Hey I've had this unique tandem in my garage for 15 years. I bought it and got riding back then, but only just barely. It had a worn and dangerous drum brake. I pulled out the frame and wheels to take a look and I'm trying to see if it's worth getting it to the point where I could ride it with my kids.
The unique thing about it is, both cranks have a chain running all the way back to the rear hub with dual ratchets so either rider can coast at leisure.
Anybody know anything about this bike or where I might get parts for the drum brake. I can't find anything I saved of that except the drum, I don't know if I saved it or if I mangled it enough getting it off that I trashed it.
Not sure it'll be safe enough without a hub brake of some type. Worst case, perhaps I can swap the front fork and get a disc brake there, so I'm not only braking on the rims?
Is it unique enough to go to any of this trouble?
Thoughts? advise?
Thanks in advance.
by Medium-Common-162