Quote Originally Posted by Heifzilla View Post
DH is the same exact way He is riding the same bike he bought in high school, a 1985 Schwinn World Sport, and is perfectly comfortable on it. No issues at all. He adds the cool stuff, like new panniers/bags, nifty tail lights...crap like that. And I am spending my money on ergonomic grips and stuff. He says I'm a prima donna, high maintenance as usual, always having to complain about something Well, ok, fine, but I try to explain to him that bikes in general are designed for *men*, not women. My bike is a 1998 model, it certainly is not a WSD, that's for sure. I think most men are lucky and never have issues, or just plain stupid and don't address the issues they have and just "deal with it" because that's the manly thing to do.
I basically learned to switch parts and do a lot of the maintenance myself so I didn't have to ask him to do it and listen to the spiel about it.

But once he realized that I'm riding more than he does, and that I stopped a lot of the complaining I had early on after getting things right, he mostly has shut up. He still teases me about it, but he does admit when he does get on my bikes that they are a lot more comfortable than his...

He's been ogling my handlebars that I just put on because they're really comfortable and ergonomic, but fully admits that he would never ever pay that much for handlebars. I'll pay it because it makes me happy... if I flare my wrists up cycling, that's a week or two that I'm going around with aching wrists constantly. And while the pain isn't something I can't deal with, it's not something I want to deal with.

I still get a fair amount of teasing from him about how much I've spent on all this stuff and how hard I am to please.