Quote Originally Posted by zoom-zoom View Post
I am NOT a fan of our tandem, but that is in large part due to the view. I am nearly a full foot shorter than my husband and the rear cockpit is pretty short, so I end up with my nose in the small of his back. I cannot get comfortable on the thing and I can't see much at all...nothing at all in front of us. I end up sore all over from having to tilt my head back to keep my forehead off his back (I'm short, but long-torsoed).
I have some of these problems too (although it's not quite as much of a tight squeeze as you describe)...but when we're on the tandem, I actually like just putting my head down, going on autopilot - I turn into a pedaling machine. Sometimes I look around a bit more, but I enjoy it being a sort of mindless workout too.