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Would be interested to hear more about what solutions/mitigations you have used to make it more enjoyable?
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First of all, we got rid of the horrible old gas pibe mtb that she had been riding and got her a lighter weight mixte and put on a mtb crank with 38-26 chainrings to lower the gearing.
And when we're riding I carry most of the heavy stuff while she's carrying the lighter stuff in two small front panniers.And recently we've started looking for a tandem - she's always wanted one and it's a great fitness equalizer. Plus it makes it so much easier to talk while riding. I realize that a tandem is not for everyone tho.
MisterMikkel
Depending on the fitness level of you GF you might want to consider the weight of the bike.
My GF is rather small and thus struggled to get on with heavier bikes, especially carrying luggage.