In a message dated 03/06/2000 2:11:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, h9752220_at_botanix.wu-wien.ac.at writes: << I need some advice! There are so many pros and cons to this issue. If I get the double, I'm sure I'll be using it frequently as a single, if I get a single, my girlfriend won't be able to join me for the occasional outing. (At least Ralph says "solo paddling is fine" in the Aerius II). The double is 8 kilos heavier than the single. Any thoughts (especially from couples)? >> We have thousands of miles on two tandem bicycles, and just started paddling a tandem kayak last year. Same concept..... teamwork! Once you get it down, it's great. You won't have to keep turning around to pick her up, if you happen to be the stronger paddler. And, in either case, it's like having two motors on your bike or in your kayak. We're almost fifty, and we get a kick out of putting a twenty-five year old hammerhead away on the tandem bike! We haven't done a lot of group kayak outings yet, but I have a feeling that the same can apply there as well. When paddling in sync, we move! Most certainly faster than our combined effort in singles. However, there is a saying with tandem bicycles. A tandem will drive your relationship in whatever direction it was already headed. For us, it has been positive, kayak and bicycles. I remember Dana Decker saying that the only reason he considered selling us the tandem kayak, was because we were tandem cyclists. He had not had good experiences with other couples. So maybe we're just weird! Anyway, good luck in your decision process. Al (& Heidi) Parker Tallahassee, FL Prijon Odyssee Cannondale MT3000 Cannondale RT1000 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 07 2000 - 17:58:00 PST
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