Where is the etiquette book?

[Dogtrousers]

If I see another cyclist coming I'll first check my GPS map to see if there's any chance of turning off before we meet. I also scan the terrain to see if there are any bushes where I can hide, pretending to have a wee. If these options are not open, I put the evil fluence on them in the hope that they will fall into the ditch, or be carried away by a great bird.

If all of this fails, I wave and smile sweetly as we approach, all the time muttering insults. I then pretend to scratch my ear while really making surreptitious V-signs at them as we pass.

 

[winjim]

If I see another cyclist coming I'll first check my GPS map to see if there's any chance of turning off before we meet. I also scan the terrain to see if there are any bushes where I can hide, pretending to have a wee. If these options are not open, I put the evil fluence on them in the hope that they will fall into the ditch, or be carried away by a great bird.

If all of this fails, I wave and smile sweetly as we approach, all the time muttering insults. I then pretend to scratch my ear while really making surreptitious V-signs at them as we pass.

I find mirrored sunglasses a great help when trying to avoid eye contact.

 

[ianrauk]

The last person who didn't say Hi to me when I said hello, I chased him down, pushed him off his road bike, stood over him, standing on his baggy shorts, grabbed him by his his viz jacket and screamed in his face "I SAID HI TO YOU".
After I pulled the headphones out of his ears, (which was easy easy as he wasn't wearing a helmet) he realised what I was saying. He very quickly said Hi back. So I let him on his way. Perhaps in the future he will think about his selfish actions of not saying hello back to another 'needy' cyclist brother.

 

[Dave Davenport]

The last person who didn't say Hi to me when I said hello, I chased him down, pushed him off his road bike, stood over him, standing on his baggy shorts, grabbed him by his his viz jacket and screamed in his face "I SAID HI TO YOU".
After I pulled the headphones out of his ears, (which was easy easy as he wasn't wearing a helmet) he realised what I was saying. He very quickly said Hi back. So I let him on his way. Perhaps in the future he will think about his selfish actions of not saying hello back to another 'needy' cyclist brother.

Sounds like he got off lightly, you're going soft.

 

[ianrauk]

Sounds like he got off lightly, you're going soft.

I was in a happy mood, I had just beat another commuting cyclist in a silly commuter race. I managed to jump him at a red light by hopping on the pavement, and back into the road (narrowly missing an annoying ped on the zebra crossing though).

 

[rb58]

The only person EVER acknowledge is @ianrauk

 

[ianrauk]

[QUOTE 3065878, member: 30090"]Stop your trolling please Ian - thank you.[/QUOTE]


*ignore* poncy recumbent/fixey rider

 

[Boo]

/wanders into thread to pick up some etiquette tips
/reads thread
/backs slowly away, then turns and flees

 

[Scoosh]

[QUOTE 3065850, member: 30090"]Me riding a recumbent the ONLY people to give me the nod would be other recumbenteers. And that's the way I like it.[/QUOTE]
Me riding my recumbent, I get cheery waves, smiles and from such assorted fellow travellers as pedestrians, other cyclists, car drivers, WVM (and various other colours), truck drivers, bus drivers and, last Saturday afternoon a real bonus point - a train driver !

EDIT: and motorcyclists !

 

[Cyclopathic]

When I am walking to the shops, if someone coming the other way catches my eye we often smile and say hello, even if I don't know them. Does that help at all?

Depends. What sort of gear are they wearing? Are they in shoes, trainers or boots? Or trainer boots; sort of a hybrid affair. Are they running?

 

[snorri]

Today in the middle of nowhere I herd a couple of bikes coming in my direction at speed. (Motorbikes). . The pair of them looked at me and gave me that nod. You know the one men do when they don't know you but are like orite?.
Have I missed somthing or is this a legit thing that happens?

You have been fraternising with motorcyclists? and again.
Ill will become of it I tell you.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

[QUOTE 3065850, member: 30090"]Me riding a recumbent the ONLY people to give me the nod would be other recumbenteers. And that's the way I like it.[/QUOTE]

Not round our way, I always say hello to the recumbent riders. Saw one towards the end of today's ride in fact

 

[Cyclist33]

I make an effort to ignore every cyclist I see.

but do you succeed?

 

[Cyclist33]

This is a Modern Manners nightmare. I ride a road bike wearing fully cycling gear. Therefore, when I see another road bike cyclist with full cycling gear of course I nod or say hello. At the other end of the spectrum, if there is some hoodie riding a MTB on the pavement I ignore him.

So at what point do you stop nodding, and start ignoring?

For me, I always acknowledge all road bike cyclists. MTBers in MTB gear I also acknowledge. MTBers in "normal" clothes I ignore, even if they're on the road. Of course if they're on the pavement I ignore them and then throw a rock at them when they've gone past.

So, er, the gear they're wearing dictates their nodworthiness, then??

 

[Cyclist33]

[QUOTE 3065850, member: 30090"]Me riding a recumbent the ONLY people to give me the nod would be other recumbenteers. And that's the way I like it.[/QUOTE]

And badgers, at night.