Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #302330 in Sports & Outdoors
- Size: 26" Wheels
- Color: Black
- Brand: Micargi
- Model: Island
Features
- Front 18" Frame Size (Rider's Height between 5'2" & 6')
- Rear 16" Frame Size (Rider's Height between 4'6" & 5'2")
- Shimano 18-Speed Shifter
- 26"x1.75" Aluminum Alloy Silver Rims with White Wall Tires
- Shimano 6-Speed Freewheel
Tandem Shimano Bicycle - 26" Island - Black
Product Description
Micargi Island 26" 18-Speed Black Tandem beach cruiser bicycle is made to be cruising with your love ones. This 2-seater tandem bike is absolutely fun and enjoyful while cruising by the beaches, at the park, or in your favorite neighborhood. The Micargi Island tandem measures a total of 96 inches long from front to end. It equipped with strong cruiser fork and Shimano TY-23 6 gears that deploys 18-speed.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
This tandem is for the taller couples
By JamesInIrvineCA
Summary: It's cheap, heavy, uses cheap parts, has 21 speeds, is very stylish; it turns heads, accommodates taller riders, and I'd buy another if this one was stolen.Bike "fit" is extremely important to me. I'm 6'2" and rode bikes for years that were too small/poorly fitted for my frame. When the bike is the right size, it makes all the difference in the world! This tandem was the closest I could find in the inexpensive price range. If you Google Micargi Island Tandem, you'll find the frame specs are 19" for the captain and 16" for the stoker. That's a great starting point for me and my 5'6" GF. Other cheap tandems are typically 17"/15" which is okay if your height is close to average.I bought the bike locally for ~$360, so shop around for a good price. I picked it up from Bike Buyers' warehouse, so no shipping damage occurred beyond what the bike experienced coming from China. With that said, fresh out of the undamaged, sealed box, there were scratches on the paint. They appear to have happened at the factory; some of the scratches were even covered with touch-up paint.Assembly was a breeze, but I'm "that neighbor" who builds his own computers, rebuilds his own engines and repairs his own car/bike/lawnmower/power equipment. If you haven't assembled a bike before, do yourself a favor and use Yelp to find a highly recommended local bike shop. Brake and derailleur adjustment IS required as well as installation of the pedals, handlebars and front wheel.I was pleasantly surprised to find my "18-speed" bike has 21 speeds - 3 gears on the front crank, 7 on the rear hub.Part of buying a CHEAP bike is getting what you pay for. With that said, I had to true the wheels to keep them from rubbing on the brakes. In addition, to get the rear brakes to operate smoothly, I had to remove the left rear brake arm and polish its mounting spindle with emery cloth. Once it was cleaned up, the brake arm stopped binding.Accessories:* I installed bells and mirrors for both riders.* I installed chrome fenders for a Micargi beach cruiser, also sourced from Bike Buyers (.com).* To the front fender, I added a Sunlite Bicycle Front Light. I used D-cell batteries, because they'll fit, but I was unimpressed by the light output. I replaced the standard filament bulb with a TerraLUX TLE-6EXB MiniStar5 140 Lumens LED. I had to modify the ground inside the housing, but now the light illuminates the way. Some foam tape across the top light cover will keep the batteries from rattling against the cover.* To the rear fender, I added Nirve's rear reflector they sell on their website.* The bike has mounting points for front and rear water bottle cages. You'll need to supply your own bolts.* I installed the Wald 535 Rear Twin Bicycle Carrier Basket for our grocery runs. I bought a stainless steel U-bolt from Lowe's to mount the front edge of the basket to the rear bike seat post.* I mounted an OnGuard Bulldog DT 5012 Bicycle U-Lock and a Topeak Road Morph G Bike Pump with Gauge to the frame portion of the front seat post.Modifications (just because):* Front handlebar angle and height were an issue, because of my height. Installing a Summit Bicycle Quill Stem Raiser moved the handlebars up and ended wrist strain.* We quickly noticed the seats weren't conducive to long rides and replaced them with two Sunlite Cloud-9 Bicycle Suspension Cruiser seats. Much better!Modifications (because of cheap manufacturing parts):* After 3 weeks of ownership and roughly 50 miles of riding, the drive chain from the stoker to the rear hub snapped. My poor GF took the brunt of the breakage when she landed hard on her seat. Later that day the bike was back on the road with a new SRAM 9 speed chain. During its installation, I noticed the crankset showed excess lateral runout and I was having a little too much trouble consistently shifting the front gearset. I replaced the front gearset with a Shimano FC-2300 Crankset. This helped address my front shifting issues and it gave us better gearing for our quick-paced, road-based rides. [The bike comes with a 28/38/48 front gearset and now was a 30/42/52 set.]* 50 miles later, the tell-tale snapping, creaking and popping of a defective bottom bracket (BB) bearing emerged. During inspection, I found the stoker's left rear bearing was destroyed. This bike uses a "3T" axle. With the help of a local bike shop and some internet research, I found a Shimano BB-UN55 68 x 127.5 Square taper Bottom Bracket would replace the extremely cheap 3T assembly. It installed effortlessly and fit perfectly! While the bike was apart, I inspected the front BB and found the bearing was improperly preloaded. I disassembled it, cleaned it, re-greased it and reset the preload. Had the bike shop had two BBs in stock, I would've updated the front one too, but I wanted to get the bike back on the road, not wait on special order parts.Other observations:* A Shimano SG-8R36 8-speed internal hub will provide smoother shifts for stokers unaccustomed to the sometimes-rough feeling of gear changes.* The captain and stoker both have 170mm cranks. For taller captains, I believe 175mm or longer cranks will likely make for a better ride. I suspect sourcing will be a challenge as the left side gears are pressed onto the factory cranks.
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