Excellent thread, as are many in the Tandems board. I used to be on YACF (almost obsessively!) in 2010-12 as AndyH. (TGS is a resurrection that stands for Teethgrinder Supporter).
Anyway, life got in the way of cycling, most severely after Mrs H's dad died early in 2012 & she suffered from depression. To cut a long story short the amount of time I was out Audaxing became untenable & I gradually got out of the habit of riding my bike.
Last year we went on holiday to Wadebridge & did a couple of rides together on the Camel Trail. This Easter we went again & managed a 26 mile day from Wadebridge to Wenford Bridge at the end of the trail. That was Mrs H's 3rd bike ride in 30 years & as she enjoyed it I begged once more that we try a tandem. Much to my surprise she agreed, although I didn't hold out much hope of getting further than a mile & riding back on my own! After 5 miles she had a big smile. All the disadvantages of a solo were mitigated by the tandem, & it all felt very natural. By the time we got back to Wadebridge we almost looked like we knew what we were doing.
So, deciding to strike while the iron was still hot I've gone and bought this
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CF9_RIJ6ZhG4cIv-wwSXhJfXTidjgmhe9A/view?usp=sharingIt's been well cared for and has SPDs on the front, a suspension seatpost & set of decent stoker bars for Mrs H, Schwalbe Marathons. I've adjusted things to suit both of us (longer captain stem, riser stem gone) & tomorrow we're off on our first ride on our own machine. Hopefully another tandem convert!