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05-06-2004, 12:01 PM
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| Re: So we bought the tandem "Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<bZ_ic.36397$_L6.2096805@attbi_s53>... > > Notes: > o My husband's used to riding at a higher cadence than me. Maybe it's just > as well I get used to that. ------------- probably.... you'll be a little more efficient and suffer less lactic acid with a 95-ish cadence thatn 85-ish. The other thing is you'll get used to predicting when the captain will shift to maintain cadence. > 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. ----------- crotch preservation is a strong persuader for husbands. definitely a learning curve to either verbally or through "feel" start/stop pedalling. > o Our speed was totally kick ass. ....Maybe we'll > eventually buy a computer for it. ---------- you may want to. its fun to enjoy the speed, but also if you have "flight-deck compatible" STI shifters hooked to a flight-deck computer, the captain has see what gear you are in. > 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. > ----------------- camelsbacks are good too. I find waterbottles hard to get at in our frame, even after a lot of practice. d |
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05-06-2004, 12:05 PM
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| Re: So we bought the tandem > I'll let you know. My fiancee and I are going to rent a tandem bike > while on our honeymoon. If that isn't the truest test of marriage I > don't know what is (or will be). > ----------------------------------------- a tandem will take the direction your relationship is going.... faster. d |
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05-06-2004, 12:05 PM
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| Re: So we bought the tandem > I'll let you know. My fiancee and I are going to rent a tandem bike > while on our honeymoon. If that isn't the truest test of marriage I > don't know what is (or will be). > ----------------------------------------- a tandem will take the direction your relationship is going.... faster. d |
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05-06-2004, 12:05 PM
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| Re: So we bought the tandem > I'll let you know. My fiancee and I are going to rent a tandem bike > while on our honeymoon. If that isn't the truest test of marriage I > don't know what is (or will be). > ----------------------------------------- a tandem will take the direction your relationship is going.... faster. d |
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05-06-2004, 12:05 PM
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| Re: So we bought the tandem > I'll let you know. My fiancee and I are going to rent a tandem bike > while on our honeymoon. If that isn't the truest test of marriage I > don't know what is (or will be). > ----------------------------------------- a tandem will take the direction your relationship is going.... faster. d |
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05-06-2004, 12:05 PM
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| Re: So we bought the tandem > I'll let you know. My fiancee and I are going to rent a tandem bike > while on our honeymoon. If that isn't the truest test of marriage I > don't know what is (or will be). > ----------------------------------------- a tandem will take the direction your relationship is going.... faster. d |
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