Nod-nod / wink/wink?

[Downward]

If they are overtaking you some will give a "Hello" when they really mean of a "Hello I am faster than you - Bye".

You seem to see a people for a few days then they dissapear. I see the same cars everyday though going past me. This week say I have probably seen 6 cyclists.

 

[John the Monkey]

If they are overtaking you some will give a "Hello" when they really mean of a "Hello I am faster than you - Bye".

That's why I sometimes don't say anything when passing people I certainly don't mean that as I pass, but a wave/hello sometimes seems to be taken that way.

As for the untrammelled twattery of looking at kit/legs/other &c to see if people are "serious", I can't help thinking that such riders need to remove their heads from their fundaments. And I say this as a fully lycra clad roadie.

 

[summerdays]

If they are overtaking you some will give a "Hello" when they really mean of a "Hello I am faster than you - Bye".

That is one of the situations I feel uncomfortable in ... do you say hello and seem like you are rubbing it in that you are passing them or ignore them and seem impolite.

This week say I have probably seen 6 cyclists.

I saw 6 out of my window before I left the house this morning!!! (it helps that I live near a short cut/big employer)

 

[borsuk]

it's a funny thing but i can recognise a fellow commuter (no, not the funny walk ) in contrast to, say, somebody just riding around for the fun of it and i always say hello ("dzień dobry", to be exact ). it's kind of an unwritten rule here. it's similar when you're out hiking.

 

[MickL]

Odd think last night I got offered to run some kids over by their mums while cycling back from the shops I didn't of course but least it was nice to be offered some thing for free.

 

[Arch]

As for the untrammelled twattery of looking at kit/legs/other &c to see if people are "serious", I can't help thinking that such riders need to remove their heads from their fundaments. And I say this as a fully lycra clad roadie.

What a beautifully phrased point, and a perfect sentiment...

"Untrammelled twattery", I shall use that in future.

 

[hackbike 666]

Got a nice smile from a cyclist this morning when I was using his bit of the cycle lane when I was avoiding a ped walking in the same leading up to Waterloo.Was nice but I did sort of acknowledge him beforehand but it was nice to get a positive reaction for once.

 

[Downward]

That is one of the situations I feel uncomfortable in ... do you say hello and seem like you are rubbing it in that you are passing them or ignore them and seem impolite.



I saw 6 out of my window before I left the house this morning!!! (it helps that I live near a short cut/big employer)

That's why when I am looking to pass, I wait build up speed and fly past them