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5 weekday commutes, 1 weekend ride, prob will have 5 UK weekend trips away this year. I didn't take my bike to Spain this year, but that wouldn't have been a problem if I did.
Married with 2 girls, we all bike so get out 3 or 4 times a week plus loads of biking holidays
Tracey
wtf does marital status dictate how much you ride? I have lived with my other half for [b]years[/b] and we do what we want when we want to, unless we have a pre planned thing to do togethe
Clearly, you are an old fart, eh Luke?
Me, commute a couple of times a week, and in between kiddy duties, house duties and spending time with my wife, I probably get a ride/kayak/walk/sail about once a week.
Whenever I want - never been a problem. It should be easy to spot when the time is right [b]not[/b] to ride...
1-2 hours each week day and probably a half day at the weekend and a full day the next weekend...some times more...depends what we are doing as a family. It's never been a problem being married and having kids...probably get out more just not when I want all the time though...
Married, one 16 month old. Steal some time to ride during the week but Weekends are for the family..(if Im not at work 🙁 )
Married, no kids. I ride when ever I like. In fact if I don't do any training she nags me to go. Her having a horse helps. It takes up time, makes you smell and eats money. Makes mtb'ing seem cheap in terms of time/money. A horse has advantages over children to. Easier to sell and you can shoot them if they are really ill.
Married, no kids, ride when I want which is how it should be, Mrs F often tags along and does the easier trails.
In fact if I don't do any training she nags me to go.
Heh. If I've not been out for two weeks then time is usually found before I go into meltdown.
Horizon looks rosy. Once I've passed my test and we have a car (hopefully sooner rather than later) MrsHeathen has said, yes, let's get her a bike. We can drive somewhere quiet so that she can learn to ride it away from the madding crowd and once she's confident on it... happy trails 🙂
Not enough 😥
Me and the Missus? been together for 15 years ... we have three handsome boys, 1yr 4mnths, 4ys 11mnths, 8yrs 2mnths.
Running a business and projects almost every waking hour... but I try to get out one or two nights a week and the occasional Sunday. I get out more in the winter, Summer is about a 70 hours plus a week. No trips away for long time 😥 Not been out this week at all.
I've been in the cycle industry since I was 14.. (saturday lad) I'm 42 now... ( not a Saturday lad).
I keep trying to work out some way to do it all.... It's a struggle. This bank holiday will be spent with boys and missus... not on bikes... but just away but together.
The bike is my Head therapy.
We have two boys, 2 1/2 and 5 months, I work away from home 6 months of the year, so time with family is precious. I grab what ever time on the bike or off kayaking that I can, most week-day rides either happen in the early morning (5am ish) or once the boys are in bed (7:30pm), so in the winter the lights are in constant use. As for paddling, rare club trips or the odd solo run on rivers I know well seem to be the norm over the past few years.
Extended commute daily and then one day each weekend with occasional road trips away.
wtf does marital status dictate how much you ride? I have lived with my other half for years and we do what we want when we want to, unless we have a pre planned thing to do together. I would never dream of stopping her doing what she wants and likewise.
No, but the kids do. When I go riding she is on Mum duty and that's not fair all the time.
I get to ride half a day at the weekends and oneevening a week.
[quoteNo, but the kids do. When I go riding she is on Mum duty and that's not fair all the time.
I get to ride half a day at the weekends and oneevening a week.
I'm feeing it too.... 🙁
We generally get the grandparents to have the kids most weekends and odd holidays so we can go riding together. They dont seem to mind sitting as they think its cute we like riding together rather than going out all weekend getting s**t faced at Wetherspoons (no offence if thats what you enjoy). Its good marriage therapy for us as we have a 4 year old disabled son and 2 year old daughter.
I ride every Monday night cause I've been at home with the kids all day, Dan commutes on his bike every day.
Its not right when married people use there hobby/passion as an excuse to avoid the other person, equally we need to support each others passions. Even better is when we can share them, although Im yet to get Dan on my sewing machine.
Nurseries are the only times I go riding with my wife now, otherwise its taking turns looking after the little one. I'm not really into big boozy nights out, so credits are taken in the of riding or surfing instead. All about compromise of course, but I do appreciate my riding so much more now.
Before I moved down to London during the week (wifey still lives in Cheshire) 3 times a week.
Now as I'm only back home between Friday & Sunday evening when I return to the smoke, only one decent trip @ the weekend.