Originally Posted by OldShacker
We have a tandem RT1000 and ride it all the time. We had a MTB bike but found that most of the group rides tend to need a faster bike. It fits and works for our needs. We ride on bike paths for most of our rides (20-35 Miles). Our organized rides we do the 50 to 65 miles without issues. Our average speed is around 17 mph alone; however, it jumps to around 19+ with group rides. (Flat roads). We got it new in 2001. No problems yet.
You need to test ride any bike. Our LBS let us use one for 2-days for 50 miles (25 a day) full weekend.
Just to follow up. I did go out and ride a new Cannondale yesterday and found it to be very comfortable. I can't speak for the stoker position obviously, but it has a suspended seatpost. The twin disk brakes seemed to be just fine and the three color fade (purple to light blue) is beautiful. $2350.00 is the new bike price. Decisions, decisions.