Most tandem teams spend the majority of their time fighting one another on the bike. This fighting is not physical in nature rather it is a hidden fight that works to impeded the smooth operation of their machine. Examples of this fight include: The stoker and captain pedaling out of sync The riders...

Mt Whitney Portal Road begins in Lone Pine CA at an elevation of 3700 ft and ascends to 8300 ft over the short distance of 12 miles. Our TandemBicycling.com editors tackled this ride on the Memorial Day weekend and were greeted with a challenging climb followed by a harrowing descent; the final analysis...

It is on beautiful spring afternoons that we find ourselves most perplexed. All winter long we complain about the weather, the rain, and the cold; when oh when will it be warm enough to ride? Well it is spring now and the weather is perfect here in Southern California with nothing stopping us from a...

Selecting the proper tire or tire combination for your tandem is vital to the safe operation of your tandem. Road Tandem Tires – generally tandem teams look for a wider profile “touring” type tire with thread casing in the 100+ tpi area. With the narrow profile and short sidewalls road...

Braking technology has come a long way for tandems over the last decade. In times past a good drum brake or cantilever setup was the only option available for tandem teams and it was not uncommon to see a dual setup of cantilevers combined with a rear drum brake. Thanks to cross over technology from...