[jebfour]

how do i get my GF intrested enuff to get on this site and learn more about her bike and the joy of biking

What the heck..I'll give it a response...I'm no relationship expert but...

Perhaps really show her what riding means to you. You don't need the Internet to do that. Show her what it has done for you and how it has added to your life.....show her that this is something positive that you can do together....it's a healthy activity that gets you out of the house

This weekend I'm going downhilling (chairlift style) with my wife. Will my wife slow me down? More than likely. Do I care? Not one tiny bit. I get to watch her progress (and that makes me stoked) and she feels the accomplishment. That gets her stoked....

Hope this helps,

jeb4

 

[robdamanii]

I hear syphillis sores do in fact, emit heat.

Why does everyone have this misconception that I have syphillis?

 

[laura]

WHy can't we keep a thread about getting dirty's lady involved in riding ON FRICKIN TOPIC, instead of gabbing on about your syphillis or somebody's e-titties.

 

[douglas]

REALLY? too bad for you!!! My tree is ripe with large coconuts! :evil:

too bad....I prefer pineapples

 

[dirtydirtysouf]

Does she ride at all? if so send her to the mudhunnies forum. There's plenty going on in there to get her motivated to rip it up. We've got quite the collection of rippin chicks around here lately.

yea she rides and loves it....its just that when she is asking me questions about what seat would be better for her mommy parts (less pain sitting down) i have no idea, so im trying to get her on here to ask those type of questions if the hunnies area

 

[dirtydirtysouf]

REALLY? too bad for you!!! My tree is ripe with large coconuts! :evil:

post pics now you tease

 

[Tame Ape]

how do i get my GF intrested enuff to get on this site and learn more about her bike and the joy of biking

first question! Can she ride a bike? Sounds sorta dumb to ask, but my 61 yr old mom can't!

If you have some sort of clunker/cruiser laying around the house try putting her on that for starters.

Is she a 'fragile' person?

edit: just seen your above posts. If shes not a wuss, borrow a buds bike and hit some light trailage.

 

[dirtydirtysouf]

So - when she rides, can she keep up or do you ride off and leave her?? If she took up riding to spend time with you (typical female mistake IMO) then hanging with her a little more on rides might make it more fun for her (and less fun for you, but hey, it's a compromise)

i hang back with her on the rides or if i do get ahead of her (climbing or downhill) ill stop and wait for her

 

[CrankyOleBroad]

yea she rides and loves it....its just that when she is asking me questions about what seat would be better for her mommy parts (less pain sitting down) i have no idea, so im trying to get her on here to ask those type of questions if the hunnies area

Aha! Mommie parts!!! Well, I would say this would be the place to ask the questions but given the way this thread has wandered into the coconuts / pineapples / cotton balls / syphillis area she might not be able to get a serious answer anywhere.

 

[bluebug32]

what kind of saddle does she use? Does it have a cut-out? Does she have padded shorts?

 

[dirtydirtysouf]

what kind of saddle does she use? Does it have a cut-out? Does she have padded shorts?

just a factory seat that came on her raligh M20 (sp?)

 

[golgiaparatus]

Good luck with that... many have tried, few have pulled it off.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Good luck with that... many have tried, few have pulled it off.

My wife likes to ride her mt bike. Just not with me.

 

[CrankyOleBroad]

just a factory seat that came on her raligh M20 (sp?)

My factory saddle works better than my "women's" saddle. But then again, I've never had kids and giving birth would widen the "sit bones".

I do use well padded bike shorts and wouldn't be without them. Don't know what kind of trouble she's getting in the mommie parts, but if she's not using women's padded shorts she should really give them a try.

 

[TreeSaw]

My factory saddle works better than my "women's" saddle. But then again, I've never had kids and giving birth would widen the "sit bones".

I do use well padded bike shorts and wouldn't be without them. Don't know what kind of trouble she's getting in the mommie parts, but if she's not using women's padded shorts she should really give them a try.

I have used both a Women's Saddle (WTB Speed She Team rocks) and a factory saddle before and after having a child (actually, I haven't noticed a difference post-baby). The women's saddle is a little shorter and wider near the back which makes it more comfy when I am in the saddle and easier to get behind when I need to. Right now, I have women's saddles on my XC racer, road and factory saddles on my SS and DH.

Definitely invest in good padded shorts. Her butt and "taint" area are going to be sore at first...she is going to have to build up a tolerance for being in the saddle. I have also ridden both men's and women's shorts. I find that the women's shorts are quite nice padding wise, but generally aren't made as well and need TLC on occassion. When I was just getting back in the saddle, I went with lycra shorts. These definitely stay put and don't move around and rub the wrong way...that should help.

She should hop over into the mudhunnie forum. There have been some great discussions happening there lately!

 

[dirtydirtysouf]

Her butt and "taint" area are going to be sore at first

thats the area that hurting her..............well i guess we will go look at some seats and padded shorts for her this weekend.......thanks for the "girl talk" girls:heart:

 

[amydalayna]

thats the area that hurting her..............well i guess we will go look at some seats and padded shorts for her this weekend.......thanks for the "girl talk" girls:heart:

do you have some friends you could borrow a bunch of different saddles from? that might be a good way of seeing what she likes without shelling out a bunch of money.

 

[dirtydirtysouf]

do you have some friends you could borrow a bunch of different saddles from? that might be a good way of seeing what she likes without shelling out a bunch of money.

wish i did (nobody likes me), but the my LBS is pretty good about working with me so maybe they dont mind letting us try out a seator 2 on her bike in the parking lot........if they dont then there are 4 other bike shops around that might let us do that...............

 

[bluebug32]

thats the area that hurting her..............well i guess we will go look at some seats and padded shorts for her this weekend.......thanks for the "girl talk" girls:heart:

Definitely. The shorts and the saddle are key. I have a WSD saddle from Specialized that I really like.

 

[laura]

Definitely. The shorts and the saddle are key. I have a WSD saddle from Specialized that I really like.

ooo ooo ooo me too. mines a body geometry. From polling that I have done, specialized seems to suit women better who have wider sit bones. mines so comfy I feel like I am riding on air.

 

[amydalayna]

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162322

remember when i asked why you would want your gf hanging out around here with all the creepy guys around?
remember?

 

[CrankyOleBroad]

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162322

remember when i asked why you would want your gf hanging out around here with all the creepy guys around?
remember?

One nice thing about it.....he's apparently failing to reproduce.....the world our daughters and grandaughters inherit will be much improved by this......