Ibis FORTE 1996 VS Bilenky SIGNATURE TANDEM 1996 specs comparison

Ibis Forte

General Infos

Model	Forte
Manufacturer	Ibis
Year of production	1996
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Color choice	- metallic copper - metallic green - purple - red - white -Dark blue
Sizes	- Captain 18/stoker 16 (inches) - captain 20/stoker 18 (inches) - captain 21/stoker 17 (inches) - captain 22/stoker 20 (inches)
Sizes	- Captain 18/stoker 16 (inches) - captain 20/stoker 18 (inches) - captain 21/stoker 17 (inches) - captain 22/stoker 20 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 1.25 (inches) Specialized Fat Boy
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Dia-Compe 287 Levers Shimano Deore LX M-System Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Not Available
Rims manufacturer	36-hole Mavic M261
Spoke nipples type	Brass Nipples
Spoke wheel	2.0 (millimeters) Straight Gauge Wheelsmith Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Custom-butted Tange Prestige Chromoly
Frame type	TIG-welded Steel
Handlebar construction	Salsa TTT
Handlebar extender	Not Available
Handlebar stem details	Ibis
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Shimano Deore LX

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Sachs SC40
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	127.5 (millimeters) Spindle Shimano BB-UN51
Crankset parts and sizes	32/44/54 Teeth Specialized Tandem
Gear shift levers	Shimano 600 Ultegra Bar-end
Rear gear set	12 - 32 Teeth 8-speed

Ibis Forte Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Bottom-pull and clamp-on 31.8 (millimeters) Shimano XTR
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano XTR
Fork material	Butted Unicrown Crown Tange Tandem Chromoly
Fork type	Tange Super Size Tandem

Other Specs of Ibis Forte

Component group sets	Shimano XTR
Pedals details	HTI Steel and resin With Clips & Straps
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Specialized
Seat post extension	28.6 (millimeters) Diameter Control Tech Control Post

Bilenky Signature Tandem

General Infos

Model	Signature Tandem
Manufacturer	Bilenky
Year of production	1996
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Color choice	-Any single color
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	Campagnolo Record Levers Campagnolo HP Cantilever 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	TTT Forma 44
Handlebar extender	Dia-Compe Stoker
Handlebar stem details	TTT 84/Control Tech Adjustable
Headset size	1 (inches) Stronglight X-14

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Sachs SCM55
Bottom bracket shell width	68 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	127.5 (millimeters) Spindle Shimano BB-UN71
Crankset parts and sizes	28/44/54 Teeth Specialized Tandem
Gear shift levers	Campagnolo Record Ergo
Rear gear set	Optional Of Gearing 8-speed

Bilenky Signature Tandem Fork System Data

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

Other Specs of Bilenky Signature Tandem

Component group sets	Campagnolo Chorus
Pedals details	Optional
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Optional
Seat post extension	Kalloy Uno and Tamer Post-centric