In Sync. Lead or Follow?
05-15-08, 09:07 AM
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In Sync. Lead or Follow?
We have elected to pedal our triplet out of sync. But thinking it over I have come to a question that some might be better qualified to answer than me. Looking at the photo, shouldn't the captain (me) lead with pedal stroke vs. follow as my photo shows we are currently doing?
05-15-08, 10:22 AM
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I think the way you have it will work. When your outside pedal is down, the middle rider will also have outside pedal down, and the rear rider will be parallel.
Key is having the inside pedals all either up or parallel to the ground.
Key is having the inside pedals all either up or parallel to the ground.
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It should look like the attached: OOP is like dancing, Captain always leads and the power strokes should shift from the right to left to right sides of the bike in a moving wave so the rider's bodies don't move in opposition.
So long as your outside pedal is in the down position when cornering, all three inside pedals will be clear.
So long as your outside pedal is in the down position when cornering, all three inside pedals will be clear.
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It should look like the attached: OOP is like dancing, Captain always leads and the power strokes should shift from the right to left to right sides of the bike in a moving wave so the rider's bodies don't move in opposition.
So long as your outside pedal is in the down position when cornering, all three inside pedals will be clear.
So long as your outside pedal is in the down position when cornering, all three inside pedals will be clear.
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I have tried oop with stoker 90 ahead and behind. I like it when the stoker starts the power stroke and I finish.
Try it different ways and see if you have a preference.
Try it different ways and see if you have a preference.
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To add a bit more to the discussion . . .
There is left and right foot leading too!
Some captains prefer to clip in with left (or right) foot first and that's the foot that would be leading.
We've been pedaling 90 degrees OOP (right foot) captain leading for well over 200,000 miles TWOgether.
Works great for us!
But as Smooooth sez, try it different ways and then see what's preferable for your team.
Pedal on!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem
There is left and right foot leading too!
Some captains prefer to clip in with left (or right) foot first and that's the foot that would be leading.
We've been pedaling 90 degrees OOP (right foot) captain leading for well over 200,000 miles TWOgether.
Works great for us!
But as Smooooth sez, try it different ways and then see what's preferable for your team.
Pedal on!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem
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To add a bit more to the discussion . . .
There is left and right foot leading too!
Some captains prefer to clip in with left (or right) foot first and that's the foot that would be leading.
We've been pedaling 90 degrees OOP (right foot) captain leading for well over 200,000 miles TWOgether.
Works great for us!
But as Smooooth sez, try it different ways and then see what's preferable for your team.
Pedal on!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem
There is left and right foot leading too!
Some captains prefer to clip in with left (or right) foot first and that's the foot that would be leading.
We've been pedaling 90 degrees OOP (right foot) captain leading for well over 200,000 miles TWOgether.
Works great for us!
But as Smooooth sez, try it different ways and then see what's preferable for your team.
Pedal on!
Rudy and Kay/zonatandem
On the triplet we seem to be comfortable with 45/90 degree setup as per TandemGeek’s illustration. When backwards it was definitely less efficient.
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That is too the setup that we use on our triplet. Our only problem is during take offs while ridding with tall inexperienced stokers. In those situations my wife usually takes the rear stoker position. Since she unclips her left foot to help support the rig in case our friend decides to move a bit, when we take off her right foot is at 12:00 at best. We ride our tandem 90 OOP and we like it!
