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Old 10-20-08 | 09:55 AM
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From: Bayou Blue, La. but I ain't from around here

Bikes: 1976 step thru Schwin 10 speed with fenders, home made20" long bike, '73 Puegeot P-15, several beaters, kids bikes and projects

Originally Posted by Icycle
I am an avid cyclist and an adovocate for carfree and car-lite living. My wife is neither. I ride a bike as my default mode of transportation. My wife usually drives everywhere unless there is an obvious, immediate benefit in terms of time, money, or hassle saved.....................................

.........................................I'm not sure I will ever get my wife to embrace the bicycle as utilitarian transportation as thoroughly as I have, but at least I've started to convince her that it can be a good option sometimes.
Sound like my story except that getting "She Who Must Be Obeyed" onto a tandom with me would be about as likely as getting her on a horse or into a jet pack. Now there is a mental picture.
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