Quote Originally Posted by Lisa S.H. View Post
Just a helpful suggestion- you should maybe always go down hills in front of him?
It's not good to encourage people to descend hills faster than what they are comfortable with doing. For whatever reason, your DH feels the need or preference to go down the hill more slowly than you- best to just let each of you choose your preferred speed for downhills. 35mph is fast, and can be dangerous if something unexpected happens. How would you feel if he grumbled at you about how you weren't going fast enough?
It's wonderful that you two are out there riding together!
LIsa -- usually I am in front of him. He makes me go first on busy roads, on the theory that _I_ am safer that way! His "poking along" last night is also his little "trick" to keep me safe: then I'm not going fast and making him nervous! Any other time we're out together, he IS grumbling that I'm not going fast enough to suit him! Generally speaking, he's much more of a risk taker than I am, and that's supposed to be OK, but only for HIM. I'm supposed to be CAREFUL all the time!

I agree, it IS wonderful to ride together! Some days, I challenge him, some days he challenges me, and we also enjoy our solo rides, where we're doing our own thing. His are mostly his commutes, I go out to play -- commuting is more his style when it comes to "exercise" -- there's a reason for the ride. I think I love the ride more for the ride than the destination, y'know?

Karen in Boise

Karen