[drivingpairs] Re: lead bars for tandem

Dave, my thought is that steel, or metal of any kind, would be too heavy.  I 
made
mine from hardwood dowel stock (closet rod) and I have seen them made from ax
handles.  Getting the length right for a 'standard" bar set would seem to be an
issue.  They need to be narrow enough so as not to interfere with the shafts, 
but
wide enough to clear the leaders butt.  I thought about a longer bar for the
leader and shorter for the wheeler, but after trying that out with a test set of
sticks, it did not seem to work as well as equal length.

Note that in Mary Ruth Marks' handbook on Tandem Driving, there is a good
illustration of the bars she uses.  I just sent a link to my album at Picture
Trail.

FWIW

Jay E. Hubert
Coffing Oaks Welsh Ponies
Galt, CA
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
And I STILL drive too fast to worry about cholesterol!

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