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WRT in phase cranks and the slight off phase they can be- I spin faster than my wife (when on singles) and like to have the pedal slightly higher up off the ground when pushing off (we both dismount for stops) so her/stoker crank slightly leads the captain's.
My first tandem had little 36T timing rings (on the LH side), classy but flexy TA cranks. My current tandem runs 42R rings and this feels better to me. Maybe biased because I was told long ago larger timing rings are more efficient. Andy
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