Originally Posted by
mkane
Most of the slack can be removed without the aid of an adjuster.
And a tandem goes downhill faster than a’pro’ on a half bike. This is where weight is your friend. I’ll race anybody down hill in a coasting race eith our tandem. Pro’s don’t pedal going 60 mph.
I did say tight corners on switchback
Colour me surprised if a singe bike with shorter wheel base can't carve a tighter corner faster than a tandem with longer wheel base on same corner if the riders are good bike handlers.
On a straight downhill road, I agree tandems can go faster than a single bike due to physics. We did 107KPH on a very nice downhill run once but I decided the risks just wasn't worth it so we've never went that fast again.