Justifying your bike buys to non-biking SOs and trying to spread the addiction

[Kitsune06]

kitsune,
is your GF an engineer type or scientist? It sounds like it from the way in which she positively responds to data.

if that is the case: add this to the list: data that proves that the wanted gear is also needed gear from a pragmatic, economical (in the long run) and logical perspective.

mine is a scientist: the more data the better.

Nope, but very right-brained, anyway. Data works well for her, though I don't think she can appreciate just *how* data-oriented she is. This method has always served me well in the past, too. =)

[emily_in_nc]

Actually, left-brained is the logical, detail-oriented, data-oriented side; right brain folks are the artistic, creative ones.

I should know, I'm a left-brained software engineer in a family full of right-brain artists and actors!

Emily

P.S. But my Dad was an architect - a great balance of left- and right-brain skills.

[Kitsune06]

AH! Argh. It seems like I get to work and my whole brain shuts down! Thanks, Emily =)

[SnappyPix]

Spreading the addiction ISN'T all good.
Managed to spread my addiction, and now we're both as bike/gear obsessed as one another!
That's great in some respects (equally matched so always someone to ride with on events/races, etc), but not in others:

• Trips to the LBS become REALLY expensive when one of us wants an (obviously) essential item and the other doesn't want to feel left out.
• Both of us commute in rush-hour, in the most appalling traffic = worry x 2.
• We both make a beeline for the same gear, which means we either end up looking like an identical pair of book-ends when we're out on our bikes, or we have to strategically barter about which jersey we'll wear that day.
• I look after my stuff, my GF's stuff ends up snagged and oil-stained; she's always trying to sneak my stuff in her closet and fob me off with hers (we're the same size). Sneaky minx!
• Unless I'm feeling really mean, cleaning my bike becomes a bigger deal as I wind up cleaning both (I have more time on my hands).

It's all good though - and there have been some precious moments - like when my GF came into the garage and caught me gazing longingly at my bike, hanging on the wall. She came up beside me and we both stood there in silence, admiring our respective bikes in tandem () with big silly grins on our faces!

[KnottedYet]

My DPITA is almost a foot shorter than me. No problem with the stealing of the clothes. But we still end up looking like bookends if we're not careful. After I had spikey hair, she decided she wanted spikey hair, too. So now I'm growing mine out cuz I don't wanna fall victim to the Twin Syndrome!

DPITA doesn't have quite the same level of bike lust I have, but oh well...

[Aggie_Ama]

I hate when DH and I are dressed the same. Sometimes we sport the same jersey because it is our MS150 team and we want to represent our university. Other than that we go to great lengths not to look like we dressed alike.

[Kitsune06]

My DPITA is almost a foot shorter than me. No problem with the stealing of the clothes. But we still end up looking like bookends if we're not careful. After I had spikey hair, she decided she wanted spikey hair, too. So now I'm growing mine out cuz I don't wanna fall victim to the Twin Syndrome!

DPITA doesn't have quite the same level of bike lust I have, but oh well...

"Are you two sisters?"
-local everyone

[KnottedYet]

Oh, mi gawd! We get that all the time now!!!

I guess it's an improvement over "is she your mom?"

Aging together.... it's a beautiful thing.

[Kitsune06]

the "is she your mom?" one would probably send me into a murderous rage...

Funny, we look the same age, but she actually gets carded far more than I do. It's a minor annoyance, but it does wonders for the ego!

[mimitabby]

I always get a kick out of wearing matching outfits with DH.
The only problem with that is my fav. color is ORANGE and he doesn't have any orange Jerseys (note to self, buy DH an orange Jersey!)
So to dress like him i have to wear another color.
No one says we look like sisters though.

[chickwhorips]

i try to save money and bf always tells me i need to go for the more expenisive thing. says you get what you pay for and ive been cycling for x amount of years and i know.

though he has learned to love my 'shopping around' the internet for better deals.