How many miles do you ride a year?

[creekster]

Originally Posted by Archaea

They're all single or divorced. Go figure.

This could be chicken/egg territory. If I was single, what else would I do?

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by creekster

This could be chicken/egg territory. If I was single, what else would I do?

Correct. However, most of them weren't single or divorced when they started. And the women in the group do tend to circulate, shall we say. One gal I know has probably done every cyclists I know, who's not married, and maybe some of them as well.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Correct. However, most of them weren't single or divorced when they started. And the women in the group do tend to circulate, shall we say. One gal I know has probably done every cyclists I know, who's not married, and maybe some of them as well.

And this brings me back to one of my favorite cycling themes for couples that I havent' mentioned in a long time: TANDEMS! It eliminates this prpbelm and all the miles are "together miles" (and if you aren't sure if that is a good thing, you will realize why they call tandems "marriage makers or marriage breakers").

[SteelBlue]

Here are my top 5 sports most likely to lead to an angry spouse:

1) Golf- The amount of money and time required to improve can leave your woman quite angry.

2) Fishing- It's done in large blocks of time, often involves the purchase of a boat, and takes up whole weekends and lots of evenings.

3) Triathlon- One has to put in an amazing amount of hours to do this right. Just ask Archaea.

4) Cycling- Takes a minimum 3 hours to get a "good" Saturday ride in. Very tempting to put in an hour or 2 in the evenings.

5) Hunting- I'll be honest, I couldn't come up with a good #5.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by SteelBlue

Here are my top 5 sports most likely to lead to an angry spouse:

1) Golf- The amount of money and time required to improve can leave your woman quite angry.

2) Fishing- It's done in large blocks of time, often involves the purchase of a boat, and takes up whole weekends and lots of evenings.

3) Triathlon- One has to put in an amazing amount of hours to do this right. Just ask Archaea.

4) Cycling- Takes a minimum 3 hours to get a "good" Saturday ride in. Very tempting to put in an hour or 2 in the evenings.

5) Hunting- I'll be honest, I couldn't come up with a good #5.

I assume you realize that TANDEMS solve the problem for number 4?

[bluegoose]

Originally Posted by creekster

I assume you realize that TANDEMS solve the problem for number 4?

How does it solve problem #4 when you have 3 small kids? If you can solve this problem for me, then I am set for life, or at least for next saturdays requisite 3-4 hour training ride.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by bluegoose

How does it solve problem #4 when you have 3 small kids? If you can solve this problem for me, then I am set for life, or at least for next saturdays requisite 3-4 hour training ride.

For you it will take a triple and a trailer. YOu'll have thighs the size of eric heiden if you are pulling that train all over Northern Claifornia.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by SteelBlue

2) Fishing- It's done in large blocks of time, often involves the purchase of a boat, and takes up whole weekends and lots of evenings.

Boat? Who fly fishes with a boat?

You're going about this wrong. Buy your wife a set of clubs or her own fishing rod and reel and make it a date activity. She'll eventually come around.