Tue, 12 Nov 2002
Thoughts of tandems // at 23:59
The Spiegeltent is back in its box, back home to Belgium for some R&R. That'll teach me to not quite get around to visiting it. Maybe next year...
Hmmm, maybe its time to get serious and compare the KHS Alite and Cannondale MT800 tandems:
| KHS Alite | Cannondale MT800 | |
| Frame | 7005 | Cannondale Mountain Tandem |
| Size | 20"x16" | MS/LS/LM/XS/XM |
| Weight | 17.5kg | 17.9kg |
| Price | $3300 | $4400 |
| Fork | O/s CrMo Unicrown | Fatty R 1 1/18 |
| Headset | Tioga DX/2 Ahead | Cane Creek C-1 |
| Rims | Sun Rhyno Lite, 40hole | Sun Rhyno Lite, 40hole |
| Front Hub | Alloy QR | Shimano Tandem |
| Rear Hub | XT 145mm | Shimano Tandem |
| Tyres | KHS 26x1.75" | Continental Explorer 26x2.1" |
| Front Derailleur | Shimano Tiagra | Shimano LX |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano XT | Shimano XT |
| Shifters | Shimano LX | Shimano Deore |
| Freewheel | Deore 9sp 11-34 | Deore 9sp 11-34 |
| Seatpost Front | Kalloy SP 267 | Cannondale Expert |
| Seatpost Rear | Post Moderne Susp. | Cannondale suspension |
| Brakes | LX V-brake | Shimano BR-420 w/XT |
So there it all is. As Pegasus Peter has said, there doesn't seem to be much between the two, is the Cannondale frame and name worth an extra 33% on the price?
