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At Burning Man this year I had the first surfers on my Xtracycle deck (not including my son who rides in a Peapod: this doesn’t really count as riding the snapdeck!) and though it was a little unnerving at first, the better surfers actually helped me: one in particular would run and jump mount right onto the deck and when he dismounted (which he did a few times to talk to someone spontaneously) he would give me an extra “boost” of forward motion. His balance got better and better the farther we went and I was eventually able to swerve around things and ride normally (like he wasn’t there). I HAVEN’T ridden with two seated children and one standing, so I can understand that this is probably a bit more disconcerting! Good on ya for packing em in!