x2Cycle Tandem Rack

[Melalvai]

Friday night my husband & I practiced with it. We did one start & stop and discovered the connector on his bike was loose.

Saturday I tightened his connector, and made sure my daughter's was tight too, and we tried again. We started & stopped several times and went around the block. We felt pretty confident make slow wide turns both directions. It was a lot easier since he is a competent rider.

Today, my daughter came home from Grandma's. She took this picture of us going around the block again, then she & I practiced some starts & stops, then she wanted to go around the block. It was a lot easier to train her now that I knew what I was doing.

It's been so hot we haven't gone out until after 8:00, and then only 10 or 15 minutes. My husband & I have had about half an hour practice now, and I think next time we'll practice in traffic. It's too early to tell but I'd estimate an hour or two of training would make us pretty comfortable on the streets.

All in all I'm pretty happy with it and I think it is a great investment.

To start and stop we say "1 2 3" then the foot comes down. It is important to give a warning when slowing. The safety release works really really well. I had each of them ride up next to me to make it release.