Originally Posted by Ehkzu

He's a relatively inexperienced solo rider; she's a total newbie. I took her around our condo complex on our Santana. First time around she was a total squirrel. Second time was 100% better. Now she seems willing to give it a go. She's overweight and looking for ways to shed weight anyway. He's really eager to do something exercisey with her and has also said he's interested in stoking for me--though I haven't taken him up any serious climbs yet. But he's got heart, so I bet he'll be able to.

We live in the SF Bay Area, which has lotsa tandems. So it should be possible to find a used one. I'll look around.