[Closed] Lucky to have a girlfriend to ride with.

why is it when i watch that link there is an advert for single russian women?

coincidence?

I'm lucky to have a bike to get away from the wife on 😉 😉

Occasionally, if rest days and childcare coincides. The hypocrisy grates though - she flies up the climbs leaving me far behind, but requires me to keep stopping and waiting for her on the downs 🙂

Yes we ride together too, not as often as we would maybe like to, but we've been around the UK a bit and done a few Summer Alps trips.

Portes du Soleil in summer is her favourite place in the world, with Meribel/3 Valleys a close second.

We ride at a similar pace so it works perfectly.

I feel quite lucky 🙂

I'm lucky to have a bike to get away from the wife on

Thats a freaky video with the static helmet and all the activity below it!

Is your girlfriend the camera person or the one being followed?

Most mountain bikers are lucky to have a girlfriend at all so to have one who rides a bike with you is extra lucky!

Should've married someone you actually enjoy spending time with 😉

Sounds like you are making him an offer!

to answer the question...no, she can't stand riding. She can't stand doing any form of exercise/activity I want to do really 🙁

Yeah, we ride together. Probably half of my riding at the moment. Do the alps most years. She loves Morzine too.

not so nice when you have to walk them off the mountain all busted up 🙁

I thought that, until you end up with another 5 bikes to look after fix and tweak (and normally get to clean as well)
Not so bad if you about the same fitness/skill, but if you have to wait for them at top of the hill (not any more she normally beats me to the top at the mo)it's the waiting at the bottom or half way down on descents (or not go as fast as you like) gets a bit boring and ruin the flow/ride a bit, I just like to ride, on my own, at my pace and don't normally do "stops" till the end.

Even more of a pain is when they want to "session" something as they can't do it/or like to do it better after a few goes still can't do it, (or come off and hurt themselves) then get all upset! 👿 If I come to a section that I am not feeling it/in the zone or think is beyond my skills I get off and walk. no big deal! 😈

Saying all that I put my G/F up against most blokes in skills and fittness, she had a few podiums at mini DH and that's on a hard tail!!

And yes I am a miserable git 😈

We used to ride together occasionally, before the kids but now she prefers running.

It's a real shame because i'd like to be able to share with her something I enjoy so much. She won't run with me, either, because she says she's too slow.

Maybe it's just me 😯

I'm with ciderinsport. Not literally as in I'm the wife he rides to avoid.... You know what I mean!!!

My OH loves the idea, and enjoys a quick spin on blue trails, CYB or Glentress and the idea for a biking holiday she doesn't mind. But lacks the commitment to really enjoy it. Struggles uphill and lacks the skill downhill, got her a proper bike and bike kit. Maybe a skills session might help her along.

My mrs has gone from roadie to mtb'er, she's done pp de s, gorrick races, sani2c and keeps looking out for new challenges.
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It's great we get to spend time together and she doesn't care what kit I buy as she'll spend more on a bike than I ever will. Happy days.

I'm not the only one that laughed at the thread title and video name combination am I?

Been together 18yrs, I've always mtb'd she used to walk then saw mtb as faster walking in countryside. Then she got bored watching or marshalling when I was racing, she now gets more podiums than me ! We ride together a lot but train separately and we both have others to ride with. No reason to hide any costs or purchases and 10yr wedding anniversary is biking in Europe, couldn't get any better.

We have rode together since 1987. Girls came along and it then they got into it at an early age. I'm going to have 13 weeks off with a foot operation so shall miss every time the car is loaded up and they without me.

Yup! My gf is well into mtb'ing, so much so that she's giving XC racing a go this year and is training so hard she's beating me up the hills and keeping up going back down again!

Win win for me...regular riding buddy, forces me to keep fit (otherwise I get my head kicked in), more bikes to tinker with and lots of summer adventures!

Would be nice if she gave me a hand bike washing occasionally though...

I'm not the only one that laughed at the thread title and video name combination am I?

Guilty as charged.

Also deeply disappointed about the lack of double entendre

I usually ride with the GF but sometimes I do it solo

Mrs. Rickon rides, ride both days at the weekend. She does uplift at Inners, plus started to throw her down the Enduro trails too.

It's excellent, as she gets the whole expensive thing - but also rubbish, as we both want to ride, so the dogs get a bum deal at times.

not so nice when you have to walk them off the mountain all busted up

And that works both ways 🙁

No way Pedro! I love my Mrs to bits but,
A, she can't ride a bike.
B, I'm happy about that.
C, So is she.
D, she doesn't like fishing either. 😀

We do a bit of walking together, watching telly together, eating together, sleeping together, talking together, holidaying together.
I ride with a long time riding pal & my son & his mates & that works for me & her.

[quote=Junkyard ]Also deeply disappointed about the lack of double entendre

Well you fixed that one 😆

I love riding with MrsMC in the woods and on the road. We haven't been caught yet.

Our whole family pootle on bike... 8) and mrs_oab rocks her wee Cannondale....
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I got a Durex phone app "make sex better" advert when I watched the OP's video. At least to spare his blushes it wasn't one for viagra!

We ride both days at weekends.Can be great and can be a PITA depending on hormones 🙂
I'd like to do more races this year but I get earache from the Mrs that she will miss a days riding.

Mine doesn't ride, I'm happy with this, as is she. She owns a bike, we occasionally go for social rides together, in summer, involving a pub, but invariably it stresses me out anyway. Sometimes I guess it would be nice to have someone to ride with, but equally if I want to go and do a fast ride on my own I can, and no one's offended!

I miss riding with Mrs W a lot. After firing out a couple of babies is quick succession the opportunities are not there currently.
The last time I rode with her was on Ed Oxley's flow course when she was 3 months pregnant with our eldest, who's now 3.
Her 5 Spot is ready and waiting in the shed for when the time comes.

Mountain biking is my wife's main sport so no problem getting out. I'm faster on the uphills, she's usually faster on the downhills. She's away (biking) this weekend with her mates so I'll head out on my own.

No problems with the expense: when I asked her how much her FS bike was, she replied "it's the blue one"! 😛

As for getting frustrated, stressed out at your partner's lack of interest/skill/ desire to hurl themselves down DH courses. Just chill.

Mrs Slow and I do all sorts of stuff together - always have. Including road and MTB.

Met at club, first ride out together was with Bradley, still ride together, of to Battle on the Beach, Gravel Dash, Roubaix, Maratona, Tour of the Black Country, Battle Royale 2 together this year....

I may be alone on this but I quite like the fact that my wife has no interest in cycling, its not that I don't like doing things with her and the kids but I like having something that gets me away from the normal work/home/kids/DIY/commute routine.

We've just bought a tandem, the number of bikes she has is rapidly approaching the number I have & all this after I laughed when she fell off & bust her chin open on our first [s]ride[/s] cycle together 😳

I've known a few MTBing couples down the years. Some get on really well and make a great team, others end up bringing their domestics onto the trails and which point it's Exit Badnewz.

No problems with the expense: when I asked her how much her FS bike was, she replied "it's the blue one"!

The Mrs and I have three bikes each, 2 of hers out-spec mine! I only win a round for having a slight better road bike 🙁

EDIT: Thanks to crashtestmonkey for reminding me that the missus actually has 4 bikes rather than three 🙁

The Mrs and I have three bikes each

I've got 5 bikes. "the missus" (Munqe Chick on here) has 6...

I met my wife whilst guiding in Colorado. The rest, as they say is history. We have a garage full of bikes including a tandem and are off the Gran Canaria with the road bikes next week. I love being able to share great cycling times with her.

she flies up the climbs leaving me far behind, but requires me to keep stopping and waiting for her on the downs

This.

My masochistic other half loves a good climb then shrieks like a stereotypical girl and drags the brakes down anything decent worth riding....thankfully she's fair weather only.

My wife and I have quite a nice riding relationship (fnar...). I'm a cyclist, I ride my bike most days and the large majority of the time it is alone, I quite like this as I like time alone to clear my head. My wife is a runner and swimmer and so generally spends her time doing this, however, she is debating a go at triathlon so once a fortnight or so she will join me which is really good for both of as it pushes me on the climbs (she's seriously fit, like sub 40 minute 10k fit so flies up them) and pushes her on the flats and descents.

It really does work well.

I have a bike instead of a girlfriend. My bike doesn't get jealous when I ride a borrowed bike.

although I'd like my Mrs to be into biking, I'm kinda glad she isn't as her main hobby is Horse riding and I don't think our back account could handle Horses and two sets of mountain bikes!

[Bernard Manning mode] I'd quite like a girlfriend for riding with. Leave the wife more time for cooking and cleaning [/Bernard Manning mode]

We both ride. He is quicker uphill and I'm quicker downhill - so when I get to the bottom first it's apparently just because of "aerodynamics".

Is your girlfriend the camera person or the one being followed?

Always mtb'd together since 1991. When she raced elite I was the slower rider, and she'll always be faster than me downhill.

Gone through 10 years of days out sat in forests swapping solo rides / babysitting / kids rides. Now just starting an interesting phase where both kids are quick and capable enough to all ride together (and only a few years until we are the slower ones I guess....).

I like having a biking GF... you get birthday/xmas pressies that you actually want and there is no arguing or compromise over holiday destinations (Colorado and Utah this year) 🙂

Me and the Mrs love spend most weekends riding together,lake Garda for fortnight last summer,fortnight together this summer touring scotland and Wales, lots of awesome memories together, this is what life's all about for me

vmgscot - exactly. I have the same benefits. Holidays are easy, just agree which part of the Alps we want to goto in the summer and where else during the rest of the year.

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I like having a biking GF... you get birthday/xmas pressies that you actually want and there is no arguing or compromise over holiday destinations (Colorado and Utah this year)

You're right with that. I got new grips for valentines day this year. Perfect.

I've just lost/losing my OH who rides a bike. I can't decide if I want one to replace him or not. Some advantages like time together but then I wouldn't want someone who feels like he can preach to me (unlike the current one). They also may wanna crash the whistler trip next year which is tough luck!

I ride with my OH all the time. We go all over the place and its a big part of our lives. Know some other couples that ride together as well. I love going out riding with him, we're a good team, give good feedback no listen to each other. We also push each other on. I wouldn't have it any other way, we just have an awesome time all the time.