Originally Posted by
Markeologist
Back in mid to late 80s, the Bike Haus in Merced Calif specialized in tandems and the owners had a black Colnago tandem that they raced…got smoked by them a few times. I’ve seen other Colnago tandems over the years at tandem rallies and other events so I don’t think they are super rare.
There has been a 3Rensho tandem for sale on Craigslist in Bay Area, very cheap, like less than $500.00. Too big for me (23/20) otherwise I would have snatched it up.
All indications were that their tandems were contacted out most likely to Romani who also built tandems for other Italian brands. They would have had the jigs, specialized fitting, tubing and expertise to build them efficiently and marginally profitable.