Originally Posted by
Homeyba
Is it possible that there is another one of those things running around?
I'm sure there are a bunch of them in the same color scheme. It just so happened that Jack mentioned the one he had was the one they used for the catalog / web site photo shoot.
I also don't disagree about the 'gimmicky' nature of the carbon stays. In fact, they hardly drew any comments -- good or bad -- when they debuted the Exo-Grid package at Interbike two years ago for the very reason you noted: the single bike world had already gone through the 'gee-whiz' and 'ho-hum' cycle that typically parallels "new innovations" that aren't all that innovative.
But, again and as you note, from an aesthetics standpoint the clear-coated carbon stays look nice, go well with the clear-coated carbon fork and make the Exo-Grid tubes look a bit more balanced. Hopefully Jack will still have the tandem at GTR as I'd like to saddle it up and take it for a spin with Debbie just to get a flavor for how the whole package works.