Team Weight

[Velodiva]

My captain (male, 6 feet) and I (female, 5'4 1/2")) are tracking our combined team weight (although I was not eager to jump on the body fat scale after New Year's Eve festivities!). Our combined weigh-in today is 290 pounds. Our tandem weighs approximately 39 pounds (loaded with racks, water bottle cages).
What is your team weight?

[TeamTi700]

Captain is 6'-0"
Stoker is 5'-4"
combined weight is 280 (of course we can't ride at that weight, gotta add cycling clothes etc.)

[simsi]

Just at the moment, me 73 kg, wife (7+ months pregnant) 73 kg, son 12kg, bike + bike seat + bags about 27 kg = 185 kg. It's getting tough going up the hill to home now and I can't see us riding for much longer this time around.

[zonatandem]

Team weight just a shade under 250 lbs.
Pilot 5'7" at 135 lbs; stoker 4'10-3/4" at 112 . . . even after the 'holidaze'. Ages: 74/71.
Tandem weight +/- 30 lbs with most of our stuff on it . . . rack, 'puter, bottles, trunk bag, toolkit, etc.
Pedal on TWOgether!
Rudyand Kay/zonatandem

[Velodiva]

Just at the moment, me 73 kg, wife (7+ months pregnant) 73 kg, son 12kg, bike + bike seat + bags about 27 kg = 185 kg. It's getting tough going up the hill to home now and I can't see us riding for much longer this time around.

That is awesome that your 7+ months pregnant wife is tandeming - congrats to your family and Happy New Year!

[ElRey]

We weigh about 295, the bike weighs about 32.

[TandemGeek]

For anyone looking to see how they measure up against other teams, here's a link to an unscientific survey I conducted back in 2004 from which you can probably draw some comparative data on weight, age, miles ridden each year, etc:

http://www.opinionpower.com/results.cgi?id=149012009

[masiman]

Weight varies between 180, 190 and 290, depending on child or wife stoker. Does not include the trailer which until this weekend I have never ridden without. At least 1, usually 2 in trailer at 35-70 lbs.

[Lonnie Seachris]

Capt. 5"10" 200#, Stoker 5"3" 110#, bike upper 30's.

[galen_52657]

Captain = 6'4" tall @195 lbs (summer) and 205 lbs (winter)
Stoker = 5'6" tall
Bike = 43 lbs

[ElRey]

do keep in mind that stoker weight is similar to weight on the Moon.

[cgallagh]

Captain 5-8, 162 lbs. Stoker 5-6, 140 (solid muscle). Bike mid-high 30's

[Rincewind8]

Stoker 5-6 132lbs, Captain 5-11 164lbs, Bike probably ~40lb

[vtrich]

stoker 5'4" 110
cat. 5'10" 165
no idea of bike weight,..its an older Belinky

[Doggus]

Captain = 6'4" tall @195 lbs (summer) and 205 lbs (winter)
Stoker = 5'6" tall
Bike = 43 lbs

you must have stoker like mine...


Me - 6'2.25", 180
Her - 5'10.75", ??
Bike - Currently stuck in Oregon on a rebuild.

[djembob02]

You mentioned the body fat scale. At about 2 months after I first starting cycling a year and a half ago, my body fat was at about 16%. After 6-8 months of tandeming and fixed gear riding, it was below 6%. We rode over 3,000 miles in the first year. Something about pulling a 60 pound triplet really tones the muscles.

height/weights
Me: 6'1" 160 lbs
stokette: maybe 3'6" (haven't measured in a while), 36 lbs
stoker: 5'7" 120 lbs
bike: 11' long, about 60 lbs
Occassional trailer and camping gear, 50 lbs

[Xanti Andia]

I am 85 Kg + stoker 55 Kg = 140 Kgs or 308 lbs. Bike weighed in at 23 Kg = 50 lgs (Trek T100 with front and rear racks, 4 cages, aero bars...)

[galen_52657]

you must have stoker like mine...


She tries. And, has lots of good qualities.

[Shayne]

Captain: 6'-4", 235 lbs
Stoker: about 4', 60 lbs, 8 yrs old
Tandem: I've never wieghed it. Maybe a tad under 40?

[DBC Steve]

Captain: 6'-2", 180 lbs
Stoker: 5'8", 130 lbs
Tandem: 39 lbs

[Tmax1]

do keep in mind that stoker weight is similar to weight on the Moon.

Nice one! ~jg

[stapfam]

What you have to think of is the Tandem in Riding weight- Panniers- water bottles and what you carry in the panniers. That can add a good few lbs to the Listed weight of a Tandem in the Bike catalogues. Then, if as me, you ride offroad, you can add afew lbs for the Mud that will collect on the bike and riders and then there are the Breakfast stops- Easily a couple of lbs after those.

Our total weight for the Team- including the Tandem is 400lbs- but without Mud or Breakfast. We may be slow uphill but Look out when gravity takes over.

[regomatic]

do keep in mind that stoker weight is similar to weight on the Moon.

Amen brother, I'd be toast if I ever posted even an estimate of the "secret stoker weight" on-line.

I'm not worried though. I got a very "less than subtle" message last week. We live in Florida and have a lot of ride events around the state in the cooler months of the fall. We did a lot of metrics in the last few months, visited a few places we'd never been before and made some new friends along the way.

I'd been riding single for six years while she didn't ride at all, until we started easing into the tandem thing over the last year and a half. Now in the last six months I've only ridden the single a couple of times and the tandem much more. We've been getting some extra miles in, all well and good, until she announced last week that she had to go shopping for new work slacks because the old ones were now "too big".

I can now paraphrase the old line about "I think I've created a Monster" ........but mine goes...... "I think I've created a Monster with a tighter butt".

She's officially hooked, and a deposit has been placed for the new custom bike.

[Eurastus]

Captain at 5' 10" and 170 lbs. (trying for 160...New Year's Resolution)
Stoker #1 at 3' 6" and 42 lbs. (growin' like a weed with no added weight)
Stoker #2 at 4' 8" and 60 lbs. (no growth spurt for a while)
Stoker #3 at 5' 2" and 85 lbs. (looks to have hit her final height)
Bike at 39 lbs. with all bags packed and 4 large water bottles.

So... we range from 251 lbs. to 294 lbs. depending on who's on the back.

Greatest strength-to-weight is with stoker #2, however. He can really go, when he wants to...which seems to be most of the time.

Of course, there's the rare, rare occasion with stoker #4 at 5' 2" and no publishable weight. She's killer on the flats, but slows to a real crawl on any incline.

[NewbieIATandem]

OK, I guess I can call you all lightweights. We tip the scales at a less than svelte 430-450. We're working on it, but...

[Velodiva]

My captain (male, 6 feet) and I (female, 5'4 1/2")) are tracking our combined team weight (although I was not eager to jump on the body fat scale after New Year's Eve festivities!). Our combined weigh-in today is 290 pounds. Our tandem weighs approximately 39 pounds (loaded with racks, water bottle cages).
What is your team weight?

One year later - a new year - and time to update the team weight. New team weight is 280, down from 290. :) Both captain and stoker contributed to the loss. Let's hope this 3.5% loss in weight increases our speed exponentially. BTW, the tandem weighs the same. ;)

[Rincewind8]

Stoker 5-6 132lbs, Captain 5-11 164lbs, Bike probably ~40lb
Stoker 5-6 120lbs, Captain 5-11 157lbs, Bike probably ~40lb

Only our bike didn't contribute with any weight loss... :p

[colotandem]

Captain 5'8" 155lbs
Stoker 5'5" 115lbs
bike(s)
old bike ~42lbs
new bike TBD 28-30lbs

[wahoonc]

Well seeing how we are picking our "new to us" tandem up on Saturday and it is going to be snowing...

Cap'n 6'-2" 200# (holiday caught up to me, normal fighting weight is around 185-190)
Stoker 5'-.9999" moon weight unknown;)
Bike- Who knows? it is a Raleigh Companion, but can't weigh as much more than my Raleigh Superbe or my Worksman bike at work.

Aaron:)

[MaxCady]

We are Newbies and will start our tandem activities maybe next month after delivery of the C'dale Road Tandem...

Captain: 6'9" and 115kg
Stoker: 6'2" and 73kg (I'm authorized to give the values...)

[justcrankn]

Team weight is 270 but it's -13 degrees F and the tandem's not going anywhere!

[alwaysbikn]

Captain=205 out of shape and working on it...
Stoker= 145 is working on it....
Bike= 47 Old Santana......that's without bottles or a pump and seat bag
total= 397 OUCH!!!
I (captain) was sick for about a year with cancer and put on some pounds after the surgery and treatments.....I was 220 on Thanksgiving day and will be at 118 or less by my birthday in April.
We also have a Co-Motion Macchiato on order that will weigh about 25is.....

[alwaysbikn]

I meant 185 not 118!!!!

[andydreisch]

Captain at 6'3" and 220 pounds; stoker-wife at 5'4" and 149.9999 pounds. We have a Cannondale but don't know the weight.

Andy

[Aemmer]

at 6'3" 230 (fit at 44) I never had the physique of a cyclist but that never stopped me. Stoker 5'8" 120.

[Artmo]

Me 220lb, stoker 130lb, bike, unloaded 37lb. If only I could get back to my teenage "fighting weight" of 189lb, but time is running out.

[specbill]

Captain 511"-185, Stoker 5'3'- 120.....seasoned C'dale road tandem is currently at 40 pounds ...the only one loosing weight in this combo is the bike! As part of my winter fun project, I have it down from 43 pounds in November and heading for 37 or 38 by spring. Working on the bike's weight is a whole lot more fun than working on the other two jokers in the trio.
Bill J.

[rsdmag]

Captian 5'11" ~195, Stoker 5'4" 127lbs, Trek road tandem 34lbs. Total 356...and working on it.

[deanack]

Team 425 lb - Captain 6'5" Stoker 5'4" bike 45 - looking at new tandems.... & wieght loss

[TandemGeek]

From a survey of 252 tandem teams conducted a couple years back... see the attached image.

You can find an entire collection of survey results pertaining to a variety of tandem-related topics at this URL: http://www.thetandemlink.com/surveys/surveycentral.html

[Murf524]

We're one big gear mashing team. I'm 6'1 and my wife is 5'10 with a team weight just over 380. The bike is a Comotion Speedster with the weight unknown. We are everyone's favorite draft. We live in Florida so we don't have to contend with huge climbs. During the summer on a club ride we averaged just over 24 mph for a 50 mile loop. We had a lot of friends that day. We also completed our first tandem century this summer with a time of less than 5 hours. My daughter is 5'6 and doesn't put out the watts but she loves being able to ride with the 16 mph group.

[R900]

Captain ~ 200 lbs
Stoker ~ 120 lbs

[mooncricket]

Captain: 150lbs
Stoker: 105lbs
mountain tandem: 40lbs

total: 295lbs

captain could lose 10lbs