Mrs Salad is turning into a cyclist

[Salad Dodger]

*I used to do a bit of bike riding, although not for about 10 years, but Mrs Salad really hadnt ridden much for a good few years more. When I bought a new bike last Autumn, she was kind of interested, so we bought her a new bike too. We have progressed over the last few months from a couple of miles maximum to now doing about 12 or 15 miles (with plenty of stops to get the breath back), but Mrs S has resolutely stuck to the granny ring for all her riding, in all conditions. Until this weekend that is. All of a sudden she has found the second ring on her bike, and now I am having a job to keep up with her!

Any tips for how to slow her down, as it's embarrasing to have to keep calling, plaintively, "wait for me!"

 

[Muddyfox]

Never mind slowing her down

Stop dodging the salads and catch her up

Simon

 

[Telemark]

Well done Mrs SD! Keep going and make your man run cycle after you hehe ...

SD - you may have to suggest the odd cake stop or take a camera with you, and do lots of obligatory photo stops (or alternatively get a move on and try to keep up )

T

 

[battered]

Look at the bright side SD, while she's in front the view is better!

 

[2Loose]

Tell her to get to the next cafepub and get the get the drinks in, you will have caught up by then!

 

[Fab Foodie]

This is a good thing SD, a very good thing. I'm trying slowly to get Mrs FF back in the saddle, we used to bike a lot, even a couple French tours by bike, pre-kids.
I think slowly she is coming round to the idea, but very slowly.

You'll just have to speed up!