Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
I do notice that my singles seem twitchy after doing a lot of tandem riding. Again, I don't know why. Maybe the tandem just needs more effort in steering input because of the weight?
A lot of it's the weight -- about 1/2 as much weight vs. what you're dealing with on your single's front wheel -- coupled with the need for a heavier hand on the bars to maintain a straight riding line due to the long wheelbase, CG sitting much further back and of course the frame torsion coming from the stoker that all comes to a head at the front fork and handlebars.
Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Our CoMo with Wound Up is perfect for us. Handling at all speeds seems fine to me, better than anything else we've ridden, but my experience is limited to only three tandems, the CoMo, an older C'dale, and an older Davidson.
All three tandems most likely used a 73° head tube, with most likely a 55mm rake fork / 48mm of steering trail on the Davidson (same as Santana), perhaps a 53mm rake fork / 51mm of steering trail on the Cannondale depending when it was made, and a 45mm rake fork / 58mm of steering trail on the Co-Motion.