Cyclists who say hello
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Brandane
The Costa Clyde rain magnet.
Yep, this 53 year old child likes to get out on his MTB sometimes. When I do, I make a point of giving very loud "HULLO"s and a big wave to any roadies I may happen to meet. It's worth it just to see them squirm with embarrassment. Then next day when I'm out on the roadie, normal service is resumed.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
A quiet last 4.75 miles of my commute I see the same rider going in the opppsite direction, I made the mistake of saying hello back, now I am getting the grinning morning. I have even started to leave earlier to avoid him and today I nearly made it but the he passes right by my entrance that's a full 4.75 miles of road and full 20 minutes earlier I will have to leave to avoid it!! Not for any other reason than its a bit of challenge when I see him at the beginning I am aware I am late, unless of course he is early trying to avoid me. Are you confused yet?
On my commute I see lots of kids cycling to school. As a man in his fifties it would probably be deemed as being deeply inappropriate were I to start saying hello or waving to them, or even offering them a jelly baby from the stash in my back pocket.
Where do you draw the line?
Where do you draw the line?
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snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
My old aunt had a copy which I found one day when looking for something to read when on holiday. I was aware of its notoriety but too young to understand, I read the well thumbed pages and put it back on the shelf before she got home.
Back on topic, that might have been my very first solo adventure on the bike, 18 miles out and back, cant remember waving to anyone, possibly still hadn't learned to cycle one handed with sufficient confidence.
Rallybiker
Rule #85
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- Ynys Mon
They were probably commuting mountain bikers!
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User32269
Guest
Probably would get rid of the puppys from the panniers?
When I joined in this thread I was in Manchester. Where I live there are no shops. While in Manchester I did say hello to quite a few people on the way to the shops, I thought it reduced the odds of being stabbed. It appears to have worked. One of the reasons I was in Manchester was to attend the sentencing of my half brother for stabbing another brother. Life in the city!
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Nodgoing uphill can't speak
glenn forger
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If people say hello i say it back, I'm not arsed, but at the lights a bloke just said the name of my bike in a rich plummy voice. He just went "Ah! Dawes Galaxy!" like Donald Sinden and it really got on my tits. He went on to say he used to have one, as if I give a shoot.
You are such a saddo!
glenn forger
Guest
First thing it's saying hello, next thing your head's in some freak's fridge, mouth gaping in a silent shriek of pain.
so your mouth would be open....urmh...I wonder what it could be used for!.
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
These early lessons re stranger danger were just to get you through childhood, you shouldn't need to maintain the defence throughout adult life.
