How many people have S.O.'s that ride?
05-02-02, 08:16 AM
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feros ferio
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
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During the first four years of our marriage, my wife and I were virtually carless in west Los Angeles, although we did have limited access to my grandfather's car for long trips. We walked, biked, or rode transit and enjoyed the lifestyle. After I was struck by an errant motorist while riding home from work in 1977, my wife, who was always somewhat timid on the road, developed a morbid fear of cycling in traffic. In response, I began carpooling and riding transit to work and restricting my recreational cycling to early weekend mornings; she almost completely gave up road cycling. Since then, she has tolerated my gradual return to transportation cycling in traffic, but looks very relieved whenever I return home safely. I know she enjoys cycling, however, because she occasionally borrows my mountain bike for multitrack trail or bikeway use.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
05-02-02, 09:42 AM
#27
Love Me....Love My Bike!
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Location: Winnipeg
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Bikes: Bikes: Giant hybrid, Trek 4500, Cannondale R800 Some commuting 20mi/day, mostly fitness riding - 20-50 mile rides
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My SO enjoys riding, but only on very lightly travelled residential streets or bike paths. However, that's preferable to her not doing any at all, or the two of us never riding together.
She does tolerate my riding/commuting though, so I still get my share of good riding done.
She does tolerate my riding/commuting though, so I still get my share of good riding done.
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