ha, at least she'll ride with you. as for my wife, I spent 3 hrs cleaning up her ancient huffy 10 spd, put a large comfy seat on it, new grips and brake pads...........and she hasnt rode it yet. we both know the bike is just a bit too small, but I was gonna surprise her with a new bike next yr for mothers day IF she kept up with it this year. dont think thats gonna happen.......