This has probably been asked before, but my searching turns up nothing. It is probably also better posted in the Tandem forum, and I'll probably get some heat for this, but... why did you choose a tandem? As a solo road rider, I see them out there occasionally and I've never really understood why people choose to ride those versus simply having two bikes and riding together. I understand that you can share the workload, but isn't it easier and safer to just ride individual bikes? You can also have a conversation and enjoy the day together on two bikes, so I just don't understand the main attraction of these things. Flame away.