Uh Oh...

[Seth Jayson]

In trouble now.

Was doing some Rocket repairs yesterday, and thought I'd take the chance to set the thing up to the
wife's size. Ran along side her until she quit freaking out (she always thought she could never ride
the 'bent before).

45 minutes later she comes back with a big grin and says "I bet I could get a lot of money if I sold
my Klein..."

We may have another convert...

Seth J.

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Rans Rocket

 

[Doug Huffman]

Congratulations. Now if I could just get my wife off the sofa in front of the TV.

"Seth Jayson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In trouble now.
>
> Was doing some Rocket repairs yesterday, and thought I'd take the chance to set the thing up to
> the wife's size. Ran along side her until she quit freaking out (she always thought she could
> never ride the 'bent before).
>
> 45 minutes later she comes back with a big grin and says "I bet I could get a lot of money if I
> sold my Klein..."
>
> We may have another convert...
>
> Seth J.
>
> ()
> |\ ^-
> __/|| ' ||
> ======
> O O
>
> Xootr (Kick) Scooter
>
>
>
> () \\==^ \\----% () ()
>
> Rans Rocket

 

[Jeff Wills]

[email protected] (Seth Jayson) wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> In trouble now.
>
> Was doing some Rocket repairs yesterday, and thought I'd take the chance to set the thing up to
> the wife's size. Ran along side her until she quit freaking out (she always thought she could
> never ride the 'bent before).
>

Humph. I let my wife coast around on my Lightning while we still dating. She bought her Lightning
soon after that. Then we got married. Almost 11 years later, we now have 3 Lightnings and 2 Tour
Easys... and we're still happily married.

Jeff

 

[Cletus Lee]

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> [email protected] (Seth Jayson) wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
> > In trouble now.
> >
> > Was doing some Rocket repairs yesterday, and thought I'd take the chance to set the thing up to
> > the wife's size. Ran along side her until she quit freaking out (she always thought she could
> > never ride the 'bent before).
> >
>
> Humph. I let my wife coast around on my Lightning while we still dating. She bought her Lightning
> soon after that. Then we got married. Almost 11 years later, we now have 3 Lightnings and 2 Tour
> Easys... and we're still happily married.

3 Lightnings and 2 Tour Easys... I'll bet that is the reason. Five bikes spread among two people

--

Cletus D. Lee Bacchetta Giro Lightning Voyager http://www.clee.org
- Bellaire, TX USA -

 

[Paul Bruneau]

Doug Huffman wrote:
> Congratulations. Now if I could just get my wife off the sofa in front of the TV.

Far better the TV than eBay. Trust me.

 

[Seth Jayson]

See, the problem here is I think I'm gonna end up spending the 'bent "upgrade" money I was planning
on heisting from the savings account on her first 'bent!

Well, that's OK I guess, because she'll be a lot more fun to ride with (and she's already fun to
ride with) when she doesn't have to cope with wedgie side effects.

 

[Bentcajungirl]

Cletus Lee <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> > [email protected] (Seth Jayson) wrote in message
> > news:<[email protected]>...
> > > In trouble now.
> > >
> > > Was doing some Rocket repairs yesterday, and thought I'd take the chance to set the thing up
> > > to the wife's size. Ran along side her until she quit freaking out (she always thought she
> > > could never ride the 'bent before).
> > >
> >
> > Humph. I let my wife coast around on my Lightning while we still dating. She bought her
> > Lightning soon after that. Then we got married. Almost 11 years later, we now have 3 Lightnings
> > and 2 Tour Easys... and we're still happily married.
>
> 3 Lightnings and 2 Tour Easys... I'll bet that is the reason. Five bikes spread among two people

My marriage is not the norm. Being female, I found my non-cyclist husband and as the little tweety
love birds were flying around my head, I laid down the law. Biking is always priority. Our first
date was a week long bike tour, he didn't even have a bike yet. No worry, he hung out at the camp
and won everyone over with his campfire cooking. Serious jambalaya. We have been together for 7
years, married for 5. Had about 15 bikes between us. Now down to just 3. His and hers Visions and
the Double Vision. I know that he likes the whole biking thing as much as I do and the interesting
places we visit and the neat people we meet. Normally, it's the guy who is the cycling enthusiast
and the wife is a tag along. I've always wondered why that's so. Perry bentcajungirl Almost finished
the house, anyone want to visit, your room will be ready. 45 minutes from the Big Easy.

 

[Seth Jayson]

My wife was the one who converted me to touring, etc. on cycles. I had always used them for
commuting and fun. (Even took one to Rome when I was a student there. Rear-ended a Fiat 500 in
traffic once with my peugot bike, and we made it roll forward...)

She was the one who was into stuff like RAGBRAI. I wasn't into the longer rides, because I couldn't
stand the sore ass, neck, etc. She, the wedgie rider, is the one who suggested I go 'bent -- and
bought me the first.

You are all familiar with the transition. "Whoah! bicycling is this much Fun?! I didn't remember
that..." result: monster created.

So I guess it's just good kharma coming around that she's on the verging of joining us on the
dark side.

 

[Rod Dabe]

Hey Perry! Have those gators come out of their holes yet?

Rodney

 

[Bentcajungirl]

[email protected] (Rod Dabe) wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> Hey Perry! Have those gators come out of their holes yet?
>
> Rodney

Hi Rodney.. Yes, it's plenty warm now, and the gators are out in full force. We haven't been riding
as much as we'd like, still a few days left on the house. Finish/trim work is a killer. Tedious and
time consuming. Perry bentcajungirl

 

[bentcruiser]

No problem. Buy yourself a better bike or an upgraded Rocket and let her ride the existing one.

Derek

Originally posted by Seth Jayson
See, the problem here is I think I'm gonna end up spending the 'bent "upgrade" money I was planning
on heisting from the savings account on her first 'bent!

Well, that's OK I guess, because she'll be a lot more fun to ride with (and she's already fun to
ride with) when she doesn't have to cope with wedgie side effects.

 

[Seth Jayson]

> Almost finished the house, anyone want to visit, your room will be ready. 45 minutes from the
> Big Easy.

Is it true that you can get alcoholic beverages at drive-throughs there? If so, can you run your
bent through the drive-through?

 

[Seth Jayson]

> No problem. Buy yourself a better bike or an upgraded Rocket and let her

Heh, I thought of givin' her the hand-me-down Rocket, but there's no way I can part with it. It's
the best commuting bike I think. I think the only thing that might compare on my bumpy commute would
be an HPVtk street machine, or maybe a Vivo.

If she's giving up the Klein, I feel she deserves something just a pretty, though, so I'm leaning
more towards a Bacchetta or Volae.

If starts off on a "nicer" 'bent than I have, I can live with that... for a while!