[QUOTE=cccorlew;10226822]I love this thread, and the stories in it. Thanks!

I rode on the 70s, then the 80s and flirted with Mountian biking in the 90s. I enjoyed it all. But it's hard to maintain alone.
When I married in 1999 my bride turned out to be a latent cyclist!
She started commuting to work by bike, and when her friend turned out to be a roadie, she got a road bike!
When I couldn't keep up with her on her bike commute I re-started riding too.]

Great story, getting my wife to join me in my cycling passion would be so good. So far I haven't managed it even though we've purchased gear together and trained together, it just hasn't caught her imagination. Maybe she just enjoys the time away from me a little too much.... .