Originally Posted by
johntrev
The small wheels might scare some people off, but the Bike Friday tandems start at around $1500.
http://www.bikefriday.com/bicycles/tandem/322. A nicely equipped Friday would still likely be far less than the Ritchey at $2900, frame set only.
I would argue Bike Friday is in a rather different category from Ritchey. Wheel size, handling, frame stiffness etc.
I can get a Walmart bike for under $100, yet many of my friends own bikes in $3K-10K range. Suckers.