stolen 1976 Schwinn Twinn Tandem

Stolen 2024-08-26T15:20:00-0500 from San Jose, CA 95125, US

Serial
unknown
Vehicle type
Tandem
Manufacturer
Schwinn
Name
The Tandem
Model
Twinn
Year
1976
Primary colors
Green and White
Frame Material
Steel
Handlebar type
Drop bars
Wheel diameter
27in
Tire width
Narrow tire
Drivetrain front
3
Drivetrain rear
7
Distinguishing features
Stolen Schwinn Tandem. Custom Schwinn Tandem stolen from Willow Glen backyard shed around 1:20 PM, Monday, August 25 2024. I was out of town at the time. At approximately 1:10 my neighbor noticed a suspicious person hanging around my front hard and using my garden hose. My neighbor asked what he was doing and he said "looking for recyclable metal." My neighbor CALLED THE POLICE and a POLICEMAN DID ARRIVE. There should be bodycam footage of the Officer talking with the person of interest, if the body cam was on. Regardless, the Officer spoke to the person of interest directly and should recall details. The policeman questioned the person of interest briefly and told him to "be on his way." The person of interest was seen a few minutes later leaving the area (riding on Hazelwood towards Lincoln) on MY TANDEM. As far as I can tell, nothing else was stolen from the shed. REWARD for RECOVERY. If you see it, please help it return home. Special features: - Schwinn factory Green frame - Aluminum rear luggage rack - White tubular front fork – old beach cruiser style (aftermarket) - Dropped racing front handlebars with bar-end shifters, rear bars alloy with black grips - 21 speeds with custom handmade rear cluster low gear and alloy Sugino cranksets (aftermarket) - Cross-over drive, out-of-phase (rider’s legs not together): 1-2 1-2 not 11-22 11-22 - “S” from rear derailleur used as from chain tensioner, held on with custom aluminum bracket pop riveted to bottom tube - Black fluted aluminum seat posts - Ancient enormous cycle computer on front handlebars - 27x1 1⁄4 wheels - Hi-E sealed bearing hubs and machined alloy spoke nipples including extremely rare rear tandem hub - Radial spokes in front wheel, 50 spokes on rear wheel (highly unusual) - Custom cantilever rear wheel brake - "Rat trap" shoe/pedal cages on pedals -

Theft Details

Location
San Jose, CA 95125
Locking description
Not locked
Locking circumvented
Other situation, please describe below
Stolen at
2024-08-26T15:20:00-0500
Police report #
T24012402
Department & city
San Jose
Description of incident
Bike was stored in a closed garden shed behind the house down a long driveway. Crook had to walk 100 feet and then search through the shed to find the bike. It was "buried" by gardening tools and crook took it anyway. Nothing else was stolen from the shed.

Frame and fork

Fork
White "Beach Cruiser" fat tubular fork. NOT the original skilly blade form. Bike is green, fork is white- it's easy to spot.

Wheels

Rim
40 spoke front and 50 spoke rear. For Tandems
Spokes
40 in the front, RADIALly laced, and 50 in the back, cross 2 on one side and cross 5 on the cluster side. Hi-E machined aluminum nipples on all spokes.
Hub
Hi-E 40 spoke sealed bearing front wheel and Hi-E 50 spoke triple bearing rear tandem hub in the back.

Drivetrain and brakes

Bottom Bracket
Sugino Alloy (originals were steel) using Schwinn to Cotterless adapter. front and back.
Brake Pad
Mathhauser
Chain Tensioners
Home made between front and rear bottom brackets. S from rear derailleur with two jockey wheels on aluminum bracket pop riveted to the main tube.
Cog/Cassette/Freewheel
Custom made - I brazed a couple of low gear sprockets together and they make the bottom two gears. 7 cogs (if I remember right)
Pedals
Rat Traps! All four pedals!

Additional parts

Computer
Ancient humongous computer requires 6 AA batteries and has 16 buttons. The size of a fat paperback book.
Seatpost
Aluminum 1 inch fluted seat posts - both black.
Toe Clips
Rat Traps on all four pedals
Rack
Aluminum rod with a set of Burley Bike Bags

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