We are leaning toward a co-motion. One thing I do like better about the Santana is the location of the S&S couplers. The Santana comes apart with 2 biggish pieces and 3 straight tubes where the Co-motion is 3 biggish pieces; I think packing a Santana will be easier - but not a reason to buy it if the co-motion works out.
Very cool that you race masters on a tandem, I assume? I really wanted to do master's TT on the tandem with myself and another woman who races but it looks like there is no female/female category. bummer.
Overall I'm really surprised that even the small-sized stock tandems have such a large captain standover height. Men have shorter legs than women. My husband is 7" taller than I am but his inseam is only 1.5" longer. I think these companies should get a clue that they are shutting out some of their market by making tandems too big. The smallest Cannondale T2 sold out quickly the year we bought it; or so I was told when we tried to buy a second one - the standover height is about 27" and the commotion I tried was 30" and too high.
Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
Based on your description of how you like to ride, I'd wager you'd be happier on a Co-Motion than a Santana. Co-Mo's handle about as close to a single racing bike as you can with a tandem. I tend to think of Santana's as more as all day, touring, bikes with regard to how they handle.
FWIW, in the couple of years we've raced at Masters Nationals, I recall very few Santana's and many more Co-Motions, Canondales, Calfee's and Paketa's.