Originally Posted by
crank_addict
Can't speak for the seller of this Santana tandem but indeed is a
fillet brazed w/ custom to spec Ishwata tubing. Amazing price considering the effort building these early frames. Some nice extras on it - Phil hubs, Mafac cant's. IMHO, looks pretty. However I do question the low cost on shipping. Perhaps could use a freight truck, bike on a pallet, standing up, wheels removed???
Santana Tandem Bike
Those Santana's are fantastic tandems, brand new they're $3,000.
The cost to ship is more than a normal bike because it ships in an oversize box, not sure what the cost is but I would estimate $150 to $200 range; but the boxes aren't cheap probably another $45 unless you can find a used one at an LBS that's because the size of the box wood reinforcement must be used but the biggest problem is finding one if an LBS doesn't have one then it's possible you may have to have it shipped to the bike! Then it's shipped freight truck by UPS not the little brown trucks.
I would ask the seller if he has a box for it already to go, hopefully he kept the original box it came in, if he did then he shouldn't charge you for the box.
That's a very nice bike, if my wife was more into cycling I would be jumping on it because it would fit both of us.