Kitsune - if she's borrowing YOUR bike when you guys go on rides, I'd say she knows a good bike when she rides it. Maybe she needs her OWN good bike.... Then she can start buying stuff, too.

When DPITA got her bike and started riding with me, she went whole-hog ordering goodies from Nashbar. I've had 3 bikes in the time she's had 1, and I've been getting little goodies here and there... (little? um, maybe not really little)

Now I've got grand plans for a steel tourer build-up. Dunno if I can justify that one to her. We keep our finances seperate, but she knows how much I owe on my car, Visa, etc, and will give me "the look" if I spend more money right now.