Originally Posted by
jolly_ross
That's our preferred way of working too. Stoker is clipped in. I have my saddle (captain) set for proper pedalling leg extension - I have to come forward off the saddle for both feet down. (I thought about a remote locking telescopic post for a while, but gave up on the idea as the stoker's bars are clamped to the captain's post.)
If you want stoker to keep clipped in then it's important to keep the bike dead upright, not lean over like a solo - if it starts to lean she loses nerve.
Stoker has finally learnt to present the pedal at a speed that I can avoid. I had a few bashed shins while we worked that one out.
102 y.o. btw
I have finally learned to stand with my feet wide apart. No more bashed shins. Stoker has learned I won't drop her, even if the bike leans over on a shorter stop. I've learned to lean the bike more than I lean my single, to make sure that an inadvertent stoker movement doesn't topple us. I guess she just guts it out. I never stop on the saddle with just a toe down. I always come off the saddle, even for a one-foot stop.