Tandem Cycling - OMG! What do you do when the cap't has to fart?

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bobthib
08-12-09, 04:45 PM
New to tandems. Got gas. What do you do? Is the a proper call out?

andydreisch
08-12-09, 05:24 PM
Successful tandem-ing is all about pleasing the stoker. This runs against that rule.
uspspro
08-12-09, 05:30 PM
General rule is to hold it.

On something like a double century, that is kind of hard. I will try and wait until a rest stop, or fast downhill (wind), whichever comes up first. ;)

regomatic
08-12-09, 06:17 PM
New to tandems. Got gas. What do you do? Is the a proper call out?

Yes, like many other tandem maneuvers, this is one that will eventually become intuitive to your team but needs to be called out and communicated when you're still new to tandems.

After a few months and miles of practice, your Stoker will learn to recognize the signs of the Captain's raising off the saddle, followed by a pause in cadence. That's her signal to get out of the drops and get her face into the fresh air as soon as possible.

Expect to be admonished by the Stoker anytime you do this on a group ride. You can alternate excuses of "it just snuck out while I was taking a butt break" or you can blame it on the dog, even if he's nowhere in sight, just like you do at home.
JanMM
08-12-09, 06:21 PM
Successful tandem-ing is all about pleasing the stoker. This runs against that rule.

Correct.
Resist the urge unless you have a tailwind that's faster than your speed.
Tailwind? Wind from behind? Breeze from the rear?
Never mind.:innocent:
geranimo57
08-12-09, 06:25 PM
I simply state.. I am proud to claim that one! Then wait for the fun to begin, my wife is very creative with the pokes and smacks and little annoyances for the next few miles.

Just try not to make a habit of it!
pablopsd
08-12-09, 06:47 PM
Relax, then ride faster.
cornucopia72
08-12-09, 07:01 PM
Yes, like many other tandem maneuvers, this is one that will eventually become intuitive to your team but needs to be called out and communicated when you're still new to tandems.

After a few months and miles of practice, your Stoker will learn to recognize the signs of the Captain's raising off the saddle, followed by a pause in cadence. That's her signal to get out of the drops and get her face into the fresh air as soon as possible.

Expect to be admonished by the Stoker anytime you do this on a group ride. You can alternate excuses of "it just snuck out while I was taking a butt break" or you can blame it on the dog, even if he's nowhere in sight, just like you do at home.

Regomatic, you are the MAN!! Best laugh I had in the BF ina long time.
regomatic
08-12-09, 07:30 PM
Regomatic, you are the MAN!! Best laugh I had in the BF ina long time.

No problemo, I am more than happy to share any and all of our tandem experiences that will benefit the rest of our small but enthusiastic community.







(Stoker Michele thought it was too true but pretty funny too.)
DM4
08-12-09, 07:49 PM
General rule is to hold it.




You should NEVER hold a fart. If you do, it travels up your spine and into your brain and this is how ****ty ideas are born.
tandemnh
08-12-09, 08:16 PM
Simple fix works for me all the time... run over that dead skunk in the road and let loose!!!
zonatandem
08-12-09, 10:09 PM
It's all the stoker's fault!
She should not fix gaseous meals (beans/chili again?) the night before a ride!!!

Hate to sound like a commercial, but here's always BEAN-O; take BEAN-O now, so there'll 'be no' gas later. . .
Pedal on TWOgether!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem
andydreisch
08-12-09, 10:48 PM
Roll that beautiful bean footage!!!!
Stray8
08-13-09, 12:26 AM
http://www.germes-online.com/direct/dbimage/50006913/MF12_Type_Gas_Mask.jpg

:D



:roflmao2:
veloellen
08-13-09, 10:53 AM
Is that ANSI approved?
VaultGuru
08-13-09, 02:13 PM
The reason pads in bike shorts were invented is to deflect the blast.
Stray8
08-13-09, 02:22 PM
Is that ANSI approved?

Well, it looks like the stoker could fit a bike helmet over it... :D


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sch
08-14-09, 04:46 AM
Or you could start working on your Le Petomane imitations as a diversion.
sneezy
08-14-09, 06:18 AM
What if there is a tailwind and the stoker cuts one? Is it STILL the captain's fault?????
Retro Grouch
08-14-09, 07:09 AM
I smile because I know that it's going to make my nagavator pedal harder.
andydreisch
08-14-09, 10:32 AM
What if there is a tailwind and the stoker cuts one? Is it STILL the captain's fault?????

Yes. Everything bad is the Captain's fault; all that is good stems from the Stoker.
bobthib
08-14-09, 12:15 PM
Or you could start working on your Le Petomane imitations as a diversion.

Le Petomane - my hero.
antonyfhilliard
08-14-09, 02:27 PM
Yet another advantage of hybrid-recumbents like the Pino or Viewpoint: superior gas-diffusion geometry.
PMK
08-14-09, 04:15 PM
Yes, like many other tandem maneuvers, this is one that will eventually become intuitive to your team but needs to be called out and communicated when you're still new to tandems.

After a few months and miles of practice, your Stoker will learn to recognize the signs of the Captain's raising off the saddle, followed by a pause in cadence. That's her signal to get out of the drops and get her face into the fresh air as soon as possible.

Expect to be admonished by the Stoker anytime you do this on a group ride. You can alternate excuses of "it just snuck out while I was taking a butt break" or you can blame it on the dog, even if he's nowhere in sight, just like you do at home.


Reg...good one

For us, being an aviation type household, I write it off as thrust helping to increase forward velocity.

PK
John R
08-14-09, 10:35 PM
Worse yet, what if you have leakage and shard your shamie....This can be disastorous on a century.
cornucopia72
08-15-09, 06:21 AM
OK John, you go to the corner now! ... this tread was going so well
John R
08-15-09, 02:13 PM
Sorry, I just couldn't resist.
bobthib
08-15-09, 02:50 PM
OK John, you go to the corner now! ... this tread was going so well

As the OP and a newbie to tandems, I think it's a very appropriate caveat! Heaven forbid!

Referring to the "What do you carry.." post currently running, I'm making a note to add diaper wipes to my wedge (no pun intened) immediately!
PMK
08-15-09, 05:17 PM
And from this day forward John shall be known as "straight pipes"...

PK
zjrog
08-16-09, 10:32 AM
This going to be almost as entertaining as a RV thread about "doing it" in the trailer...
justmealready
08-19-09, 04:53 PM
Be really loud and yell at the stoker like he did it because he's 6 and fart jokes are still funny.
bobthib
08-19-09, 08:12 PM
Be really loud and yell at the stoker like he did it because he's 6 and fart jokes are still funny.

My stoker is 56 and SHE doesn't think farts or fart jokes are funny. NO SENSE OF HUMOR! Now when I get my 6 yr old grand son on there as stoker....
DCwom
08-20-09, 06:09 AM
Perhaps off topic and not quite as funny as farts is the sneeze call out. I've found that "sneeze left" results in a sudden violent pitch of the bike to the right, something the captain should be prepared for prior to making such a call out.:eek:
Brian
08-20-09, 07:41 AM
You should NEVER hold a fart. If you do, it travels up your spine and into your brain and this is how ****ty ideas are born.

I never knew...
Wheels4
08-20-09, 07:14 PM
i don't own a tandem... but, i've gotten a good laugh out of this thread. thanks. :thumb: