Thanks for the feedback! I am thinking of a tandem as a once in a while cruiser ( I have a road single road bike for any extended workouts ), so maybe the Sun would work, but I'll see if the local Raleigh dealer has any Companions to view. My stokers would be my kids or wife, none of which has much desire to bike long distances, at least at this time. I can buy the Sun locally for $399, and I do kind of groove on the giant fenders and whitewall tires. :-)