Golly.
Do I count six water bottle mounts? I'd like a better photo of the stoker's stem arrangement; that looks pretty interesting! Regular old quill stem at a new angle?
I note that your description of the build, ride, etc. is all written in the first person singular. Was this a solo ride? No, wait, I see you mention "our first ride" at the end there. So what's the stoker's opinion?
Congratulations, it is sure a beautiful bike. Though that Davidson is nothing to be ashamed of....
Indeed, it has six bottle cage mounts! I took a couple more pictures of the stokers stem setup. I like it quite a bit because you can get fore and aft very easily and by putting a longer stem on the handlebar, you can increase the height too. I've put a couple pictures of the stem setup below. Sorry for the focus on the one.
As far as the stoker liking the bike: yes, she likes it a lot. She seems more comfortable on this bike than any of the others because it is a really good fit for us.
I do agree that the Davidson is a great bike. You're simply not going to get a bike that's pushing 30 years old that is as clean as the Davidson.
Bilenky 650B Constructeur Tandem - Stem Detail 1 by
Sallad Rialb, on Flickr
Bilenky 650B Constructeur Tandem - Stem Detail 2 by
Sallad Rialb, on Flickr