I feel for you, NOS88, but reading this thread reminds me that I am fortunate. I have a loving older brother, a cyclist who lives in Texas, and one sister, 14 years my junior, who lives nearby and supports and is very proud that her older sister can hold her own on a bike. If she did complain, I know I could tell her to "get over it" and she would. I am closer to her than anyone else, so I guess I'm here to say, not all sisters are ogres. I must be very lucky.