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Whenever me and Sanat, are on a ride on tandem, people stop around, even the motor cyclist, auto walas, conductors in the bus, traffic police give an intense gaze, as if asking to themselves " WTH is this ??" Raising thumbs up, anxious looks from kids, appreciative waves, queries all these are common for tandem bikers. There seems to be something rather endearing about the look of a tandem and people are intrigued.   Whenever we came across the question "What its like two ride a bicycle built for two?", we exchange knowing looks and provide an oversimplified answer "It's fun". But, in reality its way beyond that, is what we keep on realising on each and every long ride on the tandem. Sanat and me have started tandeming since past 4 months, and we are on our way to master the skills of tandem riding as well as know and harness our strength in effective riding. A couple of short distance (15kms) ride on a single speed gear, motivated me to take a p...