we've got a method that seems to work (not perfect yet) and it's pretty much exactly TPM. only deviance (I think) is she gives me the pedal at the bottom of the stroke to let me clip in, then quickly rotates it up to starting position (about 2 o'clock) and we go as soon as it's there. For a couple with exactly 2 days and 90 miles of tandem experience, I'm pretty happy with it.