i convinced my mom to buy a road bike two years ago... and then a mtb last year! we started riding cruisers together on the rail trails near our house when i was in high school, and when i got to college i decided i'd see what the "bike club" was all about. turns out it was about racing, and i got hooked on mtb, and then road, and then mom had to buy a new bike to keep up with me , and it kind of snowballed from there.

my mom has tried with mixed success to get my little bro and stepdad on bikes as well... my stepdad might be a mtb convert, but he's not big on road riding (though he does own a road bike now). baby brother is a water-sport dude, but i can deal with that

as for SO, i'm looking to make my life easier and find a nice boy who's already hooked