| The Annual Tandem Cyclists Survey (Winter 2010, Part Deux)
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| 1. We own the following TYPE(S) of tandems (Select ALL that apply): |
| 700c road tandem | # | % | |||
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147 | 75% | |||
| 26” road tandem | |||||
 |
41 | 21% | |||
| Semi-Recumbent tandem, e.g., Counterpoint, Viewpoint, Harmony | |||||
 |
1 | 0% | |||
| Recumbent road tandem | |||||
 |
9 | 4% | |||
| 26” off-road tandem or enduro | |||||
 |
59 | 30% | |||
| 29” off-road tandem | |||||
 |
3 | 1% | |||
| A Multi-Seat tandem, e.g., triplet, quad, quint | |||||
 |
16 | 8% | |||
| A Fat-Tire Cruiser | |||||
|
9 | 4% | |||
| Other | |||||
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13 | 6% | |||
| None of the above: We rent or borrow but don't own a tandem | |||||
|
0 | 0% | |||
| 194 |
| 2. Our tandem’s PRIMARY FRAME MATERIAL is (Select ALL that apply): |
| Basic chromoly steel | # | % | |||
 |
72 | 36% | |||
| Lightweight alloy steel | |||||
 |
56 | 28% | |||
| Aluminum | |||||
 |
92 | 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% | |||
| 195 |
| 3. Our tandem’s SHIFTING duties are handled by (Select ALL that apply): |
| Bar-end (aka, barcon) or down tube shifters | # | % | |||
 |
45 | 23% | |||
| Shimano Total Integration (STI) shifters | |||||
 |
110 | 56% | |||
| 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 | |||||
 |
40 | 20% | |||
| Thumb Shifters, RapidFire trigger, or similar | |||||
 |
32 | 16% | |||
| Rohloff Speedhub or Nexus type internally gear hubs | |||||
 |
10 | 5% | |||
| None of the above, e.g., single speed | |||||
|
1 | 0% | |||
| 194 |
| 4. Our tandem’s 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) | |||||
 |
52 | 26% | |||
| Linear-pull brakes, aka V-BRAKES | |||||
|
92 | 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 | |||||
 |
24 | 12% | |||
| None of the above | |||||
|
1 | 0% | |||
| 195 |
| 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 | # | % | |||
 |
89 | 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 | 17% | |||
| An Arai drum brake on the bike and routinely use it | |||||
 |
21 | 10% | |||
| 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 | |||||
|
26 | 13% | |||
| 193 |
| 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 | # | % | |||
 |
103 | 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 | 25% | |||
| 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% | |||
| 187 |
| 7. With regard to CYCLING COMPUTERS and GPS (Select ALL that apply): |
| No need for them | # | % | |||
|
10 | 5% | |||
| Captain has a computer, but stoker doesn’t | |||||
 |
68 | 35% | |||
| Both captain and stoker have computers | |||||
|
69 | 36% | |||
| Captain or stoker have wireless computers | |||||
|
49 | 25% | |||
| Captain or stoker have computers with heart rate monitors | |||||
|
25 | 13% | |||
| Captain has Shimano Flight Deck & likes it | |||||
 |
47 | 24% | |||
| Captain has Shimano Flight Deck & doesn’t like it | |||||
|
3 | 1% | |||
| Captain Ergo Brain & likes it | |||||
|
6 | 3% | |||
| Captain Ergo Brain & doesn’t like it | |||||
|
0 | 0% | |||
| Captain or stoker have GPS | |||||
|
78 | 40% | |||
| 191 |
| 8. DROP BAR SHIFTING UPGRADES we’ve 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 | # | % | |||
|
34 | 21% | |||
| Never tried STI, Ergo or DoubleTap but don’t like it | |||||
|
1 | 0% | |||
| Tried Shimano STI and like it | |||||
 |
81 | 51% | |||
| Tried Shimano STI and don’t like it | |||||
|
12 | 7% | |||
| Tried Campagnolo Ergo and like it | |||||
|
31 | 19% | |||
| Tried Campagnolo Ergo and don’t like it | |||||
|
1 | 0% | |||
| Tried SRAM DoubleTap and like it | |||||
|
3 | 1% | |||
| Tried SRAM DoubleTap and don’t like it | |||||
|
1 | 0% | |||
| Would like to upgrade but can’t justify the expense | |||||
 |
15 | 9% | |||
| I’d really, really like to get Shimano Dura Ace Di2 | |||||
|
22 | 13% | |||
| 158 |
| 9. Hey, what about us OFF-ROAD TANDEM enthusiasts…. (Select ALL that apply): |
| Who in their right mind would ride a tandem off-road? | # | % | |||
|
47 | 36% | |||
| We own and ride aWe own and ride a rigid off-road / enduro tandemfront-suspended tandem | |||||
|
21 | 16% | |||
| We own and ride a front-suspended tandem | |||||
|
19 | 14% | |||
| We own and ride a full-suspension tandem | |||||
|
23 | 17% | |||
| We do fire-roads and dirt roads, but that’s it | |||||
|
46 | 35% | |||
| We live for single-track and gnarly terrain | |||||
|
25 | 19% | |||
| We have raced our off-road tandem in sanctioned events | |||||
|
17 | 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 | |||||
|
22 | 17% | |||
| 129 |
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