DISQUS

Michael · 10 months ago

I'm passing this little gem on to my wife Juli, whose patience and good humor is often tested by my commitment to cycling. thank you.

Mrs. Velodramatic (Juli) · 10 months ago

love your post! Here are a few more signs

#10. Your partner wears cycling gear all the time..even to the market.

#11. Your partner's side of the sink has more containers of lotions and embrocations (i.e. Boudreaux's Butt Paste and you don't have children..)

#12. Talcum powder and vaseline is found near the bike lube and tools

#13. Your partner shaves more often than you

Sally · 8 months ago

Fantastic post!

#14. Dirty or washed drink bottles are always lurking around the kitchen sink.

Aaron Schindler · 8 months ago

#15. He's the one to ask about the weather -- he watches the forecast closer than a farmer.

Mikeonhisbike · 8 months ago

How about you have more bike bottles in your house than any other drinking device.

Monique Jeffrey · 8 months ago

I'm waiting for the day I come home late and have to kick the bike out of my side of the bed!
Here is a couple more:
#16 For some unexplained reason, there is bike grease over all the tea towels.

#17 He names the bikes with more thought than we will put into naming out children.

Jen · 8 months ago

#18 He won't ever let go of that race he won when he was 20 and is determined to do it again no matter how much money it takes!

Sandy · 8 months ago

19. He'll spend $250 on a pair of bike shorts but won't consider spending $80 on a new pair of jeans

20. you could slice bread with his chainrings they're so clean but he leaves the rest of the house a complete mess!

Craig Johnson · 8 months ago

Ouch Christene... the points you raise are way too close to the mark for comfort! After sharing many exciting adventures with Wade on our regular weekend rides it is amazing how the threat of being home late after a Saturday ride still inspires terror in both of us... The entire last hour of a typical ride is spent making up and discarding a wide variety of excuses for why we were late getting home - by far the best option we have found is to absolve ones self of any responsibility by blaming your training partner! It is a wonder my wife even talks to Wade any more, after what he has been responsible for! ;)

Denise Bizer · 8 months ago

This hits home for me but it is my husband who is the widower

Dave · 8 months ago

Wow, it's been a while since I looked at your blog Wade!
This is priceless stuff kid, you got a keeper there.

Cheers!
Dave

Grace Australia · 4 months ago

#21. You can't find the jar of vegemite in among all the isotonic powders, gels and sports bars populating the kitchen cupboards.

#22. You separate your washing into 5 piles: whites, darks, colours, towels and Lycra

#23. Travelling by air becomes an intricate mathematical and logistical exercise of calculating how much the bike weighs, plus bike bag, helmet, shoes, pump, spare tyres, tool kit, water bottles, clothes and sunscreen - then, after combining the baggage allowance and you're left choosing between your favourite 'going out' shoes or the hair dryer - one of them has to stay. You refuse to fly with budget airlines as a consequence.

#24. You catch sight of your spouse in the shower and think they're wearing a white short-sleeve, all-in-one, above-the-knee jumpsuit ... then notice their private bits and realise it's their tan line.

#25. He recommends Lucas paw paw ointment to your friends with cracked lips and to parents whose babies suffer nappy rash and chafing.