From '77 to '87 we rode upright tandems, 90 degrees OOP. I outweighed my stoker by 30-40 lbs so she would get on the saddle while I held her up before we started.

From '88 to '07 we rode mostly recumbent with her trailing me by 45 degrees.

In '07 we got another upright, but now she outweighs me by about 30 lbs (team weight's about the same) and my shoulders & hands aren't what they used to be. So we've been riding IP to simplify starts and stops.

Any suggestions for starting off in OOP when both riders have one foot on the ground?