So I got the RT2 out for a quick 20 minute ride this evening. Road it for about 5 minutes solo then about 15 minutes with my 12 yr old. Our intention was to get a good 20 mile maiden voyage in but we lost light to early. In this short ride I made many observations.

1. Steering is substantially different then my single and felt slower
2. Reading the "proper method" is very helpful
2. New brakes suck! Okay to be fair, when I got back in the house I found that the bb7's where very poorly adjusted. I read the park guide for adjusting them and think I got them pretty close. Will have to try them tomorrow
3. Contrary to my expectation climbing seemed easier with the extra helper on the back.

Some bike issues I noticed

The stoker bars hit my thighs when pedaling which I figured no problem I would adjust the stoker stem, um wtf, why do they spec an adjustable stem with all of 1/2 in of adjustment?? Control tech 255mm adj on order. Flipped the bar for now

Although I transferred my singles measurements I felt for lack of a better description, too close to the front wheel. On my single when I look down the fork the bar obscures the center of the hub. On the tandem when I do the same the bar seems ahead of the center line of the hub. I would like to move the seat back some but the location of the eccentric is @3pm when looking from drive side. If I move the seat back more I will be further behind the BB. Should I/Could I spin the eccentric around to @9pm and pull a link?

The cables up front seem to have excess length (as compared to the single) is there a purpose for this or can I shorten/clean up


Thats it for now
Thank you for any advise