We have a 2012 model steel da Vinci Joint Venture 700 with the Campy shifters and 4 gear front chain ring set up the Envi Composites fork and White Ind freewheel upgrades (highly recommend the White Ind Freewheels)

Like Tandem Geek said frame material is a personal choice. I have had aluminum on other tandems and we decided to go back to steel as we like the ride of steel for distance riding and it is a little more cost affective and easier to repair if something happens.

With all the bells and wisles our new da Vinci Joint Venture cost around $6000.00 dilivered to my door. We love the way the tandem rides and looks the quality is top notch and it's a great long distance tandem (we like metric & century rides)

I had the tandem dilivered not put together by my request because I prefer to build my own tandems. They pretty much normaly come put together ready to go other than some miner assembly of bars & saddles, front wheel due to being in a dilivery box. da Vinci does great work and we really like the ICS system. Call and talk with Todd at da Vinci about the pros & cons verses cost for what you get out of diffrent frame materials from a manufactures stand point you might be supprised by what you find out.

Ride Safe All,
Bill G