anto's first tandem ride god help me.

[Andre Jute]

Hello, Chloe. Nice to talk to you. Goodbye, Chloe.

Yo, Anto, I hope you don't get any of our wind. Two fellows up on a tandem must be like the side of a barn to the wind.

[jags]

I was kinda thinking the same thing 
well with the route i've planned i'll have the wind on our backs for the first 10 miles then head wind for 8 miles rest of the spin should be a side wind but a few long drags .
pity about the  strong wind i would have done a really nice spin around  the coast 40 miles or so. .

i must see if i can dig out a utube video of Darragh hes a brilliant musican uillein pipes .

 Chloe is asleep Andre i'll tell her u said hi 
anto.

[Danneaux]

Two fellows up on a tandem must be like the side of a barn to the wind.

Thankfully, not so bad as you'd think...possibly a bit less than two singles...not unlike a tourer with four bags and a handlebar bag in a crosswind. The extra weight on the tires seems to help a bit.

All the best,

Dan. (...who cautions against falls on a tandem, as they're never pretty and best avoided)

[jags]

Dan this is Darragh sound quality is not great.
Jack might like this slow aire .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RurAaoG8D_A

[Danneaux]

I just phoned him and he was able to get it. Said he enjoyed it very much, Anto; thanks for tagging Jack (my father and also a Forum member) in this thoughtful share.

I will view it later when I have a better connection. Looking forward to it.

All the best,

Dan.

[jags]

Ah good stuff Dan glad Jack enjoyed it tell him to get his guitar out and play along 

i hope this feckin wind dies down
ok thats me im away to me bed night all.

anto.

[jags]

waiting for my stoker to call .man theres smoe strong wind blowing.
am i feckin mental
still gotta be done i'll take photos if this happens. see yis all soon hopefully.

anto.

[geocycle]

Will be an adventure. Hope it's not like taking the kids on the tag along where they refuse to pedal up hill and then go like fury when you are grabbing the brakes!

[jags]

All went great 30 miles super tough with the gale force wind especally on the long drag  back home .
found it  hard at first balance was dodgy  starting off wow serious hard he kept peddling but we sorted it out with a bit of practice ,also coming back into town with traffic lights and long lines of cars  but we managed  no problem.
man my shoulders are in feckin bits  my set up is not perfect but theres just no adjustment left .but once we get used to it im sure  i'll settle in no problem.
i posted a photo on facebook  maybe Dan will post it on here .
thanks lads of all the good wishes and advice much appreciated.

anto.

[John Saxby]

Well done, Anto -- to both of you!

[jags]

Thanks John 

anto

[Andre Jute]

Well done on your tandem adventure day!

[jags]

Cheers Andre whats the wind like down your way 

[RA1]

Hello Anto
A bit late I know - but glad to hear it all went well!
Don't know about you but I find riding the tandem takes much more energy than riding the equivalent distance solo. Especially when it's windy!
Rob

[jags]

Hi Rob, hard for me to say only because the wind was  terrible most certainly the hardese day so far this year.we actually started off way to fast ide safely say my stoker didnt do much cycling in the past year or so .i have a fairly high cadence 80 to 95   daragh was looking to push high gears but its just a matter of time before we are both happy with speed and cadence.
 Rob im not a fast rider ,on my todd im usually average 13 to 14.5 mph seldom do i go over that different in a group of course when all the glory hunters decide to pick up the pace  .
i think we are heading out tomorrow morning i couldnt go today i was sick as a dog .
and my stoker is gigging tonight   so he might not be in the best of fettle in the morning.

anto