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Usually, yes. But a true tandem will have two sets of pedals as well. There are a few bikes that can have two seats w/o having two pedals, these are usually considered cargo bikes instead.
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∙ 10y agoA tandem bike is one which has two seats. The lead person controls the steering, while the pedalling is done by both. Two persons are able to ride together on a tandem bike.
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How many people can ride a tandem tandem bike?
Normally, two. There are usually only two seats on a tandem bike.
What is used for two riders on a bike?
A tandem bicycle.
What is the name of a bike built for two or more?
a tandem
How many people ride on a tandem bike?
A tandem bike is intended for two people, but can usually be operated by one.
What type of bike has two seats?
A tandem bike has two seats, and two handle bars. The seats are NOT side by side, and the only the front steering wheel can turn. They make tandem bicycles for adults, but there are a lot of tandem bikes that are designed for an adult in front and a child in the back.
What part of speech is cyclist?
Bike rider, randonneur.
What is a ten speed or tandem?
A tandem bicycle is a bike for two riders, one after the other, with a set of pedals for each. A 10-speed bike can be two different things. Either a bike with two chainrings by the pedals and five sprockets at the rear wheel, or if it's a newer bike, 10 sprockets at the rear.
What is another name for a bicycle built for two?
you could call it a tandem or a daisy bell bike
What does the word tandem mean in this sentence the two power sources can run the car directly or they can work in tandem?
Tandem means that first you hook the power sources to each other, then to whatever it is that's being powered - like the stoker and the captain on a tandem bike
What are some brands that offer a tandem bike?
Tandem bicycles are bike designed for more than one rider. Brands that offer tandem bikes are Co-Motion cycles, KHS Bicycles, Santana Tandems and Trek Bikes.
What is a double bike called?
You're probably thinking of a tandem
Who invented the tandem bike?
All I can dig up is that it was patented by Frederick W. Schwinn, patented June 5, 1945It is said that tandem bikes were invented by Mikael Pederson in the 19th century who patented his tandem version of his Pederson bicycle around 1898.In a tandem, two or more riders sit behind each other. In 1898, in England, Danish inventor Mikael Pedersen developed a two-rider tandem version of his Pedersen bicycle. This was the first tandem.
