Um - I never get a warning on that one.

We've been riding tandems for years, and started out on an MTB tandem riding singletrack . After that bike was literally hurled into the woods on a ride (and we had broken nearly every component imaginable - think about scootering home 7 miles because of a blown rear hub), we switched to road tandems.

Sizing is important, but communication is KEY - especially starting out. Kiwistoker and I are in the same boat - almost no communication needed now, but it wasn't always that way. For newbies, talking through EVERYTHING - shifting, stopping, turning, bump, etc. is vitally important.

We race one of our tandems in a local TT. I can't see ANYTHING the entire time, because I am trying to be as aero as possible. On the road tandem, I also can't see over DH (he's 6'1" and I'm 5'10"), but I still can see plenty on both sides.

Oh - and we use road shoes and pedals without issue - everyone is different.

Give it another try, but also realize that tandems are not for everyone.

SheFly