I bought an ancient Excocet tandem off Junkmail, and the wife and I are loving it! That is, apart from the fact that I have endless mechanical problems. The latest was a broken front derailleur. The bike shops tell me a Shimano 105 5503 Tripple Front Derailleur is vintage. (I found one on eBay, but its going to take forever from Poland). The alternative is to just end the misery and buy a new bike. I find the market split in two now. Matrix and Canondale both sell a bike for R44000 plus. The alternative is the recently introduced Raleigh Duo Tandem at R29800. (They are available as from about October 2016). Does anyone have any opinion on them? (Apart from the fact that you have to buy to through Makro? Under the Kids Section? Online? (No fitting or after sales service?) - Fortunately a couple of other guys also sell them.) I think they use the same Shimano 105 5700 3x10 drive train as the Canondale. I think Canondale has the Tiagra 4700 12-30 cassette, and the Raleigh has a 5700 series 12-25. Why should I pay R15000 more for the Canondale? Eric
