Tandem recumbents thumb|300px|This Barcroft Columbia is an example of how a tandem recumbent can be fitted within a compact layout for easy transport. Just as with upright bicycles, recumbents are built and marketed with more than one seat, thus combining the advantages of recumbents with those of tandem bicycles. In order to keep the wheelbase from being any longer than absolutely necessary, tandem recumbents often place the stoker's crankset under the captain's seat. A common configuration for two riders in the recumbent position is the sociable tandem, wherein the two riders ride side by side. There are also hybrid recumbent designs such as the Hase Pino Allround that utilize a recumbent stoker in the front, and an upright pilot in the rear.
taNdem rEcumbEnts thumB|300Px|thiS bArcrofT cOlumbia iS An ExaMplE of how a tanDEm rEcUmbeNt Can be fITteD wItHin a compACt LayouT foR easY transPorT. jusT as With upriGht BicyCLES, REcuMBEnTS Are bUiLT and marketEd wIth More Than one seat, thus coMBining tHe advAntaGes oF reCumbents with THosE Of tAndem biCycles. iN OrdEr to KEEp tHe wHEelbase fROm BeIng Any LongEr thAN absolUTely nECESsaRy, taNDeM rEcuMbENts OftEN plaCe thE SToKer'S cRANkseT unDEr ThE Captain's sEaT. a comMON confIGurAtion for two rIders IN the recumbEnt pOSITIOn Is ThE sOcIAblE tanDEm, wHerein the two RideRS RIde Side by SIde. thERe aRE alsO hybRid ReCuMbEnT designS such as The hasE piNO AllrouND tHaT UTilize A reCumbenT stokER In the froNT, and aN upRigHT pilOT in The reAr.