Cyclists Always Say Hello But Joggers Not So Much.

[DRM]

Joggers are just fine it's the dog walkers who literally pour out venom like a hagfish pours out slime that I love saying hello to when cycling. I always explain that I have plenty of time for them to leash their hounds and that I am not in the habit of squashing sausage dogs or spaffing spaniels. Nothing seems to make them believe me

We have a great series of passive aggressive signs on our cycle routes here on the iOW. The signs read 'cyclist ring bell' but does not go on to explain when or why. I have worn out three cheap pingers and an old trusty bell of a Raleigh complying with this instruction.

View: https://youtu.be/vsBak0oCgdY

Here you go, a musical treat to go with your signs, if you wear out your current bell you can always call out ding dong, but you must be careful with how you say it, you don't want to mistaken for Terry Thomas and chased up the road by a young ladies angry boyfriend!

View: https://youtu.be/0awJf7OWMmo

 

[Mo1959]

And in my professional yoga teaching capacity, I do have to enquire as to whether you're doing your post run stretches properly??

Not even sure what ones to do to be honest. I am as stiff and tight as a plank of wood!

Definitely agree that you have to keep moving though.

 

[mudsticks]

Not even sure what ones to do to be honest. I am as stiff and tight as a plank of wood!

Definitely agree that you have to keep moving though.

Sensible hamstring, and calf stretches.
And things that lengthen and broaden your sacrum / lumbar area.

Not the kind of bouncy, yet cursory type stuff you'll often see people doing post run.

I often want to go and intervene and ask why people are adding insult to injury.

But its none of my business so..

It's best if you can go to someone who knows their stuff to get them to show and tell on your body, for your specific issues.

 

[LJR69]

I didn't the other day, post run and my sacro iliacs really gave me a hard time for it.

Isn't that just south of Bristol?

 

[mudsticks]

Isn't that just south of Bristol?

Yes there's a lovely hillfort there

 

[DCBassman]

Maybe we just need to keep moving, otherwise we might seize up..

Truth

 

[Mo1959]

@mudsticks What do you think of these? Gimmick, or of some benefit. My hamstrings are very tight and feel a bit knotted. Thought it might help?

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[mudsticks]

@mudsticks What do you think of these? Gimmick, or of some benefit. My hamstrings are very tight and feel a bit knotted. Thought it might help?

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I don't know, is the short answer.

But you can do a lot with good stretching and targeted massage, that won't require you pay for, or carry around something that looks like it could get you arrested

 

[a.twiddler]

If I ring my bell but there is no one there to hear it, have I TRULY rung my bell??

Ah yes, but you will know you have rung your bell, in a spirit of wholeheartedness, and the balance of the universe will be maintained!

 

[mudsticks]

My bell is connected by bluetooth to my Garmin so I can do analysis on bell-ringing rates and big data analysis from lots of riders can highlight bell-ringing hotspots.

I'll show you my bell ringing spreadsheet,
if you'll show me yours..

 

[LJR69]

Ah yes, but you will know you have rung your bell, in a spirit of wholeheartedness, and the balance of the universe will be maintained!

Ah yes, Bell's Conservation of Campanology Momentum law which states a ringing opportunity can neither be created, nor destroyed.

 

[Fivethumbs]

I've come to this thread late, round here if I see a runner or a cyclist there is a good chance they are a family member or neighbour so greetings are always given! Of the non locals about 90% of both cyclists and runners respond to a greeting (and 100% of horse riders!)
On the stretching, I find it really useful to keep me even vaguely flexible and to minimise injury, I run as well as cycle and do it after both.

 

[MntnMan62]

I'll add that I'm one of those cyclists who doesn't wave back. I live in NJ. The most densely populated state in the country. Where I tend to ride there are lots of other people riding as well. If I had to wave and acknowledge every biker that I pass, I'd have a sore arm or sore throat. It just becomes annoying. At most I nod my head. So, if people think that I'm unfriendly or anti-social, they would be mostly correct.

 

[Cirrus]

Anecdotal so not empirical, but I sometimes get a wave from cyclists when on my bike, whereas I find runners more "friendly" and get a lot more waves etc when out running.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Pedestrians are not getting a look-in here. Whenever I walk in the city centre, or the park, or my local streets I wave at everyone I see. I get some strange looks and very few of the miserable buggers wave back.

Cyclists are the epitome of bonhomie in comparison (or bonfemie if that is even a word).