• Elimintating lateral tubes provides a more continous path for vibration damping, thus a smoother ride
• Our exclusive V2 tubeset uses large thin-walled tubes for ultimate stiffness without weight increase
• Adding material in key locations multiplies magnesium's damping affect
  
• Magnesium is much more durable than carbon fiber and aluminum
• Mg damps vibration better than all other competing tandem frame materials
• Provides a stable ride at very high speeds
  

The advantages of magnesium really come into play in the V2 tandem. Magnesium is really the only material that can produce such a light, stiff, and amazingly responsive tandem bike. Thes stout tubes make for a super stiff frame which enables us to eliminate the lateral tubes. As you might have guessed, without the laterals, we can keep the weight to a bare minimum while making the frame stiffer and stronger than any other racing tandem out there. Magnesium's unique vibration damping ability multiplies with the large tubing we use on the V2. With so much material in the right places, a Paketa tandem will be the smoothest ride you have ever experienced. In fact, the ride is so comfortable Paketa stokers never feel the need for a suspension seatpost.

With a finished weight of barely five pounds in a medium frame size, a V2 can readily be built up into a sub-24 lb. tandem (using light-weight components throughout and tandem-specific carbon fiber fork, wheels with real tandem hubs (145 mm rear) and 24 mm-width rims, and wide-range 3x10 speed gearing). Included as standard equipment are a lightweight bottom bracket eccentric, Alpha Q X2 full carbon tandem fork and Chris King sealed-bearing headset, installed. And, with replaceable aluminum rear dropouts, fitting a disc brake, with or without a rear caliper brake, is just an ISO-standard disc brake mount dropout away. Six water bottle mounts are standard, since you could find yourself much further from home than usual with your new-found speed.