Specification
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #35828 in Sports & Outdoors
- Color: White Pearl
- Brand: Giordano
- Model: 00400
- Released on: 2011-03-01
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
Product Description
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 700x32 tires, and sturdy resin pedals. The Viaggio Tandem is finished in a beautiful white pearl paint.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful.
By Wiihab
Looking for a light inexpensive entry-level tandem. Found the father bike "lamborghini viaggio" but didn't purchase quick enough and it disappeared from the web. Do a search for this and you may find more reviews. The second generation "Giordano Viaggio" is basically the same bike with a couple changes (brakes).Out-of-the-box:As the UPS truck drove up and a cute young lady-driver stepped out I went to meet her thinking she might needed help with the heavy awkward package. Well I was wrong, she strong-armed that box like a pro and when she handed it to me I was shocked at how light the bike was (so far so good). Lucky for me I didn't have a broken spoke like many other reviewers. Everything was packed nicely with little padding and lots of heavy-stock paper wrapping. The bike went together very smoothly, almost everything is Allen wrench bolt tightened except the front axle quick release. I listened to the other reviewers and removed the rims and tires immediately and thoroughly inspected them. Lots of aluminum debris and spoke hole punchings came out (the reason many reviewers have trouble with flats). Yes the seat posts are different diameters because the stoker handle bars attach to the narrow post.Adjustment period:Everything must be tuned. Here's what I did, true wheels slightly, adjust seat, bars. Tighten all cables. Adjust both derailleurs range and front position on down-tube. Loosen the idler gear, giving enough slack in the chain. 1 hour riding around my block going through the gears, slamming on the brakes etc. Back to the garage to tighten all the cables again from the stretching. You will need to repeat this in a couple weeks.Maiden voyage:After adjusting the bars and seat for my smoking-hot-stoker-wife (5'4"), she and El Capitan (6'0") went for a 20 mile loop ride. She has very little bike experience, and we only rented a tandem once. With a couple stops and lots of "communication" we were able to get in the groove and enjoy the scenery in SF Bay. Everything works great, shifts smoothly (after lots o' adjustment), brakes good-enough.Read the reviews for the lambo, just ignore comments about the brakes, shifters, flats, broken spokes (those things have been addressed in the giordano)With a few upgrades this would be a very solid bike. As-is, it is great for the beginning tandem crew, weekend cruisers, and couples who need to work on their "communication".
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
By kman
Super quick ship, well packaged, no damage. Bike is excellent department store quality. Once adjusted (normal procedure for new bike), it rides smoothly, shifts well. Brakes are weak, as noted by others. I was very pleased with factory assembly: all bearings - front and rear hubs, headset, front and rear bottom brackets - were adequately lubed and properly tightened. Wheels were straight and tightened properly. No metal shards to cause flats at reported by others. No dings or other imperfections on frame - high quality welds and finish. Noisy chain tensioner was resolved by minimizing tension and adjusting alignment (easy). Chain noise is on par with tensioner on a long wheel base recumbent I owned - not bad. Drivetrain shifting adjustment was fairly close to being dialed-in out of the box. Was easy to get all gear combinations smooth shifting and noise free. Everything went together as expected, and with adjustment, works very very well.I'm an experienced cyclist, but my wife is not. I know how to turn a wrench but am by no means an accomplished bike mechanic. Expect to need to adjust front and rear deraileur cable and limit screws, brake cable length, chain tensioner, routine fit/comfort adjustments (seat height, fore/aft, handlebars, etc). For the money, this is a perfect "toe in the water" for us to experience tandem cycling. I was looking for a 700c hybrid so we can ride road and rail-trails, and this will work. The Kenda 700x32 tires are substantial, but not beefy, and have a nice center line (for road) and low profile, smooth knobs on the edges(for hardpack). The 85 psi max is fine for road: smooth (buttery, actually)and can be lowered to 50-55 for smooth gravel hardpack. Overall, it looks like a road bike, but has one foot in the hybrid camp, which is perfect for us. Weight comes in at 42 lbs which is not bad. Has a very solid feel.Pros: aluminum frame is upgrade-worthy as parts wear out, great overall build quality and parts pick for price point, hybrid tires (if hybrid riding anticipated), low-investment threshold into tandem riding, Shimano drivetrainCons: weak (but acceptable, with caution) brakes, bolt (not quick release) on rear axle (front has quick release), long cockpit for captain (5'7" rider needs shorter stem, seat fully forward), seats good quality, but not cushy enough for stoker, only 2 water bottle cagesBottom line: I would definitely buy again. If your a purist, or need top-of-the-line, or want a 100% road or 100% mountain tandem, don't buy. If you are interested in trying tandem cycling and plan to ride road and rail-trails, want a lot of utility and quality for minimum investment with great potential for future upgrades, buy it.
30 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
By Robert G. Thibodeau
I purchased this bike, or I should say it's "father" in August '09 as the Lamborghini Vaggio. A internet search will pull up lots of info on the basic bike. This latest incarnation sports the Shimano 2300 shifter set, and Shimano FD and RD. I can't testify to the Shimano product at this level, but my Lambo came with Microshift shifters which have performed flawlessly.This is an entry level department store quality bike. Real "bike aficionados" will tell you this is a piece of C%$@. In point of fact, it does not hold a candle to an entry level product from Trek or one of the other LBS brand bikes. It is, however, a viable choice for the right person who is informed of the pros and cons of the product.I will give you the pros and cons of the Lamborghini. Some will apply as the frame is identical, some may apply as I don't know if they are the same.PROS:* The frame is stiff but comfortable, surprisingly so for an ALU frame. This is due to the long wheel base since it is a tandem. Also, the bike comes with 35 x 700 tires, which smooth out the ride.* The 20 x 16 frame size is a pretty versatile. I have ridden and stoker (6ft) and I have had 10 or 12 yo stoker children ride in the back with the seat all the way down. The stock seat post is too short to raise for me, but a little shopping can find a good long one for $20 or so.* The frame is light compared to a comparable steel frame, but the stock bike is 43 lbs. I don't know where the get the 25 lb shipping weight! I wish!* Cant beat the price - $579CONS:* There is only one frame size.* The sync chain uses an idler gear rather than eccentric bottom bracket found on "real tandems."* All components are cheap, entry level. They work ok, even very well, but they will wear out under heavy use.* The bike, like any on-line bike purchase, requires some assembly. If you are not familiar with adjusting brakes, derailers and truing wheels you MUST have this done by a qualified bike mechanic. The bike could be dangerous if not properly assembled and adjusted. Read on.* The stock brake pads SUCK big time. Or at least the did on the Lambo. Add to it that the wheels will probably need to be trued and the brakes adjusted before the bike is ridden. The bike is likely DANGEROUS out of the box until these details are tended to. When I first assembled mine and took it for a very cautions spin, I almost could not stop the bike, and I was solo and on the flat and level. With 2 people on a hill, this thing could be deadly. I took the advice of several others and changed out the break pads to Kool Stop MTB pad. After truing the wheels and properly adjusting the brakes, I can stop on a dime on a hill.* My stock rim tape was crappy. I was warned to remove the tires and tubes, clean any aluminum debris from the spoke holes and rims, and put on new high quality rim tape. I didn't and I blew a tube just inflating the tires the first time. YMMV, but assume that the rim tape needs to be changed.* Bearings in the wheels, Bottom bracket, and stem/fork should be checked and repacked if needed.* The bike only has braze-ons for 2 water bottles. In Fla anyway, you need at least 4. I added a 2 bottle seat post holder to the back of the captains seat post. Works great.* For some reason the captain and the stoker have different seat post diameters. Weird. Perhaps that has changed.* The hubs are not QR skewers. You need to carry a small wrench to change a tube.* White looks nice, but it shows dirt and scuffs.In spite of the long list of cons, this can be a good serviceable tandem option for some one who is looking to get into some light road tandem riding. I have about 2,000 miles on the bike and have had my wife and my grandson in the stoker seat. I enjoy riding the bike, even solo. I am very happy with my purchase, and while I dream about someday getting a "real" tandem, I still do not regret my purchase. I have lots of happy miles on the bike. It was a good choice for me.
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