Thanks for your post about your tandem experience. It's given me some food for thought. We're about a 310 lb team. I've noticed that the lighter you are - the better you climb, but there's a limit to how small I can get. I'm going to think about staying looser when I stand like you said.

Teamwork wise we also tend to be very nonverbal. I think the only time Thom tells me he's shifting is when we're going to have to stop and he needs to downshift. We stand well together - but Thom's heartrate tends to explode when we do it for too long. He just needs more time on the bike - but with a 60 - 90 minute commute each way, it's hard to get the time daily. For us - he has the sprint power, I have the endurance. I've noticed a lot of improvement since we started riding with the racer boys on Sunday. We can't hang with them for the whole ride - but we're getting further each time.

Veronica