Originally Posted by
jim_pridx
...our new custom-built Bob Brown tandem was finished...( Still, after riding the same old "tank" of a tandem ... it would be nice to treat ourselves to a new bike. It's essentially a new frame with a few new components, but we transferred many of our older components over to the bike as well (drivetrain, wheelset, saddles, etc.).
So, your old non-coupled steel frame was a
tank, and this steel frame, with the same components but with 6 couplers (about
2 lbs) is going to be non-tanky? What with 2 lbs of couplers, is this frame going to weigh significantly less than your old frame? It will have better tubing, and nice lug construction, but I am just wondering if this is enough on its own to free you from the years of tandem tankiness you've endured.
Just as rock soup is enhanced by the addition of vegetables and beef, so too your frame might have even more of those qualities you anticipate if it had a
carbon fork.