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06-15-2008, 11:59 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Tandem pulling Airstream?
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Bob 2005 Safari 25-B
"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
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06-16-2008, 12:03 AM
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Rivet Master
Commercial Member
Vintage Kin Owner
Naples
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2005
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While not a tandem, I do carry TWO cycles in my 19CCD while traveling. They ride side-by-side on a 2 X 6 with tool drawer liner on the bottom for non-skid. The front wheels are removed and locked to the board with Yakima (or Saris) bike 'tights' that are the same style as used on a roof rack to secure the front forks to the rack.
It's then just a matter of the extra length............
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06-16-2008, 05:49 AM
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Cyclist
2007 28' International CCD
Windermere
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2007
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I purchased a floor rack from Nashbar and place on it a board with rubber backing. Front fork fastens to it. Tandem sits up nice right in the aisle. Never moves, even on long trips.
Tom W
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06-16-2008, 07:26 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1975 23' Safari
1978 31' Excella 500
Franklin
, Indiana
Join Date: Feb 2002
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We've carried two types of tandems inside the trailer without any problems. First one was a Santana (traditional upright frame) and now a Barcroft Columbia (SWB recumbent).
Both will fit through the door as is. Best as a two person job, but one can get it done. Through the door, up over the couch in front and then back the hall way. We pad the pedals up on one side and lean against the bed. Then put a rubber band over the brake lever to lock it from rolling.
For longer trips we'll put the Barcroft on a Thule rack on the X5.
We know Airstreamers who carry their Santana on the back of the trailer. They remove the front wheel and it fits pretty well. But it sounds like you've decided against that already.
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06-16-2008, 10:08 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2002 22' International CCD
San Luis Obispo
, California
Join Date: May 2005
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We carry our Santana inside our 22' CCD with no problems, although it does take captain and stoker to lift it inside (up over the dinette... etc.) We don't even have to remove the wheels. I spent a couple of years trying to figure out a good way to transport it in or on our tow vehicle... only to discover that it fit easily inside the AS, where it is safe and warm in the aisle as we travel. Give it a try.
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2002 22' CCD
2008 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7L Hemi
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06-16-2008, 11:08 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Salem
, Oregon
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Hi, Wow, I'm shocked; I really thought that this thread was going to be dead from the get-go and zero response, but thanks to you, I now know that takeing my tandem is do-able. Thank you for your experiences and ideas on how to do this.
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"Le Petit Chateau Argent" Small Silver Castle
2000 Navigator / 2014 F-150 Eco-Boost / Equal-i-zer / P-3
YAMAHA 2400 / AIR #12144
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06-17-2008, 05:43 AM
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Retired.
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If you can't get the long, long bicycle into the long, long trailer through the door, you could conceiveably remove the rear window screen, open the window, and put the bike in through the back.
It would probably be more trouble than it's worth, but I have carried an awning tube home by doing that.
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04-26-2012, 09:41 PM
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1 Rivet Member
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Fort Wayne
, Indiana
Join Date: Sep 2006
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You could pull a airstream with a tendom bike
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