Turbotandem

Pictures of the tandem submission line up. The entries were notably "low bling". Especially when compared to the bulk of material at NAHBS which can be a blur of bright paint and chrome. The judging criteria is not stated for the competition. Not innovation, year-over-year engineering achievements, funtion, maybe "eye candy" or artistry? Given the win was not even singular but split between Calfee's faux lugged carbon, stretch TT, discussed elseware on this forum; and the wonderful Black Sheep that clearly involved an enourmous amount of labor to construct with great visual appeal; the award for best tandem included a large component of novelty factor in the judging. I wonder how many of the judges were tandem riders, and appreciated what they were looking at between the fun ideas co-motion put forward or the innovation from Paketa. Was it even a close call, or a simple choice of the most visual appeal?