Originally Posted by crtreedude

BDG - there is no way my wife could ever keep up with me, perhaps if she trained for 5 years, perhaps. So, I bought a tandem. Best thing I ever did. I can pound away as hard as I want and for some reason, I just can't leave her behind...

You can rent tandems at some bike rental places. That is what we did. She was hooked more than I was in fact.