Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
One less worry now I'm riding only on the turbo.
Acknowledging fellow cyclists?
- Thread starter DSK
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vickster
Legendary Member
I’d rather a wave than terminal boredom
Globalti
Legendary Member
Many years ago I was riding along the towpath on the Burnley Embankment, said to be one of the seven wonders of the canal world. In front was a young man standing in an odd posture with his back to me, hips thrust forwards and ahead of him a woman walking who suddenly looked down and did a smart about-turn heading off fast in the other direction. It wasn't until I had rolled silently past him that I realised he must have been, er, waving something at her and that if i had realised sooner a good hard shove would have put him in the canal.
- Location
- Inside my skull
Don’t you wave at the cyclists coming the other way in Zwift ?
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I'm way too unsociable to use things like Zwift. I do flick the Vs at anyone who happens to appear in a real-life video though.
- Location
- Inside my skull
We are awarding points to fellow cyclists 🚴♀️ during our lockdown outings. Scale goes from -5 to +5 depending on whether they initiate the greeting, how much effort they put into the exchange, and various other subjective opinions. A wave of hand gets more points than a slight head nod for instance... points for smiling, points for saying something nice.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
I'll say hello to all and sundry whether I'm on my bike or walking- though some people do look genuinely surprised. The further you are from civilisation the more likely people are to reply.
it's probably a Northern thing + there's not as many people about, and we dare to look people in the eye up here!
it's probably a Northern thing + there's not as many people about, and we dare to look people in the eye up here!
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
While riding my trike everybody waves at me even car drivers and pedestrians 
I speak or wave to most cyclists as i go past. The regulars you see everyday always shout hello back as we tend to all know each other from either Strava or cycling clubs. I've noticed there's a lot of newbie cyclists out there at the moment enjoying the freedom from lock down exercise .. They tend to be less social in acknowledging back. The ones i don't say hello to are the teenagers who hang around the shops on their MTBs. They just seem to want to only annoy people around them by being antisocia (we've all been there)
It doesn't bother me though if people ignore or say hello back though. Who knows what day there having with the worries going around at the moment
It doesn't bother me though if people ignore or say hello back though. Who knows what day there having with the worries going around at the moment
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pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
My problem was when out hill walking Walking from Borrowdale to climb Sca Fell I had said hi to so many people in groups I had just about lost my voice by the time I had reached the summit.Did consider hiding till they had passed or making a recording of me saying hi and playing it on a loop
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I try to be positive and upbeat most of the time, but even I completely agree with this post.
When I was a young lad based on an RAF base with a lot of officers, my hand would be up to my head about 300 times a bloody day. Reminds me of that!
Nice to be out today, seems the born again / new cyclists don't like temperatures of <10C
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
If a cyclist coming the opposite way is looking straight ahead you can bet your life if you shouted hello you wouldn’t get a response
