Originally Posted by
DubT
It is interesting to read that many of you have your stoker clip in first and stay clipped in. We tried it and it does not work for us.
Here is our technique: I get on and clip my right foot in with the right pedal down, left foot firmly on the ground, straddling the top tube. She gets on and clips in her right foot while straddling the top tube. We then move our right feet into a power position (approx 2 o'clock if viewed from the RH side) and then back up a little then push off and get on the saddles then pedal until the LH pedal is at the bottom of the stroke, I then clip in, she let's her left foot dangle until I am clipped in. I say OK and then she clips in and says OK and off we go. When we stop we both take our left foot out and put it firmly on the ground while straddling the top tube. It works for us and the fear factor and loss of control issue is resolved.
I know it is not the way Bill from Santana says to do it but his way does not work for us.
Wayne
With both of us also being "Solo" riders- this is the only way we can start. Even works up slopes on the offroad although on the steeper ones we may point ourselves across the trail. Stoker will be off the saddle though as for a normal start.
