WHOA ! Stop right there. Listen to that inner voice that's talking to you before you make the same mistake(s) I did.

Years ago I purchased for my wife, 3 (now 4) different bikes to find one she would cycle with me. Turns out she never learned to shift and hated having to exert herself i.e.sweat ! I hung up my bike at age 31. Tried alpine skiing with her for several years, she hated the downhill exhilaration. I even purchased 3 up sized jetboats in as many years to find the one she'd boat in. I sold boat number 3 with 250HP, just last week. She hated the speed.

So I sat in the damn bar. Phuny, she hated that too !

Twenty years later, with the help of a good bike-bud and I'm back cycling again at age 51 and now with a vengeance. I've logged 5,500kms. (3,438miles) my first season with the help of a flex work schedule.

You have the best time to ride too. Mid-day, during the week, at least in my area, traffic is always lighter during the week than the weekends.

I'm having the best time. I'm out by myself in the fresh air. No kids. No wife. NO worries. No sweeter feel'n !

Buddy............. go ride that Gawd-Damn bike all you want.