My husband and I are on our third tandem. We now have a CoMotion Speedster and love it. If you are serious about tandem riding it might be worth traveling to a tandem shop, or writing to CoMotion about sizing.
That being said, tandem riding is a serious commitment. I am the stoker and I cede all control (or at least most of it) to the captain. We are about to do our sixth AIDS Lifecycle (550 miles-- SF to LA) on a tandem and I love that I can ride with my husband all day. if we were on singles I wouldn't see him all day.
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02-15-2012, 09:30 AM #1
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02-15-2012, 06:27 PM #2
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Exactly! Same here. He's a much stronger/faster rider than me, so when we're not on the tandem, he (almost) always leaves me in the dust.
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02-16-2012, 04:14 AM #3
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The spouse has a tandem that's a bit too small for him, and a lot too small for me. We've only ridden on it once, and I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. Yes, there's a view of his back (he's a chunk taller than I am), but I liked the fact that I could look around and actually quite liked giving up control. He takes blind riders on the back, which means he's an excellent captain -- considerate, giving plenty of warning of what he's doing.
I have this dream of getting a tandem that fits both of us, but he's leaning more toward shorter city rides (mostly on his recumbent), and leaving me to do the long out-of-town ones alone or with friends. Last year was a funny one for biking - we were living in temporary accommodation and he was working on the new house we moved into in December, so neither of us rode that much. But right now his work has slowed hugely, so maybe things will be different.
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02-16-2012, 04:22 AM #4
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Originally Posted by carolp
Nah...
The captain controls the bike, sure, but the stoker controls the captain.Each day is a gift, that's why it is called the present.
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02-20-2012, 05:29 AM #5
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I can definitely control the bike as the stoker ... Originally Posted by malkin
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02-20-2012, 10:14 AM #6
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I can certainly steer as stoker, but the captain is changing the gears.
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02-20-2012, 11:13 AM #7
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It's called "kidney control". Basically a poke in the kidneys.
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