As a wearer of rigid gas permeable contact lens, also known as hard lens, the editor of TandemBicycling.com is very susceptible to dust and wind impacting his eye-site. To compensate and protect his eyes he has, for years now, worn motorcycle type goggles to limit air movement in and around the eyes....

The stoker, rider on the back seat of a tandem bicycle, has a precarious role in the operation of a tandem bike. Under normal circumstances he or she is asked to pedal in unison, with power, and at the pace set by the captain (rider on the front seat of a tandem bike) all while not being able to see...