hjghg5 – Member
Our mountain bikes are actually identical

😀

Just by sheer chance a very similar looking bike to mine came up when we were looking to upgrade her bike. The result was, I rawed my frame and eventually changed it. I want to be an individual, just like everyone else! 😉

We`re off to the Alps shortly. She feels her hardtail will be humiliated by my 150mm trailbike, so is trying to let me let her take MY Session!

Well the SO has the
Lighter FS
Newer FS
Only bike in the house with a brand new frame (all the others where second hand)
and her bike has the biggest number of parts bought new (brakes, crankset, bash guard, seatpost, saddle, stem, grips, headset and pedals).

My mrs’ has a posher road bike than me and her mtb’s are on a par with mine..and in my experience most laydees who are into bikes aren’t half as bigger tarts as men, most of the lads I know love little blingy red bits or whatever colour that takes their fancy, most of the ladies I’ve met just want good kit that works…
There are exceptions to every rule though…

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My wife has a Giant Anthem XW.
I have an inbred 29er.
I also have a custom TI 29er.

My wife has a full carbon Boardman road bike.
I have a Specialized Allez roughly half the price of hers.

I let my Mrs have an intense tracer when we met but she didn’t like it. She now has a stumpy fsr comp with x2 brakes, hope hoops and a reverb. She’s still not got the best bike but that’s her own choice. She doesn’t understand why I enjoy spending money on my bike.

Tracey-your Enduro is bloody lush. Want one.

I’ve got a FS Titus mtb, Specialised Tricross (set up as road-based tourer), and a Specialised Dolce road bike.

Only my Titus has been better than my OH’s (both ex and current), and although my mtb cost more than both my road bikes put together, I now am more of a roadie than a mtb’er – I guess showing that for me it’s not all about the bike 🙂

With all my bikes, I’ve chosen, spec’ed, and paid for them myself. I’m curious as to how many women out there are riding what their partner got them, or have decided for themselves? (That’s not saying one option is better than the other!)

I’m curious as to how many women out there are riding what their partner got them, or have decided for themselves? (That’s not saying one option is better than the other!)

Frame etc was totally my choice – plus stupid bling black-red set up. Some of the kit on it is because p20 spends so much time on the classifieds that he just replaces bits for me at random. So kind of mix of both.

My recently departed boyfriend (i hasten to add because I split up with him, not murdered him!) spent £1.5k on an Orange and all the gear which got used twice in two years. It wasn’t quite as good as my Zesty but it still annoyed me that it was sitting there not being used and was too big to borrow. I wont fall for the all the gear but no action trick next time! Should have been suspicious when he sold his Landy for a ‘more comfortable’ car.