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Old 05-23-14, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ChiefTJS
My best advice, let her set the pace and the distance. I used to dread riding with my wife as I was just kind of plodding along thinking it was a time waster. I finally got my head right and really enjoy the rides with her, any time spent on a bike is great and any time spent with the wife is great too. Have a great time!!
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Let her be in charge of her own destiny and stay in her comfort zone. If you deviate from her comfort zone, make sure it's her idea and not yours. My wife is terribly slow, like 7 mph, but she'll ride 20 miles or more on an outing. I just try to plan enough time that we can be leisurely about it. It's not about getting there fast, it's about face time with each other.
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