Advantages: brilliant fun and half the effort Disadvantages: all the effort - the one on the back is skiving again!
.... A handlebar needed straightening and peddles putting on as well as the rear seat. All set up and ready to go within about and hour.
The Technical Spec:
This Konekt2 adult tandem comes equipped with many excellent features . It provides an entry into the world of tandem cycling. Fitted with a powerful front disc brake for easy stopping, 21 speed Shimano gears, sprung super comfy saddles & robust 26" x 2.25 tyres for added comfort . Its 18" frame size make it ideal for novices of all ages, allow you to share your cycling experience as never before. Twice the fun.
· Model Type :Adult Tandem
· Frame Construction :Hi-Ten Steel
· Forks :Hi-Ten Steel
· Frame Size :18" Captain & 18" Stoker
· Wheel Size :26"
· Gear System :Shimano Megarange 21 speed indexed gears with Micro shift (twist) selection
· Wheel Specification :Lightweight Alloy rims...
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Advantages: Great price and beautiful ride Disadvantages: Lots of small probelms and so many expensive upgrades to be done
...Bianchi Via Nirone 7 2005
Alu-Carbon Xenon Compact/Triple Drive Size 59
LiquiGas/Bianchi Team Colours (see photo at botom of review)
£574.99
The bike and the ride
In late summer of 2005 I purchased a Bianchi Via Nirone 7 from Evans online at the website (http://www.evanscycles.com/) and was impressed with the delivery within 3 days. The parcel was well protected and all I had to do was open one end of the box, wheel the bike out, adjust the handlebar orientation and basically it was good to go riding. I changed the saddle for a Bontrager Race X Lite saddle as an upgrade - saddle selection is a very personal choice for comfort on the long rides. After inflating the tyres to a high pressure (I use 100psi to allow for the humps and bumps on the Great British roads). The handling of this bike with carbon fibre forks, stem and seat post...
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Advantages: Top Quality, first class frame Disadvantages: a few cheap components
.... This comprised of the front and rear derailleurs, rear hub and crank set. For some strange reason Trek slipped a little and fitted Deore LX rapid fire shifters / brake leavers.
The rest of the bike was kitted out with Bontrager components, maybe not the best but at least strong and durable.
Trek also fitted a set of Rock Shox Duke's. I have replaced these so cant remember exactly which ones, but for all the adjustment dials you could play with they weren't really that good. I never found them to give a good quality ride no matter how much adjustment you made.
My 8000 also came with a pair of Bontrager Tyres which I think I could have got more traction with if I had covered them in chip fat and cycled down a fresh tarmac road..in the rain. They were useless.
The Trek came with AVID V brakes which for me are fantastic. There is a bit of a fad...
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