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Thorn can easily be upgraded to front disc fork if that is a deal breaker.
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What would you spend your £300 on?
Thorn seems like the safer bet
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for sure the Thorn. my tuppence:
- the trek fork isn't original and /hard to tell but/ looks slightly longer? our old tandem came with a longer-than-stock fork which we switched out for a same-length-as-stock fork & it improved the handling - on the tandem the longer fork felt like it flopped over more quickly on leaning, which (personal opinion) made it feel more susceptible to body weight movement from the stoker & thus less controllable from the pilot. (maybe less of a worry with a kiddyback vs two adults tho?)
- good v-brakes have been fine for us for loaded two-adult touring, I wouldn't worry about discs
- take off the mudguards, paselas & rack and get some knobblies on the Thorn?
- the trek fork isn't original and /hard to tell but/ looks slightly longer? our old tandem came with a longer-than-stock fork which we switched out for a same-length-as-stock fork & it improved the handling - on the tandem the longer fork felt like it flopped over more quickly on leaning, which (personal opinion) made it feel more susceptible to body weight movement from the stoker & thus less controllable from the pilot. (maybe less of a worry with a kiddyback vs two adults tho?)
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oh yeah, and put some on-one marys on the Thorn instead of those un-aesthetic risers
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I'm after some advice please....
2 tandems for sale, both kiddyback
1: Trek t900, ex rental, paint is very chipped. It's got a hydraulic front disc, rim rear, also 1x
2: Thorn voyager, rim brakes, double drilled rear cranks,
The t900 looks more fun, the Thorn looks like it's more practical.
What would you spend your £300 on?