Tips for buying a side-by-side tandem
Are you looking for a side-by-side tandem to enjoy a bike ride together? We give you 10 tips to help you with the purchase of a (electric) side-by-side tandem.
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Van Raam not only manufactures bicycles for single individuals, but our product range also includes various bikes for multiple users, such as wheelchair bikes and tandems. Read more in this article about the FunTrain, a double rider trailer and the side-by-side tandem Fun2Go.
Our custom bikes continue to gain recognition, and as a result, an increasing number of people have become familiar with Van Raam’s Fun2Go side by side tandem. This tricycle tandem is a two-seater where you’re not seated behind, but rather alongside each other. The driver is responsible for breaking and steering, the co-driver for pedalling.
The Fun2Go does not have an entry level, so the user can sit down easily. Both cyclists have a good view of the road and can communicate easily with each other. Social contacts and control are optimal on this bike.
The Fun2Go is available with various options and accessories, so that the bike meets all your needs.
An additional option for the Fun2Go is the FunTrain, a rotating chair can also be fitted with a folding footplate, the passenger can use this option to put his feet on the plate when he no longer wants to pedal. With optional seat belts a little safety is guaranteed.
Although relatively unknown, the FunTrain is just as entertaining as the Fun2go. The FunTrain is essentially adouble rider cycle trailer that can be latched onto an existing Fun2Go double rider, creating what’s known as a bike train. Instead of two people on one bike, a bike train consists of 1 driver and 3 co-drivers.
A trailer hitch is mounted on the Fun2Go. The bicycle for 4 people, the FunTrain has a safety coupling that cannot release and an automatic hydraulic overrun brake. This gives the rider of the front duo bike 100% control over the FunTrain and Fun2Go. With the FunTrain you can also choose one or more swivel seats or other options.
Besides the duo bikes, Van Raam also makes various types of tandems on which several people can ride a bike. These tandems offer people with a handicap and also people who can no longer cycle independently a way to get moving again, to become mobile and to enjoy cycling together again. The low entrance height as well as many different options help to make the tandem especially comfortable.
In addition to the Fun2Go side-by-side tandem, Van Raam offers the following different types of tandems:
The Twinny tandem, a bicycle on which two adults sit behind each other.
The Kivo, a bicycle tandem, on which a child and a companion sit one behind the other.
The Twinny and the Kivo are also available with two rear wheels as a three-wheel version: the Twinny Plus and the Kivo Plus
Van Raam also offers people who can no longer ride a bicycle the opportunity to cycle together. There are two wheelchair bicycles in the Van Raam product range.
On the OPair, the passenger sits in the seat at the front of the bicycle. The standard seat is adjustable in many ways. It may also be possible to fit a separate seat. Optionally, the wheelchair part can be detached from the bicycle and used as an independent wheelchair.
With the VeloPlus wheelchair transport bicycle, the passenger can remain seated in their own wheelchair. Almost any manually operated wheelchair up to 72 cm wide is suitable. It can be pushed very quickly and easily by a single person onto the tilting platform of the wheelchair wheel and secured there. Without much effort and without transfer, the own wheelchair can be positioned on the bicycle.
The rickshaw bicycle Chat, a bicycle for 3 persons, is intended to be used for cycling together with adults and/or children who are no longer able to take part in traffic independently. An accompanying person rides with one or two persons on this rickshaw bicycle for 3 persons. The two passengers sit side by side in a specially designed cockpit, where design and ergonomics come together. The rider sits behind this cockpit and has a good view of the road, the bicycle, but also the passengers. It is not without reason that the bike has been awarded the Eurobike Gold Award.
Are you curious what it is like to ride a bicycle with several people? Come by Van Raam for a free test ride. Or contact your local dealer via the dealer overview and ask for the possibilities of a test ride. Click on the button below to arrange a free test ride with one of our Van Raam advisors in the showroom in Varsseveld or Treuchtlingen. They will be happy to help you decide which bicycle is right for you.
Are you looking for a side-by-side tandem to enjoy a bike ride together? We give you 10 tips to help you with the purchase of a (electric) side-by-side tandem.
The bicycle is a popular means of transport. Besides the normal two-wheel bike, you see more and more special or adapted bikes in the streets. For example, more and more use is being made of a two person bike, such as the Fun2Go duo bike, also called the side-by-side tandem, and the wheelchair transport bike VeloPlus. A duo bike (two person bicycle) is the ideal bike for elderly people who can no longer cycle independently, blind people, people with balance problems, people with disabilities and people who are wheelchair dependent. However, there are more bicycles for two people available. Discover in this article the eight 2 person bicycles in the Van Raam range.
At Van Raam, manufacturer of special needs bikes, we get more and more demand for electric tandems. Just like with the conventional two-wheel bike, people also want pedal support at the tandems bike. In the meantime, all the different types of tandems in the product range are available as electric tandems. In this article you can read more about different types of electric tandems in the Van Raam product range, pedal assistance, the e-bike app, special options for the tandems and the Van Raam bicycle configurator.
The Fun2Go duo bike has become an everyday part of road traffic. Many health care institutions and private individuals use this tricycle tandem to enjoy cycling together. Since the bicycle is constantly being further developed, the Fun2Go duo bike has unique riding characteristics. Discover in this article what these unique riding characteristics are.
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