A marriage as strong as the tandem.
Watch and wince as Mr and Mrs Green attempt to clear a ten foot gap jump on their homemade 200mm travel full suspension tandem, callled Trev.
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“Just hold on and close your eyes” Nose cases, Scandi’ flicks, a road gap, and a tandem bike. Filmed in McVicar’s Forest in Christchurch. Work is scheduled to begin in late 2016 on a chairlift to access the trails in this forest. Filming and production support by 360NewZealand.com The music is Winding Roads by Gyom
Posted by Jackson and Rose Tandem on Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Jackson and Rose Green are from New Zealand. They describe themselves as a “pioneering tandem mountain bike DH and Enduro team, pushing the boundaries of what two people can do on one bike.”
The video above shows them having a crack at a ten foot double. As Jackson describes: “Doing jumps on the tandem is quite strange. It’s super big and stable in the air but, like, really hard to pop. You always land a little bit nose heavy but that’s the way to land a tandem jump and ah, it’s bloody good fun.”
To which Rose says: “Just hold on and close your eyes.”
If you’re wondering what bike it is they’re riding, it’s a custom made affair that they’ve put together themselves using a TIG welder and bits of old bike frames.
Trev the all mountain (enduro) bike
Frame: homebuilt
Travel: 200mm
Wheels: 26″ Mavic 729 rims laced to Hope front and Chris King 150mm rear.
Fork: X-Fusion RV1 HLR
Shock: X-Fusion Vector HLR
Trev is not their only homemade tandem. They’re also parents to Bruce…
Bruce the trail bike
Frame: homebuilt
Travel: 150mm
Wheels: Kris Holm Unicycle Trials rims on Chris King hubs. Wrong-side laced for extra lateral stiffness
Fork: White Brothers Groove 180 with reduced travel
Shock: Fox float RL
