Hi,
We upgraded this Fall from a Santana Soverign Aluminum frame to the new Calfee. I posted on the tandem forum mentioned in another reply. This post will be similar.
We have ridden tandem since 1999, attended two Santana rally's, two cycle oregons and 2 NW tandem rally's. Also charity century rides. I race road and MTB.
Our tandem weight is slightly heavier than yours, especially after the holidays.
The new bike is really nice. It is more comfortable for the longer rides and mutli day rallies. It does steer quicker than the Santana which took some adjustment the first few rides, but feels stable. It just moves a little easier.
We got it fully loaded with FSA Cranks and the Avid mechanical disc brake (our old tandem had the formula hydralic). Also carbon bar, specialized carbon post and the Rolf wheels (they are fast). The wheels are a big difference, the Santana had the 40 or 44 spoke Fir rims with Hadley hubs.
I don't feel the Avid brake is as strong or solid as the Formula, and I know some people hate the formula, but we only had some decreased performance after 4-5 years and getting it serviced had it working great descending from the local ski area 3-4k of vertical curves.
We got it just in time for Cycle Oregon this year.
and it rode fantastic.
We traveled to Portland Oregon to test ride and this helped convince me to upgrade.
Any more questions let me know.
Rob
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