wife kicks butt in cycling

[shootingstar]

Perhaps you should show your wife this thread and she can join the forum. It would be more for her rather...than for you.

Don't know what your cycling interest is but think that you need to turn your attention to ..your wife at this time. Maybe lots to learn from her instead from a bunch of nameless women here at this time.

[crazycanuck]

Is this going to be another one of those 6 page threads where we try and kill eachother??

[jobob]

Is this going to be another one of those 6 page threads where we try and kill eachother??

We've got an ignore thread button and I knows how to use it!

[Juliegoddess]

I'm chuckling here, because I'm actually reading this thread with great interest. This weekend, I'm going on a trip to northern michigan with my boyfriend. I've never ridden with him before, and have been kind of really nervous about it. I've always been of the mindset that most any guy in reasonable shape could beat me riding a bike. Not that I care. Endurance-wise, I could easily "win". I just always figured that men have those inherently bigger muscles than women have.

HOWEVER, I brought my BF's bike home with me this last weekend, and noticed when I unloaded it that the gears were set at 1 (big ring) and 4 (small ring)!!! Now, we are in a swamp area down by Lake Erie. There are literally NO hills here. What the heck was he doing on his bike when he rode it?? Ummmm....1-3????

In other words, I have a strong feeling I'm gonna kick his butt....

[WindingRoad]

I think it just depends on the woman. Me and my BF are about the same heights as you and your wife. He can climb up hills like a scared cat, I can't but I can overpower him on just about any long sprint and I can maintain near max speed much longer and easier than he can. Don't know why this is but it's just how it is sometimes. He makes comments about me "Handing him his a$$" but it doesn't really bother him. We actually like pushing each other it makes for a great workout so let your wife do that for you. Try your best to stay with her up those hills, you'll get stronger but it doesn't happen over night.

[beccaB]

I can kick butt up hills toward the end of the season, and leave my husband in the dust , but he usually catches me later. I don't do downhill well. Also, if he's been out of town for work I will ride alone, and I will ride VERY hard, because I don't like to ride alone and I want to get it done quickly. I suppose that just makes my training that much more effective. He is our pace setter and I just recently gave him a little computer for his bike so he can set a higher pace for us. It's early in the season, and he is still faster than me at this point. I acknowledge that he has a higher muscle ratio than me, I just wish I could offer him a more competitive riding partner this early in the season.

[mrjoe]

In other words, I have a strong feeling I'm gonna kick his butt....

I wouldnt mind another guy in my club so I guess I'll root for ya and hope you do

I think if the hill was just straight up for a 1/4 mile I could probably take her (in a short burst of muscle). The hill we climb isn't too steep but it goes on forever. It's an endurance and leg burning nightmare. The first time she beat me (and waited for me), she claimed she timed it from the bend in the road where said stretch of road begins. She says she won by 37 sec. Recently during our rematch she claimed victory by 40 sec on the button, so apparently now the gap is widening.

[arielmoon]

I regularly beat guys and plenty of guys beat me.

My roomie got me into cycling and he had been at it for years. After 2 months of regular riding I was beating him on the hills. He was 35 and I was 40. 2 years later it isnt even close. I dont rub it in. He knows.

[mrjoe]

He is our pace setter and I just recently gave him a little computer for his bike so he can set a higher pace for us.

That is kind of like us in a way. She started biking to lose 30-40 lbs so the occasional rides I have gone on, I always tried and set a good pace to keep her on target.

Now she has a little cycle computer for pace setting.... but luckily I'm not obsolete yet. I can still tag along for companionship and she likes that.

[mrjoe]

After 2 months of regular riding I was beating him on the hills. He was 35 and I was 40. 2 years later it isnt even close. I dont rub it in. He knows.

Are you trying to say that the disparity is only going to increase with time!

[katherine]

Is it normal for a gal to kick butt in cycling if shes got more experience? My wife gained alot of weight early in our relationship and then got into cycling to get it under control

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The upside of questions like these is the pleasure and satisfaction I get from passing men, going uphill, on my mountian bike.
And Mr.Joe, I'm sure your wife loves that you discuss her weight on the internet with a bunch of strangers.

[mariacycle]

.Mr.Joe, I'm sure your wife loves that you discuss her weight on the internet with a bunch of strangers.

haha QFT!

[lph]

Yup, this is a weird thread. Like arielmoon, I beat lots of guys. Lots of guys beat me. Sure, in general male athletes are stronger/faster than female athletes at the same level of training, but in a random male/female couple it's more like who happens to have better genes, a more suitable body type, a better athletic base from before, is more active, trains better, has a lighter bike, yadda yadda yadda.

But y'all already said that so I'll go shut up

[Cataboo]

ha. I have a feeling if he shows her this thread like people are recommending, a divorce is in order.

I've just been shaking my head, thinking wtf - if it was his best male friend that had started cycling a ton and the best male friend was kicking his ***, would he have gone on road biking forums going "is it normal that someone who's riding more often than me and training more is kicking my *** up the hills?"

And of course - if this was a male forum that he was on, I'm thinking they'd ask for his wife's number and ask him what kinda pansy has a wife who can bike faster than them?

[Catrin]

ha. I have a feeling if he shows her this thread like people are recommending, a divorce is in order.

I've just been shaking my head, thinking wtf - if it was his best male friend that had started cycling a ton and the best male friend was kicking his ***, would he have gone on road biking forums going "is it normal that someone who's riding more often than me and training more is kicking my *** up the hills?"

And of course - if this was a male forum that he was on, I'm thinking they'd ask for his wife's number and ask him what kinda pansy has a wife who can bike faster than them?

heh, this is indeed a strange thread... I was just picturing what I would think if an (non-existent) partner were to go on a forum full of strangers and say what he has been saying. I would NOT be happy with that person!