Tandem Bicycles Gaining Popularity

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In today’s world, everyone is caught up with their own daily routines and hardly have any time to spare for their families and friends. There is a total disconnect between people due to work pressure, or even the television has replaced the discussion that happens at the dinner table, and computers tend to take up most of the time of an individual. The tandem bicycle sets a medium for establishing companionship and increasing social life of an individual. It also helps in team building and cultivating mutual respect between the tandem riders. Also, the conventional long drives in the car with a date can be replaced with tandem riding that will not only allow you to spend more time together, but also will provide instant togetherness that will grow into intimacy that can cherished for life to come.

Riding on a normal single rider bicycle is fun; however the tandem bicycle adds a holistic view to the concept of cycling. A tandem bicycle also allows a handicap person to share the joy of cycling.

The front rider also referred to as the “captain” or “pilot” or “steersman” should be one, who is an st experienced cyclist and has good bicycle handling skills. The captain has major responsibilities such as controlling the bike, also balancing it throughout the journey. The captain needs to be aware when the rear rider — also referred to as “stoker” or “navigator” or “rear admiral’ — wants to stop or slow down. Since the stoker is unable to see the bumps on the road ahead, the captain needs to take the accountability of alerting the stoker of the bumps on the road or even if there are any decisions the captain wants to make needs to be informed to the stoker immediately so that the stoker can work accordingly. An incompetent captain can make a couple fail as a tandem team. For more on bicycles visit www.MyBikeShoppe.com.