a source of marital strife "your precious bike"

lyotard

anyone had their wife, or partner get on one's case for biking related grievences?

don't they realize the many benefits of having a partner who cycles yet still makes time for them?

of all the times i work 40, maybe ride 20 tops so what is the hang up?

you complain of a four hour ride when it was only three and change!

no i do not have a reason to marry my bike!

i will just ignore the hollow threats that it will be sold, except to warn you can't get much for it...

of course the bike has to be perfect, understand, i gotta ride it!

i am concerned with more than the bike!

sorry, you're right, i didn't save any of that (particular food) for you.

yes, ok, no more money on the bike, dire necessities excepted, of course.

what can you mean i don't need another bike?

you may have such as the above to relate, do not worry, i deny there is any problem except with your spouse, partner or significant other.

are we on the same page?

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stevebaby

It's not weird to park the bike next to the bed..
There are worse things than a lycra fetish...
The bike is only my second best friend..

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MountainPro

the best way to avoid that potential minefield is to do what i did..

my lorvely Cannondale SV700 SL was sold in 1999 before i got married...i got £550 for it. It cost me £1300 in the january sale the year before...rrp was about £1800.

i just thought, better get rid of the bike, they'll be no need for that once i get married..

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Wurm

Yeah, it causes strife in my relationship. Too much time spent riding, or too much money spent, period.

But hey, I gotta put up with her too so I guess we're even!

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jhuskey

My wife has more Lycra than I do. Of course her helmet matches her bike.
She is not the greatest climber but she tries and rides in color coordinates.
You have to give them there own identity in a given situation or activity and I am glad she has the same interests that I do.
Sometimes I ride behind her since she is slower and I don't want to push her too much so I let her set the pace.
That might make me a pussy also,I am not sure, but you are what you eat.

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MountainPro

its called sacrifice rat boy, something you wouldn't know anything about.

when you get into a serious relationship with what ever it is you are into, you'll eventually understand.

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MountainPro

you obviously need lessons on how to ride a bike properly..

do you race?

i have been a serious mountain bike rider for 17 years...usually go through about 3 chains a year. Each chain comes with a new cassette obviously.

thats doing 150 off-road miles per week.

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MountainPro

no singletrack...?...in Scotland..?

read up, this is a sparsely populated mountainous country..

anyway, i thought you told us you were going to tone down the insults?

did you come here to talk about cycling or just to start arguments?

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MountainPro

please re-read this thread.

it was you that hijacked it with insults...

you'll find it's a similar story on most other threads you appear in too.

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limerickman

Members : apologies for all the deletion of Rats messages but I'm not prepared to tolerate his insulting of fellow members.

Moderator Role :

Rat : clean up your act or else I will terminate your account without notice.

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morelike hypocrisy.

Wurm

Lim, you can't reason with a daft mind.

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MountainPro

in all seriousness, that is a lot of money you are spending on componentry.

what kit are you using? I have found that Shimano XT is the most durable for day to day riding and racing. Not as light as XTR but more durable in my experience.

We ride in some pretty atrocious weather conditions, last week we were knee deep in snow. Sometimes its heavy salt but this week it is rain and mud fire road training.

Actually wearing out a cassette and chain in a week really does point to a mechanical problem.

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lyotard

have you tried the chain lube, finish line century wet?
i find it better than all else, esp. better than the "dry lubes", like pedros, race day, ect, that are inadequate in my experience.
your rings may be worn to the extent that the cause of wear is from them,
sometimes all three need to be binned.

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lwedge

Good thread Lyotard.

My wife would be crazy to say anything negative about my cycling escapades. She has always kept horses so she probably feels like the one legged man in the ass kicking contest when it comes to discussing time and expenses.

Our biggest problem; vacations, she wants to go horseback riding and I want to go cycling. Some form of Greco wrestling of full contact boxing will generally settle the issue pretty quick, we're about 50/50 so far. Acctually, we'll toss a coin or just go for a hike.

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