Dear C4C, it is my understanding that between the four of you, you carry a vast knowledge in most everything. I have a friend, lets call him Ken, and Ken wants to buy a tandem bicycle. He has two viewings in his home town, but a good viewing in another town he will be passing by a few hours away. He is torn on what to do, as if he buys the one out of town he could be missing two better deals. Can you give....Ken, some kind of advice? My friend Ken is also wondering if the four of you would be interested in drawing up plans and assisting him in his quest to build his own tandem bike roof racks.

Dear Ken, Thank you for addressing us with such an important and potentially life-altering question. A purchase as significant as your first tandem bixycle requires the utmost diligence and patience. We suggest checking in on the first bike, and using this bicycle as a good point of reference to the other two. Only go ahead and make the purchase if you are 100% satisfied and like what you see. Make sure the tandem seems durable and will be able to handle the double load it was intended for. Regarding the roof racks, This is one task we feel we would have to say no on because of our limited knowledge. We would feel far to horrible if some glitch in the design were to be responsible for the death of a beautifully crafted tandem bicycle. Best of luck though with your quest. Hope this helps, happy cycling.