After six months of collecting parts and slowly building this baby up to perfection, today was the maiden voyage of my birthday present to myself... this new Cannondale road tandem! We took it out for an hour and a half (I've been off the bike for a while, and my stoker even longer). Moral of the story... build your bikes slowly - they'll be perfect on the first ride, and all that waiting will be so worth it!
(I won't be saying how old I am Monday...)
Here's the buildup...
 | Frame | Cannondale Road Tandem |
 | Fork | Fatty R Tandem |
 | Rims | Ambrosio w/eyelet and machined sidewall, 40 hole |
 | Hubs | White Industries Mi6 Disc |
 | Spokes | DT Swiss Champion, 14g |
 | Tires | Schwalbe Durano Plus, 700 x 28c |
 | Pedals | Crank Brothers Candy |
 | Crank | FSA Carbon SLK Tandem, 30/39/53 |
 | Chain | FSA, Campagnolo Record timing |
 | Rear Cogs | Campagnolo Record 10-speed, 12-28 |
 | Bottom Bracket | FSA MegaExo, Cannondale eccentric |
 | Front Derailleur | Campagnolo Triple |
 | Rear Derailleur | Campagnolo Record, med. cage |
 | Shifters | Campagnolo Record |
 | Handlebars | FSA front, Stoker rear |
 | Stem | FSA front, Cannondale C3 Stoker rear |
 | Headset | Campagnolo Record |
 | Brakeset | Avid BB7 Road Disc |
 | Saddle | Fi:zi'k Aliente, Viper rear |
 | Seat Post | FSA front, USE suspension rear |
