After staring at the beautiful Alex Singer tandem that was featured for the month of May 2013 on the BQ calendar, I noticed day after day that the bicycle was set up with a front crossover drive. I have thought about this setup in the past for my tandems but haven't yet acted on the urge, however my Bilenky 650B tandem almost screams for this setup and I'm seriously thinking about making the change to the bicycle.

Is there anyone here that has a front crossover drive arrangement on their tandem? If so, do you like that setup? What drawbacks have been encountered, if any? I have already read John Allen's article so I'm aware his list of advantages and disadvantages, but I'd really like to get some real world insight from those that have actually used their tandem configured with front crossover drive before making a final decision on the change.