Tandem

Before even starting the tour we have received a number of inquiries on our gear and bike.  We will update this as we make changes during the tour.

Our tandem is a Calfee Tetra that will have about 4000 miles of riding before we start our 2021 tour.  We love this bike!  It handles like a carbon road bike!  (Well, we exaggerate just a bit.) 😊   But like always the real important stuff is in the details that follow.  Special thanks to Kevin at Tandem Cycle Works of Denver for a perfect build and fit.


A bit more context on our component selection.   We spec'd a lot of carbon to reduce the effects of road vibrations.   Then we went with a belt drive, internal hub drive train for minimal maintenance on the road.  The internal hub also removes the need to pull the cassette to fix a drive side broken spoke.

 Starting Bike Setup

  • Calfee Tetra carbon frame and fork, clear coat, S&S couplers
  • Chris King Inset headset
  • Phil Wood stainless steel bottom brackets front and rear
  • FSA SLK front and rear carbon cranks
  • Gates CDX chainrings
  • Gates Carbon Drive tandem timing belt
  • Gates Carbon Drive rear belt
  • Rohloff speed hub, and round hub shifter
  • TRP Hydraulic assist disc brakes 
  • 200 mm disc brake rotors front and rear
  • Swiss DT front hub 
  • 36 spoke Rude Andra rims front and rear
  • Schwalbe Marathon Mondial tires
  • SPD pedals front and rear
  • SRAM single cable levers
  • Easton carbon front stem
  • Fizik carbon front bars
  • Syntase carbon seat post front
  • Kinekt aluminum seat post rear
  • Profile Wing carbon rear bars
  • ControlTech rear stem aluminum

Handlebar and Frame Bags

Full disclosure!  All supplied by our son's company Exile Designs.


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    1. Nope we are using tubes. I know how to repair tubes on the open road. Not as good with tubeless.

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