Since 1993, the S+S Machine Bicycle Torque Coupling has revolutionized the bicycle industry and forever changed the image of travel bikes. No longer is it necessary to compromise cycling performance in order to build in packability. Substandard folding bikes with non-standard parts have become obsolete; the S+S Coupling allows a truly high performance bicycle to be disassembled and packed for travel quickly and easily in airline-checkable luggage. Co-Motion's expert integration of the S+S Couplings and their specially designed Co-Pilot Project Tubing will make you forget that the Couplings are there, until it’s time to pack up your tandem and go. Co-Motion Cycles was the first bicycle company in the world to offer bicycles with S+S Couplings as a standard feature. They call it the Co-Motion Co-Pilot Project. Co-Motion has now expanded the Co-Pilot Project by making S+S Couplings available on any cro-moly steel Co-Motion tandem or single frame. These bikes are identifiable by the moniker “Co-Pilot” following the standard model name. The evolution of Co-Pilot Project represents an enthusiastic dedication to the travel bike market and the success of the S+S Coupling. Coupled Co-Motion tandems are the MOST popular bikes we sell at Tandem Cycle Works, hands down.
A close look at the S+S Machine Bicycle Torque Coupling reveals the expert engineering that allows the system to work so perfectly. Interlocking tapered teeth are drawn together by a threaded lockring, providing an extremely rigid joint with minimal tightening force. The extremely durable, attractive and reliable S+S Couplings used by Co-Motion Cycles are of hardened stainless steel, and are silver brazed onto the bicycle tubes. In fact, a well-made BTC-equipped bicycle frame is measurably stronger than an identical frame without Couplings. As the leading manufacturer of S+S Coupling equipped bicycles Co-Motion Cycles has the expertise to make sure that your travel bike is without equal.
Co-Motion Cycles uses only the original stainless steel S+S Couplings. Many other builders are now using plated or non-plated couplings made from non-stainless material, which are designed to reduce cost and speed up bicycle production. Stainless S+S Couplings assure a lifetime of flawless and corrosion-free operation. We know that once you own a Co-Pilot you’ll want to keep it forever.
Co-Motion tandem bicycles that can be ordered with couplers include the Supremo, Primera, Speedster, and all of Co-Motion's cro-moly Family models. At Tandem Cycle Works, coupled tandems from Co-motion are the most popular bikes we sell.
