Is it just me?

Quoted message said:

Just felt I had to have a whinge. For the past few
weekends I have been out and about on the roads near home.
Its been really good weather and as always I take the time
to say hello to cyclists heading in the opoosite
direction. I don't know if I look like a dodgy character
but hardly anyone speaks. The road bike guys are the worst
- maybe its because I'm either on my MTB or "shopper". So
- is it just me?

Steve

Well I've just come back from a pootle round the lanes and I
have exchanged greetings with all the cyclists I passed -
and none were on road bikes :-)

Cheers, helen s

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Just felt I had to have a whinge. For the past few
weekends I have been out and about on the roads near
home. Its been really good weather and as always I take
the time to say hello to cyclists heading in the opoosite
direction. I don't know if I look like a dodgy character
but hardly anyone speaks. The road bike guys are the
worst - maybe its because I'm either on my MTB or
"shopper". So - is it just me?

I'm a roadie and I'll wave to anyone! If I don't wave it's
either because I didn't see anyone, or I'm pushing 180bpm
and about to die :-)

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i'm a roadie and wave to all cyclists, even get an occaisional nod from motorbikers.

I even nod/wave to the tourists on bikes in the New Forest. Neck hurts when a convoy of about 30 go past though!!!!

clarky44 said:

Just felt I had to have a whinge. For the past few
weekends I have been out and about on the roads near home.
Its been really good weather and as always I take the time
to say hello to cyclists heading in the opoosite
direction. I don't know if I look like a dodgy character
but hardly anyone speaks. The road bike guys are the worst
- maybe its because I'm either on my MTB or "shopper". So
- is it just me?

What do you expect? You've got straight handlebars ;-)

John B

clarky44 said:

Just felt I had to have a whinge. For the past few
weekends I have been out and about on the roads near home.
Its been really good weather and as always I take the time
to say hello to cyclists heading in the opoosite
direction. I don't know if I look like a dodgy character
but hardly anyone speaks. The road bike guys are the worst
- maybe its because I'm either on my MTB or "shopper". So
- is it just me?

Steve

When I'm cycling around the countryside I always look at
other cyclists and speak to those whose 'body language' is
sufficiently relaxed to make me feel I wouldn't be intruding
- its the 'intense types' who only grunt (if they do
anything at all!).

Around town (when conditions permit) any such mutual
recognition is very rare indeed - too close to home I think!
🙂

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Coming down Whiteway Hill towards East Lulworth at about
70kph, I managed a "hello" to a fellow cyclist. I couldn't
tell you what he was riding, but it was a bicycle. I think.

Fantastic ride on Saturday BTW. Did a big chunk of the
Dorset Coast Audax route, except with fine weather and
views! Did Abbotsbury Hill again. Up and down -- then back
up again past Hardy's monument and back to Wareham via
Dorchester.

Larvely.

On Mon, 03 May 2004 21:28:04 +0100, John Latter <[email hidden]>

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Around town (when conditions permit) any such mutual
recognition is very rare indeed - too close to home I
think! 🙂

I always make a point of saying a cheerful good evening to
roadies as I pass them. On my tourer. With mudguards. And
lights. And a rack. With luggage. Oh, yes, I always say
hello as I pass ;-)

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clarky44 said:

Just felt I had to have a whinge. For the past few
weekends I have been out and about on the roads near home.
Its been really good weather and as always I take the time
to say hello to cyclists heading in the opoosite
direction. I don't know if I look like a dodgy character
but hardly anyone speaks. The road bike guys are the worst
- maybe its because I'm either on my MTB or "shopper". So
- is it just me?

Steve

Cyclists are people too. Some are obnoxious, some are
delightful and some are dull. Some are sociable and
some aren't.

Of course, all roadies are more intelligent and better
in bed ...

injuryprone said:

Of course, all roadies are more intelligent and better
in bed ...

...and dumb enough to believe that ;-)

Tony

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Quoted message said:

Just felt I had to have a whinge. For the past few
weekends I have been out and about on the roads near
home. Its been really good weather and as always I take
the time to say hello to cyclists heading in the
opoosite direction. I don't know if I look like a dodgy
character but hardly anyone speaks. The road bike guys
are the worst - maybe its because I'm either on my MTB
or "shopper". So - is it just me?

I'm a roadie and I'll wave to anyone! If I don't wave it's
either because I didn't see anyone, or I'm pushing 180bpm
and about to die :-)

I'll give a wave (at least lift a few fingers), a smile and
a hello to any other cyclists passing, handlebar-style
regardless. Even when I'm in no mood for smiling toiling up
some stupid hill with a stupid headwind. Now there's
dedication ;-)

clarky44 said:

Just felt I had to have a whinge. For the past few
weekends I have been out and about on the roads near home.
Its been really good weather and as always I take the time
to say hello to cyclists heading in the opoosite
direction. I don't know if I look like a dodgy character
but hardly anyone speaks. The road bike guys are the worst
- maybe its because I'm either on my MTB or "shopper". So
- is it just me?

Steve

You get a*s*h*l*s on all sorts of bikes.

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Quoted message said:

Just felt I had to have a whinge. For the past few
weekends I have been out and about on the roads near home.
Its been really good weather and as always I take the time
to say hello to cyclists heading in the opoosite
direction. I don't know if I look like a dodgy character
but hardly anyone speaks. The road bike guys are the worst
- maybe its because I'm either on my MTB or "shopper". So
- is it just me?

Steve

This happens to me. It's because they don't want you to
know about teh party. Whenever I go out on my bike, I see
loads of cyclists going the other way, but very few going
the same way, so I start to think maybe I'm going the wrong
way, and there's something a hell of a lot more interesting
back where I've been. This happens from the moment I set
out, so what I reckon is, what fits the evidence, that is,
is that as soon as I go out, the wfie phones or textses or
emails every cyclist in the area and says, "The old sod's
gone out, it's party time." This is confirmed by the fact
that when I turn round to come back home, most of the
cyclists I see are on the other side of the road again,
going in the opposite direction, AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. You
think I'm going to wave at those b*****ds whos been
partying at my house behind my back?
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I'll give a wave (at least lift a few fingers),

How many fingers and in which combination though?

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clarky44 said:

The road bike guys are the worst - maybe its because I'm
either on my MTB or "shopper". So - is it just me?

Hi Steve

I doubt it's you. When riding my road bike I greet other
riders on similar bikes. When on my rigid MTB-lookalike hack
bike those same people don't return my greetings. Perhaps
it's my fault in the latter case for being a POB rather than
a cyclist. I wear the same clothing in both cases.

Having said that, my greetings are not exactly effusive. I
usually just look vaguely (vacantly, perhaps) in their
direction and give a rather inane grin.

James

Tony Raven said:

injuryprone said:

Of course, all roadies are more intelligent and better in
bed ...

...and dumb enough to believe that ;-)

Do real rodies wear heart rate monitors in bed?

James

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: Do real rodies wear heart rate monitors in bed?

Depends how much EPO they are taking.

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I'll give a wave (at least lift a few fingers),

How many fingers and in which combination though?

Depends on situation. Very cheery = 4 fingers and thumb.
About to die = 1 finger.

clarky44 said:

Just felt I had to have a whinge. For the past few
weekends I have been out and about on the roads near home.
Its been really good weather and as always I take the time
to say hello to cyclists heading in the opoosite
direction. I don't know if I look like a dodgy character
but hardly anyone speaks. The road bike guys are the worst
- maybe its because I'm either on my MTB or "shopper". So
- is it just me?

They're all sulky sods round here too. If you're not wearing
a helmet they take special pains to stare straight ahead. At
least I know how to ride a bike without falling off, you
miserable snobs :-P

so what I reckon is, what fits the evidence, that is,
is that as soon as I go out, the wfie phones or textses or
emails every cyclist in the area and says, "The old sod's
gone out, it's party time." This is confirmed by the fact
that when I turn round to come back home, most of the
cyclists I see are on the other side of the road again,
going in the opposite direction, AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. You
think I'm going to wave at those b*****ds whos been
partying at my house behind my back?
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So that's it. That all makes sense now. When I leave in the morning my slumbering wife always insists that she is about to get up and clean the house/ do the washing/ go to the supermarket etc. When I come back the house is in a worse state than ever. And those b*****d roadies who have been at the party have drunk all the milk as well. Inconsiderate or what?

Steve