Tandem Bicycles

Burley Tandem Bicycles

Bicycling is a wonderful way to navigate the outdoors. In addition to giving fresh air and exercise, a bicycle can also allow you to share a great sport with someone you love.

Finding a tandem bicycle, such as one of Burley's tandem bicycles, will provide for a unique cycling experience. Tandem bikes are easily ridden by two passengers, with a 'pilot'� steering and a 'navigator'� bringing up the rear. Adventurous couples may find a more extreme side of life with a tandem mountain bike. Parents can easily tote their youngsters through town using a tandem bike trailer.

A tandem bike will allow a person with limited vision or other disability to enjoy bike riding. The uses for a tandem bike are limitless! Finding a Burley tandem bike is simple with the advent of online shopping. A search for a Burley tandem bicycle quickly leads you to a page full of tandem bikes for sale. Used tandem bicycles may often be found through online searches or in newspaper advertisements.

A quality bicycle shop will also carry Burley tandem bicycles and parts. Riding a tandem bike is a sport of its own, with a vocabulary specific to the sport. The person in charge of steering sits in the front bicycle seat and is called the captain, pilot, or steersman. The steersman must maintain balance, determine direction, and gain the trust of the co-rider!

The captain must be aware of the co-rider's needs, and to maintain this trust must stop when the co-rider would like to stop. The individual bringing up the rear is called the navigator, 'rear admiral,'� or stoker. The stoker provides power to the bicycle, and must resist the urge to 'steer'� in any way. Tandem biking requires much trust in your co-rider!

While some tandem bikes take the form of a traditional bicycle, many come in recumbent form or as tricycles. Occasionally, one will see a bike which seats more than two people. These bikes are known as triplets, quadruplets, or quintuplets,� depending on the number of people they seat.

Getting underway takes skill. The captain must balance the bike and lock the brakes while the stoker mounts. The stoker must lock in and indicate he/she is ready to ride. The captain then pushes off while the stoker pedals furiously. The captain maintains the balance while the stoker provides the raw power to get the bike moving. Once underway, the team works together to keep the bike riding smoothly. Stopping also takes skill, with the captain balancing the bike while the stoker dismounts.

Tandem biking is a great way for a couple to hone their communication skills and rely on trust! While it takes some skill to get started, tandem biking will give much in return. Including serene rides through nature, thrilling rides down alpine trails, and exciting rides along coastal roads.

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