We're 13 and 3 years older and 50 lbs. heavier as a team. Stoker does elliptical and stretching most mornings, my only exercise is w/e tandem rides.

Typical training rides are about 40 miles, mostly cruising at 20-22 mph /32-35 kph and sprints up to 30 mph /48 kph on flat ground. That’s in the “C” group around here. There are a lot of faster riders in our area, so we don’t “smoke” many besides the old folks or parents out with kids.

Our custom S&S Bushnell with a combination of Campy Record / Centaur was intentionally built to be more like a V-8 powered SUV than a sports car, and has fulfilled our needs very well on the many event rides and rallies that we’ve enjoyed since it was purchased.

We can definitely go way faster and further than we ever could have dreamed of on our old Burley Duet starter tandem. And we go as fast, further and more comfortably than we did on our "in between" Trek T-2000.

The Busnell cost about $7500 from Tandems Ltd. with travel cases. That sounds like a lot when you put the number next to “it’s just a bike”. But it continues to provide bountiful ROI for enjoyment and it’s a whole lot less in initial cost / per weekend use and upkeep than the fishing boat that was my previous hobby/obsession.