I miss our tandem.
It's cooped up in the shed forlorn, where it has been for a few months now. My partner has not been well enough to ride it during the latter parts of the pregnancy. Reading this has made me tempted to whip it out the shed and ride it solo on my commute - see if I pick up any hitch hikers on the way?
Tandeming adds an entire new dimension to cycling.
We took it on a CTC run, and when one of the old dears whittered on about how tandems were rubbish at climbing, my stoker ensured we were the first to the top of every hill. It was like a turbo going when she got the bit between her teeth!
When we got some speed up on that thing tho it had to be respected. Fully laden with the two of us and nearly a weeks shopping, if really felt like a lot to stay in control of when cut up by a moton.
And what really amazed me was the excellent traction, grip and handling in all the slushy weather we had last winter. We were using it every day, we rode it to where my partner works, I dropped her off, kissed her goodbye and rode it home solo, then swapping it for my own bike to go to work. I think we picked up a bit of notoriety with the locals and other regular commuters!
