Upgrades, Options & Accessories
Here are the options and accessories that most customers at Tandem Cycle Works choose and that we recommend for your Burley tandem.
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For most stokers a suspension seatpost is a "must have" item. Even the BEST captain sometimes misses calling out bumps so a suspension seatpost for the stoker helps cushion the blow to the bum. We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee on stoker suspension seatposts. In TEN years of doing business at Tandem Cycle Works, not ONE has been returned!
This is not just ANY bike computer! The big advantage of the Flight Deck is the gear indicator feature. This helps to keep "tandem harmony" on your bike as the captain no longer needs to ask the stoker, "What gear are we in"? No other bike computer has this feature, and in addition, the Flight Deck provides speed, time, virtual cadence, max speed, average speed, lap counter, PLUS it's wireless.
The White Rock Rack from Old Man Mountain is an extremely lightweight rack specifically designed for attachment to the frame at the cantilever bosses. This makes for a very stable rack and avoids the need to compensate for the travel agent camming unit on the rear rim brake of most road tandems. Originally Tandem Cycle Works purchased these racks as a solution for softride tandems, which have non-conventional rear triangles, but we are so pleased with the quality of Old Man Mountain racks, this has become the only rack line that we carry.
When riding in steep terrain like the Colorado Rockies, or when heavily loaded with gear, many of our customers are concerned with adequate braking on their tandems (as they should be!). The Arai drum brake provides maximum braking on your bike by acting as a third brake. Until mechanical disk brakes became available in the past 3 years, 95% of our tandems were sold with this add-on drag brake. The Arai drum is a workhorse: it lasts forever and is amazingly durable. In ten years of owning our shop we have seen only 1 customer ever need replacement pads for the Arai (and remember, we're in Colorado!). By the way, your tandem can be built for the STOKER to control this brake!

Tandem Cycle Works stocks many other options and accessories for your tandem! Please visit our Accessories section for more great tandem-specific items or call Tandem Cycle Works for questions or to order, 303-715-9690.