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You bet I did. Because this is a Family Tandem, lots of people can ride it. That meant that in addition to the basic bike, the suitcases needed to hold:

Four helmets
A third (adult) seat and post
An adult stoker stem and bar
A third set of pedals
Panniers

Seat bag with road-side tools
Mini-pump
Mirror
Assembly tools
Spare tube
Two pairs of SPD shoes

Everything fit fairly well except for the last helmet. After twenty minutes trying to get the fourth helmet in, I realized that the right crank on the front section was the deciding factor. It was interfering in a prime section of suitcase real estate. By pulling that crank (and packing it flat with its mate from the rear section) I was able to fit the last helmet into the space it had been bisecting. Hurrah!

Everything in the above picture came out of those two suitcases. What isn't shown are the four helmets and two pairs of shoes that also were in there!

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