Originally Posted by
riceowls
I am looking into buying 2010(???) Co-Motion Mocha with couplers as a "travel touring tandem" and perhaps as a "gravel/ easy trails" tandem. Currently have BIkeFriday Twosday for that purpose but thinking that this could be an upgrade. Anyway, here are my questions for those who own or owned a similar model:
1) The bike comes with rim brakes that is why I put a question mark for the seller's claim of the year. Not sure how hard and expensive would it be to change it to disk brakes.
2) While we are at it - are there options to put in the front suspension fork? Not sure if anyone makes decent ones for 26 that would be ok for tandem.
3) For those who had both 6x SS-coupled tandems and BikeFridays - can you comment on how these compare in terms of the packing/unpacking setup?
1) Can't help although the thought has crossed my mind as there seem to be lots of coupled tandems for sale now with dual rim brakes and I'd ideally like a touring tandem with a front disc, rear cantilever and arai drag.
2) MTB tandems sells two suspension forks that indicate they are compatible with 26inch wheels (about a grand each).
3) The Tandem Twosday was much more convenient on the packing and unpacking. We also found the folding and placing in a bag was very nice allowing us to put it in the trunk of a car quickly, or to the side in a cruise stateroom. Also, the cases for the bike friday were essentially normal samsonite suite cases that were easy to travel with. Our current travel bike with 6 couplers takes a lot more time and the cases are bigger and more annoying, but the ride quality is much improved when compared to the bike friday.