Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cbscc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbsck!cbscc!blb From: blb@cbscc.UUCP (Ben Branch) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Tandems... Message-ID: <5331@cbscc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-May-85 11:41:00 EDT Article-I.D.: cbscc.5331 Posted: Mon May 20 11:41:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 21-May-85 07:22:56 EDT References: <6939@ucbvax.ARPA>, <685@asgb.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories , Columbus Lines: 5 Why does the lighter person ride in back? Is this an unbreakable rule or a convention? I always thought that it might be more practical for the *taller* person to ride in back since they could see over/around the person in front better that way -- but taller would be heavier most of the time ....