We've built up tandems for road touring and brevets, all in Rivendell style. Your list is good. Correct on the rear hub. The biggest cost drivers on a tandem are cranks – we like Sugino XD-tandem specific with TA Zephyr rings – and strong wheels.
We like White Industries hubs though they require periodic maintenance. Phil are also great but more expensive. Lower cost Shimano 145mm drum brake hubs are out there but you'll need a disk adapter. Good luck! Ed Washington, DC On Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 5:41:43 PM UTC-4, Matthew Liggett wrote: > > RBW Owners, > > I have been thinking of getting a tandem, and the latest announcement of a > few more HHH available has me wondering how much beyond the $1800 I'll put > into components. AFAICT, the differences versus a "normal" single build > are... > > 1. Don't have to buy a seatpost > 2. Or a headset > 3. Extra saddle > 4. Extra set of pedals > 5. Extra bars, grips, tape > 6. Extra chain > 7. Tandem cranks instead of normal > 8. Longer cable and housing runs > 9. 1 disc brake setup: caliper, rotor, housing, cable, and lever > 10. Tandem, disc rear hub instead of normal > > What am I missing? > > Thanks! > > Matt > Sunnyvale, CA > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
