![]() ![]() Whew!!!!! I just finished what felt like delicate brain surgery. But, I do love riding this bad boy and I guess that 's what counts. Well, I have done more than my share of fiddling, and it hasn't exactly been fun. You have to have fun fiddling with it to get it just right, and then fiddle again. I haven't gone for a long ride yet, but my short test ride indicates that I am now dialed in to the sweet spot.Ī friend, actually one of my fellow BROLers, said to me that the VK2 is like a fine sports car. After tightening the clamp I discovered that my pedaling now felt perfect. I was able to take the quarter inch off the boom and easily tap it inside the socket. I figure I need to be past the clamp at least 70 mm to keep the boom securely enscounced inside the socket. When I did the original fitting, I sawed off 2". This version of the Race Case has all the protection qualities of the other cases but in a stretched format to fit most tandem bicycles. The Tandem Case is so convenient to use and easy to store that it has become the case most recommended by tandem bicycle manufacturers to their customers. I dared not take any more of the boom off because I am approaching the point where the end of the boom is getting too close to the inside most clamp screw. Detail Bike Pro Tandem Race Bicycle Carrying Case. It’s very easy to install your bike in, with the internal base frame adjustable to take nearly any size of bike, and the flexibility for. So, I decided to hack saw off about 1/4" of the boom. The PRO Mega bike case is quite literally a mixed bag. Filing it out of existence or knocking it off didn't seem feasible. It was that piece of resin that was preventing me from tapping the boom further into the socket. Ahhh sooo, there was a large piece of boom material (resin?) adhering to the side of the socket just at the point were the end of my boom used to be. I took a flashlight and peered inside the boom socket. ![]() So, I tapped the other way on the crank arm spindles and was easily able to remove the boom. I tapped and tapped and the boom wouldn't budge. He concluded that 1/4" shorter boom would be about right. BikePro USA Tandem Travel Case - 400 image 1 of 5 condition: excellent make / manufacturer: bikepro. I arrived at the 1/4" figure by doing some measurements, with the help of my local bike mechanic, who is expert at fitting bikes. The shops previous owners, at one time rented a full-sized, soft-sided, Bike Pro case with hard plastic inserts. After putting some protective tape on the nose of the boom, with a rubber mallet, I tapped the boom smartly in an attempt to shorten it about 1/4". Soft-sized cases can tear or rip quite easily. I put the bike in a trainer and removed the screws that secure the boom in the boom socket. Hello Select your address Sports & Outdoors Hello, sign in. I was extending too much and feeling some strain in my legs. : Race Case, Tandem, 2X Oversized : Cycling Equipment : Sports & Outdoors. I changed to a Rotor Crank within the last month or so and have concluded that I need to bring the boom in a hair to give me the correct pedal stroke position. After I replace the broken e below.and installed a FSA crank things were going very well. But I have had a devil of a time getting it dialed in correctly. ![]() This is one of the smoothest riding, comfortable and fastest bents I've had. ![]()
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