Like NJBikeGal's dh, mine sometimes acts like he thinks I'm nuts with all this cycling, but most of the time, he's proud to tell people about my weekly mileage and the touring I've done. I'm overweight, too, so I think he likes seeing people's faces as they register surprise that his short, overweight, 50+-year-old wife can finish, for example, a 50-mile ride with energy to spare.

Friends are supportive, but not all that interested. They encourage me, but they don't want to hear about it that much. Two neighbors used to be that way, but they recently got bikes (other than cheap neighborhood cruisers) so they're coming around to my way of thinking. It's gratifying when they come over to ask me a cycling-related question. Not that I'm any expert, but compared to total newbies, I do know a little something about the sport.

Now that I'm riding with a club on Saturdays, I'm starting to make some more cycling friends. But nothing beats the support I find right here on these forums!