I lost my tandem-ginity...

[SheFly]

Woohoo! Another convert. Welcome to the dark side.

We have been riding tandems for about 8 years. We started out as off-road tandemers. That was a challenge, and we kept breaking equipment (we are both fairly strong, and with the technical trails here, regularly broke freehubs, cassettes and chains). We also used to lead a ride called the O-**** - Off-Road Specific Hiatus Involving Tandems. Think 60 miles of off-raod singletrack with 6-7 tandem teams - it was a sight to behold!

About 3 years ago, after a ride where divorce was threatened and the tandem was thrown into the woods, we sold the trusty MTB tandem and invested in a road bike. We LOVE it. I probably put 1000 miles a year on the tandem, and love every minute of it.

Now we even have a TT-specific tandem . Last year, we held out course record, for a week. This year we are out for blood...

The best, of course, is having a group of tandems to ride together. We have a core group of about 6 or 7 couples who regularly go out on tandem adventures, and we all formed a team to do the local MS 150 ride!

Pics:

1. Look ma, no wheels touching the ground!
2. Up and over
3. Tande-Maine-ia weekend
4. Our regular ride crew