I've posted parts of this picture several times. The stoker is Mike. Mike could wind up 2,000W. Mike was a national champion. I was strong too. Mike did exactly what I told him too. We did fondos of 10,000 riders and finished 5-10 min in front. We did hill climbs and dropped all the singles (in a fondo). I could have never done that without Mike. He could have never done that without my tandem.
Things worked well.