled by the person sitting in the back. on it that could help the bike get up some lil hills and stuff and the rear shock doesnt do anything and it has a custom blt paint job
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it would only be a waste of two good bikes if it never got rode My idea of a wasted bike is one that sits in the shed and never gets ridden
i think it its a a total waste of money is it me or is the shock on the front v10 pointless thier isnt any pivots or anything fof it to work lol
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that is absolutly ridiculous but i wouldn't pass up a chance to ride it. i hope those frames were already destroyed. i would probably tie my dog the the back seat. he gets scared if he goes down the stairs too fast
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You know whats better then one person riding down a mountain on 1 bike?! Two people riding down a mountain on 1 bike!
dude it kinda cool and all but it doesn't deserve POD get some NEW people picking pod because you guys are missing alot of sweet pick or even have people help vote cause this is becoming BS
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Im not bagging ( altho I think two matching v10s would be cooler than one useless one) but Nicolai has been making a 8.5 travel tandem for at least the past couple years, this isnt real anyhting new, just a more expensive and wasteful version. Flame on ho bags
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i love how retarded some people are on this site... its made by santa cruz themselves not hacked together by some guy with too much money. dumbasses.
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so as i post this, there has been 457 comments on this pic. positive or negative, that's 457 people that have Santa Cruz in their minds! you all say "gay" or "f*cking waste" but in reality, f*ckING BRILLIANT!!
great marketing by Santa Cruz.
please, how is it a waste? a company wanted to make something original and unconventional. they did it and now you're all talking about it. what would you prefer they do, give the frames away? c'mon be realistic. this is no different than a ski company making a muskoka/adirondak chair out of their skis or any other company that uses their product in any way other than what it was made for.
great marketing by Santa Cruz.
please, how is it a waste? a company wanted to make something original and unconventional. they did it and now you're all talking about it. what would you prefer they do, give the frames away? c'mon be realistic. this is no different than a ski company making a muskoka/adirondak chair out of their skis or any other company that uses their product in any way other than what it was made for.
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omg that bike is a disgrace to DH. take the fastest, nicest DH bike in the world and completely ruin it. they should be ashamed of themselves.
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The "Omg they ruined 2 v10s" sentiment in this thread is absolutely retarded. Bikes are not sacred, they are objects. It doesn't matter whether they welded together two wal-mart specials or two V-10s, whoever did that, Santa Cruz or otherwise has the right to do it.
We live in a capitalist country; just like most people who posted can't afford to weld two V-10s together to make that thing, most people in the world can't afford a computer or internet connection to complain about two expensive bikes getting welded to each other. That's reality. Personally I think the bike is cool.
We live in a capitalist country; just like most people who posted can't afford to weld two V-10s together to make that thing, most people in the world can't afford a computer or internet connection to complain about two expensive bikes getting welded to each other. That's reality. Personally I think the bike is cool.
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hahaha u coudl nail ur gf on it!!! thats soo sweet! a ride u can both enjoy until one climax's and hits the front brake you better aim for the grass pavement suckkkssss
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I think it would be fun to ride once or twice if it was a buddy's or something like that. I certainly wouldn't pay that kind of dough for a tandem. I also don't see the point of having $1000 worth of poser shocks that do nothing.
Thats sick, but needs a better paint job!, and ain't those brakes the new 2009 Shimano Deore hydros?? http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9554/picture1bi6.gif
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Solution ot this bike , put the girl on the front and ul on the back , a reason to touch the ass ,: I need to hold my bar baby!
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i dont think anyone has relized but there is a third frame attached to the rear drop out or swing arm whatever u want to call it
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