Frame: Santana/Eco/Columbus CroMoly with increased diameters
Fork: Santana Quad-Plus unicrown fork with super-steerer and larger 38mm x 32mm forkblades
Weight: approximately 19 pounds per rider
Sizes: Built to your family's measurements within 8 weeks
Components: (Premium components)
• Shimano’s XT rear derailleur is lighter, stronger, and handles a wider range of ratios than the Ultegra changers found on other tandems
• Forged aluminum crankarms are mounted to a tandem version of Shimano’s pipe-splined bottom brackets for reduced weight and improved power
• Triple pinned-and-ramped chainrings with a larger outer ring are hard anodized to speed shifts and reduce wear
• 48° wheelsets are dishless for greater strength and reliability (see Wheel Technology)
• 700c wheels: Pillar PSR Quadro Butted Spoke & Velocity Dyad rims
• 26" wheels: Wheelsmith™ Spoke with Salsa Gordo rims
• Hadley Racing’s tandem hubs with titanium skewers are, quite simply, the world’s lightest, strongest and most reliable
• Velocity Dyad 48° (700c), Salsa Gordo 48° (26") deep-section tandem rims with double-eyelet reinforcement and machined braking surfaces
• Avid linear-pull brakes with Travel Agent amplification
• Tange 31.8 Aheadset
• Terry Fly/Butterfly men’s and women’s saddles
• Coordinated aluminum stems with quick-load handlebar clamps (the rear stem adjusts telescopically, and the front has reversible rise)
• KMC chain with MissingLink connectors
• Tamer’s Pivot Plus suspension seatpost sets a new standard for adjustable stoker comfort
plus:
• 48-spoke wheels with ultra-strong rims and tires (700c tires are limited to
650 lbs of combined rider weight, 26" wheels allow up to 1050 lbs CRW.
• choice of drop or upright handlebars and controls
Price: from $8995