That's Billy Casper from the film Kes lol. I find most serious cyclists always wave / nod or say hello. In fact I've noticed the more cycling I do, the more I get acknowledged by fellow cyclist that I see every day. Last night I even got flashed by another cyclist ( by his lights before the filthy jokes come out :-).Here's my special wave, which I reserve for Southerners on bicycle rides.
The only people I find who don,t speak are the real hard core cyclists who take there bike rides very serious or the urban youngsters messing around on there MTB,s. I also notice that cyclists seem to be more sociable when your out on the open road out in the middle of nowhere. We probably all think that when you see a cyclist in the middle of nowhere he's a committed rider and takes his bike riding a little more serious than most. People on touring bike s that are fully loaded with tents and camping gear also seem to be more friendlier than the road racing rider. That may just be down to them concentrating on going hell for leather though. Over all I find cyclist to be a friendly bunch and will often stop and have chat with them.
