Doing a three block ride without communicating, you’re an expert?

You inspired me today! Thank you for sharing your story. I wish you and yours all the best.

My wife and I started tandem riding when we were first dating. We have a collection that varies but has included a tandem from the 1890s, a tandem from WWII England that has a side car, folding tandems, mountain bike tandems, tandems with small wheels, super cheap tandems and expensive tandems. They are not for everyone, but we have loved and enjoyed each for what they are. When someone whines about why they do not work for them and/or their partner it a reflection on them and not the machines. It is a bit comical because what they are revealing are issues about themselves that they are often not consciously aware of but that others notice even without the tandem.

😂😂😂 wtf..😂😂😂

We have toured worldwide on a Santana Beyond tandem for 12 years. Seriously the tandem is the only place we literally never argue. We started out as club riders on singles. First tandem ride was a Co-Motion Primera a bike shop lent us for a week. Loved it! Once in the early days I adjusted the timing chain and neglected to synchronize the captain and stoker cranks. That was very weird. We recently had an issue with gearing that wouldn’t change properly. We replaced a lot of stuff that was getting worn out. Still had gear change issues bike mechanics couldn’t figure out. After three weeks of frustration my wife said to check the lugs and make sure the frame is tight. Bingo. She is a genius sounds better then I’m an idiot. Tandem mechanics are very hard to find. The point is we ride a tandem. We solve problems. We make it work. They call them tandem teams for a reason. Out of scores of tandem friends we know one couple that always fight on their tandem. These guys are super fun doing everything else. So, they don’t ride tandem much. So many tandem tours with hundreds of couples all getting along happily has been our experience. Of course we enjoy being exceptional. Sounds like you started out planning that the tandem was not going to work. Not a good plan. Our sons were raised as cyclists. Both of them loved cycling. Neither of them can get their partner to ride a bike. So, we send them pics and videos from around the world and they do their own thing. Sadly we ride with our sons rarely now. So many great family rides are just memories. We make vacation exceptions to be with family but always feel like this would be so much more fun on a bike. Bicycling is definitely not for everyone. We gave up a very long time ago trying to get friends started into cycling. Never happens. We don’t know how couples end up on tandems together. I’ll start asking. There are so many tandem couples yet they are so few and far between. Exceptional really. Ride on.

Captain has at least 98% responsibility for a tandem ride being enjoyable and safe. I understand need for stoker to be steady on track tandem in a sprint, but I've never had issue with back seater, child or adult, moving around on a road tandem. Back seater has to move around for comfort, to get the snacks or camera out of the rear carrier, stow their and my jacket as it warms up, etc. In a pace line, I usually ask stoker to check if we're clear of traffic before pulling off the front. Yes, the back seater can steer the bike, but the captain needs to just roll with it, it's more a feeling than actual velocity vector change. Road tandems tend to be rediculously stable, I can ride mine from the back seat with nobody up front goofing around in the parking lot.

We love biking on a tandem. Our 30+ year marriage has only been strengthened by our shared joy of traveling by tandem. With good communication and a little practice (a tandem is a lot easier to ride than people think!) you can travel short or long distances together, as a team.

I ride a 32 inch unicycle and i always wave to tandem riders because im a firm believer every cyclist only needs one wheel not two hahaha

Oldie but goodie!

My girlfriend and I have been on our tandem since we met over a year ago. It's brought us closer and it's one of our favorite and primary activities. The bike did not causing this couples situation.

heard all the horror stories - and frankly how we fell into and bought our tandem, last couple just couldn't do it. Being new to it for both of us we sat down and discussed what our expectations should be for the first ride, both admitting that we know very little and agreed to put our left foot down together before starting or stopping, start pedaling together with the right foot and no matter what happens - its OK. Kept our expectations low and remembered 1 Corinthians 13 :) Needless to say we had a blast and look forward to every chance we get to ride together. Best wishes to anyone giving it a shot - it can be really enjoyable if you are patient with each other.

Our tandem is the best bike we have ever owned. It has well over 4000 klms.

Exciting Stuff.

I've never been on a tandem bike it looks like fun, but work.

What do you get when you mix a busted tandem bike and two petty individuals?

What’s up Bigos. Glad to see you’re doing well bud. Fuck Travis

Tandem has got nothing to do with this...

Awesome

You can tell by her attitude that she can’t be a tandem rider.

We just picked up a Viking Saratoga, in excellent condition, at an estate sale. We'll see how it goes...

If a couple has stupid preventable fights in everyday life, they should absolutely not ride a tandem together. Whatever's going on in a relationship, good or bad, riding a tandem together will magnify it. Bad communication and hurt feelings? Yeah, magnified. Love and joy and non-blaming communication and trust in each other? Also magnified.

The tandem was not the issue.

get hoooked then outsprint them.

theres filipino cyclyst?! has there ever been an asian man in pro peleton

You're not alone and stay away from people that are talking out loud with themselves.

This is an example of why it’s just easier to walk away and give up…. But those who push on will get the gold. I personally wouldn’t want a team mate that give up like that.

Personal control issues. I can understand her point though. I miss riding velodrome. Seeing her picture , reminds me of good times on a track bike. My wife grew up in Korea and loves sitting back and relaxing with her feet up on the frame. I don’t need her to pedal on flats or uphills. She is so slow on a bike, I need her on the back of the tandem. I use to pass up guys on road bikes on my old Schwinn twin deluxe. After years on a track bike and bmx bikes, I prefer to spin just a couple of gears.

You started out with a negative attitude and it went downhill from there.....

She must be a VERY UNCOOPERATIVE PERSON ! Or he must be a super controlling person. My ex-wife is one of the most difficult people in the world to cooperate with . And we loved to ride our tandem. We had 2. We bought a cheap one to see if we would like it. Then we bought a Cannondale and loved it ! It stopped me from having to wait for her to catch up ! We LOVED our tandem. She used to like how fast we could go on it. It takes communication and cooperation. But we loved 😍 it ! I still have it. Just have to find a new wife ! Ha Haaaa !

Why did you post a video with such a negative slant?

I hope he sued the fuck out of Travis

I had a 3 year/10000 kms experience in Portugal ridiing a tandem, my ex-girlfrend has serious vision problems so she just could not ride a regular bike. We had a lot of fun.

So essentially, she was examined, they found out a way to make an echography and a X-Ray exam in the middle of the nowhere between the mountains (don't know if you're aware of where the Stelvio is), she was treated correctly until she will be able to have a surgery, she refused the morphine for no reason but suffer pain while she was waiting, they charged her zero dollars and she's complaining about the fact that they weren't very nice and speak bad or no english in Italy (I imagine the incredible quantity of doctors and nurses speaking fluent italian in, for example, Nebraska). Really interesting.

its illegal to camp on a beach in france

Terrible video and message, tandem riding is soooo easy & fun. Been doing it for almost 20 years with my wife.

personal ego issues

We love our Santana tandem. Took it on a 14 month joy ride through North and South America. We would have never made it through the Andes riding our own bikes. Now married over 20 years.

My wife and I love our Tandem. We are as one when we ride together. Tandem bike ride is a good test to see if compatible.

How is the hunt rear hub in the long run. I’ve heard people state that that the first thing you should do, on getting the hunt wheels, is toss the default hub out and swap on a dt240.

is just that your guy doesn't know how to ride it. Tandem bikes are fine.

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I am a truck driver. And I have seen bicycles riding on the shoulder of the HIGHWAY! Please don't do this. Be smart where you ride as I'm also a bicyclist myself ✔

VC has gotten me hooked on cycling and Zwift. 🤙Yeah

To bad! My wife and I pedaling fast for over 20 years now. Easy peezy, sounds like your "captain" wasn't up to the task.

6 minutes of my life I won't get back

What exactly is this video about?

This is the moment Don Rickles would say, "Darn! I don't have a joke for two people who can't get along riding a tandem."

She's unbearable!

Ashley what a crazy story!

Plot twist: Police officers leaves The guy: i got lucky The bikes are just decoy.