Seeing as Wade is away for a few days at one of his many races, I thought I would take this opportunity to provide some insight from the “other half”. Coincidentally, I received the following text just as I sat down to write this post…
“Hey there. We’re still out for dinner so I’ll call you tomorrow. Sat on the beach all day and saw dolphins! Great relaxing day. Have a good night. Love Wade.”
Is it just me or was there a glaring absence of cycling mentioned in his message?! I will admit that this isn’t the norm. Quite the opposite in fact. Typically, here are a few signs that you might be married to a cyclist.
1) Its 5am and from the comfort of your bed you’re awakened to the sound of air being pumped into tires. Good Morning!
2) You make a recipe for dinner that apparently “serves 4-6″. Somehow it barely stretches to 2 portions.
3) Speaking of eating, you find your partner needing food and/or drink every two hours all day long. Something about replenishing all those calories he’s burning?
4) You go online to do some banking and notice mysterious charges on the account with names like “bikeparts4cheap”….This is cheap?!
5) Your weekend plans revolve around scheduling activities before, after or in between rides.
6) Your spare bedroom looks more like a bike shop than a guest room.
7) Your light switches, cupboard handles, doors, walls etc. are marked by black fingerprints and you don’t have children….
8). Your nephews thinks your husband’s “job” is a “bike racer”. I can’t seem to convince them that he has a real job too.
9) Your partner is so grumpy you’d think there was a serious problem….no, false alarm, he just hasn’t been out for a ride in three days.
On the flip side, I have a happy, healthy husband and all of my “alone” time allows for plenty of my own leisure activities and coffees with friends and family etc., so I don’t complain too much!
Most of you reading this probably can’t relate but perhaps your significant other could use some consoling. They’re not alone!
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Classic! My partner is exactly the same. I nearly snorted coffee out my nose reading this. :)
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.
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
Fantastic post!
#14. Dirty or washed drink bottles are always lurking around the kitchen sink.
#15. He’s the one to ask about the weather — he watches the forecast closer than a farmer.
How about you have more bike bottles in your house than any other drinking device.
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.
#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!
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!
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! ;)
This hits home for me but it is my husband who is the widower
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
#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.
As the one being referred *to* in this post – this is some very funny stuff!
Here's another one – rather than furniture in your living room/ bed room/ kitchen – you have bicycles.
I keep telling mine that I really need to find a hobby, where I can spend lots of money and then say..By spending that I am saving on gas… Glad I am not the only one.
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