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doubleodavey

i went out for my maiden voyage with my one tonight, mostly solo except for two attempts with a stoker. Bit wobbly, not quite enough to fall off, but enough to scare him back onto his own bike.

It is single speed, and the gearing might be a bit high for two beginners, any tips?

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6pt in reply to @doubleodavey

My new-stoker advice is ‘just keep pedalling’ and ‘don’t lean’. Tandems are much more stable when underway so you can adjust this advice once you make it that far.
We had a 0mph tumble outside the caff at the bottom of the galibier as we were cold and tired and temporarily forgot this wisdom.

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gbj_tester in reply to @6pt

new-stoker advice is ‘just keep pedalling’ and ‘don’t lean’

Also don't steer. Ab initio training often has the stoker holding the captain's waist to prevent steering inputs from the back , followed by holding the centre of the bars next to the stem.

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