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Burley Tandem Bicycles

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Burley tandem bicycles on this page: Medium Rumba


Burley Medium (56cm/48cm) Rumba Tandem Bicycle. Used, $3,000.00

  • Pilot's seat tube & top tube: 56cm (22.1 inches) x 57cm (22.4 inches).
  • Pilot's standover height: 80.6cm (31.7 inches)
  • Stoker's seat tube & top tube: 48cm (28.9 inches) X 70cm (27.5 inches)
  • Stoker's standover height: 74.2cm (29.2 inches)
  • Both seat tubes and head tube are 73 degrees
  • Frame tubing: Custom-drawn Tru Temper OX Platinum tandem-specific air-hardened tubing. Fork is custom-drawn Tru Temper Verus Chromoly tubing.

Optional extras:

The specifications:

The frameset can be taken apart, thanks to the frame couplers just in front of both the pilot's and stoker's seat tubes. They look like S&S couplers, but we believe they are Burley's proprietary couplers.

The equipment on this tandem has been upgraded substantially from its factory specs.

The wheels: Shimano 48-hole tandem hubs model HB-HF05 and FH-HF05 (currently 9-speed, but capable of 10-speed and the rear is threaded for a drum brake), USA-made Matrix Vapor welded & machined eyeletted rims, DT stainless steel spokes. Specialized 700x28 Armadilo tires. SRAM 970 9-speed 11-32 cassette. The freehub body has been upgraded to Ultegra/XT with a corresponding cone on driveside. 

The drivechain: The crankset is a Tracer with 175mm/170mm arms respectively. The bottom brackets are Burley press-in cartridge-bearing ones. There is a chain keeper to keep the chain from being derailed. The chain is a SRAM PC991.

Control group: The shifters were upgraded to Centaur 9-speed Ergopower, along with a JTEK Shiftmate #3 to allow the Campagnolo shifters to work with Shimano derailleurs. The rear derailleur is a Shimano STX-RC, while the front is a Deore DX.

Other components:

  • Handlebars: Pilot's are 3T Curva Morphe 46cm, Stokers are cowhorn
  • Stoker stem: Burley adjustable 26.6mm x 25.4mm
  • Headset: American Classic Trilock 1 1/8"
  • Cyclometer: Ciclomaster CM213C with cadence. It has a wired harness.
  • Brakes: Shimano cantilever STX-RC with replaceable pads.
  • Saddles: Avocet Air 40 Racing Ti and a Selle Royal Forma Gel
  • Fenders: SKS P35
  • Rack: Jannd Mountaineering
  • Water bottle cages: American Classic
  • Frame pump: Topeak Road Morph with gauge

Burley Tandem

Here's the bike.

Burley Tandem

From the front

Burley Tandem

From behind.

Burley Tandem

The front triangle. You can see the three front frame couplers that allow you to disassemble the frame and transport and store it more easily.

Burley Tandem bicycle

Straight-on front view

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Closer view of the front cable set-up

Burley Tandem bicycle

Close-up of the front of the bars.

Burley Tandem bicycle

The bars with the cyclocomputer temporarily removed.

Burley Tandem bicycle

The cockpit, showing the Campagnolo Erogpower levers and the Ciclomaster cycle computer.

Burley Tandem

Side view of the bars, stem & Campagnolo Erogpower levers.

Burley Tandem bicycle

Close-up of the Ciclomaster computer

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The Stoker's bars

Stoker's stem

Side view of the stoker's stem & pilot's saddle

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From a different angle

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The back of the pilot's saddle

Tracer Crankset

The Tracer triple crankset

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Here's the back of one of the pilot's crank arms, showing that it is a 175.

Stoker crak arm

And here's a stoker arm. it's 170mm long.

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Close-up of the Shimano Front Deore DX derailleur

Burley Tandem bicycle

Here's the Chainkeeper to keep the chain from getting derailed.

Burley Tandem bicycle

Rear downtube with pump and American Classic water bottle cages

Burley Tandem bicycle

The rear Shimano STX-RC rear derailleur

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The rear triangle

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Brake caliper detail shot.

Burley Tandem bicycle

Front wheel & fork

Burley Tandem front wheel

Close-up of the front hub.

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Another shot of the front hub.

Burley Tandem bicycle

The Jannd Mountaineering rear rack

Jannd rear rack

Another shot of the rear rack.

Stoker's saddle

The stoker's saddle, a Selle Royal Forma Gel

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Side view of the stoker's Selle Royale gel saddle

Specialized tire

One of the Specialized Armadillo 700 x 28 tires

Bicycle rim

Matrix Vapor welded & machined eyeletted rim

Matrix bicycle rim

Another view of one of the Matrix rims.

Here are the optional accessories, the Burley Kidback crankset and the crank arm shorteners:

Burley tandem bicycle

The Burley kidback crankset and above, the crank arm shorteners.