Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Boston-ish, MA
Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10
I confess I've never ridden any tandem but ours so I have no point of reference. But ours does not seem especially sluggish (considering the total load of 315lbs) and it certainly seems stable. I can slow it down to a walking pace (or almost as slow as the strollers on the Minuteman). And we've flown down hills at 40mph.
I wonder how one tries different tandems. If the stoker doesn't think it fits then it won't fit. And if you ride someone else' tandem with their stoker you are changing the load and the power system.
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