Originally Posted by
jethro00
Murray Missle,
We keep our Trek T900 as a backup. We ride it once a week to keep it in good running order. I like having a backup so if we wake up and see a flat tire, I don't have to fix it at that moment to ride. We just grab another tandem. Okay, we now have 3 tandems, so we grab 1 of the other 2. But, they are all different (rationale). My stoker was terrified of riding on the roads for some time. She is no longer terrified, just plain scared. But, we ride every morning, part on roads, part on college campus, levee path, etc. You may find your stoker will be more willing to try roads on the Trek T900. She may feel like she could jump off with the low top tube. My stoker has never jumped off. But, she took comfort in that thought when we first got the T900.
I actually just rode it for the first time this afternoon! I bought it about 4 days after my 2nd total knee replacement and 5 weeeks and 4 days after my 1st. I was bored and scrolling through the local FB Marketplace ( my nemesis ) and spotted it. I had been looking for a tandem with an even lower stoker top bar than the Raleighs for a quite awhile. I had come across several really nice Santanas, Burleys and CoMotions at bargain basement prices but they all had the staight top bar in the stoker position and wouldn't work for my wife. As soon as I saw the frame on this I knew it was the one but I couldn't even get in the car to go look it over. I found out in talking with the seller that I knew his wife's brother so based on that and the photos I told them I'd take it and would have our oldest son pick it up for me. When I first told my wife I got that "ANOTHER bike?" look but when he pulled in the driveway with it she was out the door before I could even get out of my chair LOL. I've only been able to get back on a bike other than the one on my trainer in the past couple of weeks and that's mainly been on a 20 inch folder with a couple short rides on an old 26" MTB. I was feeling pretty good today so I got the tandem out and took a short solo ride to get a feel for it. It is SO much lighter than the old Northwoods! I think it's going to work out really well for us, I know it's going to be much easier to load!