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I wave and say hi if passing close enough. I guess 80% respond the same way.
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I wave every time...some sort of recognition...a wave (hand off the bar and down about 45 degrees, similar to motorcycle riders), fingers off the bars, head nod, depending on conditions, speed, descent grade, elevation, etc. Why not?
To me it shows a spirit of a common connection. Most reciprocate, even when they're in large group rides.
It's OK to be the first one to wave. I had one guy put his arm at about a 45 degree angle when descending a steep grade at about 30mph, while I was suffering up the other way. I did the same...as sign of knowing respect, I think.
If nobody waves back it doesn't affect my day. Go ahead and be the first to wave...it's OK.
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To me it shows a spirit of a common connection. Most reciprocate, even when they're in large group rides.
It's OK to be the first one to wave. I had one guy put his arm at about a 45 degree angle when descending a steep grade at about 30mph, while I was suffering up the other way. I did the same...as sign of knowing respect, I think.
If nobody waves back it doesn't affect my day. Go ahead and be the first to wave...it's OK.
Glenn
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I just came back from a 2 hour ride. The route which I took today had a lot of cyclists out there . I haven't seen anybody wave, not even one.
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I thought it was a Serbian cyclist giving a 'one-finger wave' and putting a stick in the spokes of an Austrian cyclist named Franz Ferdinand. Maybe my history teachers were wrong?
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Never too Pro to say 'Hello'
Sometimes a nod of the head, sometimes a verbal acknowledgement or if I'm feeling really generous, a Pope type blessing hand gesture....I like to mix it up a bit. On a Sunday Club Run on a fine Summers day in the UK I can absolve at least 50 other cyclist on their sins in one afternoon
'For bless'ed be those middle aged men, who have thrown away there golf clubs, that they may now following the teachings of the Velominati'. Word....
'For bless'ed be those middle aged men, who have thrown away there golf clubs, that they may now following the teachings of the Velominati'. Word....
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I am a big waver. I wave at everybody. Cars, bikes, pedestrians, motorcycles even dogs. Most people return the wave with varying degrees of enthusiasm.
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Wrong, that's the mythological event leading up to the Velopenesian War. The truth is that was actually caused by the interception and decoding of the Bontrager Memorandum.
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And so it was decreed, that at certain intervals, certain topics would be reintroduced and reexamined, not because the topic had any intrinsic merit, nor because the discussions raised any new if useful information---but merely because the fundamental rules of online fora demand a percentage of repetitive pointlessness.
We understand, OP. You felt a deep driving need to start this thread. Forces beyond your control seemed to take over your finger, and you found yourself creating a post about waving, or chain lube, or what frame material is best.
We don't blame you---we understand. But please always remember---you can delete a thread once you have seen what you have done, and before more harm is done.
(Just kidding. Usually @rydabent, as the Village Elder, is responsible for posting the next in his litany of repetitive inquiries into the emptiest parts of the void. I am glad to see new posters helping share his burden.)
We understand, OP. You felt a deep driving need to start this thread. Forces beyond your control seemed to take over your finger, and you found yourself creating a post about waving, or chain lube, or what frame material is best.
We don't blame you---we understand. But please always remember---you can delete a thread once you have seen what you have done, and before more harm is done.
(Just kidding. Usually @rydabent, as the Village Elder, is responsible for posting the next in his litany of repetitive inquiries into the emptiest parts of the void. I am glad to see new posters helping share his burden.)
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I wave to all cyclists, regardless of what type of cycling they are doing. I also say hello to pedestrians I pass who are walking on the road in small rural Portuguese villages; they all say hello back.
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We feel it is our duty to wave at all of the commoners as I pass by.
The royal "we" is so confusing.
The royal "we" is so confusing.
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One of the things that really attracted me to bicycling (particularly on MUPs) 20+ years ago was not only how friendly everyone was but that the endorphins made me more prone to want to greet others as well. I still consider it to be the rule and anything else seems slightly rude.
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I ride motorcycles too and usually wave. In a boat, I wave at other boaters.
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So basically, life is one big parade float.
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Mostly, cyclists around here don't wave, because you'd need to wave dozens of times in just a few miles. Mostly I'll give a nod if I see another cyclist looking in my direction, but mostly, they don't.
I also don't say "Hi" to people as I pass them or they pass me, unless they initiate it, because I tend to get into sort of a groove, zone, state of mind - whatever you want to call it - where I'm partly focused on body and bike, and partly in my own head, and the greetings startle me. So I prefer not to do that to others.
I also don't say "Hi" to people as I pass them or they pass me, unless they initiate it, because I tend to get into sort of a groove, zone, state of mind - whatever you want to call it - where I'm partly focused on body and bike, and partly in my own head, and the greetings startle me. So I prefer not to do that to others.
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You wave to every pedestrian you see while you’re walking and most cars when you are cycling?
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Pedestrians when I am out for a walk, yes. Except those with their face in their phones oblivious to the world.
It is amazing how peoples’ faces will brighten when someone takes the time to acknowledge them and wish them well. A little kindness and courtesy goes a long way to make the world a better place.
Not if I am walking through a mall with a zillion people.
Cars any time I make eye contact or they are waiting to let me go by.
It is amazing how peoples’ faces will brighten when someone takes the time to acknowledge them and wish them well. A little kindness and courtesy goes a long way to make the world a better place.
Not if I am walking through a mall with a zillion people.
Cars any time I make eye contact or they are waiting to let me go by.
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Later, a few other people with the tour spooked me like that. I finally got so pissed I explained to one guy that if I and my fully loaded bike were to get in an entanglement, physics would probably make me the victor.
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Here in north Texas, it seems like about half of the riders going on the opposite direction will give you a wave. Sometimes, it's not much more than a few fingers rising off the bars and a friendly nod, but I'm still counting it as a wave. I wasn't much of a waver at first, but now I just wave to everyone.
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