[QUOTE=Sawtooth]I recently realized that cycling has been at the root of most of my disagreements with my spouse and am interested to know if you folks have experienced the same. I will share two stories:

1: I call this one my "the wall" speech. I accompanied my wife on her first major mountain bike ride (20 miles; 10 out and 10 back). We were in phoenix, the temp. was 105 degrees and when we hit 15 miles she just kind of stopped and wanted to die in the desert instead of getting back on the bike. Because I thought that was a very real possibility, I dug up an old speech my track coach used to give me. I stupidly told her that she had hit "the wall", the point that seperates the athlete from the recreational rider and that she was lucky to have hit that point because most people never push themselves that hard. She made it clear to me that she did not feel lucky and just what I could do with my "motivational" speech. She has never let me live that down.

2: I was riding with a buddy at South Mountain in Phoenix when I noticed a hot girl riding toward us. Because I am happily married, I notified my buddy of what was coming so he would not miss out (I am a giver that way). Boy was I surprised when, as she came closer, I realized she was my WIFE!! That was not so bad except that later on I made the mistake of telling her how we were checking her out (I thought it would make her happy). That prompted a lengthy discussion about whether or not it was appropriate for me to check out other women I see on the trails/roads.

Anyone else have similar stories?