Originally Posted by
kermie
I was in the same boat with my stoker wife. We ended up getting a great deal on an old Santana Vision. So far we have gone on rides every weekend, and she is wanting to increase our miles. It's been fun, other than learning how to deal with each other. We do stop alot, but she is game for more adventures.. All good so far. She does not ride her single bike much at all, as in it's been 3 years since she had it out.
That is fantastic, so cool. She looks like she means business and in a good way which I believe is the key to this.
The team has to be all in together, two acting as one with their own responsibilities, if you can get a stoker fully onboard, there may not be anywhere you can't go.
Many of the French cyclotouring records were held by tandems that were faster than the singles when cars were not attainable for the average couples and families.
They traveled great distances at speed and many competed at the highest levels with great success.