Quote Originally Posted by Surlygirl
I'm keeping my DH forever. <snip> He is always encouraging me and telling me I can make it up those dang hills. Love the man to pieces.
Gee .... and I thought they broke the mold when they made my DH

There is no doubt that I would have never discovered the joys of road biking had it not been for Al. I was totally intimidated by road bikes (how do you know what gear you're in and how do you shift that thing??) but he kept encouraging me. He did the research and decided that a Trek 2200 WSD was going to be the bike that would fit me - he was right. The first circuit around the parking lot had me in a panic and I was positive that that was NOT my bike. Going home (without the bike) I said, "Al - I'm not a roadie" to which he answered ... but you could be. And he was right.

Going clipless was also his idea as were riding single track and rail-trails. I have a ton of jersies, shorts and tights - cold weather biking clothes to extend our biking season ... instead of a big birthday bash to celebrate my 50th with black balloons and jokes about being over the hill, he planned a quiet dinner with family and a romantic day with him - and a Trek 5200 WSD.

I'm fortunate to have a partner who has discovered his passion of cycling and wants nothing more than to have me join him.

This year Al is going to enter his first mountain bike race - I can't wait to watch him finish (his only goal) and return the favor of cheering him on and being incrediably proud of him for all the times he's done the same for me.

Maybe that's why we're happily looking forward to anniversary #34