I am so glad my wife shares my cycling interest with me. Though I'm not nearly as crazy about horses as is she (bought our second horse the other day-beautiful Paso Fino). Anyway, I realized most of my posts include her, as she's my main riding partner, and doesn't care how fast or slow, whether I'm good with hills that day or not, we go out for the fun of it! And some exercise, of course.
How many are lucky enough to have the spouse/significant other share their cycling interest?

Not here, alas, but I'm fortunate that she gives me plenty of space to pursue cycling. I do wish that she'd come along though

My wife has riden since 1982 and rides about 2000 on her single bike (Trek 5200) and about a 1000 on our tandem.

Me.

I kludged together a Schwinn Twinn tandem for my wife and I to ride together in 1976. We've been at it together every since. The tandems have gotten progressively more high tech and progressively more high priced.

My wife humored me by going on a Vermont Bike tour once and a couple of bike-and-barge tours in the Netherlands, but she really doesn't like riding on public roads around here. She hasn't ridden in several years now and we compromise by walking/hiking a lot. I don't want to sound sexist, but many couples I see out riding seem to be mismatched ability/strength-wise. Except for casual riding, that would be frustrating for all concerned.

Lovie owns a decent bike (at my strong suggestion) and has on occasion ridden with me, but the truth is, she'd rather be doing other things. I think it bothers her that our son Chris and I ride a lot and when she is there, we slow down a fair bit to stay with her. Sad but true. She could get to where she could kick my ass with a little effort, but time availability and priority setting has not taken her there as yet. Maybe someday. Her overall fitness is not bad, but it is not bike fitness, and there is a difference as I have and still am learning.

When we were dating my wife showed up for a ride with a junker. The chain was off the chainring and both tires were flat. In the last 22 years she has ridden about 2 miles. She is very jealous of my time cycling and I only get miles in by commuting.

Mrs. Slim doesn't ride, but is supportive of my habit. She sagged for me on my solo century and will follow me down California on my SF to La trip, picking up my laundry on Day 3 (and the laundry of others) and give it back the next day. She enjoys the peace and quiet when I am gone on my rides. She has never complained about any money spent on biking (albeit, I don't go overboard).

Mrs Roccobike used to ride when we first married. About 14 years ago we found out she has MS and can not ride. However, she is very supportive of my cycling, actually encouraging me to buy the dual susp. Specialized. She frequently holds up dinner so that I can get a ride in.

I once rented a tandem to ride with the Mrs. to see if she was interested in riding again. She used to ride with me, but that was more than 20 years ago. Anyway, after that ride on a tandem I figured she wasn't interested cause she told someone that she didn't have to pedal, that they just went around and around by themselves( at the time I couldn't figure out how riding a tandem should be so tiring).
She supports me riding, as long as it doesn't cost much and she will help on longer rides. So that's just fine with me.

My wife uses the very nice bike I bought her on a trainer. She puts in some serious miles on it too. She isn't much for riding outside because of fear of dogs. We have a tandem, but she really only likes to ride it on rails to trail places. We are going to try it here in Costa Rica, but I might have to kill a few dogs first...

Goaliemom toodles around with me from time to time on her comfort bike ... on really nice days, where she knows I'm not trying to go for a long ride but just get out, she'll ride 10 miles or so. Those days are about being out together, not hammering on the bike.

My 16-year-old son does like to ride, so he & I will ride together as often as possible, given that sometimes my only free time for riding is from 6-7 am before work, and he's not yet aware there's also a "6 o'clock" that doesn't occur in the evening ...

Maddy supports my cycling passion and I support her cooking passion (duh). I don't cook and she doesn't cycle.
She gets calls from everyone...family, friends, neighbors, even strangers who ask questions about cooking. I wish I was half the cyclist that she is a cook.

I've tried to get her to ride but she has a fear of falling, also of dogs, insects, cars trucks etc. etc.

No thankfully, it's my time for me. While I'm out riding, she's out working with our horses. A nice arrangement.

Nope. She made noises last year about riding some this year, but has shown no interest at all this Spring.

My wife and I ride together on Friday evening as a way to start the weekend by blowing the stink of the workweek off and we also do some fun rides usually in the 15 to 30 mile range. I commute 2-4 times a week 14 mile RT. She loves to ride but since she is stuck in an office all day and won't ride with out me she does not commute which I'm glad cause she has to go through some not so nice areas to get to work. She does jog 2 to 3 times a week but I am a much stronger rider and sometimes get a little frustrated but I'm ok with that. I'm just glad we can spend time together doing something good for us.

Mine is not fond of horses but shares my love of dogs, and finally bicycles, too. Last Oct. he bought a tandem for us and after 6 mos. bought his own half-bike. We still have 3 hang gliders in our garage as well, which I don't fly. We'll sort that out eventually.

Point is, by riding we can spend time together & fulfill our needs for exercise & competition. I believe (and I hope my dh agrees) that it's brought us closer together. And that's always a good thing.

My wife loves to ride.

She has been building up her miles since her total knee replacement in January. She did 8 miles yesterday. I love for her to ride, as I think it is outstanding that someone who will be 70 in November loves exercise and getting out.

She is currently riding very slowly and cautiously, which is totally understandable, given the knee situation.

Yesterday, I did MY ride starting at 6:00 am, and then joined her for OUR ride at 8:00 am.

She has two bikes - a mtn bike and a hybrid. She feels safest on her old mtn bike. She rode a Cannondale roadie for about 600 miles, but she never felt comfortable and secure, and we sold it.

Mine is my main riding partner and rides a Specialized Dolce. We did 55 miles together just this past weekend. She was the one that actually got me riding and we both ride at about the same pace. She still blows my doors off on hills. She does not however share my love of equipment. One decent bike is good enough for her. I really wish I could get her into the N+1 club.

bought her a city bike for errands with enough gears and street tires to maybe get her 10 Km's. distance. It helps to bribe her with an ice cream desert at the beach. I can only hope. She desires to get more exercise.

The wife and I bought hybrids a couple of years ago. She rides the bike paths with me on the weekends. We have planned destinations of shopping and restaurants. We have some very beautiful tree filled paths here in Ohio that we both enjoy. I'm retired, and she still works full time. I bought a road bike last year and started putting in more serious mileage totals. She envys me since I'm able to ride so much more than her. We'll put in more riding time together, as she is cutting back to part time soon.

My wife (the Kat in Bobkat!) rides with me all the time, and we do several tours and charitable rides each year. She also runs marathons, which I definitely don't do! Also is fantastic chef! I'm definitely the luckiest guy in the world! We both have different interests, and yet have enough of the same interests to do a lot of things together! If there's a prize for the best wife in the world, all you guys out there will be fighting for second place!
I ride a bent and she has a CF Trek, although after serious rides she is getting tired of sore arms, shoulders and neck stiffness, and she sometimes eyes my bent! So I suspect our bike stable may enlarge one of these days.

My sweet wife reintroduced me to cycling when she started bike commuting. She got a road bike last year and there's no stopping her. We ride to work on our own, and together on the weekends. We're all signed up for Seattle-to-Portland this summer. She rocks.

I've read about the STP ride and it sounds great.

Now for an important question I love your wife's jersey.....where did she get it?
Your's is nice too but I don't want anyone knowing I'm full of anything, even beans.

Great thread...to see who got who into biking and how couples 'work together' whether they are together or not
Since I am a priest, my SF is the congregation/church community...and they encourage me to ride,,, as long as it does not mean I am not doing what I'm supposed to be doing (work). I have the idea to do a 'family bicycle sunday' one of these days when the weather will be nice. Now that we are into summer it will probably be in the fall after the heat has dissipated.
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