Disappointed by another cyclist during my ride yesterday morning

[steveindenmark]

That wasn't a cyclist. It was a pedestrian on a bike.

Steve

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Just because someone else rides a bike, which is nothing more than using the same mode of transport as you, it does not mean they are your 'brother in arms'.

Do bus passengers share this mystical common bond I wonder?

 

[ianrauk]

Have to get the penny jar out again.

 

[4F]

Whilst riding to meet up with a buddy I passed another cyclist and as I did I said "good morning" only to have have my friendly gesture returned with a verbal expletive, simply because I went passed him as we were going up a hill.

Now I am not the quickest or fittest cyclist and regularly get passed by others; furthermore it is bad enough that we have to put up with other road users not giving cyclists enough respect but that another cyclist feels that they have to behave in this way is a great shame.

There is a young lad I see 2 - 3 times a week (all the gear no idea) and whenever I pass him and give him a cheery hello he tells me to **** off. This is an added incentive to put the hammer down whenever I see him in the ride as this reaction always makes me chuckle. Most others are friendly and many a time I have got into conversation which has lasted several miles before we go in different directions.

 

[Cubist]

Just because someone else rides a bike, which is nothing more than using the same mode of transport as you, it does not mean they are your 'brother in arms'.

Do bus passengers share this mystical common bond I wonder?

Have to get the penny jar out again.

And do you know, I was out on my 1980s MTB clunker commuter frankenbike with slicks, mudguards and panniers, wearing a bobble hat and wellies, and when I waved at a roadie Going like the clappers the other way he blanked me completely. I thought we were all in this together.......

 

[ianrauk]

And do you know, I was out on my 1980s MTB clunker commuter frankenbike with slicks, mudguards and panniers, wearing a bobble hat and wellies, and when I waved at a roadie Going like the clappers the other way he blanked me completely. I thought we were all in this together.......

We are all in this together, we are all cyclists.... but to get upset that a random person on another bike didn't say hello to you just sounds needy.

Really, c'mon, who cares. it's not the end of the world.
I say hello to other cyclists, sometimes I ignore. It's no big deal.

 

[Cubist]

We really, really need an irony smilie for pre lunchtime posts.....

Oh, and nice photos @ianrauk

but you could do with sorting out that lawn, and getting the paint off the patio flags. What would the gnome think?

 

[ianrauk]

We really, really need an irony smilie for pre lunchtime posts.....

Oh, and nice photos @ianrauk

but you could do with sorting out that lawn, and getting the paint off the patio flags. What would the gnome think?

You're right guv.. it's early morning.....

 

[Cubist]

 

[tuffty]

I'll always acknowledge other cyclists but frequently when struggling up a hill will be found swearing quietly at the hill, my bike, that spare tyre around my middle - anything to take the edge off it, Father Jack-style. Anybody passing me (fairly likely!) would probably assume I was swearing at them

 

[Peter Armstrong]

I used to acknowledge all other cyclists, but more sometimes it’s too much of an effort, or I’m suffering too much to even notice other cyclists. I might even consider calling someone a twat if they passed me smiling and all smug while overtaking, mind you I wouldn’t be serious, just a joke.

 

[compo]

Just because someone else rides a bike, which is nothing more than using the same mode of transport as you, it does not mean they are your 'brother in arms'.

Do bus passengers share this mystical common bond I wonder?

On the regular geriatric routes where bus passes rule then I would say yes! Some buses are like social clubs.

 

[compo]

A while back I was making my usual sedate progress along the road when I was passed by a couple of roadies at a great rate of knots. they both said good morning in passing which was nice. I had a mad 10 seconds or so. I stood on the pedals, dropped a couple of cogs and gave it all I had, plus a bit. I went past them and must have rocked them in my slipstream. A few yards past them my legs gave way. They slowed to have a word and I explained to them I could die happy now I had scalped a couple of roadies. We shared a polite laugh even though they probably realised I was quite mad and went happily on our way, me back to my pedestrian pace and they disappearing over the horizon.

Does anyone else have mad turns or is it just me.

 

[Boyfrom64]

No compo you are not on your own. Not long ago a couple of lads a fair bit younger than me caught me up and we cycled along for a couple of miles together. When I relayed this story to my wife, she said there you go you are fitter than you think; nice thought but as I said to her, i think the reality was that they just took the chance to have a bit of a rest before shooting off again

 

[MarkF]

I can't always acknowledge, it'd take away some of the pleasure that I get from cycling. My training route is along the Aire Valley, it's very busy on a weekend, I don't want to speak to every cyclist, after all, I'm out cycling to get away from having to speak to my teenage children. Plus, I am concentrating, thinking about stuff, football, women, beer and enjoying thinking about them, just me, alone, on my bike.

If I am in good mood I might acknowledge 75%, ok mood, 45%, bad (been interrupted a lot) mood, then maybe 0%, in such cases I often make eye contact and then look away quickly as a greeting is offered, that always cheers me up.