the gnarliest tandem ever
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- Jul 13, 2008 at 20:46Jul 13, 2008
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Downieville, California, United States
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soapp
(Jul 13, 2008 at 20:48)
NICE!
- 56 34
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
- 29 36
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 
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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
- 34 7
add it all up dude. v-10s come at an upwards of 8000 + custom work. pretty damn near 20k i thinkg
- 152 57
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...
- 14 1
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
- 27 11
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.
- 15 5
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.
- 7 0
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.
- 10 40
i would huck that bike off some shit and probobly get fucked up but it would stil be sick t do
- 49 127
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.
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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 fuck up lol damn
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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.
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^^ ...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.
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"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.
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i agree ^^^^^ yeah its challenging to ride a bike like this two people and all.... but first off definatly shouldnt be pod.. :/
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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
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There's an engine on the thing sticking off the back.
And this was made aages before the credit BS
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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
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*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 =]
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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.
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Mitch 900- that is just to connect the two pedals together, the otherside has the chain running through the driveline
- 1 0
When Santa Cruz has so many frames at their disposal, I don't think it's harming much. It's not like they're rare, nor can half of the people that commented afford one.
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After looking for the 100th time, I just realised. The middle suspension wont work. Fail on my behalf!
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@maxfloyd: there's no way this was made by Santa Cruz. The two frames are attached at the top by a long seat tube, sketchy doesn't adequately describe this thing.
- 7 12
if it works, it sends the rider in the back straight into the guy in front, but still, wicked bike
- 29 0
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
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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.
- 1 1
yea i wish i had that! imagine goin down fort bill dh track with a m8 on that!
It would be NUTS!!
It would be NUTS!!
- 3 0
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
- 1 0
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!
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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
- 8 1
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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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.
- 5 1
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...
- 9 7
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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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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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
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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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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 ...
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as was mentioned earlier.
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
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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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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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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Just so every retard in the entire world knows that bike cost only about 100 dollars to make. 50 dollars for the metal to get made and fifty dollars for them to ship it hear. With a rock shox boxxer the price to make is prolly 15 bucks and so on and so forth. But anyways, i think that this is a sick pic and the people at santa cruz have some kick ass creative minds. props to them, everyone needs to just appreciate it not have a fit OK???
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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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filho da puta ~estragar 2 bikes boas podia mass ter dado
fdp haviam~de t plantar um pessegueiro no cu e criar aboboras
filho da PUUUUUUTTTTTTAAAAAAA
fdp haviam~de t plantar um pessegueiro no cu e criar aboboras
filho da PUUUUUUTTTTTTAAAAAAA
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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
- 5 0
its really cool and stuff, but it would have been alot better if 2 people were actually riding it.
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hey ts not like i said the bike sucks or anything, i just said it would be sweet to see people riding it buddy.
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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.
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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
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norcodazz what are you chatting
1.im saying it looks nothing like an intense
2.As far a sim aware im pretty sure intense do not make fokrs!