Who's your favorite person to bike with?

[violette]

I would say Lance, but since he doesn't know I exist, (ha), my friend Ann is the best. Her son races (15yrs old) and we always compare. I call her "Cyco turd", you would now why if you saw her going down a hill !!! Yikes.

[Bikingmomof3]

I actually have 4, my DH and my 3 boys.

[mimitabby]

My sons are the most fun, my husband is the most constant!
When he's in the right mode, he's better than the kids.

[maillotpois]

My DH, but I have to be up for it. He pushes me beyond what I'd do on my own. Last time we did the century in Tahoe, I rode with his group, almost threw up, and we finished in about 5 1/2 hours. At the beginning, with all the steeper climbing, I kept saying "Go on, just go on and I'll finish on my own or catch you at a rest stop" and he wouldn't let me back off. I was a bit irritated at the time, but I finished strong and was glad I had pushed myself.

Often need some valium to ride with my DD.

[Jo-n-NY]

My dh when he finds the time to get a ride in, otherwise my friend Chris. She is the one who pushes me. I sometimes call her Coach Chris.

~ JoAnn

[susiej]

My buddy Jo-Ann, because when we rode, we were about the same ability level, and would push each other. Well, she pushed me more than the reverse. But then we both got employed, and pregnant, and ...

Also my son, because he's so enthusiastic! But that's only short rides of up to 7 miles. Then he gets bored and hot.

Also our ex-exchange student, because he'd ride at my comparatively slower pace.

If my husband has our son on his bike, he's forced to my slower pace, and then I enjoy riding with him. But if he's been training and has nothing slowing him down, he has a hard time riding at my pace, and I get frustrated because we aren't riding together.

[SouthernBelle]

Is Matthew McConaughey available?

[7rider]

Favorite person to ride with?
Depends on the ride.
DH, of course, is high up on the list. But he's not one for "noodling." Cruising to take in the sights and stopping for coffee/snacks just aren't his bag. For those rides, I have a few girlfriends and those rides are cherished just as much as rides with DH.

[Jenn]

Is Matthew McConaughey available?

He will be next weekend, we are going on Saturday! I WISH!!!

Seriously, my DH is the best to ride with, he's the best and then we have the little one in the trailer with us, as soon as she's old enough she'll be riding to!

[Susan126]

My DH, then my daughter and son.

[Wahine]

DH is up there on the list. But our pacing is different so our rides are more social siteseeing type rides.

I really miss my buddy James since I've moved. He pushed me but not too hard and he is very funny. We trained for IM together. After a few 5 hour plus rides we got so that we hardly spoke to each other, didn't have anything left to say. We'd just know what the other had to do and went out and did it. After awhile we started begging other people to come with us so that someone would talk. I miss James.

[Mr. Bloom]

SILVER

What I'm finding is that she's the tortoise (the pacer) and I'm the hare (blowing my energy reserve too soon). I'm learning from her and I think I'll be stronger (and more patient) because of it.

[SheFly]

Like many others, DH is my favorite riding partner - even if he does try to kill me on occasion . I especially like to ride the tandem with him - it's a great equalizer for us, and let's us more easily stay together. Of course, it also means that I'm going at his pace .

I also have a great friend who is my training partner. We are more alike in ability levels, and complement each other well - she's a great climber, and I am a great descender/flats rider/sprinter. Makes our workouts good fun.

SheFly

[Crankin]

My husband, of course. We ride at the same speed, even though he can ride faster than me. But I have become faster, so he is happy to ride at a 14/ 15/16 average. He pushes me once in awhile and I hate it while it's happening, but afterwards, I appreciate it.
I also like riding with Denise G., but we don't get to do it often enough!

My most fun ride was with my (former) exchange student, who is a pro for a B level team in Germany. He did 2 twenty mile rides with me last summer, on his recovery days. I felt honored.

[velocilex]

My friend Mike is good to ride with, especially towards the end of longer rides when I need a rabbit to chase just to get me home.

But honestly, I really prefer riding by myself. I got very used to it when I was in France and now I find I have little tolerance for talking while riding or keeping pace with another person (or setting the pace, for that matter). Unfortunately, it doesn't feel as safe to ride alone here as it did in France, so I find myself riding with other people for a feeling of security.