But it seems from the tone of his posts he seems downright happy that, equipped with this thread, he has convinced his wife not to go on this tour with him. What I saw on the other side were dozens of reasonable people suggesting that, with a year to plan and save, he try something less ambitious and more in tune with what ANY first time tourer can handle. I don't care if his wife is Wonder Woman - those miles would scare anyone away from touring. To me, posing a question that you have a predetermined answer to with no real intention to take the advice elicited to heart is a waste of the time everyone took to give him requested advice. Furthermore, showing his wife this thread to undermine her confidence (which he alluded to and clearly did, whether his comment was sarcastic or not) completely goes against what the other posters were aiming for in suggesting he take a more reasonable course of action. The idea that "he knows his wife, we don't" is really a cop-out, because this whole forum is premised on taking advice from usually anonymous people that don't know any more about your situation than what you tell them.