mprelaw

Or Nelson?

Throwing a bone to the bowlers out there.

bkaapcke

It's an allergic reaction from excessive exposure to spandex. bk

DataJunkie

Too bad none of us wear spandex.

Recreate.me

I have read nothing but the first post sooo feel free to skip this post if your into the current convo, but my assumption (being a 'roadie') is that they are just 'in the zone'. If you out for a casual ride, its casual and you wont take your road bike or at least won't wear full kit. So you have to assume that if you see a guy/girl riding a road bike wear full kit that they are out to train, not to wave at people and enjoy the birds chirping, at least not after the first 5-10km. I think the big this is that once you start really pushing yourself, regardless of what your doing, your body begins to focus more and more on the training and less on your surroundings and you simply don't notice that someone has waved or said 'Hi' until you've passed them.

We aren't being rude (at least I am not) it just doesn't register until its to late...

CraigB

I'd still like to know what it is about cycling that makes some people think that participation in it should make one more openly friendly to strangers than you would be if you walked past them on a crowded street. It makes no sense to me. Do these same people say hello to everyone they run across at the grocery store?

caloso

Maybe it's a cultural thing. I grew up in a small town and if you were mowing the lawn or washing the car you were pretty much expected to wave at every car that went by. I'm guessing that riding a bike makes some folks feel like they're part of a small community.

DataJunkie

Next thread: why are non roadies so insecure?

Burton

Are you telling me if I take that Specialized Roubaix out and wear those team bib shorts with sponsors on them I HAVE to train? I'm not allowed to just take a run for fun of drop by the deli and pick up smoked meat and a couple pastries?

What about the Ben and Jerry ice cream circuit or the the Rockaberry marathon? How am I gonna burn all those calories on a hybrid? or an ebike? or a trycicle?

Pwease, pwease! Let me cycle just cause I wanna have fun!? I won't wave .... promise!!!!!

Recreate.me

Well, you could i don't know why you would dress up for all that haha

When i train i gear up and train, when i casually head to the shops its jeans and the cruiser lol id wave then though

Dan Burkhart 

Wait, you were PASSING a pro team? How fast are you?

bikepro

I suspect they were going in opposite directions -- of course you probably knew that.

alexaschwanden

Too much Carbon fiber exposure.

eja_ bottecchia

Nicely played!

009jim

WTF; It's not insecure to expect a gesture to be returned. It's reasonable for a roadie to be focused and not notice someone. Does DataJunkie also think someone to be insecure if they expect a "thank-you" after providing a good turn? Perhaps you were just trolling?

Machka 

You know trolling!!

009jim

haha, yeah, I've figured out what it means ...the first couple hundred posts I made on here I seemed to be accused of it every time I posted. Would it be correct to say there's trolling=deliberate and trolling=accidental. If you just post something to deliberately piss everyone off then that's poor form, but taking an opposing view, or having and opinion, is surely not trolling?

Burton

I was sortof assuming that posts under this heading were probably less than serious. Stereotyping in a forum like this is pretty pointless since lots of people here own lots of different kids of bikes. But ya gotta be able to laugh at yourself SOMETIME.

Unless of course you've absolutely never ever ever fallen over on a bike standing still cause you forgot you were clipped in

Rhodabike

My thoughts exactly. I wave at other cyclists if i'm out on the highway for a long ride. People who do that are a relatively small group, many of them know each other. But on a mup on my way to work or on the way to the farmer's market on Saturday? It makes as much sense as every car driver on a busy expressway waving at every other car driver. I'd have my hands off the bars half the time, and in a city with this many potholes, that's not a smart thing.

Dan Burkhart 

Soon, the cross country touring cyclists will hit the Trans Canada Highway in large numbers as they do every year. I travel this road a lot, and sometimes just for the heck of it, I'll wave to oncoming riders from behind the wheel of my 18 wheeler, just to see how often I get a reaction.
I get a surprising number of wave backs, and they have no way to know I'm a fellow cyclist, roadie or otherwise.

imi

^^^
Occasionally when touring in the empty middle of nowhere I'll give a meeting truck the "chain yank" signal and be rewarded with a loud honk! Just good fun
Old MACK trucks sound best

Dan Burkhart 

Trucks with 36" dual tone Grovers on the roof sound the best, regardless of the name plate on the hood.

imi

Yes, those are the one's I mean

rumrunn6

I like "commuters" and "over 50s" they are by far the most friendly group. "mechanics" are good too. when you venture into the road riding threads you'd better have your sh*t together, and have something real to contribute.

Biscayne05

so true.

percy kittens

"Another stupid wave thread" - 7/174 posts or 4% of posts. Could be considered as potentially guaranteed participants in the next "Wave" thread.