On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 15:08:46 +0100, Mike Coon
wrote:

In article ,
says...
We haven't used the tandem cycle 'that much' either but for the times
we have used it (camping / touring holidays) it has justified the
purchase price and because it's dry stored (and with no marina /
mooring fees g) will probably recoup most of it's cost when sold.

Cycles don't go out of fashion quite like some electronics. ;-)

Maybe having a partner on the back will turn out to be a longer-lasting
fashion/niche than e-bikes...

I guess for many an eBike could be just a novelty (especially when
they leave the battery to die and go to get a new one) but I have a
neighbour who regularly commutes on his eBike and for him it really is
an essential tool.

Tandems have their downsides, one big one being car drivers only
seeing 'a cycle', going to overtake, find out it's going faster than
they thought and then running out of road with a bollard in the middle
of the road (often then cutting the tandem up rather than dropping
back). ;-(

Ours is more of an off-road tandem and it's generally much more
entertaining there. ;-)

Cheers, T i m