Originally Posted by t4mv
Weight balance aside, how does an experienced stoker stand having a rookie captain up front?
As an experienced stoker, I would not stoke with an inexperienced captain. We all have to go through the learning process, but I put my life in my captain's hands. I would not be able to give full performance without that element of trust - would not be a good experience for either of us. My captain and I were both experienced cyclists when we first started tandeming together, so the transition to tandeming was a rather smooth transition.