Tandem Cycling - Stoker unhappiness signal

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DCwom
04-29-09, 09:30 AM
Teams,

I'm wondering how does your stoker signal their displeasure with your captains driving? Cross words, whack on the helmet, jab in the ribs, etc. This could be a poll, but I bet the methods are far to numerous.
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Soil_Sampler
04-29-09, 09:36 AM
kidney punch.
Old Army
04-29-09, 10:08 AM
She instantly stops pedaling.

Ritterview
04-29-09, 10:35 AM
Pedal lock. The crank is frozen....can't....budge.
mkane77g
04-29-09, 10:35 AM
be nice now.
JTGraphics
04-29-09, 10:38 AM
She pulls the parachute cord :bike2:
andr0id
04-29-09, 10:57 AM
Teams,

I'm wondering how does your stoker signal their displeasure with your captains driving? Cross words, whack on the helmet, jab in the ribs, etc. This could be a poll, but I bet the methods are far to numerous.
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We have no signal for that as the driving is always perfect.:D
cornucopia72
04-29-09, 12:02 PM
"orale, guey"!!
Literally: what is wrong with you, IDIOT!!
What she really means: please, do not scare me honey!!
mtnbke
04-30-09, 02:17 AM
Both my ex-stoker and current stoker are fond of the pinch!
jgg3
04-30-09, 07:20 AM
Silence. Dead silence.
tandemania2
04-30-09, 07:44 AM
My stoker faces backwards so I don't have that problem.
JanMM
04-30-09, 09:34 AM
Wet Willie.
...........not really!
riva
04-30-09, 11:01 AM
"orale, guey"!!
Literally: what is wrong with you, IDIOT!!

Is that what that means? Damn, I thought that meant something positive, my coworker has been telling me that for years! :P

I'm working on installing one of the old shimano FFS crank setups for my stoker to prevent the crank lockup sabotage..
andydreisch
04-30-09, 11:25 AM
It's what happens off the bike that worries me most.
CGinOhio
04-30-09, 05:17 PM
I must be fortunate. My stoker is not passive aggressive. If I make a one-off mistake she usually over looks it. If I need a behavior change she just tells me. Though now I think about it, she manages to get me to adjust through nonverbal as well, but I can't put my finger on exactly how. I think she obtained that skill from her time as an equestrian.
I guess you'd call her a Tandem Whisperer.
Trsnrtr
04-30-09, 07:48 PM
kidney punch.

Ditto. And if that doesn't work, pounding on the shoulder blades usually does. :D
LWaB
05-04-09, 12:32 AM
Thumbnail in the glutes, usually when we get above 90 km/h.