Originally Posted by
Hypno Toad
Totally agree, a quick stop-start is difficult!
Learning how to track stand is a plus. If you don’t want to learn the whole track stand thing, learning how to very slow roll (like less than walking speed) is a good skill to have.
Another thing I'm learning .... On a single bike, I'm typically good at remember to down shift coming into a stop .... and with the tandem, I'm learn to ALWAYS down shift before a stop.
I seldom downshift on a single. When I rode with kids about a million years ago, I never downshifted but my stoker was only slightly heavier than a touring load. My recent reintroduction to tandem in on the other hand is with a stoker who weighs a bit more. I forget to downshift at my own peril.