do you ride with your girlfriend/wife
08-25-07, 05:09 PM
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Two at a time is more fun
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My wife cannlot keep up with me even though she has a very nice CF Giant. I like to get out and ride 2-3 (at least) times a week, after work, an dshe often doesn't like to ride then. The problem has been solved in that we bought a tandem, on which we go, almost every weekend, and do an organized ride. She gets off on the speed we are capable of attaining and the number of people we frequently pass along the way and I usually get a ride at a faster pace than I can acheive for the 100k and I also get a more competitive companion along the way. The tandem certainly works for us as it gives each one of us the opportunity to work together to acheive a common goal and appreciate each others individual skills along the way.
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08-25-07, 05:16 PM
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Ride and race (road, CX, and MTB) with my (now) wife. We even went to Italy on a cycling tour in teh Alps and Dolomites for our honeymoon this past July 
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08-25-07, 05:30 PM
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With my wife, yes, all the time. It helps us to share an activity we both like. I've been able to teach her some little repair stuff and now she can change a tube faster than I can. She can also climb better than me - but most people can.
08-25-07, 05:52 PM
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I am very lucky to have a wife who loves to ride -- she is usually disappointed when I lead our rides back home. Where we differ is that while she is content with her Trek 1000, tricked out with a bison doll, I am always looking at the shiny new toys in the bike shops. Is the gear head gene Y-linked??
08-25-07, 06:03 PM
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I've ridden with my wife twice. When we first started going out, she bought a Cannondale so she could ride with me. That bike has been on the trainer in our house for 14 years now. My 14 year old son uses it now. (notice the timing on this).
It just doesn't work. You'll resent the speed your spouse/gf/bf rides at when you want a workout. She/he just isn't going to see any reason to ride at 20+ mph.
It just doesn't work. You'll resent the speed your spouse/gf/bf rides at when you want a workout. She/he just isn't going to see any reason to ride at 20+ mph.
I never resent any ride that we do and look forward to them. It's funny, but when I do ride alone it's kind of neat, but after that one ride I need that partner back on the road with me...
08-25-07, 06:39 PM
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GF's last ride prior to meeting me was over 6 years ago, when she fell off her bike and got banged up pretty good.
We started riding with regular mtb in the neighborhood, 10 minutes at a time, and after a few rides she's asking to extend the rides and use clipless pedals. She logged over 200 miles in the last 4 months of 2006. By then I was having some pain in my prosterior due to riding my bike at her pace for long period of time, I got a recumbent bike to try it out, then she tried it out.. then she got hooked:
As we both get our own recumbent bikes, the pace of our ride was still too slow to my liking, so we got ourselves a tandem:
Recumbent stoker and upright captn.. we've logged over 400 miles on the tandem since March this year.
I guess I sucessfully acclimated my GF to riding, it wasn't easy, even for myself who's been working in bikeshops since 1990, riding 40,000 miles since 1992 and road racing since 1996.
We started riding with regular mtb in the neighborhood, 10 minutes at a time, and after a few rides she's asking to extend the rides and use clipless pedals. She logged over 200 miles in the last 4 months of 2006. By then I was having some pain in my prosterior due to riding my bike at her pace for long period of time, I got a recumbent bike to try it out, then she tried it out.. then she got hooked:
As we both get our own recumbent bikes, the pace of our ride was still too slow to my liking, so we got ourselves a tandem:
Recumbent stoker and upright captn.. we've logged over 400 miles on the tandem since March this year.
I guess I sucessfully acclimated my GF to riding, it wasn't easy, even for myself who's been working in bikeshops since 1990, riding 40,000 miles since 1992 and road racing since 1996.
08-25-07, 08:07 PM
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I ride with my wife, and I also ride alone. She isn't as obsessed as I am, but I appreciate the fact that she rides. She's finished 3 centuries this year.
What a babe!
08-25-07, 08:15 PM
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08-25-07, 08:19 PM
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well I just met this girl last week and we've been spending a lot of time together. She is a triathlete and runs a lot of marathons. He calves are bigger than mine, I find that sexy, tho I'm a bit jealous. Well tomorrow morning the plan is to go for a ride, she usually rides around 30-35 miles because she runs a lot as well. She can smoke most guys, but I'm faster = )
So I guess I'm just excited about finding a girl to ride with
Do you fellas enjoy athletic women, or is cycling strictly a personal hobby?
So I guess I'm just excited about finding a girl to ride with
Do you fellas enjoy athletic women, or is cycling strictly a personal hobby?
Your answer: yes, I really enjoy athletic women, and very glad my gal has become one!
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08-25-07, 08:23 PM
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Same here, but my wife is very supportive of my riding. Doesn't mind the mega hours of training, the hassle of supporting a race, or the expense of the equipment (so long as it is necessary to either the training or the racing). She has even volunteered to be my masseuse, but she's no good at it. And, I think she's making the offer just to get me to shave my legs.
08-25-07, 08:38 PM
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I ride with my wife (who also posts here, as Mrs. Gloab) about once a week. I'm faster than she is, especially when climbing, but I don't resent her -- in fact, I enjoy riding with her very much. I think going out on my own for other rides helps in that regard.
08-26-07, 05:37 AM
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Ride it like you stole it
For all you guys that say you ride with your wife BUT your wife is too slow. Try a tandem, and if you think she is too slow tell her so while you are climbing some grade, you will quickly learn to keep your mouth shut!
Even the smallest grade is horrendous when the stoker eases up on the pedals. A tandem is a great equalizer and the both of you will get the exact workout you need, unless it is impossible for you not to say something, then its worse than interval training.
Even the smallest grade is horrendous when the stoker eases up on the pedals. A tandem is a great equalizer and the both of you will get the exact workout you need, unless it is impossible for you not to say something, then its worse than interval training.
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08-26-07, 08:06 AM
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Absolutely ride with my wife. She's a triathlete and loves to stay in shape. We are going out today for a 90 miler with our racing buddies. This will be our last training ride for Cycle Oregon. We biked Italy last October and are heading to the Inca Trail in Peru in October. We race, commute and train together, or with each of our friends. We each need time with our own friends and by ourselves, but we love to bike together. I need to ride with the boys once a week or so, but we normally ride 5 or 6 days a week.
We have only ridden a tandem once. I mentioned to her that it was the first time I felt in control of our marriage. It was the last time we rode a tandem
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We have only ridden a tandem once. I mentioned to her that it was the first time I felt in control of our marriage. It was the last time we rode a tandem
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08-26-07, 08:51 AM
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Ugh.
My GF wants to bike, wants to get in shape, wants to join a gym. But she really doesn't want to, and really doesn't enjoy it. To her a bike ride is a workout, something to bang out and get over with. And that's it. Which is why she never wants to do it. It's a pain. I've bought her a mountain bike, and she just bought a roadie about a month ago. She has ridden less than fifty miles on the two of them put together.
I don't care how slow we go, I like having her with me. And I have dreams of doing some small tours. But she's not going to go. And she's never going to give a crap about bikes. It sucks, but I just have to accept our differences. It's a good thing we relate in so many other areas in life. But this is a big one for me.
My GF wants to bike, wants to get in shape, wants to join a gym. But she really doesn't want to, and really doesn't enjoy it. To her a bike ride is a workout, something to bang out and get over with. And that's it. Which is why she never wants to do it. It's a pain. I've bought her a mountain bike, and she just bought a roadie about a month ago. She has ridden less than fifty miles on the two of them put together.
I don't care how slow we go, I like having her with me. And I have dreams of doing some small tours. But she's not going to go. And she's never going to give a crap about bikes. It sucks, but I just have to accept our differences. It's a good thing we relate in so many other areas in life. But this is a big one for me.
08-26-07, 08:57 AM
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My ex-girlfriend and I would do a fair bit of riding together, but she was way more into mountain biking than road biking. So I bought a mountain bike and started learning. I was always faster climbing but she'd kick my butt on the descents. Road biking together was painful; she was slower, hated to draft and resented that I was perky at the top of a climb.
Now, as friends, we only mountain bike together. I've learned not to talk while climbing, too.
Now, as friends, we only mountain bike together. I've learned not to talk while climbing, too.
08-26-07, 09:21 AM
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Just rode with my gf on some really fun trails yesterday and she kept up very well. This was her second time on a road bike and it was my third time ever. We had a blast with our Motobecane and our mercier! Only thing wrong with our bike is the truing of the tires.
08-26-07, 11:40 AM
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I ride with my wife every Sunday morning. We take the scenic route to downtown and have breakfast, cruise around a bit, then head home. 18-20 miles, avg. maybe 10-12mph.
When the weather gets cooler, we'll go on longer rides in the country but it's too hot for her now.
She rides a Trek 7.5FX and I ride my Bianchi San Jose fixed gear; easier to match speeds that way.
When the weather gets cooler, we'll go on longer rides in the country but it's too hot for her now.
She rides a Trek 7.5FX and I ride my Bianchi San Jose fixed gear; easier to match speeds that way.
08-26-07, 11:42 AM
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Not just no, but hell no!
We bought that women two bikes this year; total of maybe, and I mean MAYBE, 25 miles between them. Says she "wants to get in shape," but she has no desire to do so. She is not fooling anyone around here. Her excuse? Not enough time. What a crock, I'm a stay at home dad/full time student, time is NOT my friend. If it's not laundry/cooking/cleaning/landscaping/turnin wrenches (ASE certified btw)/studying my ass off/caring for the kids, or god forbid catchin some shut eye, I'm riding. Either in the dark after the family is asleep or before the Sun is up on Sat/Sun mornings. If I can make time, so can she.
Being a former endurance athlete/trainer (run/swim/climb/hike), from age 17-27, I have tried all the tricks to help her out. Just goes to prove my point, you can't help someone if they are not willing to help themselves.
As for my one road bike, just rolled 1460 miles this morning, in less than 7 months! It's great to be back into endurance sports, semi-pro paintball was just to boring with all the whining snot nose brats running around the fields.
Enough of my rant. Next on the soap-box we have...
We bought that women two bikes this year; total of maybe, and I mean MAYBE, 25 miles between them. Says she "wants to get in shape," but she has no desire to do so. She is not fooling anyone around here. Her excuse? Not enough time. What a crock, I'm a stay at home dad/full time student, time is NOT my friend. If it's not laundry/cooking/cleaning/landscaping/turnin wrenches (ASE certified btw)/studying my ass off/caring for the kids, or god forbid catchin some shut eye, I'm riding. Either in the dark after the family is asleep or before the Sun is up on Sat/Sun mornings. If I can make time, so can she.
Being a former endurance athlete/trainer (run/swim/climb/hike), from age 17-27, I have tried all the tricks to help her out. Just goes to prove my point, you can't help someone if they are not willing to help themselves.
As for my one road bike, just rolled 1460 miles this morning, in less than 7 months! It's great to be back into endurance sports, semi-pro paintball was just to boring with all the whining snot nose brats running around the fields.
Enough of my rant. Next on the soap-box we have...
08-26-07, 11:49 AM
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My wife broke her ankle years ago while riding and wont get back on one... She has mentioned that if I get her a trike she well ride it, but doubt that she will so I ride while she pulls our son in his wagon...