Giordano Viaggio Tandem Road Bike, Blue, 20″/One Size
The Giordano Viaggio tandem bike encourages you and a friend or family member to share the thrill of cycling. The Viaggio boasts a strong yet lightweight aluminum tandem frame, along with a Shimano 24-speed drive train that provides a gear for virtually every riding terrain. The Viaggio’s Shimano STI integrated shifters provide fluid, lightning-fast shifting and braking from the same position. Responsive alloy side pull brakes stop on a dime. Other details include smooth-riding 700×32 tires, and sturdy resin pedals. The Viaggio Tandem is finished in a beautiful white pearl paint or blue.
Product Features
- Custom-designed 7005 aluminum frame
- Frame size: 20 inches (front), 16 inches (rear)
- Shimano ST2300 STI 8 Speed
- Rear derailleur: Shimano RD TX51D
- Freewheel: Shimano CS HD30 11-30 8 speed
Marriage counseling My wife calls it marriage counseling because it forces you to communicate.We got the white version for Xmas. After reading the other reviews, I decided to follow the recommendations to take the wheels apart and look for metal fragments. Didn’t find anything, but decided to use the air gun on the wheels anyways. Put some new rim tape on, stop flats tape, and put it back together. The wheels were not very true, so off to the shop.While at the shop, got new break pads as…
Great starter tandem The shipping has much to be desired. The first one I ordered had a lot of gouges from the front wheel hub scraping the frame. It wasn’t even safe to ride because it was so deep. The box was also beat up and was obviously used before (but the damage wasn’t due to the box). I returned it (managed to fit the huge box in my Pontiac Vibe) and got another one shipped to me. The second one also had the same problem (with a new box), but was just a little scratched paint and no gouges. The…
Not high end, but good quality in a lightweight aluminum tandem–even at retail you will not find its equal in this market. Nice, reasonably strong and lightweight aluminum frame—rare in a tandem any where near this price range. Nice looking basic paint job, decent quality but not high end componentry. Brake calipers will probably need to be replaced as they are not easily adjustable, something important is such a critical part of the bike. Brakes have to work, work well, work reliably, and be easily adjustable, and the stock brakes are barely bare bones quality. Shimano 8 speed triple shifter/derailleur system…