Cheered on by kids.

[grhm]

Had a good ride in this morning.

Firstly I followed another cyclist for a bit this morning - don't often meet other cyclists on my commute - wasn't following close enough for a draft but was pleasent to have some company for a bit.

We met at the top of a short-ish descent (signed as 14%) that then turns into a straight 60mph two lane country road. So we were bombing along at a fair lick.

He passed a group of kids at a bus stop, giving them a wide berth. As I passed a couple of seconds later, one of the kids lept upto the kerb and shouted "Go on my son!" with accompanying arm gestures, followed by "You can catch him" (I think as I was getting out of earshot at this point). Made me smile. Especially as when I saw the movement I was expecting grief and/or projectiles.

 

[Jake]

 

[thomas]

I got "come on, don't slow down!" when going to a mates on Saturday....they were cycling on the wrong side of the road so didn't want to shoot past and hit them .

 

[grhm]

I generally have fairly quiet uneventful commutes.

Commuting does sometimes seem like a place people come to moan and rant - so I thought I'd do a bit to help redress the balance.

 

[mknash]

I did have a kid about 7 on his little mtb shout out "wanna race mate" as i went past the other day. Just smiled and waved.

Also met some kids with a broken mountain bike the other day who actually came up to me at the lights and asked if I could help fix it.

Considering the amount of moaning about kids I did find these incidents to be quite cheering.

 

[thomas]

I generally have fairly quiet uneventful commutes.

Commuting does sometimes seem like a place people come to moan and rant - so I thought I'd do a bit to help redress the balance.

no one was complaining in this thread though....

 

[grhm]

no one was complaining in this thread though....

Didn't say anyone was. I was sort of adding a reason why I'd posted.

 

[thomas]

Didn't say anyone was. I was sort of adding a reason why I'd posted.

WHHHOOOOPPPPS sorry!! ...I forgot your posted it to start! My mistake!!

 

[HLaB]

I must admit, I'm fairly sceptical of kids shouting things and normally assume they're trying to be sarcastic and ignore them .

 

[thomas]

I must admit, I'm fairly sceptical of kids shouting things and normally assume they're trying to be sarcastic and ignore them .

Usually, doesn't mean you can't laugh

 

[grhm]

I must admit, I'm fairly sceptical of kids shouting things and normally assume they're trying to be sarcastic and ignore them .

Yeah, work is right next to a school. If I come in at the wrong time, I can pass a few "clever" sods shouting the usual "Your wheels are turning" type hilarities - but just occasionally you get the odd one that make you smile

 

[Arch]

I did have a kid about 7 on his little mtb shout out "wanna race mate" as i went past the other day. Just smiled and waved.

Also met some kids with a broken mountain bike the other day who actually came up to me at the lights and asked if I could help fix it.

Considering the amount of moaning about kids I did find these incidents to be quite cheering.

I helped a lad out on Sunday, in the coutryside, top of a hill, this lad and his mate (mid teens?) had just pulled up coming the other way, as his handlebars were flopping around in the stem (somehow, they'd got disloged from being gripped at the central bulge. He called out to ask if I had an allen key, and as I did, I was able to fix it for him (with a warning to tighten it better at home, since my multitool doesn't give a lot of leverage). They remarked that it was lucky me coming along at that point and thanked me nicely...

 

[Bman]

Wouldnt happen to carry a 16mm Bottom Bracket spanner would you!?

Ill come and sit somewhere along your route if it helps

 

[nigelnorris]

I'm a schoolteacher and get a fairly rousing greeting every time I ride in through the gates in the morning and then again when I ride out in the afternoon.

They like shorts best, I can always pretty much guarantee a rousing reception whenever they catch sight of a middle aged overweight teacher wobbling his hybrid through the car park in a pair of old fashioned grey shorts.

Mind you I've not got round to trying lycra out on them yet. I reckon there's one or two would literally do themselves an injury laughing at the sight of me in luminous pink.