Originally Posted by kemmer

<bad joke, sorry>
Seriously though, if she's scared find a place/bike/situation that makes her feel safe and let her work up to the more challenging stuff. Problem solved. (if that's actually the problem). I don't think a tandem is the solution for someone who is scared, being on a tandem is weird for the stoker cause they have no control and don't always know what's going on. Try renting one before dropping any coin on the idea.