Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
After a quarter-century as the much bigger, stronger rider who happens to ride stoker and control the shifting and most of the braking, I had to laugh at the one-dimensional and somewhat inaccurate presentation of tandems. If that's what is commonly presented as how to ride a tandem, it's no wonder my wife and I elicit looks of keen interest and knowing smiles from the many women we encounter while riding. Still, it was an amusing blurb.
Oh, I just read Scooter's comment. I guess Scooter hasn't seen us yet.
I thought the article was a good if basic introduction to couples riding tandems. I think its great that some guys are stokers but statistically it is very rare. I have only been riding a tandem since 2006 but I have yet to see it in person.
My wife liked "the stoker is always right" quote. Too bad they didn't get that rule correct.
"the stoker makes no mistakes" A subtle but important difference.