Cherokee180

Hi All,
I found a nice Cannondale MT1000 from 1998 for sale. Too far from home to actually sit on it.
I am 5'11".
Research shows it may be too small for me, but then I saw this quote from this site (about an MT1000 from the same era):

I got a 18/16, thats 18" captain (front) and 16" stoker (rear). I easily adjusted the captains seat and stem to accomodate me (5'11").

I rarely see tandems here so I can't try a similar one.......help please--would this be a good fit?

Thank you!
Doug

shlammed

take the geometry from the tandem and compare it to a single bike that you have or like the fit of at your LBS.

Cherokee180

Thank you! I checked this tandem in comparison to my current single--a Fuji Hybrid Absolute 1.7. The top tube length specs are close.
Stand over height (or my Fuji) on the tandem is no problem.
It seems there are a lot of Cannondale frame sizes for sale that are M/S size--just none in my hometown of Raleigh, NC that I could look at.
And I found this on the web--according to this chart from Cannondale, the L/S would be a better fit for me.
I do understand that a tandem that doesn't fit won't be fun!

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[TD="class: auto-style26, align: center"]Bike Size[/TD]
[TD="class: auto-style26, colspan: 2, align: center"]Frame Size[/TD]
[TD="class: auto-style26, align: center"]Front Rider Height[/TD]
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[TD="class: auto-style26, align: center"]MS[/TD]
[TD="class: auto-style26, align: center"]48 cm[/TD]
[TD="class: auto-style26, align: center"]19"[/TD]
[TD="class: auto-style26, align: center"]5'0" to 5'6"[/TD]
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[TD="class: auto-style26, align: center"]LS[/TD]
[TD="class: auto-style26, align: center"]54 cm[/TD]
[TD="class: auto-style26, align: center"]21"[/TD]
[TD="class: auto-style26, align: center"]5'7" to 5'11"[/TD]
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