This is so annoying to me! My boyfriend is slowly starting to ride with me. Only family type to the ice cream store rides now. Always in jeans and work boots. I can live with that. He is constantly doing things like riding exactly on the top of a curb, jumping curbs, trying to cut me off or my son. Riding so close to the curb that his side walls are actually rubbing on the curb! Riding his bike up the driveway, between my car and the house with barely room for error. I swear if he scratches my car, he must move out!!!! He weaves and circles around us. ARGGGG. He also won't wear a helmet on these rides.

I have tried to be polite. I have tried the concerned route. I have tried to lay the facts out. Last night I told him if he fell, I was going to leave him in a bloody pool on the curb. He grew up in an inner city, riding exactly like that with his 4 brothers. They did dare devil stuff all the time. Holy smokes the guy is almost 50 now. Hang it up and ride!

It sounds to me that he is perfectly suited for mountain biking. If I could hook him up with those folks, he could hone his skills, get his thrills and not look like a jack #$# in the process. OK, he would still look like a jerk for a while.... I only ride MTB on occassion and he wants to ride with me. I am mostly road and he can't hang the distance in work boots and jeans. Maybe I should just drag him along and let him suffer!!!! Any other suggestions?