Cyclists who say hello

[Markymark]

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!

Life if that city.

 

[Katherine]

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.

Yes, I've been getting a lot 'I used to have a Dawes Galaxy', implying that they've gone up in life since.

 

[totallyfixed]

Back in the day just about everyone on 2 wheels acknowledged a fellow rider. Things are changing, FKW's are the worst, if they nod at all it is only to fellow FKW's who took up cycling last week. We now have a game where we sneak up on them from behind and shout hello very loudly as we overtake, doesn't always work as half of them have earphones in.

 

[Mugshot]

I've spoken to quite a few cyclists recently that have been coming towards me on the cycle path;
"Will you cover your light, I can't bloody see!!!!!"
I've had some acknowledgements back too.

 

[Dayvo]

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.

If you read the pages, I'm sure you would have been quite competent in one-handed activities.

 

[snorri]

If you read the pages, I'm sure you would have been quite competent in one-handed activities.

I was too young and innocent Dayvo, still am in fact.

 

[Old jon]

Yes, I've been getting a lot 'I used to have a Dawes Galaxy', implying that they've gone up in life since.

My usual answer is 'Aren't we lucky people?'

 

[Markymark]

I find it most odd as other cyclists all seem to be showing me how many sugars they have in their tea.