jeff williams

I usually say "No thanks!". Like it's a question.

ZackJones

"Which one are you?" Asked when I was flying somewhere and reading a VeloNews article

cyclezealot

I was riding a recreational tour in the Loire...Wearing TDJ gear...Woman in broken english asked if I were a part of the tour de France.

wabbit

"Nice bike!" from a guy in a cool red sports car.

"You look like one of the Rona Girls!" A friend of mine, seeing me last spring. THe Rona team is a women's team, used to be Genevieve Jeanson's team.

"You look really good on that bike. You remind me of Jan Ullrich, the way you sit." From another friend- who is also a provincial time trial champ. We;re both Jan fans.

"Twenty five kilometres an hour!" From a guy in an SUV as I climbed up a hill. Indeed, I was going 25. However, when got to the top I wasn't going that fast, believe me.

"Cool bike!" From a kid at a local BMX park who had just been doing all kinds of stunts. He was impressed with how light it was. I said yeah, but I can't do stuff like you do!

slvoid

"Are you wearing a diaper under that thing?"

slvoid

You need to return with the 2 finger salute..

cheg

Around mile 150 of the one day STP last year, hammering along in a group at about 25 mph, some guy says to me "Man, you're kicking our asses - on a TOURING bike". heh

slvoid

I had someone say the same thing to me when I took a detour after work on my OCR touring to do a couple laps in the park. Some guy pulled along side me when I slowed down to say, "man you're hauling ass with your big bag and that heavy touring bike."
The only problem was, he was on a fixie...

RonH

Had a bike shop mechanic (who had good legs) tell me that my legs were awesome.

55/Rad

"You look great and you appear happier..."

55/Rad

Portis

Hmmmmmmmmmmm....Cycling compliments? Let me think.

1. You are out of your mind.

2. You are going to get run over and killed on that bike, you aren't very smart.

3. You are too skinny, you look like you need to eat more.

Nah, i don't guess i've gotten many compliments. Oh well, that isn't why i ride.

wabbit

Hahah....and the diaper remark back there doesn't sound like a compliment. This thread should be for compliments- we have plenty of threads dedicated to the stupid remarks! We get enough grief as it is!

cycleman_21

Trading pulls with a very strong tandem couple into a head wind and after the ride
one of them says to me, if you had a newer bike, youd be one tough rider. (what the hecks the bike got to do with it?,I wanted to say, but just said, thanks) It really did make my day though.

Trekke

So ever now and then i meet this guy on the road that happens to ride with his buddy that lives in my subdivision. He is a newbie for sure. I try to encourage with suggestions such as 1) wear a helmet, 2) do something with those tennis shoe strings and 3) bring water next time.

So he ups and tells me one day that my "legs look real good". I have avoided him since then.

SSP

At my 50th birthday party, one wag said something about how I was "over the hill". One of my cycling buddies chimed in with, "Yeah...he's always over the hill before anyone else". That made my day.

geeklpc1985

Your looking good, the girl who works at my LBS
Holy S***, when I was keeping up with my friends car at 25mph
Wow, your looking good, most of my female friends (I have lost a lot of weight and I'm really fit now.)

GEEK

phantomcow2

When i built my first wheelset for somebody besides myself and they said "These are great wheels". It boosted my confidence 10 points

'nother

When the guy who got me back into cycling told me, "man, you are kickin' ass" (even though I'm not!). Encouragement to do more . . .

PaulH

There is an intersection on the way to work with a very wide lane, almost big enough for two lanes. It is a very long light with little cross traffic. Consequently, when waiting for the light to change, I am in the habit of taking the lane and positioning a bit left of center so that right turning traffic can pass me. One time, a motorist rolled down his window and thanked me for leaving him a chance to turn right.

Paul

Dr. Moto

When my 5-year-old says stuff like "Dad, you are the fastest bike rider!"

She doesn't know anything.

But it's nice to hear anyway.

alison_in_oh

How about after yesterday's ride when my DH told me, "No really, you're not THAT slow, I actually got my HR up to 160 once or twice before you dropped!"

richardmasoner

My next door neighbor has told me a few times how much she admires my dedication for riding to work every day.

Whenever I ride in Rocky Mountain National Park I always get compliments from the tourists.

RFM

Gurgus

The other day I was riding my single speed through down town Hamilton at about 40kph. I got to a light and moved to the middle lane because the lane I was in turned into a right hand turn lane and I had heard a car behind me and I assumed they would want to turn. A big black suburban pulls up and a 40 something-ish woman rolls down her window with a big smile on her face and said "Don't worry, I was covering you arse all the way down the hill." and gave me a wink. I laughed, thinking to myself "Yeah, I bet you were" and said "Hey, thats great, I need someone back there watching out for me!" She laughed and turned. I was smiling for the rest of the night.

I also like it when the wrenches at my LBS come out to talk about my bikes.

caloso

A local pro, after I chased down a breakaway: "Good job. You really reeled those guys in." [This one was my athletic highlight of the year]

My wife, as I'm heading out for the River Ride: "Hey, come back here! You can't go out looking like that! You look too sexy and you might cause some women to crash their cars."

My receptionist: "Are you going to ask for time off in July to ride in the Tour de France this year?"

konageezer

From a guy at a neighbouring table at a campground café: "Sorry, I wasn't evesdropping or anything… you RODE here? On a BIKE?"

As he was walking back to his campsite with his buddies, "Unreal. This guy rode here on his bike. Over the mountains on a bike."

I had the 'Yes, I'm quite intrepid' affectation going for a while, until my friends told me to drop dead.

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