Author Topic: SOLD: Thorn Discovery Tandem L/M  (Read 3301 times)

sg37409

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SOLD: Thorn Discovery Tandem L/M
« on: April 12, 2015, 12:12:07 PM »
Thorn Discovery Tandem
Owned since new, 1996.   Changed Suntour brakes for LX V-brakes and Tekro levers.175/170mm cranks set. Shimano tandem hubs f&r. No drag brake, fittings for one.  New brake and gear cables and mudguards. Schwalbe marathon tyres.   8-Speed  Very good condition for year.
Bad points: 1*r mudguard braze-on has bolt snapped/seized in it. Mudguard and rack sharing braze on. (same story on 1*f.rack mount point.) Paint work in patches is poor, around r. b/b
Size: Sold as L/M   I am 6", my wife is 5'4 and it fit us.

£550.    Would prefer buyer collect, or I can deliver / meet somewhere within 200 miles with help for petrol. (Glasgow based)

NB: thudbuster seatpost will be replaced for original item. Ortlieb bag mount not included. All other components included. (pedals/toe-cups, mudguards, etc)



More pics at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/24775321@N02/sets/72157651905023861/
« Last Edit: April 25, 2015, 07:46:55 PM by sg37409 »

JimK

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Re: Thorn Discovery Tandem L/M
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2015, 02:27:09 PM »
Hmmm, this looks like just the bike my partner and I have been dreaming about! Seems awfully impractical to ship it back to the USA. Maybe we should just move to Glasgow? It'd be a fine excuse!

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Re: Thorn Discovery Tandem L/M
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2015, 02:42:34 PM »
Can't go wrong with either plan,  Jim. A lovely bike at a great price. The old saying is true: Things are twice as nice on a tandem!  :D

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Dan.

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Re: Thorn Discovery Tandem L/M
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2015, 02:54:06 PM »
Would you be able to provide the top tube (centre to centre) and seat tube (centre to top) lengths?

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Re: Thorn Discovery Tandem L/M
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2015, 09:43:04 PM »
Sale agreed in principal. Will update / move if and when its sold.

r.seat tube c/c = 44.5 cm, centre to top of tube 47.5
Effective TT length at the front = 57 cms approx.

Will measure the f.seat tube also.