Have you ever been in a situation where two people are coming back from the same place, but only one person has a bike? Well if you have, it's a struggle because normally the person without a bike wants to ride one too. Here is a simple solution on how to fit two people on a single bike and ride it safely.

You may be referring to riding tandem. That's used to also describe a bike specifically designed for two people to ride as well, with two seats, two sets of pedals etc. They're longer than normal bikes, as you can imagine.

The person in front should stand up while pedaling, but if their legs get tired, and they're riding a man's style bicycle, they can sit on the tube, but they can't sit directly on it. It hurts. They have to sit on one side of that particular body part.

The person in front should put their foot on the pedal and gently take off. This is difficult, but you have to keep the bike as straight up and down as possible, or else the takeoff is nearly impossible.

The other person should then sit down on the seat and put their feet on the rear axles while holding onto the first person. It is much easier if the person in front has a backpack.

Have the more experienced cyclist mount first. In preparing to go, the first person should hold the handlebars firmly and stand, both feet flat on the ground, while the other person mounts.

It works best when going downhill, but make sure it is not too steep, it helps to have the lightest person on the handlebars.

Only go up small hills with two people, it can be very hard for the person who is pedaling to have a lot of weight on them and pedal up a hill.

Make sure that when you start pedaling it is not too heavy, because the bike can tip over if there is too much weight on it.

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