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Does Your Other Half need to be a…Cyclist for a blissful relationship???

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  • October 18, 2010 at 9:44 pm #12788
    Fish_n_Chips

    QA) Does your other half ride? 😕
    QB) Would you want them to ride with you? 😕
    QC) Does it matter in a relationship? 😕

    A Never 😐
    B No (its ME time) but she has a tandem idea…with me pedalling… 🙁
    C No we are lovey dovey as it is. 😀

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  • January 14, 2011 at 1:22 pm #638389
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    potholist

    (a) a bit but not very
    (a) a bit but not very confident (one very slow motion and embarrassing fall on a sideslope in Sutton Park last year)
    (b) yes, but it is so slow that I keep suggesting to go to the gym or something (sorry I know that’s a bit cruel, but going 5mph up a very minor hill isn’t my idea of a bike ride. Neither is 20mph either though !)
    (c) well now there’s a question. Last week it did matter because I was neglectful and went out for lunch to a pub with 2 mates, this week it didn’t, although I still went out with the same mates to the pub. So I don’t know really. I think its the asking that’s important, not the ride itself 😉

    December 4, 2010 at 2:50 am #638387
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    Fish_n_Chips

    Some great feedback here!
    Some great feedback here!

    December 3, 2010 at 8:31 pm #638385
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    LaurCar

    QA) Does your other half
    QA) Does your other half ride?
    QB) Would you want them to ride with you?
    QC) Does it matter in a relationship?

    Another woman here!

    a) yup, he rides more than me
    b) yes, i feel safer when he is there, although i know he doesn’t always want to ride together. (sorry BigMong!)
    c) we like doing physical activities together, but sometime have the issue of me holding him back. When he rides without me, I totally understand it. He is great for motivating me to be a better rider and more adventurous. Love that!

    November 29, 2010 at 11:44 am #638383
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    mr-andrew

    a: I met my other half on a
    a: I met my other half on a ride, which is always a good way to get things started.
    b: I tend to ride more without her than with, but we still enjoy the occasional ride together. We have a tandem which is great for that sort of thing, although there is always the ‘why can’t i go in front for a change’ argument.
    c: I think it makes a massive difference to our relationship. We cycle, climb and hike together, and it seems to make a massive difference.

    November 23, 2010 at 7:05 am #638381
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    etapechamp

    does my other half ride, hell
    does my other half ride, hell she does, she,s out before me in a morning pounding the pedals, thru the forest, leaves me to make the breakfast. B-)

    November 5, 2010 at 2:50 pm #638379
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    PzychotropicMac

    yes
    meh, its ok – so long as
    yes

    meh, its ok – so long as I dont hold her up or she doesnt hold me up

    not vital at all

    November 4, 2010 at 10:23 pm #638377
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    OldRidgeback

    My wife commutes on her old
    My wife commutes on her old Specialized, which has just had a much needed revamp. She doesn’t compete but she’s a regular rider and enjoys cycling.

    November 4, 2010 at 4:30 pm #638375
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    Ms Morthern Rebel

    a-Yes he does ride.
    b-We ride
    a-Yes he does ride.
    b-We ride together mountain biking and road riding and enter Trail Quest events as a team of two.
    c-we also ride seperately, occasionally he will do some mad ride that I don’t fancy or I will go out on my own. It is important to get the balance right to do some activities together and some alone. Its always good having a beer after a ride and sharing the tricky moments. B-)

    October 30, 2010 at 9:09 am #638373
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    mandy

    i too have a wardrope full of
    i too have a wardrope full of cycling kit, tho my otherhalf doesnt get why i need so much kit and 3 bikes, which i cant understand why, cause they have various kit for running, they did ask again recently why i needed a new pair of shorts and i simply said because im worth it… 🙂

    mandy

    October 25, 2010 at 10:17 am #638371
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    stuke

    No, my wife doesn’t really
    No, my wife doesn’t really like riding a bike, prefering to run and Wii fit

    Not really, its my training time and I like riding alone.

    No, I think its important to have separate interests. saying that though my wife is very supportive when I race and appreciates how much training I have to do. most of my riding is done on the commute so I can spend most of the weekend at home with the family which keeps everyone sweet 😀
    (she doesn’t understand why i need so many bikes though and an entire wardrobe dedicated to cycling kit!!)

    October 23, 2010 at 10:27 pm #638369
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    Fish_n_Chips

    There you have it – hide the
    There you have it – hide the car keys to get them riding but find them when you need ‘Me’ time!

    See guys – the women riders are very smart & sleuth on here! 😉

    October 23, 2010 at 8:13 pm #638367
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    mandy

    A,no. but they did when the
    A,no. but they did when the car didnt work for a month lol
    b,it was nice to do a few rides with other half, but then i missed the me time.
    c,not really its nice to do things which are seperate so you can have a natter afterwards, like how was your run, they rattle on,whilst your thinking about your times and how you can improve lol.

    mandy

    October 23, 2010 at 6:48 pm #638365
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    Maureeng54

    QA) Yes, we commute to work
    QA) Yes, we commute to work together on our bikes (how sweet)
    QB) It’s more a question of whether he’d like to ride with me
    QC) Works well in ours, he gets to catch up on his beauty sleep on a Sunday while I go out for a long ride.

    October 22, 2010 at 1:55 am #638363
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    Fish_n_Chips

    RuthF28 wrote:No, no and no.

    RuthF28 wrote:
    No, no and no. Am I the first woman to post a reply? My OH gets bike-sore in a way that only men can, and doesn’t like it.

    You probably are the first lady and about time as women need to air their voice too.

    October 21, 2010 at 9:43 pm #638361
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    dave atkinson

    how long does it take to walk
    how long does it take to walk LEJOG? that’s a serious undertaking 😕

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