Arrogant cyclists

[Siegfried]

when i wear my club Jersey 95% of cyclists never seem to reply with a nod or raised hand, but when im in just a normal jersey id say 60% reply

I wouldn't take it personally. Some people are friendly, feel part of the wider cycling tribe, are not in any hurry, on holiday in the area so in a cheery frame of mind, or just pleased to see another soul on a lonely road and some people are are not so friendly, don't feel any particular affinity to someone just because they're on a bike, have got their head down because they have to fit their ride in with work and family commitments, are looking for a fast time or a hard workout, or want to get home because it's raining/snowing/getting dark, or they just don't notice a gesture or greeting from the other side of the road through the traffic and noise of the wind in their ears. I doubt it's the club jersey because it's hard to read the writing on a bike jersey that's leant over the handlebars of a bike coming towards you on the other side of the road, or at least it's not something I particularly make a point of trying to do anyway. I also think many of us already collect more than enough data on our bike rides to worry about without recording nods, waves and 'ow do's every time we go out although no doubt Garmin's R&D department are working on that one now they've read this thread.
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[Pikey]

Some people are tw*ts, others aren't.

One if those groups I wave at using all of my fingers.

 

[Pikey]

* of

 

[MarkF]

I honestly wouldn't know a club jersey from another..............I do now know East Bradford's jersey because they ran a time trail thingie at a festival yesterday.

Same shoot happens in all "hobbies", I am a horologist, wear a divers watch to a wedding and you might as well excommunicate yourself. As for scooters, it's another league, I k.n.o.w my Vespa "Gran Lusso" badge font is not correct for 1962 but I LIKE IT!

All in all, I've found other cyclists to be a friendly bunch.

 

[vernon]

All due respect and everything (which gives me carte blanche to say WTH I want) I've noticed there is a certain snobbery amongst cyclists you don't find in runners. I know I've written this before and it is a thing I've noticed a lot. The more serious the rider and the more expensive the bike, the more up his* own arse he is. Yesterday was a prime example; I caught up with a group of seven lads all resplendent in Assos kit, got a tow off them for a mile or so then worked my way through the group acknowledging each one as I made it clear I was happy to do a shift at the front and not one of them as much as nodded back to me.


* This does not apply to any female cyclists I've ever encountered.

Is that because you are only too happy to stay behind them and stare at their butts?

 

[Get In The Van]

I have SRAM, didn't feel like being a Shimano sheep, and I wave/say hello to all and sundry.

pfft, I have attached an original 3 speed Raleigh Chopper stick shift to my top tube, that's how hip and uber I am

Also if the person doesn't wave back to you, turn round follow them, sit mm off their back wheel whilst loudly shouting and giving them the bird, that should make them think about not waving to you again!

 

[HLaB]

Since joining a club, I've noticed that everyone has a bike, which is probably a good thing as its a cycling club

 

[ianrauk]

I check to see if another cyclists bike is clean first.. I can tell from a 100 yards.
The slightest bit of filth and it's the cold shoulder.
I don't say hello to anyone on rainy days.

 

[ianrauk]

And anyone on a Triban 3...pffft... no chance.

 

[ianrauk]

Don't even get me started on Boardmans....

 

[ianrauk]

Loud freehub's?.... nope!

 

[mark st1]

Eliteist snobbery at its best.

 

[stu9000]

I'm not gonna go cry in a corner or anything but it feels a bit weird when there's 7 of us at the lights and everyone is carefully not making eye contact.
It is quite a contrast to riding motorbikes, driving an mgb or tootling around in a canoe.
Ah well.

 

[albion]

That's is the fact that London is zombie land.
Though the ones walking and on the tube are the real stiff necks.

 

[vernon]

I'm not gonna go cry in a corner or anything but it feels a bit weird when there's 7 of us at the lights and everyone is carefully not making eye contact.
It is quite a contrast to riding motorbikes, driving an mgb or tootling around in a canoe.
Ah well.

Why the need for a sense of belonging?

I have no desire to fraternise will all and sundry who have the same mode of transport, same taste in music, same taste in pies etc. If I wanted more people like me I'd walking into a hall of mirrors then become bored pretty quickly.

In reality folk pick a handful of folk that represent a common interest. Why go through the rigmarole of trying to connect with everyone isn't it a bit wasteful of nods, smiles and grunts ?