A first! I convinced my wife to bike commute with me. We work in the same building and I'd been trying to convince her for awhile that she might enjoy riding in, at least on Fridays when she can dress more casually.

I put her curling iron in my backpack (to overcome the helmet hair-based objection) and took the calmest, most car-free route into downtown. She surprised me by sprinting for the light at Broadway. I told her she probably topped out at 19mph there and she said, "Well, I didn't want to miss the light!"

I was very proud of her.