Help me choose please!!!
10-03-06, 02:46 PM
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Help me choose please!!!
Trek t2000 for $1500 or Cannondale Road Tandem for $1200?
10-03-06, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TandemGeek
Not enough information....
Model years, condition, location, sizing correct, opportunity to test ride, etc....
Model years, condition, location, sizing correct, opportunity to test ride, etc....
10-03-06, 05:57 PM
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Well the T2000 cost about $3600 new and the Cannondale $2400, so for whatever that is worth.
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10-03-06, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by hawkijohn
both new 06 - correct sizing for both
10-03-06, 07:48 PM
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at those prices you could probably buy both and sell the one you don't like at a profit.
10-03-06, 09:53 PM
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I have a late-90s C'dale and really like it. The geometry is compact, though, so you are pretty close to each other. Works for us and is fast, but don't wear a fat camelbak!
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Originally Posted by Duane
at those prices you could probably buy both and sell the one you don't like at a profit.
10-04-06, 12:33 PM
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Is the Trek a steel frame? If so, I'd go with the Trek. Yes, I am biased towards steel in general. In this case, I'm especially biased because of the greater twisting and other forces a tandem puts on a frame. Steel is much more tolerant of such things. Some metalurgist will now probably tell me I ma full of s***, and Lord knows there are tons of aluminum tandems out there, but assuming that the bikes are fairly close in overall quality, I'll take steel over aluminum every time, especially on a long bike.
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10-04-06, 01:24 PM
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I'm inclined toward...
call it trusting....or maybe easy pickins
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Use common sense. Does the seller have lots of good feedback? How much is shipping and how will you keep it from getting damaged? Factor in the cost of getting it assembled (if you can't do it) and fitted to the 2 of you. Are you sure it fits?
Good luck and let us know how it goes!
Good luck and let us know how it goes!
