j3ffr3y

nobody has a tandem bike. I was hoping for a goofy tandem bike.

Young Version

My girlfriend and I both bike everywhere except the grocery store, which is all the way across town.

Neither of us are really athletes, so we go at a leisurely pace most of the time. I commute alone, though, so I can get my fast riding out of my system whenever I feel like it.

Overall, I'd much rather go riding with a partner than either alone or with someone who constantly has something to prove.

PedallingATX

truth. but even casual can get frustrating when they can't go faster than 10 mph. I'm never that casual....

antilogy

LosAngelesRidin

I just have friends that ride but not even as much as i do

my gf wants a bike though

robertv

There's this Granny/roadie I see around town all the time. She manages to smoke me everytime. She's faster than me and she's at least as good at navigating traffic as me. She's gotta be in her late 60s. Unless you are really serious and train, women can and will beat you. Ultimately guys tend to be faster than girls, but a well trained woman can be quite the force to be reckoned with on a bike.

oldfixguy

Hey Scrod,

Not to hijack but I'm also type 1. Check out this little item for the Mrs. Saved my butt once (yea, of course it's a story). I wear one every ride without fail. People do notice them so they work.
https://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx I always wanted to have a T-shirt or something that read "If I'm acting drunk give me lots of sugar. No really - I'm DIABETIC. Trust me on this one."

queerpunk

my partner and i train together. we travel to races together. training can be slightly irritating because we have different strengths and tend to enjoy different training days, but it's good when it's a beautiful day and we both want some long steady rides. interestingly, training also winds up being some valuable time apart, though occasionally it's the other way around - i have to make decisions to sacrifice training hours in favor of valuable facetime.

also, PedallingATX - i've heard people express that opinion of yours before. it makes me laugh, because it can't help but think that you just don't know the right women. i know some total legbreakers who would be only too happy to tear your legs off in a sprint. and my partner is an alleycat winner and former monstertrack women's champion who has a habit of putting me in the gutter in a crosswind and dropping me. and i may not be a total bikestud but i'm no slouch either.

cg1985

We are both Casual Commuters. What I mean by that is that we commute when it's comfortable (basically when it isn't raining). We don't work in the same part of town so we don't usually commute together.

I may be the stronger rider, but that doesn't matter. In fact I prefer it.

When we go for recreational rides I ride at her pace, it's not terribly slow, and It lets me relax and take in my surroundings. When I ride by myself, there is nothing 'pacing' me so I tend to ride faster and harder. Even when I try to take it easy I always end up riding harder than I'd like.

I find it a lot more enjoyable to ride with her than to ride by myself as a result.

It feels nice to know that the bike can still be a tool to get from A to B without having to be a workout every time. I feel like it makes it more viable for your everyman when I know that with a little self control, you can ride without exerting a ton of energy. It really makes me enjoy riding, and makes me want to force other people on a bike so they can also get that same joy.

ichitz

I understand that. Sometimes I hesitate going on long rides with my girl friends just becoz they only ride once a week during summer at best. My computer averages about 8mph when i'm with them. But on some lazy weekends when it's really more about quality time than riding I'll go for a ride around town with them and it's fun.

Agree. Generally men have more strength than women coz they are bigger and have leaner muscle mass. But there are other things that women excel at like endurance and flexibility

yummygooey

I-L-L-I-N-I!!

Nope, not yet. I had a call from a guy about a CL ad he saw, but it was a no match. Her new, identical replacement bike came in over the weekend. We're still keeping a lookout for it, though. Seriously, every time I see someone ride past, I double check to make sure it's not her bike. Haha.

powers2b

I usually end up towing my gf when she gets tired.
I ride beside her, reach over and grab her belt or the waistband of her shorts, then start pedaling. I get a better workout, and she gets to come along.
For me the hottest thing is a chick on a bike or a surfboard so I don't get annoyed if she is better or worse than me I just like to see it.
Training rides and centuries I ride alone or find a pickup group to ride with.

Enjoy

cg1985

I've really wanted a tandem bike for us. Sure, it's goofy, maybe even ridiculous, but It would be a fun thing to tool around on I think.

TRaffic Jammer

Basids, all of you ,a POX!!!! Colour me jealous. Ride at all, let alone with me!!!

ilikebikes

Its sucks bullballs, but hey to each his/her own, they can't be forced into loving bikes, I know, I tried.

Impreza_aL

Thank you. I've been meaning to get wall mounts that hold the top tube. Yes, I keep my nice bikes inside my room. I live in a urban area where bike theft is common. The only bike that's outside is my MTB and I use that for bike polo/rainy days.

LoRoK

So today while I was riding east I saw a ridiculously hot girl heading south at an intersection. She was fully kitted up and on a pretty nice roadbike. I thought about chasing her down and telling her she's the hottest thing I've seen on two wheels, but I'm sure she gets harassed by us bike dorks all the time. I wouldn't mind riding with her though. Should I have given chase?

Germanicus

My girlfriend rides about 5 mph and is always weaving out into the vehicular lanes at random times. It constantly shifts between tedious frustration and terror that she might get hit. Also, she gets scared sometimes when crossing or turning in heavy, multi-lane intersections and has more than once stopped at the concrete divider in the middle and got stranded there because she was too scared too move. I usually get screamed at when this happens.

We do have a nice time cruising to other nearby town centers for lunch or a latte at Starbucks though.

ichitz

i thought u were battling 40mph winds yesterday. Instead u were chasing girls on bikes
I think compliments are always nice, just most guys take it too far then it becomes harassment.

gotmyusernamechanged

if the wife can't keep up, I usually tell her I'll meet her back at the crib and take off.

thegooddoctor

My wife and I go on death marches all the time. Big wandering mountain bike rides (sometimes hiking with a bike on our shoulders) in the mountain west of the good ol usa. I waited until 40 to marry because all the girls I previously dated said they were into biking, skiing etc. but they didn't have a clue and didn't want to learn bad enough to suffer the path to enlightenment. I think it's realy important to share in fun activities in relationships. Suffering together tells you a lot about a person capabillities and how their mental status reacts to "situations".