We are now ex tandem owners for a number of reasons which have no bearing on these comments.
You will find that people react very differently to a tandem.
They smile. They give you loads of room. They hold gates open for you. They point and chuckle. They wave at you.
Riding a tandem is a whole new ball game.
Take on board seriously that to make a tandem work you need to be very in tune with your stoker and you need to communicate EVERYTHING you are about to do BEFORE you do it and then your stoker is in the loop.
We sold ours to a guy who thought by buying one he could force his wife to get into it.... more fool him we thought.
If you buy a cheap one you will regret it and yes yes yes hire one and and play with it before committing.
I miss ours.
PH