Originally Posted by
DCwom
I would say there are different levels of comfort too, kicking back on a rail-trail verses city streets or screaming down a mountain hillside are not the same comfort level, it's an on-going process.
I'd agree with this, and it's going to vary for every team. I think it will also likely be faster if the stoker is already comfortable riding a single bike in traffic.
For us, I'd say were pretty comfortable tooling around within a ride or two. Riding fast, soon after. Standing and sprinting after that. Riding in a paceline a little longer. Then riding in a competitive group ride a bit longer. Racing a criterium on the tandem was a bit of a leap.
Now, we're to the point that my stoker actually said it was fun descending in a road race, elbow to elbow at 60mph. Brave woman.