Welcome to the world of tandems. I hope that you and your stoker have many fabulous rides.


My diatribe
Glad you love the bike but in the long run you may have false economy. My local bike store may be higher priced than the internet and Walmart on some items but...

A quality bike shop will have checked the tightness of all the bolts, adjusted the derailleurs and brakes, maybe even have checked the frame alignment. - Walmart hands a pair of pliers and allen wrench to someone making minimum wage and occasionally puts air the tires before sending you out the door.

a new bike gets 3 months of adjustments for free (I'm going on 6 years now)

My local shop mechanics have stayed late, opened early, delivered repairs for me too many times to count. In nearly 9 years of working with them I've more than received $100 in service.

Sometimes you have to look beyond first cost.