Santaria,

Most of the people who responded to your post are sincere in their advice. Some even have had personal experience in trying to introduce touring to a spouse who at one time or another indicated a desire to give it a try. But most of us have blown it and we want to give you the benefit of our failures even though what we say isn't what you want to hear.

The best strategy is for you to forget that you cycle. Your wife, will likely never be as capable or as enthusiastic as you. You can hope that she will, but don't expect it. For her, you'll both need to help create something mutual that involves bikes that you can both do easily now.

For example, ride out 10-20 miles and have a picnic. Go in the spring when wildflowers are abundant. Gather seeds to plant around your home. Whatever. Make it something memorable that she will enjoy. Take lots of pictures. At the end of the day she will associate the bike with pleasure, not torture. The next day, you ride your 135 miles alone. It's an entirely different activity.

Let her tell you if / when she wants to take the next step. Let her plan the route, let her decide what she wants to take on the trip. Bear in mind that it is as just as reasonable for her to demand that you stay home and learn knitting as it is for you to demand that she mount a bike and tour. Consider yourself lucky.