Originally Posted by
SouthSanDiego
I just bought my first tandem bike and am new to the site. In looking at all the tandem bike photos, i don't see any with toe clips. Are toe clips not typically used on tandem bikes?
Tia.
Toe clips - sometimes for stokers, not for captains. Using the Proper Method, stokers never unclip except for coffee. Captain's have to be able to put a foot down in an instant. Precious cargo and all that, plus with a stoker back there, it's a lot easier to get wrong-footed. By far the most common is SPD pedals for both seats. Flats w/o clips are particularly bad for more than casual use because neither seat has control over pedal rotation.