Originally Posted by
obrentharris
............... After years of riding flat bars she decided on this latest tandem that she prefers drop bars: Most of the stokers we know have gone the opposite way.
Brent
As most we did go the opposite way..Wanting to ride more upright has been my wife’s evolution as a stoker . We started out with a rigid post for a few years. Then as we have aged she has wanted to be more and more upright in her position. That of course has transferred more weight to the saddle and thus more shock being transmitted to the crotch and buttocks instead of being absorbed by her arms. The wider brooks saddle and long spring travel finally fixed that for the last 5 years. But it has slowed our cadence and hurt our aerodynamics. Not a big deal we are just ride in the slower groups and a few less miles.