I finally got my friend hooked in February. My other friend and I spent months trying to convince her to get a bike. I went with her and "held her hand" while informing her of all the various things she needed to buy to go WITH the already expensive bike (Ruby). We did the shoes, the shorts, the helmet, the gloves, the bottle cages, the different color handlebar tape ... but when I got to bike bag with tube and tire changing tools, etc. she said STOP!!!! She wasn't going to spend another penny! She said she'd use her husband's bag when she rode without him. My husband has a pet peeve about having the bike bag, so he bought her one and filled it as a "welcome to cycling" gift. A few months before when he realized my other friend didn't have one, he took his off his bike and gave it to her.

And now that same friend is doing a century with me this Saturday! We've been training together and we're both SO glad I convinced her to get a bike! Woo hoo for sucking in friends!!!