Moody cyclists
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Landslide
Rare Migrant
- Location
- Called to the bar
bonj said:
True! When I'm out on my road bike and I greet MTBers, I often get a slight look of puzzlement before they respond!
Landslide
Rare Migrant
- Location
- Called to the bar
bonj said:
i read that as
"I always try to acknowledge other cyclists, normally with a fist"
I just received a "handover" email that I read as "hangover".B)
bonj said:
I do agree with the difference between MTBers and Roadies.....
Hold on! is there a new category of cyclist emerging? a 'stalwart' Cyclist? I know the definition of the word, but what does this mean in cycling terms?
Mud guards - yes or no?
Serious - yes or no?
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
We need some sort of Cosmo style "What type of cyclist are you" quiz, I think.
E.g.
1) Do you have a beard?
a) Yes, a bit like the bad pirate out of captain pugwash
B) Yes, neatly trimmed and fashionable
c) No.
d) No, I am a lady.
2) Another cyclist waves to you do you;
a) Wave back
Give a slight, barely perceptible nod
c) Wonder whose party you met them at
d) Mentally assess the net worth of their bicycle and kit, waving only if it matches or exceeds your the value of your own bicycle and kit
e) Look around to see who they were waving at
f) Ignore them, they're probably some sort of serial killer
g) Ignore them, otherwise you'd be waving at everyone, and where would that end up?
h) Ignore them, as your goal is to normalise cycling, therefore there should be nothing unusual about seeing another cyclist meriting such a gesture and as such you should obviously SHUN this traitor to the cause
And so on.
E.g.
1) Do you have a beard?
a) Yes, a bit like the bad pirate out of captain pugwash
B) Yes, neatly trimmed and fashionable
c) No.
d) No, I am a lady.
2) Another cyclist waves to you do you;
a) Wave back
Give a slight, barely perceptible nodc) Wonder whose party you met them at
d) Mentally assess the net worth of their bicycle and kit, waving only if it matches or exceeds your the value of your own bicycle and kit
e) Look around to see who they were waving at
f) Ignore them, they're probably some sort of serial killer
g) Ignore them, otherwise you'd be waving at everyone, and where would that end up?
h) Ignore them, as your goal is to normalise cycling, therefore there should be nothing unusual about seeing another cyclist meriting such a gesture and as such you should obviously SHUN this traitor to the cause
And so on.
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
- Location
- Somewhere flat
Wigsie said:
Surely to be classed as serious, one MUST have mudguards....? B)
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
John the Monkey said:
hehehe B)
Wigsie said:
in a nutshell: stalwarts - usually serious, not necessarily; mudguards: maybe, maybe not - no more or less likely than non-stalwarts.
Stalwarts are just fairly experienced cyclists but are mainly characterised by being those who are 'just getting on with it' and aren't always trying out different methods and various bits and bogs.
I'm probably not a stalwart cyclist, but i don't think they'll mind that i'm borrowing 'their' nod, as i understand the reason why they do it that way.
Landslide said:
basically if you want to nod correctly at all times, you should probably learn how to tell the difference between a 'proper' MTB and a non-proper MTB.
This is especially important for roadies who wouldn't naturally know the difference.
A lot can tell the difference between a 'proper' MTB and a completely brazen imitation, i.e. a halfords MTBSO, but there are a lot of bikes that are hack/pub bikes, that I suspect roadies can't tell the difference between them and proper MTBs.
To be fair though if you're a roadie you won't see that many proper MTBs except on the backs/tops of cars. (One thing that is especially satisfying is when you are driving with MTBs on the back and you get a nod from another car driver who has also got proper MTBs on the back!)
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
As a roadie, whenever I see an MTB, I make the sign of the cross and pedal furiously. For they are AGAINST GOD AND NATURE.
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
I smile and acknowledge cyclists on any type of bike BUT ONLY if they have Shimano group sets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
joolsybools
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Scotland
God if I nodded to every other cyclist in London you'd think I was having some sort of seizure*! That might be why people think we're so miserable
*Also known as the "nodding city centre cyclist phenomenon"
*Also known as the "nodding city centre cyclist phenomenon"
Landslide
Rare Migrant
- Location
- Called to the bar
bonj said:
Absolutely. I'm referring here to the "proper" MTBers.
If I nodded at a chav on a BSO I'd (a) be out of my mind, and (
they'd probably assume I was a social worker/paedo/gert raving woofter etc...
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
I ride into the path of oncoming cyclists, making them stop. Then I shake their hand, bid them a good day and ride off.
