Can someone explain what this is and how it might work? The picture was
taken at Spezialradmesse in Germany this spring.
murder of 2 nice trials uni’s and a random crap one.
Ben
It’s a full family tandem…or, to use a word I just made up “trandem”.
Looks like dad is in the back, mom is in the middle, and junior is up front. Notice dad (or mom, if she’s in the back) does all the work. The middle wheel doesn’t even touch the ground and the tricycle style wheel up front is driven by junior’s little baby legs and you know his feet are just on the pedals for show.
Perhaps the middle wheel does touch the ground, due to the whole thing flexing and bending under the weight of the middle rider. Just don’t tell mom that, if she’s the middle rider.
Middle
Looked to me like the middle wheel was in contact with the rear wheel at least. Thus, everyone riding that is contributing… perhaps it’s designed to promote teamwork… with no freewheeling, one person pedaling backwards could really pi$$ off the other two 