Today on the Tandem

Aly and I dressed for work and rode the 1970 Schwinn Twin tandem to work this morning - instead of our usual commute, which involves us each with our own bicycle.

There was a mix of laughs, confusion and head shaking from onlookers.

Not to say I blame the head shakers.  Mixing in with rush hour traffic on Hennepin with a 9 foot bike gets somewhat ridiculous.

Do tandems do more to save the environment than two typical bicycles?

Regardless, that's what I shouted to those onlookers.  However, my cred was shot because the shouts were from the back seat.  Aly was driving.