How do tandem bikes work

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Do the front and back bikers have to pedal at the same speed? If the front biker is pedaling faster than the back biker, how can 2 gears rotating at different speeds work together? As a kid I used to just assume the back pedals were fake and not connected to anything.

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It’s part of the same drive train. So they will be doing it simultaneously. You just have to synchronize.

But there are multiple variations. Even with separate drive trains.

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