Any tandem riders out there?

[singletrackmind]

Cool...glad to see that there are others out there. We're really looking forward to spending some time on it!

Singletrack...thost pics are the best!!! Our kids have been VERY fascinated with the tandem and they've all taken their turn sitting on it, wishing they could ride.

We have another cheap trek tandem for my husband and another kid. Makes a huge difference in our riding because we can go for a 'real' ride and at a 'real' speed, too. No more 10 mile, 7mph rides and no more whining about riding, either. Other kid actually looks forward to it now.

I had trouble getting used to not steering too. It was easier for my husband to captain with a kid stoker than with me at first because I kept shifting weight like I would a single. I've gotten the hang now and we do good together, 'cept I never want to stop pedaling and he likes to coast on the downhills. We've got it worked out though, 'cause stoker's almost always right.

Bohemian are beautiful art. Lucky you, Veronica.

[Deanna]

My husband and I have been riding a Specialized mountain bike style tandem for years. We only took it off-road once and that was enough. It's heavy, but we've done a few centuries on it. We just got one of these for the stoker seat and I can't recommend it enough:

http://www.thudbuster.com/

If your roads are as bad as ours, you'll want it! The shocks from thuds and bumps seem to travel through the frame and right to the stokers seat post.

[Veronica]

Yep, I have the thudbuster also. There are not many bumps I feel with that and a Brooks saddle.

V.

[maillotpois]

No WAY. Pinarello makes a tandem??? (Am I reading that right????) Don't tell DH as he got his F4:14 or whatever the heck numbers a few months back - even though I was the first one to fall in love with the Onda fork - whatever.

Anyway - YES! We have a tandem. And here's the fun thing for you in a few years - get a "kidback" - like what Singletrack's pictures showed - and put your kids on it. (Of course the wisdom of putting a kidback on carbon is debatable. )

Anyway, while we have a tandem, we're both way too Type A to ride in the back so we've only ever ridden it with our daughter. Which has been super fun. So I have no insight to offer other than make the rides short and fun and plan to stop for ice cream. But that really probably doesn't apply to George as much as to my kid.

Nice to see you back around, Brandy!! Have fun on the tandem. Very cool!