The Annual Tandem Cyclists Survey (Winter 2010, Part Deux) www.thetandemlink.com

1.  We own the following TYPE(S) of tandems (Select ALL that apply):

700c road tandem		#		%
		151		76%
26Ē road tandem
		42		21%
Semi-Recumbent tandem, e.g., Counterpoint, Viewpoint, Harmony
		1		0%
Recumbent road tandem
		9		4%
26Ē off-road tandem or enduro
		60		30%
29Ē off-road tandem
		3		1%
A Multi-Seat tandem, e.g., triplet, quad, quint
		16		8%
A Fat-Tire Cruiser
		9		4%
Other
		13		6%
None of the above: We rent or borrow but don't own a tandem
		0		0%
		198

2.  Our tandemís PRIMARY FRAME MATERIAL is (Select ALL that apply):

Basic chromoly steel		#		%
		72		36%
Lightweight alloy steel
		57		28%
Aluminum
		95		47%
Scandium-Aluminum
		8		4%
Titanium
		13		6%
Composite / Carbon
		15		7%
Magnesium
		2		1%
Bamboo
		0		0%
Some other type of exotic material
		0		0%
I have no idea
		1		0%
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3.  Our tandemís SHIFTING duties are handled by (Select ALL that apply):

Bar-end (aka, barcon) or down tube shifters		#		%
		45		22%
Shimano Total Integration (STI) shifters
		113		57%
SACHs Ergo shifters
		2		1%
Campagnolo Ergo shifters
		27		13%
SRAM DoubleTap shifters
		3		1%
Shimano Dura Ace Di2 Electronic shifting
		0		0%
SRAM Grip Shifters or similar
		41		20%
Thumb Shifters, RapidFire trigger, or similar
		34		17%
Rohloff Speedhub or Nexus type internally gear hubs
		10		5%
None of the above, e.g., single speed
		1		0%
		198

4.  Our tandemís PRIMARY BRAKING duties are handled by (Select ALL that apply):

Rear COASTER brake (with or without front hand brake)		#		%
		1		0%
Center-pull brakes, e.g., Weinman brakes
		1		0%
CANTILEVER rim brakes (conventional)
		53		26%
Linear-pull brakes, aka V-BRAKES
		95		47%
HYDRAULIC RIM brakes
		12		6%
Single or Dual Pivot CALIPER rim brakes
		38		19%
HYBRID: Front = Rim, Rear = Disc
		33		16%
Dual (front & rear) MECHANICAL DISC brakes
		30		15%
Dual (front & rear) HYDRAULIC DISC brakes
		25		12%
None of the above
		1		0%
		199

5.  With regard to SUPPLEMENTAL BRAKING (aka, drag brake) duties we have (Select ALL that apply):

No need for a supplemental / drag brake on our tandem		#		%
		91		46%
An Arai drum brake but never used it / took it off / sold it
		8		4%
An Arai drum brake but rarely use it
		33		16%
An Arai drum brake on the bike and routinely use it
		22		11%
A rear disc + rim brake but never used it / took it off / sold it
		1		0%
A rear disc + rim brake but rarely use it
		7		3%
A rear disc + rim brake on the bike and routinely use it
		8		4%
A rear disc but no rear rim brake instead of an Arai w/rim brake
		9		4%
A rear disc but no rear rim brake and should have gotten the Arai
		0		0%
None of the above
		27		13%
		197

6.  With regard to RACING TECHNOLOGY we have (Select ALL that apply): Note: Exotic frame materials include composites, titanium, magnesium, boron matrix, TT S3 /OX-Plantium, ACMUltra7, etc..

No need for it		#		%
		106		55%
A carbon fork
		76		40%
Exotic frame material
		33		17%
Hand-picked, very lightweight components
		27		14%
Gates Carbon-Drive / Belt Drive
		10		5%
Integrated, low-spoke count racing wheels, e.g., Rolfs, Sweet 16s
		47		24%
No-kidding Aero wheels, e.g., Zipp 808s, LEW, etc
		2		1%
Skin suits, booties and aero helmets for TT events
		7		3%
A power-tap or other watt-measuring equipment
		1		0%
A personal trainer / cycling coach
		2		1%
		190

7.  With regard to CYCLING COMPUTERS and GPS (Select ALL that apply):

No need for them		#		%
		10		5%
Captain has a computer, but stoker doesnít
		71		36%
Both captain and stoker have computers
		69		35%
Captain or stoker have wireless computers
		50		25%
Captain or stoker have computers with heart rate monitors
		25		12%
Captain has Shimano Flight Deck & likes it
		48		24%
Captain has Shimano Flight Deck & doesnít like it
		3		1%
Captain Ergo Brain & likes it
		6		3%
Captain Ergo Brain & doesnít like it
		0		0%
Captain or stoker have GPS
		78		40%
		195

8.  DROP BAR SHIFTING UPGRADES weíve made and how we liked them, to include moving to a newer tandem (Select ALL that apply):

Never had a reason to switch from bar-ends or downtube		#		%
		35		21%
Never tried STI, Ergo or DoubleTap but donít like it
		1		0%
Tried Shimano STI and like it
		83		51%
Tried Shimano STI and donít like it
		12		7%
Tried Campagnolo Ergo and like it
		31		19%
Tried Campagnolo Ergo and donít like it
		1		0%
Tried SRAM DoubleTap and like it
		3		1%
Tried SRAM DoubleTap and donít like it
		1		0%
Would like to upgrade but canít justify the expense
		16		9%
Iíd really, really like to get Shimano Dura Ace Di2
		22		13%
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9.  Hey, what about us OFF-ROAD TANDEM enthusiastsÖ. (Select ALL that apply):

Who in their right mind would ride a tandem off-road?		#		%
		49		37%
We own and ride aWe own and ride a rigid off-road / enduro tandemfront-suspended tandem
		21		15%
We own and ride a front-suspended tandem
		19		14%
We own and ride a full-suspension tandem
		24		18%
We do fire-roads and dirt roads, but thatís it
		46		34%
We live for single-track and gnarly terrain
		26		19%
We have raced our off-road tandem in sanctioned events
		18		13%
We would like to race our off-road tandem in sanctioned events
		7		5%
We have attended an off-road tandem rally
		11		8%
We would like to attend and off-road tandem rally
		23		17%
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