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11-23-11, 04:48 PM
We received our new Calfee Tetra frame and fork the later part of May (2011) and have now ridden it right at 2600 miles. The 2600 miles have all been smiles! We are still totally thrilled with the bike and have not had any issues at all, it has performed perfectly.
Since the original build I have made a few changes.
Updated the stoker bars to Profile carbon bars.
Replaced the Ultegra brakes with Dura Ace brakes.
Replaced the Bontrager cf bottle cages with Arundel cages.
Replaced the Bontrager tandem wheels with Topolino Tandem wheels. The Topolino's now have 900 miles on them and have been completely perfect. They are still extremely comfortable and we would not want to go back to anything else. Our average speed has gone up around .5 mph.
Installed a Dionette r300 rear taillight.
I do intend to replace the cranks eventually, the front is an FSA Gossamer and the rear is an FSA SLK. I want to eventually have matched cranks. If things work out we will be trying a set of the new Ultegra cranks in a month or so. If that does not work I am leaning towards a set of Lightning cranks.
The total weight with pedals and bottle cages is 27.65 pounds. This is with the computers, tool bag, mirrors, and lights removed.
Wayne
Since the original build I have made a few changes.
Updated the stoker bars to Profile carbon bars.
Replaced the Ultegra brakes with Dura Ace brakes.
Replaced the Bontrager cf bottle cages with Arundel cages.
Replaced the Bontrager tandem wheels with Topolino Tandem wheels. The Topolino's now have 900 miles on them and have been completely perfect. They are still extremely comfortable and we would not want to go back to anything else. Our average speed has gone up around .5 mph.
Installed a Dionette r300 rear taillight.
I do intend to replace the cranks eventually, the front is an FSA Gossamer and the rear is an FSA SLK. I want to eventually have matched cranks. If things work out we will be trying a set of the new Ultegra cranks in a month or so. If that does not work I am leaning towards a set of Lightning cranks.
The total weight with pedals and bottle cages is 27.65 pounds. This is with the computers, tool bag, mirrors, and lights removed.
Wayne