It's very possible. That frame looks to be VERY rigid!
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Early Tandem
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Jesse McCauley
McCauley Cycle Works
Two man tandems were offered in a variety of models from racing to roadster -
I recognize D&J cranks - I don't recognize the seatpost coupling that is left intact though it looks both have been bypassed by bolts.
Tough to ID but killer nonetheless
I recognize D&J cranks - I don't recognize the seatpost coupling that is left intact though it looks both have been bypassed by bolts.
Tough to ID but killer nonetheless
Freqman1
Riding a '37 Dayton Super Streamline
That would certainly explain a lot of things about this bike including the badge. Looks like TOC or early bike converted to balloon tire about late 1930s or so. V/r Shawn
Jesse McCauley
McCauley Cycle Works
D&J advert showing their prowess with tandems etc
Jesse McCauley
McCauley Cycle Works
@PlasticNerd going over the photos again I have a couple thoughts -
First before your buddy rides it too many more miles I think it has a set of larger diam. caged bearings in the lower headset race than it should so I fear the balls are not actually resting on a race. I've seen this same situation seemingly lead to broken steer tubes when I'm doing post mortem autopsies on 100 year old wrecks.
As far as the ID of the tandem I think the fork crown is going to be the best route to narrowing down the ID, I know I've seen it before but I need to go run my hands over some fork crowns to refresh my memory.
The cranksets will have sexy scripted dust covers if I am correct that they are D&J- If that is indeed the case they were available and adopted by many high grade bicycle builders so it would not be especially useful as an ID but def an indicator of top notch build quality originally.
First before your buddy rides it too many more miles I think it has a set of larger diam. caged bearings in the lower headset race than it should so I fear the balls are not actually resting on a race. I've seen this same situation seemingly lead to broken steer tubes when I'm doing post mortem autopsies on 100 year old wrecks.
As far as the ID of the tandem I think the fork crown is going to be the best route to narrowing down the ID, I know I've seen it before but I need to go run my hands over some fork crowns to refresh my memory.
The cranksets will have sexy scripted dust covers if I am correct that they are D&J- If that is indeed the case they were available and adopted by many high grade bicycle builders so it would not be especially useful as an ID but def an indicator of top notch build quality originally.
PlasticNerd
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
He noticed the races didn’t seat in the cups too good!!
PlasticNerd
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
So I ended up getting the tandem in a trade from a second guy!!! Soaked it in Kroil snd started disassembly. Any help with ID is appreciated. Here are a few pics so far. The cranks are D&J for sure, and the og color is maroon . Haven’t taken the cranks off yet, need to see if the threads are reverse or not.
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