Jack Goertz has provided me with great service, knowledgeable advice, and parts that I can't find here in Hawaii. Highly recommended, but don't expect Bike Nashbar pricing. He has a keen eye for scooping up discontinued parts that function better for tandems than current products. I never used their services. Tandems have limited room for panniers, and fully loaded, tandems are a handful.
Trailers can increase carrying capacity without seriously affecting handling.
Burley also make great raingear. More a problem in the Northwest than in Hawai'i. I like fenders. All rights reserved.