Dan333SP

Oh cool, they're in CO this year. Was fun to have them in Richmond 3 years ago. I was in grad school so I was racing collegiate at the time, but nowhere near qualifying.

Teammate won the D1 ITT, though

Good luck to your kiddo!

big chainring 

I dont see the problem. I am by far a better cyclist than anyone out there. My bike is way hotter than anyone elses. And my kit is maximum coolness. Everyone else cycling is failing big time. In fact most cyclists I encounter are fake cyclists.

eja_ bottecchia

I don't think it is the first post of the season on this fascinating subject. I was recently called a snob and chided for not waving.

Your advice, however, is good, especially the part about "no one cares." Go ride, do your thing, and enjoy the ride.

BTW, I am certain that most, if not, all of these stories should be filed under "fake news."

Adonis72

I only wave or nod if you do first.. that's how I roll... pun intended.

Machka 

You all realise, don't you, that this thread is 3 years old.

eja_ bottecchia

Yes, Zombie Threads are the best.

jon c. 

but the argument is timeless

Doge

Thanks, made it.
Kiddo should have a good time. He is not doing the ITT, rather TTT. We don't expect much, but I think the TTT is a great collegiate event.

Machka 

Yep ... every spring like clockwork.

Doge

On the motorcycle in some places you stick the leg out.

smarkinson

Dogs do that too.

bruce19

Mostly on the track when you're pulling off. Never seen it on the street. Maybe it's a regional thing.

Scarbo

Yeah, the leg out is a track thing (did Rossi start this? I think it might come out of dirt riding). Don't think it's regional because I've never seen anybody "wave" that way on the street anywhere.

Doge

Paris commuters. It was near 100% going the other direction on a 2 lane.
I saw this in the countryside too, mostly France. I was on a BMW R - definitely not a track bike.

Didn't see it on the Motorways or Autobahn

Scarbo

Oh, in France. Why didn't you say so? You know, they eat snails there.

Doge

I find if I write big long detailed posts, I often confuse more than clarify. So giving tidbits and filling in the if people care (like where this happened) keeps a rather inane titled thread alive.

Dan333SP

It is cool. IIRC, Marian University was pretty dominant back when I was racing. Haven't kept up on it lately.

Collegiate is funny... the guy who won the D1 road race in '14 was a 31 year old med student and a former pro. Gotta love it when the NCAA isn't involved.

Scarbo

I get you now.

In any case I think that leg waving is a bourgeois--and, by extension, middle class--thing to do, don't you? But, maybe not in France, in which case it would be somewhat more proletarian.

Dan333SP

I thought motorcyclists in this country do the "low hand" acknowledgement? Would the leg thing be considered rude by a Harley rider?

Inquiring minds who will never ride a motorcycle want to know.

seypat

My Alma mater has a good cycling program.

MSU Cycling Team - About Us

Don't let the pictures of the campus fool you. That area can be a bleak, desolate place to live/exist. If you are a cycling nut maybe you should do the HH100 one time. I know you have some BF buddies in the North Texas area. Go down and do that ride. It will give you a greater appreciation for the scenery/terrain/weather you have in VA.

Hotter'N Hell

Scarbo

Yeah--generally, the low-hand thing. I ride a sport bike so getting a response from any Harley rider is a hit or miss--usually miss-thing. I don't know what would happen if I extended my leg out toward on oncoming Harley rider and I really don't want to find out, either.

Trsnrtr

Seriously.

seypat

As for when the NCAA not being involved, check out the basic requirements for eligibility onto the team. What a great way to get started!

Home - MSU Cycling Team

Doge

It is "funny". I think you know it was discussed a lot here: https://www.bikeforums.net/33-road-bi...pro-racer.html

My last post in that thread is telling. On the same course, same distance the top 16 for the Pro, 1, 2 race finished 3 min apart, while the collegiate As finished 22 min apart.

I started that thread after my realization that *some* collegiate setups are better than some pro-licensed rider setups. There is overlap where best collegiate riders, get more compensation (school, board, room, transportation, all race equipment and fees and allowance), than the paying to play USAC pro teams. And they are as good.

seypat

My tri buddy says that Liberty University tri team is extremely well funded. It might be the same for their cycling team. Dan333 might know someone that knows more.

https://www.liberty.edu/campusrec/cl...5959&TeamID=24

If you are looking at colleges for your son and can endure the Baptist way of life, it might be a place to look at. Falwell U is rolling in the dough. Beautiful campus, beautiful area and a great place to ride bikes.