Any relationships began due to your cycling
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Any relationships began due to your cycling
Any "loving and lasting" relationships began due to your love for cycling.... .
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Originally Posted by Dang
Any "loving and lasting" relationships began due to your love for cycling.... .
Well, come to think of it, I did meet my hero through cycling. John Sinibaldi, two time olympian, 10 time national champion and inductee into the cycling hall of fame.
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My wife and I met in a geography class at the local university. One day after class she walked with me back to the bike racks, and when she saw my bike, she asked me if I raced. We talked about bikes for a bit and when I asked her what kind of components she had on her bike, she told me "Shimano 600" (600 was the precursor to Ultegra). I was in love! Our first date was a 25 mile bike ride. We've been together for 16 years and still ride together.
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Since I don't fit into the usual bike herds, no...
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Nothing so far that came close to working. I blame myself, not the bike.
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Originally Posted by Sprocket Man
My wife and I met in a geography class at the local university. One day after class she walked with me back to the bike racks, and when she saw my bike, she asked me if I raced. We talked about bikes for a bit and when I asked her what kind of components she had on her bike, she told me "Shimano 600" (600 was the precursor to Ultegra). I was in love! Our first date was a 25 mile bike ride. We've been together for 16 years and still ride together.
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I met my first gf on my bike. She said she thought I was all that becuase I had a good pair of glasses, gloves and a nice bike just cycling. She said I looked good and I turned out to be really nice and not cocky at all like she though.
ahhh, I remember that, but like all good things it came to an end.
ahhh, I remember that, but like all good things it came to an end.
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Originally Posted by Dang
Any "loving and lasting" relationships began due to your love for cycling.... .
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Cycling was one reason one girl gave to not go out with me. Met this one girl on a organized ride...had too many "warning signs" crop up dropped ran like a bat out of H*ll. When I met my wife, she asked what I did for fun. I told her cycling. The first time she saw me in shorts, she realized that cycling is something that she will support. Bought her a bike and we have rode a couple of times. She had no problems keeping with my "slow" pace, granted it wasn't a long ride but still the potential is there. When she gets done with school (this December) and gets a job, hopefully we have time to ride. She has already "claimed" one of my SS bikes as hers. And you know I will not have a problem with that.
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Aug 1997,a few clubmates and I were training for the provincial hill climb championships, after about 20 trips up the hill I'm dog ass tired but while we're at the bottom deciding where to go for a cold one I spy 2 girls riding up the hill and being the guy I am I just couldn't call it a day so me and a pal went off in hot pursuit, caught up,chatted and invited them along for coffee's.
now almost 8 years later we are very happily married and just had our second child 3 weeks ago.
I feel really fortunate to have found someone who not only understands my passion for cycling but shares it as well.
'Rasher
now almost 8 years later we are very happily married and just had our second child 3 weeks ago.
I feel really fortunate to have found someone who not only understands my passion for cycling but shares it as well.
'Rasher
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I work at a corporate fitness center and after I bought my first mountain bike many, many years ago (a Bridgestone MB-3) I brought it in to show it off to my coworkers. We have a huge, floor-to-ceiling glass window/wall so I was out in the parking lot riding around with the biggest sh*t-eating grin plastered on my face. One of our members, Bob, walked outside to check out my bike and pretty soon invited me on a ride. We hooked up the following Saturday with his buddies and I had the most awesome time! Mind you, I had absolutely no bike-handling skills for the narrow singletracks but my sheer enthusiasm and endurance had impressed them enough to be invited again. Pretty soon I was placed on their mountain bike email list and I conistently showed up on their rides. Sometimes there would be a big group, sometimes it was just me and Bob. Every ride always ended with a nice (late) lunch at a deli nearby with just good ole socializing and lots of laughter. After a summer of riding and several "Me & Bob" rides, we just started to hang out doing stuff other than riding. He's a car enthusiast (muscle cars) and was pleased as punch when he learned I was a truck girl. Love those first-generation Broncos! I also ride motorcycles (sportbikes) and he does, too. I can't really place a day or time or when we started "dating". But we eventually moved our friendship to a romantic relationship.
Don't know if you're familiar with a cable show called "Overhaulin" where people get their cars "stolen" but is actually restored in 7 days while they frantically try to pin the "cops" to get them to find their cars. Well, Bob had "stolen" my Bridgestone and took it to a shop to have suspension added to it. In the meantime I was heartbroken that my bike was missing but he surprised me two days later! I'll never forget that! Anyhow, fast-forward to today and Bob and I have been happily married for 7 years and between the two of us, have 7 bikes, 5 motorcycles and 5 cars (1 being a truck, of course).
Don't know if you're familiar with a cable show called "Overhaulin" where people get their cars "stolen" but is actually restored in 7 days while they frantically try to pin the "cops" to get them to find their cars. Well, Bob had "stolen" my Bridgestone and took it to a shop to have suspension added to it. In the meantime I was heartbroken that my bike was missing but he surprised me two days later! I'll never forget that! Anyhow, fast-forward to today and Bob and I have been happily married for 7 years and between the two of us, have 7 bikes, 5 motorcycles and 5 cars (1 being a truck, of course).
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Cydewaze (another forum member) and I met on a U2 message board. He lived in MD, and I in Toronto. At the time I hadn't ridden since childhood, but I found his athleticism and interest in cycling to be tremendously inspiring and sexy. Last year I started visiting him almost monthly and he bought me my first road bike (a Lemond Reno). Little did he know he created a monster! Now that I am here almost full time, I am constantly asking him questions, going for rides, etc etc. I am almost as much of a keener as he is, and it's such a great thing for us to do together.
It is costing him a fortune though, with him getting my bike repaired when I crash, buying me better accessories and new jerseys etc.
It is costing him a fortune though, with him getting my bike repaired when I crash, buying me better accessories and new jerseys etc.
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Originally Posted by operator
Dang....! What a sweet beginning!