Originally Posted by
TandemGeek
So, now I'm curious. Did you ever pull the fork to inspect it or contact Santana to get the service history on that vintage fork?
No I didn't and I should have.
We are the 2nd owners. The first owners didn't use it all that much. But we have seriously used that bike.
We have had it just over one year, and put around 3500-3800 miles on. Probably around 350,000 to 400,000 feet of climbing, and thus descending.
I don't think 1" steer tubes are good for tough tandem riding for a long period of time. The bike will make a nice backup should our new bike need any work in the future.