Originally Posted by rhino919

I agree, definitely worth upgrading.

My wife and I upgraded our Cannondale tandem with an Alpha Q tandem fork and Rolf Wheels. We went from a front disc to an Ultegra caliper brake. After the upgrades, it was a completely different bike. We dropped 4 lbs of weight (~2.5 lbs on the wheels alone), so that helped on the hills. The handling was also vastly improved. I'm not sure if it was the wheels, the fork, or the change in geometry that caused it, but I suddenly felt like I could corner with the other tandems we were racing against (mostly Co-Motions). Since you can't get the Alpha Q fork any more, I would look at either the ENVE Road 2.0 or the Co-Motion Tandem fork.

We have really enjoyed our Cannondale, but have found that it really doesn't fit either of us well. So, we have just commissioned a new custom tandem. The captains TT will be shorter and the stoker compartment will be longer.