I'm looking for a first tandem and have narrowed the search down to a 1998 Trek T200 and 2002 Burley Rumba. I will be performing a cardinal sin of bike buying and will not have the opportunity to test ride either one. With that said... based on our single bike fit both should be fine.

As far as I can tell the Trek has slightly higher end components and everything on the Burley is entry level. The Burley is going to cost little less, which I could turn around and put into upgrades as needed.

This is a first tandem. My plan is to stick with it util we cut our teeth. Once we better understand what we want out of a tandem we will likely upgrade.

So... Trek or Burley? Any feedback would be appreciated.