Originally Posted by
twocicle
As an amusing side note, we have always had dual computers on our tandem, the Garmin 800 since those came out. When we travel, I have always loaded our routes for navigation aid and this has worked especially well.
On the last trip we returned from a couple days ago, there was one especially long and difficult (climbing) ride we tackled. Prior to departure that morning, I goofed on preloading the route to my wife's Garmin, so she did not have the info to mull over while we rode. She told me it was just as well, and not to tell her the distance, etc. as she just wanted to put her head down and ride. She completed the ride which was a big milestone stretch from her typical range. So in this case... less was more.
Thanks for the anecdote. We need to get back up that way. We were Vandals way back when.
Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
What you really want to know is the effort each of you is putting out. Speed is relatively irrelevant. So what you really want to know is heart rate (HR). The least expensive way to go would be to buy a pair of Cateye V3 units, one for Captain, one for Stoker. Both of you will have heart rate monitor straps, but both Cateye units will be paired to the Captain's strap. Thus Stoker will know Captain's HR. Stoker can have any inexpensive HRM with no bike information since she already has the Cateye for that. Her strap will pair with her HRM........
This sounds like an excellent idea to me (the engineer-mountaineer) but it may take some time to bring the stoker around. She thinks we are taking Sunday pedals along the river and may object if I try to instrument her.