Claire wrote:
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o My husband's used to riding at a higher cadence than me. Maybe it's just
as well I get used to that.

Cadence=aerobics. Not all bad.

o He'll eventually learn to warn me when he decides he's going to coast, or
suddenly start pedaling again. Especially since the suddenly start pedaling
again thing could have potentially damaging consequences to my crotch.

As they say in day care centers, "use your words." A few times of
shrieking in his ear will learn him right quick. Ditto on the bumps
(if yours doesn't have a special trampoline seatpost). I've broken in
several captains, and I am the world's best captain myself at
notification of road surface and so forth. (I even say "bump" to my
auto passengers!)

o Our speed was totally kick ass. We were cruising along, at an effort that
would have produced in our mutual estimations about 17 mph in him and 15 in
me, but I know we were going probably 22 at a minimum. We rode past a couple
of This Is Your Speed signs (speeding along the lake is a real problem), and
were at 17 mph on an uphill stretch, and 25 on a flat. Maybe we'll
eventually buy a computer for it.

Two computers. The Rear Admiral position can get boring, and if you
have your own buttons to push you can do mental calculations or
announce the details to all the singles drafting you. On my tandems we
each have a computer, and it's funny to see that the rear of the
Counterpoint travels further than the front.

o I'm close enough to him to *smell* him. And this was on only a 15 mile
thing largely in the late afternoon shade. Makes me wonder if we'll really
do the Flying Wheels Century together on that thing. He'll be pretty ripe on
a summer's day after a hundred miles.

Baby wipes, no beans.

o Amusingly, I can literally kiss his ass, especially on downhills in a
tuck. Heh.
o It's easier for me to reach the water bottle when tucked into his back
jersey pocket than on the bike. Maybe after we both feel more confident on
the thing, we can reach down for waterbottles, but we're not quite there
yet.

Stuff the cue sheets in there too, or get a hunter's license holder
for the back of his jersey. Captains are good for more than just
driving.

HTH
--Karen M.
so what kind is it? Photos???