I've had my road bike for five months now. My boyfriend of 6 years has an incredibly hard (manual labor) job. Mandatory tens plus mandatory Saturdays most every other week and he ends up working Sundays for double time. It doesn't leave him much time for biking although it has given me the opportunity to finish my degree and still pay for the house and camper (that I use more than him showing dogs). I work in an office and am always ready to do something, anything, when I get home. He's just ready for the couch and the TV.

He's seen how much fun I've been having riding and we've been talking road bike for him. I haven't pushed as I figured it would make him feel pressured and he'd never buy. This Saturday, we spent 2.5 hours in my LBS with him riding bikes. He's go it narrowed down to either the Trek 1200 or the Lemond Etape. I'm going to let him do all the work on this one!

I know he won't be doing centuries with me but it will still be fun to bike with him. Maybe it will even get him to quit smoking!

Jeni