Yes, it has improved our relationship, but in subtle ways. We had and have an amazing relationship, but our tandem adventures have changed the way that we spend our time (likely more together time).

The ability for us to share in successes – whether that be completing a century ride, “cleaning” a section of mountain bike trail, riding our tandem on the local cruiser ride, or just beating our personal best up a local climb – is very rewarding.

As someone else mentioned, we have learned to compromise. I am a spinner and she is becoming more of a spinner… kidding.

Seriously, though, I may end up pushing a bigger gear than I might otherwise ride on my own, but knowing that we are a team, the team performs better at our optimized cadence that might not be either one of our own optimal cadence.

People outside of a forum such as this think we are absolutely crazy. I can’t count how many times we get a look and a comment on the mountain bike trail saying, “I have never seen one of those bikes on this trail before”. We usually just smile and tell them that we get that a lot.