Originally Posted by
Old Farmer
John. Thanks for the reply. My first ride felt like a train wreck. My wife/stoker seemed to really over balance. I want to try it as the stoker. I could see over her and would hopefully remain more balance neutral giving the captain more control than I felt like I had on our first ride. It felt like she leaned the wrong way on every move and turn. Maybe she just needs more experience having no vision of what is ahead and of not being in control.
Couple of suggestions:
1. When you're new to tandems, announce every turn and especially every single little bump. Captain looks straight anead. Stoker's job is to inform the captain when there's interesting scenery on either side.
2. In 33 years on tandems I've never, ever stoked so this is from my wife. She says she tries to keep her torso aligned laterally with mine on the curves.