Originally Posted by hiromian
Same here.
9000 miles on a bike in a year = retired man with a wife who likes to be left alone. Lucky man
I have a VERY busy business with two employees, a 12 year old daughter and a happy marriage. If you read my intial post you'll see that I'm rarely home after noon on weekends, often earlier. And I ride early in the AM most days. In fact half the time when I hit the road, my wife is either on her way to the office or still asleep. So I'd say the impact on my marriage is positive. You could ask my wife, but she'd probably reply 'what's your point?' I specifically get out and back early so I can HAVE a life with my family. And I do. I'm on the road @ 5-6AM some weekend mornings.
Maybe she compares me to the stressed out, fat, smoking, one foot in the grave husbands half the other 50 year old women she knows have and figures 'a bike weenie spouse isn't so bad after all' : ). But like I said, it might not work for everyone.