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Bilenky tandems offer user-specific design in an extremely wide range of sizes and fork lengths, affording you with virtually custom fit for a production price.

Sport Model:                                                                                                              Medium clearances.  Can be fitted with narrow fenders.  Available with linear-pull/cantilever or medium reach sidepulls.

Expedition Model:                                                                               
Oversize fork with special crown clearance for 38C tires and fender.  Frame has longer front top tube.  For linear-pull/cantilever brakes only.

Short Reach Road/Road SL Model:                                                            Spaced for short reach sidepulls.  Specify brake type desired

Eleven  ( 11  wow! ) stock sizes
(note - any model can be built with 26" wheels; call for details and cost)

  20x17 21x18 21.5x21 22x19 23x20 23x18 24x20.5 25x19.5 18x16 19x16 20x17

Wheel size

700c 700c 700c 700c 700c 700c 700c 700c 26" 26" 26"
Front Seat Angle 74.00 74.00 74.00 73.00 73.50 73.50 73.50 72.50 73.50 73.50 73.50
Front Top Tube Length 21.25 21.75 21.60 22.50 22.40 22.38 22.75 23.25 19.75 20.00 20.25
Front Standover Height 29.80 30.30 30.90 31.50 31.80 32.00 32.90 33.60 27.40 28.00 28.60
Rear Seat Angle 72.50 72.50 72.50 72.50 72.50 72.50 72.50 72.50 72.50 72.50 72.50
Rear Top Tube Length 27.25 27.75 27.25 27.75 27.75 27.75 28.25 28.25 26.75 26.75 26.75
Rear Standover Height 27.30 28.50 29.70 29.10 29.90 28.50 29.50 29.00 25.70 25.88 26.40
Head Angle 73.00 73.50 73.50 73.50 73.50 73.50 73.50 73.50 72.50 72.50 72.50
Fork Rake 2.38 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.00 2.00 2.00
Trail 1.64 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.80 1.80 1.80
Wheelbase 67.98 68.52 68.25 68.80 68.90 68.90 69.25 69.75 65.00 65.51 65.80

                                  
Custom sizing
Our Signature tandems are available in any size, in sport, expedition, and short reach geometries. Custom sizes will accommodate any conceivable captain/stoker combination as well as, of course, riders of similar heights.


                                  
Common Specs

Wheelsize

700C

26"

Bottom Bracket Height

10.9"

10.75"

Chainstay Length

17 5/8"

16 3/4"

Rear Axle Spacing

145mm or 160mm

145mm or 160mm

 

last updated  November 19, 2006 spindept@bilenky.com