Bilenky DELUXE TANDEM 1996 VS Santana ENCORE 1995 specs comparison

Bilenky Deluxe Tandem

General Infos

Model	Deluxe Tandem
Manufacturer	Bilenky
Year of production	1996
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Color choice	- Purple - green - light blue - orange - red -Dark blue
Sizes	- Captain 19/stoker 16 (inches) - captain 20/stoker 17 (inches) - captain 21/stoker 18 (inches) - captain 22/stoker 19 (inches) - captain 23/stoker 18 (inches) - captain 23/stoker 20 (inches) - captain 24/stoker 20.5 (inches) - captain 25/stoker 19.5 (inches)
Sizes	- Captain 19/stoker 16 (inches) - captain 20/stoker 17 (inches) - captain 21/stoker 18 (inches) - captain 22/stoker 19 (inches) - captain 23/stoker 18 (inches) - captain 23/stoker 20 (inches) - captain 24/stoker 20.5 (inches) - captain 25/stoker 19.5 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	700 X 28c Continental Super Sport Ultra
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	700c Wheels
Brakeset type	Dia-Compe Tandem Levers Shimano Deore XT M-System Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Not Available
Rims manufacturer	Mavic T 217 SUP
Spoke nipples type	Brass Nipples
Spoke wheel	2.0 (millimeters) Straight Gauge Wheelsmith Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Tange and Reynolds 531
Frame type	Fillet Brazed Steel
Handlebar construction	Hsin Lung Modolo Bend
Handlebar extender	Not Available
Handlebar stem details	Trans-X Alloy
Headset size	1 (inches) Stronglight X-14

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Union 915
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	127.5 (millimeters) Spindle Shimano BB-UN51
Crankset parts and sizes	28/44/54 Teeth Specialized Tandem
Gear shift levers	Shimano 600 Ultegra Bar-end
Rear gear set	Optional Of Gearing 8-speed

Bilenky Deluxe Tandem Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Bottom-pull and clamp-on 28.6 (millimeters) Shimano Deore XT
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Deore XT
Fork material	Semi-sloping Crown Reynolds 531 Jack Taylor
Fork type	Bilenky

Other Specs of Bilenky Deluxe Tandem

Component group sets	Shimano Deore XT
Pedals details	Optional
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Optional
Seat post extension	Kalloy Uno

Santana Encore

General Infos

Model	Encore
Manufacturer	Santana
Year of production	1995
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Color choice	- clear anodized - violet anodized -Anodized blue
Sizes	- Custom - large - medium - small

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 1.25 (inches) Avocet Cross
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Dia-Compe Tandem Levers Shimano Deore XLX Tandem Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Threaded For Drum Edco Tandem Cassette
Rims manufacturer	40-hole Araya Tandem
Spoke nipples type	Brass Nipples
Spoke wheel	2.3 (millimeters) and 2.0 (millimeters) Double Butted Wheelsmith Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Tandem Easton 7005 Varilite Double Butted
Frame type	Welded Aluminum
Handlebar construction	Santana Nitto Tandem
Handlebar extender	Dia-Compe Stoker
Handlebar stem details	Adjustable Stoker
Headset size	1 1/4 (inches) Tange-Seiki Aheadset

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) KMC HP-70
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Not Available
Crankset parts and sizes	28/44/54 Teeth Shimano Deore XT Prestige Tandem
Gear shift levers	Shimano SL-BS64 600 Ultegra Bar-end 8-speed
Rear gear set	12 - 32 Teeth 8-speed

Santana Encore Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Bottom-pull and clamp-on 35.0 (millimeters) Shimano XTR
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano XTR
Fork material	Butted Unicrown Crown Tange Super Size Chromoly
Fork type	Tange Super Size Tandem

Other Specs of Santana Encore

Component group sets	Shimano XTR
Pedals details	Shimano PD-M535 SPD
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Vetta SL
Seat post extension	29.8 (millimeters) Diameter Tamer ShockPost Plus