We have done a lot of tandem riding. My favorite time to ride it is when we are out on the open road. I don't enjoy the tandem in heavy traffic.
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09-24-2011, 02:57 PM #1
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09-25-2011, 07:28 PM #2
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Originally Posted by Biciclista
Same here.
Scariest ride was in Mazatlan. Crazy roads, crazy traffic, erratic surfaces and on top of that, we got lost and started seeing signs to Mexico City. Oh no!Each day is a gift, that's why it is called the present.
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09-26-2011, 07:05 AM #3
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Multiple tandems
My DH and I own three tandems - a carbon Calfee for fast club rides, a steel Co-Motion for brevets and loaded touring, and a vintage Schwinn Twin for cruising into town for an ice cream cone. We each ride about 7,000-8,000 miles each year ... and the percentage of those miles on the tandem has increased every year. I may only have about 1,000 miles on a single bike this year.
The tandem community is 99.999% the nicest group of people in the world. And you can expect a mostly positive reaction from motorists, pedestrians etc.
Do consider attending a tandem rally. It's really thrilling to ride with a large group of tandems moving fast in a pace line. We've been attending the Midwest Tandem Rally which draws about 400 teams every year (including many triples and some quads).
For a lot of tandem content, check out the tandem forum at bikeforums.net. Its an active forum with a lot of extremely knowledgeable tandem owners.
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