Hubby brings home new toys!

[nuthatch]

... I get my coffee in bed every morning!!

Okay, I want to know what wonderful things you do for him to get this lovely treatment - I sure would like my tea in bed!

When I first saw the banana guard, I thought, well why not just switch to a less smooshable fruit? But I guess bananas are the potassium powerhouses of the fruit world and need to be guarded from harm!

[AutumnBreez]

Hate to Brag...

but my hubby brings stuff home all the time...and he even gets up earlier than me and starts my coffee, makes it, then brings it up to me. I get my coffee in bed every morning!! AAAAHHHHH!!! AND he is my personal mechanic! I am training my son to be like his Daddy.
karen

ALSO Ladies for the record... I am not always prone to the dark side as it may have seemed earlier in this thread with the banana guard comments. lil bit of fun..lol Though I think I thought more then I added here.
Ditto on the quote, Though I pamper him a bit more, sometimes my DH starts up hot baths for me, and I do for him.
He is doing alot of the mechanic stuff but I am learning for myself for road repair reasons so I get in there and try to do some. He brings home more things for cycling, I almost have to monitor him cause he is worse then I am when it comes to spending and shopping....go figure?!
The coffee thing...who ever starts it usually serves it, but not usually in bed, but sometimes at work. Agree on the training for sure...I am also training my two boys to be like Daddy too, because we need more men like this in the world!

[Crankin]

Ditto on my husband. I can't stand it when women sit around and complain about men in general. How would we like it if men were sitting around saying " All women are..." My husband spends more than me on cycling stuff and always buys me things when he is ordering on line, without me knowing. We have a "bike shop" in our basement and he does all the mechanics. Mostly this started when my son was racing, and it saved us tons of $. But now, he really enjoys it and says he will do this when he retires. I am a mechanical dunce, so it's a good thing.
My sons are 20 and 22 and I know they benefited from seeing equality in action as they were growing up. Last year my older son had his first real relationship and he told me that we were "good role models," especially after all of the couples we were friends with when he was little recently divorced.

[Trek420]

Veronica "Thom just walked through the door with a red Banana Guard"

so, and that's when you said "is that a banana guard in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

I can just see the Mastercard ad:

"Banana Guard ____ dollars, KeraTherm bottle with a poop shield ____ dollars, inclinometer ____ dollars. Loving a cyclist? Priceless."

[AutumnBreez]

Liked that mastercard ad-
Loving a cyclist is priceless, and I love how our relationship has really blossomed since we began to ride together and share this common joy.

Most the time he dusts me and I get upset that I am not as good, but I try to consider the time he has been cycling to my beginning just over a month ago. He says that where I am for a beginner is very good and don't get discouraged, he is getting ready for a 3 day charity ride and has not been training real long this winter/spring. So he has been pushing himself. He has been riding with other men for 50 miles+ on rolling hills and mountains, and mountain biking every weekend for 2-3 hours. Later rides with me. I feel that I must seem wimpy. But I know I am getting better and stronger as I go. So is he, will I ever catch up to him??? Can I buy something with MC to make me faster??? lol...did not think so. Just got my cyclometer will race against my own time and cadence. Since I am goal oriented this will help me alot!

[tatormc]

AutumnBreez I'm right there with you. My hubby has been riding for years and me less than a year. He goes and rides with a club and then comes home to ride with me. I do wonder if he gets tired of going so slow but I guess not cause he always wants to go with me and gives helpful advice when we are on the roads. Without his support I would have never gotten into cycling. Maybe one day I'll be able to keep up with him.

[emily_in_nc]

I do wonder if he gets tired of going so slow but I guess not cause he always wants to go with me and gives helpful advice when we are on the roads. Without his support I would have never gotten into cycling. Maybe one day I'll be able to keep up with him.

Tatormc, that's the way to think, exactly! A few years ago I was miles per hour a way from keeping up with my dear husband on rides and thought we'd never be able to ride together without him (and I) both being unhappy. I averaged 13 mph on a good ride, he, more like 17-18 mph. Now, several years (and a couple new bikes) later, I can ride with him, especially if I draft off his wheel. Yesterday we rode 55 miles together and averaged 17.3! The good news is, you have more to gain from training, since chances are, he is already about where he is going to stay. You have a lot more "upside potential". Just hang in there, keep working on it, and be thankful that you have a patient and helpful DH!

Emily

[AutumnBreez]

Thanks Emily for the hope of someday catching up and then some!

Also...
I am thankful for my husband and his help.