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Greeting other cyclists -Wife rules

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  • October 15, 2013 at 6:18 am #20070
    Dunks517

    Hi, I explained to the wife the other day that when I’m wearing a cap under my helmet I change my method of greeting other cyclists from a wave and a nod to a touch of the peak of my cap. She called me a pillock and to rub further salt in my wounds she stated that my Rapha cap made me look like Billy Bunter.

    She’s recently acquired a road bike and hangs out on the hills no matter how gentle an incline.

    What should I do?

    A. Ignore her.
    B. Start waving again.
    C. ‘Accidentally’ take her on a ride with a cheeky climb on it.

    Thanks

    Duncs

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  • October 16, 2013 at 12:17 pm #760417
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    OldRidgeback

    If you keep leaving her
    If you keep leaving her behind and also commenting on her reddening face on long climbs, she might end up your ex-wife.

    🙁

    October 16, 2013 at 11:35 am #760415
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    mooleur

    From a ladyperspective – I
    From a ladyperspective – I hated everything to do with cycling, including and especially the idea of men with skinny arms in skin tight apparel and hats that look like something my Da used to wear to school – until I started cycling.

    Give me all the hats and let me drool over Froomies pipecleaners anyday.

    Lesson is – give it time, and chuck some hills in while you’re there for the giggles, give out some positive encouragement, the more she does ’em the more she’ll enjoy ’em. We all have to start somewhere.

    My other half is considerably faster (we both race) than me but we still like a bit of banter when we do go out together, when I’m strong and he’s tired it can be fun challenging him. Just don’t make it too often unless you’re willing to make sacrifices, and don’t rub it in her face that you’re faster when you do go out together (not saying you do but with great power comes great testosterone) – women are different no matter what level they are, it can easily result in domestics.

    No comment on the Rapha cap.

    October 16, 2013 at 9:39 am #760413
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    Sadly Biggins

    or buy a tandem
    or buy a tandem 😀

    October 16, 2013 at 5:36 am #760411
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    PJ McNally

    And this is (one reason) why
    And this is (one reason) why women don’t cycle.

    Put at least 10kg of junk in your panniers, then ride together. Evens things out a bit, most of all on the climbs.

    October 15, 2013 at 11:40 am #760409
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    Dunks517

    Sadly Biggins wrote:Dunks517

    Sadly Biggins wrote:
    Dunks517 wrote:

    Thanks, I didn’t anticipate a fourth option.

    Duncs

    E. find a longish hill, overtake her, celebrate wildly, drop back, repeat.

    I’m not helping am I…..

    I already ride just ahead of her in the casual deliberate style, one hand off the bars, sat in the big ring, mouthing words of encouragement such as “chop, chop” and that pearl of wisdom “it’ll be downhill in a minute just over the next rise”. All the while , her beetroot head is growing darker.

    October 15, 2013 at 11:35 am #760407
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    Jack Osbourne snr

    Dunks517 wrote:Jack Osbourne

    Dunks517 wrote:
    Jack Osbourne snr wrote:
    Don’t buy her a Rapha cap unless she’s earned it.

    You didn’t use sarcasm tags when quoting that!

    I’m too epic for sarcasm. 😐

    October 15, 2013 at 11:02 am #760405
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    Sadly Biggins

    Dunks517 wrote:
    Thanks, I

    Dunks517 wrote:

    Thanks, I didn’t anticipate a fourth option.

    Duncs

    E. find a longish hill, overtake her, celebrate wildly, drop back, repeat.

    I’m not helping am I…..

    October 15, 2013 at 9:44 am #760403
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    Dunks517

    Jack Osbourne snr wrote:Don’t

    Jack Osbourne snr wrote:
    Don’t buy her a Rapha cap unless she’s earned it.

    You didn’t use sarcasm tags when quoting that! She does come out with me then I drop her back at home, she has taken a shine to this cap, she likes the colours. The red matches her face when cycling:

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-Molteni-Cycling-Cap-Merckx-/151134966974?pt=UK_Cycling_Clothing&hash=item23305894be

    October 15, 2013 at 7:51 am #760401
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    Jack Osbourne snr

    Don’t buy her a Rapha cap
    Don’t buy her a Rapha cap unless she’s earned it.

    October 15, 2013 at 7:38 am #760399
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    Shanefutcher

    Why don’t you go out riding
    Why don’t you go out riding together?shes probably jealous of the cap,i do the same thing

    October 15, 2013 at 6:33 am #760397
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    Dunks517

    sm wrote:D. Buy her a

    sm wrote:
    D. Buy her a matching a cap.

    She won’t be able to resist the hat tip.

    Thanks, I didn’t anticipate a fourth option.

    Duncs

    October 15, 2013 at 6:21 am #760395
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    sm

    D. Buy her a matching a cap.
    D. Buy her a matching a cap.

    She won’t be able to resist the hat tip.

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