Tandems?

[alimey]

We have a Trek 1000 which we love. My husband is 6' and I am 5' - it seems to fit very well & is nice & stiff. I would try to find a second hand one.. I've been told that a tandem 'speeds your relationship in the direction it was already going . . .'

It is up to the captain to never scare the stoker. There are a couple of things which mean couples cannot ride a tandem:

1. Irreconcilable cadence differences. Usually the guy is more experienced and has a higher cadence - if he can't/won't slow down and his partner can't/won't speed up then it won't work

2. Thoughtless/boorish captain: frightening stoker, not warning of bumps, direction change etc. will mean the stoker will eventually get off & refuse to get back on

3. Stoker unable to give up control/trust the captain

Apart from that a tandem is a wonderful addition to your cycling stable - it's an amazing feeling of teamwork, you stay together, you can talk, everyone is pleased to see you. Navigation is easier - I could go on. We love our tandem - we took it to NZ for our honeymoon!

[Bethany1]

I told DH if he didn't want a tandem since he had a bad experience, I'd just tie a rope to the back of my bike and to the front of his. He started laughing and said that wouldn't work.

I then told him we both have cell phones and bluetooth ear pieces then we wouldn't be stuck yelling back and forth.

I think my kids would have a blast riding a tandem.

[malkin]

Another reason a tandem won't work:

Stoker has a migraine.

Kinda funny looking back on it now, but at the time it was pretty horrible.

[malkin]

As for the view, I kinda like it, but I guess that's where our relationship was heading.