What a miserable bunch........

[shouldbeinbed]

not getting stressed at all, just wondering why all the sarcastic answers, being a "newby" myself i obviously won't know that it crops up regularly.

The stressed comment isn't intended at you or anyone in person, just my personal philosophy on the notion of nods & waves.

My post was intended to be a friendly answer to your questions, not sure the prickliness is necessary.

 

[BrynCP]

I was riding in the opposite direction of a sportive today. If I was to nod or wave at every one of the other riders either my head or my hand would have fallen off.

 

[xxDarkRiderxx]

Try to nod or say good morning depending on how stiff my neck is. Unless looking back for the wife or looking down to see what gear I'm in lol .

 

[jonny jeez]

No big issue whatsoever.

Jesus! Only asked a simple question and get bombarded by sarcastic replies. Thanks for your opinions guys but it does confirm we have quite a bunch of miserable pillocks on here too.

I wasn't aware there was already a plethora of similar posts on here. Thought the purpose of a forum was to generate discussion. Suppose I'd better keep some of my thoughts to myself in future. (Takes himself away and thrashes himself with birch twigs)

Put it this way. Round here it's common to see cyclists acknowledge one another, obviously not a common occurrence in some areas. Heyho.

Haha...well said!

For the benifit of new joiners, there seems to be some great unwritten rule that on a weekend it's ok to say hi, nod, wave or generally be pleasant.

During the week, however all bets are off.

Some folk just seem to forget what day of the week it is.

I nod (at weekends of course) some respond, some don't...it's nothing personal, they may be new riders, scared, concentrating or just a bit offish.

J

 

[winjim]

I'm not the miserable one, I'm perfectly happy. It's you that's getting upset 'cos people aren't waving. I couldn't give a toss.

 

[Elswick Cotterpin]

I smile, nod, speak, acknowledge, whatever, every fellow cyclist, pedestrian, dog-walker, whoever, that meets my gaze, some respond, some don't, I don't mind either way, up to them if they reply.

They probably see me and say 'there's that weird smiling, nodding, acknowledg-ing bloke coming, let's pretend we haven't seen him.'

Trees always wave back, especially if it's windy.

 

[steve50]

The stressed comment isn't intended at you or anyone in person, just my personal philosophy on the notion of nods & waves.

My post was intended to be a friendly answer to your questions, not sure the prickliness is necessary.

My reply was not intended to come across as "prickly" , sometimes text on a screen can be misconstrued but having said that the calibre of some of the replies on this thread and various other threads on this forum leave a lot to be desired. i personally joined this forum to chat to like minded people with a common interest in cycling, to learn from the more experienced among you and to try and help to the best of my ability any newbies to the sport / hobby, I have found however that there is a minority among the members who appear to take great delight is making sarcastic (border line nasty) comments whenever the opportunity arises and as such i think I may have made a mistake joining what i originally considered to be a friendly forum. I have and still am a member of a couple of car owners forums and have never come across the likes of this before. I will close the door on my out.

 

[mustang1]

.............. Some cyclists are!

Out for a steady ride this morning and it was good to see quite a few more like minded cyclists had the same idea.

As usual I enjoyed my ride, but what did occur to me was just how miserable some cyclists are. I generally acknowledge other 2 wheelers when out and about. This morning I would say around 75% of those I waved/ nodded to/ raised a hand/ said good morning to completely blanked me!

I'm not a touchy feely type but it did annoy me a bit. Did wonder if they were segment chasing or summat!

Are you an acknowledger or an out and out blanker???

Oh?
Ps i'm a blanker.

 

[EltonFrog]

Oh dear! I think someone has upset the OP. Not good state of affairs for a forum that's supposed to be inclusive and friendly.

 

[s7ephanie]

I don't see why I should acknowledge people because they're using the same mode of transport as me. I'm not going to walk into town and say hello to everyone I see. That doesn't make me miserable or aggressive.

good job you don't live here, EVERYBODY everywhere says 'bonjour', when i went to UK for a couple of weeks it took me days to get out of the habit, i think it was all the strange looks i got from people every time i said good morning !!!

 

[ianrauk]

oh yes, a much deserved

I think I will have to set up a Norvern Monkey Godwins Law one too for the first person to say how much better anything is or how nicer people are oop Norf..

To the OP, this is one of those threads that appear on a very regular basis, so everytime one appears a penny pops into my savings jar. My jar is half full and am saving for a top of the range Mason Steel Bike.. Got a long way to go though.

However, don't get upset at some of the posters, after all it is just a bit of fun. But if you are that easily upset about some one you don't know not saying hello to you then I can understand why you got upset with some of the reply's.

Chill my friend... chill. Just enjoy your cycling...It's one of life's great pleasures.

 

[ayceejay]

I have to confess to a similar worry I had once upon a time. I would set off all pleased to be out in the fresh air and see another person on a bike I would wave and they wouldn't, then I would see another person and think "Real cyclists don't wave" so wouldn't and they would. I would dread seeing other cyclists and got quite good at hiding in the bushes until they passed, this was pre CC so I couldn't ask all the helpful friendly folk here what was the right thing to do. I would study oncoming cyclists looking for any sign of a sign but it was as if they were waiting for me to make the first move, my rides became like 10 miles to the OK coral. One day I had an epiphany and I thought "Daffodil it" and since then I just ride my bike and I loosen my grip slightly when I see another cyclist to allow me to raise a finger if I get caught out.

 

[Dave7]

You are Clint Eastwood AICMFP

I really wish you hadnt posted that link............he WAS my hero.

 

[Onthedrops]

As I previously posted, no worries whatsoever. I did say I wasn't a touchy feely person and have taken the banter in good heart. Obviously I posted without checking first. Tell you what though, it ain't half created some interest 4 pages so far.

I will now go away into the quiet corner and reappear when I post something original next time.

 

[Smokin Joe]

As I previously posted, no worries whatsoever. I did say I wasn't a touchy feely person and have taken the banter in good heart. Obviously I posted without checking first. Tell you what though, it ain't half created some interest 4 pages so far.

I will now go away into the quiet corner and reappear when I post something original next time.

"Do you wear a helmet" is a good conversation starter.