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Originally Posted by larrydj
First rule of tandem:

"The stoker is never wrong"

We just have to live with it.
No, stokers are wrong just about as often as their captains.

However, what is true is that if the tandem crashes, falls over, gets a flat, or gets lost, fault lies with the captain because, as the saying goes... "the stoker makes no mistakes".

Whether or not you or anyone else agrees with the correctly stated first rule of tandeming is not as important as making sure you have at least read the explanation of the rule as outlined by the author so that you understand what it implies and so that you don't perpetuate the mis-stated and clearly invalid notion that a stoker is never wrong, on or off the bike.

To read it in its original form, visit any of the following URLs.
http://www.precisiontandems.com/artpropermethod.htm
http://www.sudibe.de/articles/propmethod.html
http://www.gtgtandems.com/tech/propmethod.html

Once you read it and understand the premise put forward by the author -- noting that you don't have to agree to understand -- you'll be better equipped to pass the advise along or to debate the merits of the premises.
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