Cycling, why don't other riders gesture hello when
11-29-07, 04:19 PM
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I greet each cyclist I encounter with a limerick.
Or, if they are riding at me on the wrong side of the road, I block their path and pepper them with questions;
'' answer me these questions three''
Or, if they are riding at me on the wrong side of the road, I block their path and pepper them with questions;
'' answer me these questions three''
11-29-07, 04:23 PM
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Have you actually READ that one? It has n-o-t-h-i-n-g- to do with this topic.
As for OP the motorcyclist: "we always gave a head nod or wave to other bikers passing by"
I disagree with this one for this reason: It's been my experience that Harley riders almost NEVER wave at sport bike riders, and vice versa. Gold Wing owners are generally exempt; they're usually grandparents.
As for OP the motorcyclist: "we always gave a head nod or wave to other bikers passing by"
I disagree with this one for this reason: It's been my experience that Harley riders almost NEVER wave at sport bike riders, and vice versa. Gold Wing owners are generally exempt; they're usually grandparents.
11-29-07, 04:26 PM
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I find that people riding mountain bikes, or the people that look less serious about cycling always wave. The hardcore roadies rarely wave, and sometimes I get weird looks when I wave. Maybe I don't take it seriously enough, or maybe they're judging me because I only have 105 on my american made bike.
11-29-07, 04:36 PM
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It's an unwritten law to wave at EVERYone in rural Texas. Here in the big D, I'll wave at a cyclist I see on the roads since there aren't that many on the regular bi-ways and thoroughfares. However, at White Rock Lake and some of the other venues, I don't wave because I'd be waving every 3 seconds or so. I do life my index finger once in a while for a pseudowave or a head nod if I make eye contact.
11-29-07, 04:40 PM
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i like this question, and I'm curious what you guys think. there are a few short hills I always try to go up with a hard effort. Maybe I'll be rolling at 12-14mph, and pass some people who are doing more like 7-8mph. Feel like you're "blowing their doors off" so to speak, but I usually give a good morning, or good afternoon to be friendly. I wonder though, if i sound like an ass. is it better to just pretend they're not there on their bikes (grammar police should like that one)?
11-29-07, 05:40 PM
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This p*sses me off. The first time I rode to the cat and fiddle (I was on my own) there was a group from Kidsgrove there, in full cycle club regalia. I said hello in a cheery tone as I parked my bike up and not one of them even *acknowledged* me!! They simply turned their backs. I could not believe it! Anyhoo, about 10 mins after they set off from the pub I set off myself. As I overtook them a while later I said the same cheery hello but underneath there was enormous sense of self-satisfication...
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11-29-07, 05:43 PM
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i like this question, and I'm curious what you guys think. there are a few short hills I always try to go up with a hard effort. Maybe I'll be rolling at 12-14mph, and pass some people who are doing more like 7-8mph. Feel like you're "blowing their doors off" so to speak, but I usually give a good morning, or good afternoon to be friendly. I wonder though, if i sound like an ass. is it better to just pretend they're not there on their bikes (grammar police should like that one)?
11-29-07, 05:45 PM
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probably said already 1000x, but i'd hate to go off the road or hit a parked car after taking my eyes off the road just to wave at another cyclist....
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11-29-07, 06:21 PM
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Maybe it's a regional thing. I wave to pretty much everyone, and get a wave or nod back about half the time. But then, I'm a fred.
We were in Europe earlier this year cycling on bike trails along the Danube and nobody, I mean nobody waved or said hi or guten tag or anything. Friggin' foreigners.* *
11-29-07, 06:39 PM
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This p*sses me off. The first time I rode to the cat and fiddle (I was on my own) there was a group from Kidsgrove there, in full cycle club regalia. I said hello in a cheery tone as I parked my bike up and not one of them even *acknowledged* me!! They simply turned their backs. I could not believe it! Anyhoo, about 10 mins after they set off from the pub I set off myself. As I overtook them a while later I said the same cheery hello but underneath there was enormous sense of self-satisfication...
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11-29-07, 07:08 PM
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Depending on the traffic. Plus if you're passing a couple of hundred folks on a ride you may not, on the other hand if you haven't seen another road cyclist for 4hrs you're sure to wave.
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