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09-30-16, 05:28 PM
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If you suddenly get surrounded by a bunch of leather wearing bikers waiting to pass, it might be best to stick out a hand and acknowledge.
Just saying.
Just saying.
09-30-16, 05:36 PM
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09-30-16, 05:41 PM
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I ride a motorcycle (sportbike) as well. I'd say that there is much more friendly camaraderie among motorcyclists, who usually exchange waves/salutations on the road (with a few, interesting and notable exceptions). I tend to agree with the OP--cyclists tend to take themselves much too seriously and too often come off as major asshats.
09-30-16, 05:47 PM
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Most of the time, they will not wave, but will just give you the slightest of "Clint Eastwood in a Spaghetti Western" nods. Very, very slight, can barely see the head move.
If I see that, I will consider myself somewhat content.
If I see that, I will consider myself somewhat content.
09-30-16, 06:08 PM
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Me. Totally.
BTW. I got a Rapha rain jacket for my trip to Scotland. Raspberry pink with reflective polka dots on the back. Yes it worked perfectly in the rain, kept me dry.
But it looked so sharp that I wore it all over the damn country, even in non-cycling contexts.
And despite the fact that I wore Rapha baselayers and jerseys topped by a Rapha rain jacket, I still greeted people cordially. I was feeling happy & relaxed on vacation I guess. Plus I was mountain biking, and everyone knows mountain bikers are the nicest kind of cyclists anyway.
BTW. I got a Rapha rain jacket for my trip to Scotland. Raspberry pink with reflective polka dots on the back. Yes it worked perfectly in the rain, kept me dry.
But it looked so sharp that I wore it all over the damn country, even in non-cycling contexts.
And despite the fact that I wore Rapha baselayers and jerseys topped by a Rapha rain jacket, I still greeted people cordially. I was feeling happy & relaxed on vacation I guess. Plus I was mountain biking, and everyone knows mountain bikers are the nicest kind of cyclists anyway.
09-30-16, 06:13 PM
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Thread TL;DR... I'll just say that one of the perks of living in the south is people are generally friendly to strangers.
I can't remember the last time I didn't get a reciprocating wave from an approaching cyclist, pedestrian, driver, neighbor, policeman, fireman, alien, robot, etc...
I can't remember the last time I didn't get a reciprocating wave from an approaching cyclist, pedestrian, driver, neighbor, policeman, fireman, alien, robot, etc...
09-30-16, 06:24 PM
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Thread TL;DR... I'll just say that one of the perks of living in the south is people are generally friendly to strangers.
I can't remember the last time I didn't get a reciprocating wave from an approaching cyclist, pedestrian, driver, neighbor, policeman, fireman, alien, robot, etc...
I can't remember the last time I didn't get a reciprocating wave from an approaching cyclist, pedestrian, driver, neighbor, policeman, fireman, alien, robot, etc...
09-30-16, 06:44 PM
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Yes. And as others have suggested, transitional circumstances make it confusing. As for the pairs of riders - in all likelihood they won't even hear or notice you except in an overtaking situation, and even then it might take them a moment to "switch gears" mentally enough to acknowledge a sort of intruder.
09-30-16, 06:56 PM
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I ride in the rural south and wave at everyone. It's social custom. Most drivers will return the wave, so I figure there's at least a slight chance they'll be less annoyed when they're behind me on a hill.
09-30-16, 07:03 PM
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I always say to people like the OP, do you wave at every other driver while driving your own car. Or even at those in the same make and model? Then get upset at no response?
It's as though there is this brosis-hood that others want you and them to be a part of.
But then, on a bike, I will acknowledge other riders just to avoid being the subject of threads like this. And do you know, the ones who acknowledge back the most are those in their little matching lycra kits... and the so-called utility riders studiously ignore my existence to the point of getting in my way or putting me in danger because road rule don't exist for them.
It's as though there is this brosis-hood that others want you and them to be a part of.
But then, on a bike, I will acknowledge other riders just to avoid being the subject of threads like this. And do you know, the ones who acknowledge back the most are those in their little matching lycra kits... and the so-called utility riders studiously ignore my existence to the point of getting in my way or putting me in danger because road rule don't exist for them.
09-30-16, 07:13 PM
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my mom died recently.
I went on a long ride to help deal with the grief I was experiencing...
if I didn't wave at your lame ass, sorry I was pre-occupied with my life, not yours.
I went on a long ride to help deal with the grief I was experiencing...
if I didn't wave at your lame ass, sorry I was pre-occupied with my life, not yours.
09-30-16, 07:17 PM
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I ride a motorcycle (sportbike) as well. I'd say that there is much more friendly camaraderie among motorcyclists, who usually exchange waves/salutations on the road (with a few, interesting and notable exceptions). I tend to agree with the OP--cyclists tend to take themselves much too seriously and too often come off as major asshats.
09-30-16, 07:24 PM
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I drive a air cooled VW Beetle and never wave to anyone in a New Beetle. Their just Hondas to me.
BTW, i live in New York.
BTW, i live in New York.
09-30-16, 07:50 PM
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09-30-16, 08:00 PM
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I don't really run into too many scooters and small bikes, honestly. But, I think all forms of two wheel transit are cool, and even though I ride a bike that drives 201HP at the rear wheel, I would have no problem waving to somebody on a Vespa.
I just think you can be fast as hell on a bike and cordial (I am!). Why do cyclists behave as though the two are mutually exclusive so much of the time?
09-30-16, 08:11 PM
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I don't really run into too many scooters and small bikes, honestly. But, I think all forms of two wheel transit are cool, and even though I ride a bike that drives 201HP at the rear wheel, I would have no problem waving to somebody on a Vespa.
I just think you can be fast as hell on a bike and cordial (I am!). Why do cyclists behave as though the two are mutually exclusive so much of the time?
I just think you can be fast as hell on a bike and cordial (I am!). Why do cyclists behave as though the two are mutually exclusive so much of the time?
As a cyclist, I actually find a lot of motorcyclist behaviour to be offensive, including very loud exhausts and a need to pass at high speed on my shoulder rather than moving further out into the lane. I've also had motorcyclists ride head-on directly at me, unprovoked and in an obvious game of chicken. And I find a lot of motorbike riders, off the bike, to be asshats, too. I won't say all are like that, but enough to encourage me not to be a part of your "fraternity".
09-30-16, 08:14 PM
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Around here it's the triathlon riders who don't wave and/or women. Most other riders wave though.
09-30-16, 08:17 PM
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You are tarring with an ultra-broad brush.
As a cyclist, I actually find a lot of motorcyclist behaviour to be offensive, including very loud exhausts and a need to pass at high speed on my shoulder rather than moving further out into the lane. I've also had motorcyclists ride head-on directly at me, unprovoked and in an obvious game of chicken. And I find a lot of motorbike riders, off the bike, to be asshats, too. I won't say all are like that, but enough to encourage me not to be a part of your "fraternity".
As a cyclist, I actually find a lot of motorcyclist behaviour to be offensive, including very loud exhausts and a need to pass at high speed on my shoulder rather than moving further out into the lane. I've also had motorcyclists ride head-on directly at me, unprovoked and in an obvious game of chicken. And I find a lot of motorbike riders, off the bike, to be asshats, too. I won't say all are like that, but enough to encourage me not to be a part of your "fraternity".
09-30-16, 08:27 PM
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09-30-16, 08:54 PM
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