2021 Co-Motion Steelhead Co-Pilot Med

Date: Jan 17      Ad ID: CWNEL

This four year-old bike is in outstanding condition. My wife and I purchased it new in late 2021. It is a hybrid road – gravel (all-road) tandem, size Medium. The color is a premium Co-Motion paint color called “Fully Leaded” and it has Co-Motion painted Team Logos in a Veruca Violet to Angry Orange fade design. The paint fade design is also on the inside of the fork. This bike is designed to run 700c wheels with tire widths ranging from 32-45mm. Tire options range from fast tubed road tires to wide tubeless gravel tires. This bike has a similar geometry to Co- Motion’s road tandems, like the Carrera or Supremo, but is built a little more rugged with a wider and stronger fork, beefier boom tube and stronger/wider rear triangle. It rides beautifully, is rock-solid and super-stable when standing out of the saddle, and is still fairly lightweight. It weighs only 39.5 pounds, as pictured. It has been thoroughly cleaned, relubricated and serviced.

It’s been a reliable world-traveling touring bike, having visited Europe a couple of times, as well as various locales in the US, including the KATY Trail in Missouri. This bike has always been well cared for. I’ve always used clear helicopter tape to protect key areas from wear or damage, like the head tube (to prevent cable rub), down tube, back of stoker seat tube, seat and chain stays, and top tubes. I’ve removed all of the old tape and have reapplied new protective tape in just a few key areas. There only a few small flaws, including a small scratch/scuff on the outside of the right fork leg (I’ve covered it with a couple of small accent decals), a tiny paint chip on the top tube under the nose of the captain’s saddle, a tiny paint chip on the top of the boom tube at the “O” in Co-Motion, and there are some small areas where the paint has come off on the inside of the fork legs, by the thru-axle openings. It doesn’t show when the front wheel is mounted and is pretty much unavoidable due to friction from changing out wheels, mounting on car racks, etc. There are one or two carbon crank ends that were lightly scuffed but are not noticeable after treatment with a little clear nail polish. I’ve tried to illustrate all of these small flaws in the photo gallery so there are no surprises. The bike does have some signs of light use, as it’s a bike that’s been ridden and enjoyed, but no more than 1,000 miles per year. I’m selling this bike because my wife and I just had another new tandem custom built.

COMPONENTRY INCLUDES:

FSA SL-K compact carbon 50-34 crankset, 175mm and 170mm crank arms

UPGRADE – Cane Creek Hellbender 70 30mm bottom brackets (2) (blue)

Shimano XT 11-speed 11-40T Cassette. Shimano Ultegra 11-speed chain (118 links).

Gates Carbon Drive and belt. Also includes a spare, unused Gates belt.

himano Ultegra 8050 Di2 11-speed front shifters, front and rear derailleurs. This is a wired system but most of the wires are routed internally with easy connections at the (2) top-tube frame coupler junctions. The system battery is located in the stoker’s seat post. The system includes a Shimano XT SC-MT800 Control Deck Display located on the captain’s handlebar. This is where you can see which gear combination you’re in, check the system battery level and shifting mode, and recharge the battery. Shimano Di2 battery charger and wire connect/disconnect tool included.

UPGRADE - Profile Design Canta Ergo SS 44 cm carbon drop bars (Captain), FSA Viper Wing carbon bull bars (Stoker). Freshly-wrapped Salsa Gel Cork handlebar tape.

UPGRADE - Chris King “No-Threadset” head set in blue, with matching Chris King headset spacers.

Co-Pilot option (polished S&S Machine Couplers) for travel. Includes S&S coupler wrench, recommended Finish Line Teflon coupler lube, and complete set of pre-cut S&S frame wrapping materials we have used when packing the bike for overseas travel. Travel cases are NOT included (you’ll need to purchase those.)

Hand-built Velocity Dyad 700c 40-spoke aluminum wheels with White Industries XMR/XMR+ Boost Hubs. Note: These are clincher touring rims and are not tubeless-ready. Front hub is 110mm X 15mm; Rear Hub is 148mm X 12mm. Brand new Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 700x35mm tires with Specialized Airlock inner tubes.

UPGRADE - Growtac Equal cable-activated brake calipers with new resin/semi-metallic brake pads. Growtac compression-less brake cable housing. 203mm Swiss Stop Catalyst One 6-bolt disc brake rotors in good condition. Note: These brakes use a very common spec disc brake pad, the same as the older Shimano no-fin-style, road hydraulic brake pads. So, replacement pads are readily available and you are not restricted to Growtac pads. However, replacement Growtac brake pads are readily available online from Velo Orange.

Shimano PD-M540 SPD-Style Pedals, Silver (2 sets).

Selle SMP TRK Gel Saddle, Medium (Captain); Selle SMP TRK Saddle, Medium (Stoker)

UPGRADE - Cirrus Cycles Kinect Suspension Stoker seat post (350mm X 31.6mm) with instructions, cloth cover and extra tuning springs.

Salsa Nickless Cage stainless steel bottle cages (4). Salsa Lip Lock 33.3mm Seat Post Clamps (2). Both seat posts are 31.6mm in diameter.

Frame includes (2) additional bottle mounts (underside of stoker top tube; topside of boom)

OTHER EXTRAS INCLUDE: Two sets of new replacement Growtac Equal brake pads, as well as Growtac brake installation and usage instructions. Spare Co-Motion front and rear bottom bracket cable guides, splitter O-rings, and used Co-Motion stoker bag. Also, two new, unopened FSA Mega Evo 30mm bottom brackets and two lightly-used TRP 203mm 6-bolt rotors.

Finally, I will include an illustrated booklet that I created, which contains detailed instructions on how to disassemble and pack the bike for airline travel, and how to unpack and reassemble it at your destination. It’s very useful.

Asking price is $8750.

If you go to Co-Motion and spec a new Steelhead with comparable specs, not including my upgrades, it’ll come to nearly $16,000. Add in my upgrades and you’re easily over $17,000. So, I’ve set what I think is a fair price for a really sweet bike.

The bike is located in Albuquerque, NM. Shipping is available at buyer’s expense. If interested, email me. I am happy to answer your questions and if you’re nearby, we can discuss delivery options. My overriding concern is to get this bike to the buyer safely, without damage of any kind, so I’m willing to work with the buyer to make a safe delivery or shipment happen! I will accept electronic payment only (PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, etc.) No cash, cashier’s checks or money orders, please. Buyer’s payment must clear before bike is shipped or delivered. Any electronic transaction charges are also at buyer’s expense.

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