Tandem Bike Redo for Wedding!

My brother and sister-in-law have had this old 1970's Vista duo tandem bike in their garage for several years now. I always thought it was the coolest thing to ride a tandem bike, especially as a kid because brings up good memories of when my cousin Lynn and I used to ride her families tandem around town. So when my in-laws  recently said their's was going in the garbage if we didn't want it  I jumped on the offer....but not for me.

My daughter is getting married in September and she and her fiancé live on Fire Island. If you know anything about living on Fire Island it's that there are NO cars driven around (other than for emergencies). You get around by walking or biking so what could be more perfect than having a "just married" tandem bike for them to ride around together on?

My brother and sister-in-law agreed that this would make an awesome gift to for the 'married couple to be' and so we set to work! And of course it is far better than simply throwing it out ;-)

With little bit of time, some MONEY, and a lot of love we  finished it up just in time for my daughter's bridal shower.  Let us know what you think!

BEFORE....

and...AFTER!!!

Check out our video of how we did it!

We did have to purchase a few items to make it work, mostly from Amazon, but a few from Target, Michaels, Lowes, and The Vicious Cycle (the local bike shop that used to be Sally's) as well.  Kudos to The Vicious Cycle by the way, who must have parts saved from the beginning of time! They actually had handlebars for the second seat that worked perfectly (we couldn't get rid of the rust on the originals)! 

Other parts we purchased:

• Bike Seats (Amazon affiliate link)
• Matching handlebar grips (Amazon affiliate link)
• Toto Basket (Amazon affiliate link)
• Flowers were from Michaels
• The bell and new tires were from Target
• Paints were from Lowes

I also added a tin can wedding thingy to the back so when they ride it back to the house after the wedding ceremony by the beach it will be absolutely perfect!  And here are the bride and groom riding it after their ceremony!

And here are the newlyweds on the bike! They rode it from the beach ceremony to the back yard reception a few blocks away. It was perfect :-) Thank you to Samantha Brancato for the beautiful photo.

Thanks for visiting.
I really hope you enjoyed this post. I have to say that this was one of my absolute all time favorite projects! Not only did I get to spend time with my husband, but we worked with his brother as well. Best of all the gift was for my beautiful bride-to-be daughter and her fiancé. What could be better? Doing wonderful things for our loved ones is what life is all about!
​Don't you agree?
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Sincerely,