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Burley Piratella Tandem

A tip of the hat goes to reader Cary for showing us Burley's new lightweight tandem, the Piratella. It's an aluminum tandem with Campy Record components and a carbon fork, all-in-all creating a rigid and lightweight bike. The fork was designed specific for the tandem and uses a 4mm steerer and is claimed to be the "strongest and stiffest tandem-specific fork on the market." The last tandem I was on was the Cannondale Mountain Tandem, and was by no means designed to be lightweight, but it was a very good ride overall. Wait for full reviews to hit before sinking $5500 into a new bike though.

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Co-Motion's Foldable Bikes: Stylish and Pragmatic

by Anne Metz (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

With Deidre's recent post about Bike Friday in mind, I thought I'd give some props to Oregon's other manufacturer of foldable bikes, Co-Motion. In both single and tandem varieties, travel-friendly foldable bikes are hand-crafted at Co-Motion's Eugene factory.

What gives Co-Motion so much commotion in the folding bike industry? The proprietary S+S coupling system developed for its travel bikes. In just a few moments, you can transform your suitcase into a smooth racing or touring bike while saving the $80 the airlines charge (each way!) for bringing a bike on board.

In other words, you get a collapsible bike that doesn't collapse your street cred.

The foldable version of Co-Motion's steel racer, the Espresso Co-Pilot (as if they couldn't get any more Oregonian, Co-Motion names its bike models after the Pacific Northwest's favorite caffeinated beverages), starts at $1925 for a hand-crafted frame and fork.

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