Quote Originally Posted by skidiver
She'll be riding with the kids (and may not even need bike shorts for those rides), and occasionally with me on longer road rides.
If she's going to ride on a road bike saddle, she'll need the bike shorts. I can't do any length of time on one of those saddles without them.

I also strongly suggest skort over 'shell' type.

Try taking the kids with you and letting her go by herself on a longer ride, somewhere she feels safe. Sometimes, even if you have the perfect relationship, it's hard to build confidence when you are in front of the person you love and who has been practicing the sport for longer. For some reason, you feel like you want to 'perform'. She might not even realize that at first. But do encourage her to try by herself, too...

and send her our way!!