[QUOTE=UCantTouchThis;22037264]Not sure about your tandem, but ours, the stoker seems to sit more on the rear tire than the captain does on the front. So I don't see why it would be any different than a single. Rear.
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To measure the weight distribution u need two scales. If stoker weighs only 50% of the captain's weight thjer wil be more weight on the front. Steering angle, fork rake, stem length, reach, sag, wheel base etc influence weight distribution also.
Just like the sitting position of the stoker. The longer the reach, the slacker the stearing angle the less weight on the front.
The weight plays a big role : why a tandem is like a snail in uphills : double weight double rolling resistance, the slower the higher the influence of rolling resistance.
On my first short tandem I feel the extra rolling and steering resistance (weight 50/50). A 2 inch tyre was too much.
Last edited by longpete; 05-17-21 at 03:28 AM.