De Sisti
Guru
I have hated in the past when out on my bike, a fellow cyclist will ride up alongside and ask either of the following questions:
* Where are you from?
* Where are you going?
* How many miles have you done?
When I answered, they never automatically, without hesitation or prompting, told me where they were from, or going to, or how many miles they have ridden.
So now, when someone rides up alongside and ask those questions, I ask them the same question. It does not go down well. They tend to ask again (a bit more assertively), and if I don't reply they tend to become passively aggressive, and on one ocassion verbally abusive.
My go-to response to any of the above questions (if there is no preamble, monolouge, small-talk, chit-chat or breaking-the-ice) is to ask the rider (always a bloke) to tell me all about himself and his family. That usually gets rid of 'em. Other than that, I am will to talk with other riders.
* Where are you from?
* Where are you going?
* How many miles have you done?
When I answered, they never automatically, without hesitation or prompting, told me where they were from, or going to, or how many miles they have ridden.
So now, when someone rides up alongside and ask those questions, I ask them the same question. It does not go down well. They tend to ask again (a bit more assertively), and if I don't reply they tend to become passively aggressive, and on one ocassion verbally abusive.
My go-to response to any of the above questions (if there is no preamble, monolouge, small-talk, chit-chat or breaking-the-ice) is to ask the rider (always a bloke) to tell me all about himself and his family. That usually gets rid of 'em. Other than that, I am will to talk with other riders.
