Snobcycles

Jez mon

Touche!!

wildmoustache

I wore spectacles today and waved at a chap on the underground who was also wearing spectacles. the strange thing is that he ignored me. I mean, how rotten is that?? All I was looking for was a little bespectacled acknowledgement and instead he sunk his head into a copy of the Financial Times. I felt like shouting "Hey foureyes, what's your problem?"

julietp

Ha ha ha - very funny. That made me laugh out loud!

wildmoustache wrote:

I wore spectacles today and waved at a chap on the underground who was also wearing spectacles. the strange thing is that he ignored me. I mean, how rotten is that?? All I was looking for was a little bespectacled acknowledgement and instead he sunk his head into a copy of the Financial Times. I felt like shouting "Hey foureyes, what's your problem?"

fossyant

Just don't wear GB kit unless you are a GB squad rider....

Being in South Manchester we have lots of squad riders about - then the odd 'wannabe'...... just as bad as having a Yellow jersey or polka dot.

Quite a number nod on my commute these days, roadies and MTB riders - usually the 'more serious' commuter.

I try my best to let on, but quite often get no reply.. I also have a good chat with a couple of commuters on my route to work at traffic lights - well the odd 30 seconds once a week.....

I am a roadie, but ride a mudguarded and slicked MTB for work as it's better than getting the road bikes knackered (or stolen)... Flew past a nicely kitted out carbon roadie this morning - said 'morning' - got a startled 'morning' in response......didn't see him again.... :twisted:

pablo2000

synchronicity wrote:

This is soapbox. We can whinge about what we want.

Guys

It's precisely because it IS soapbox that I felt it necessary to argue the point the other way.... can't resist a good argument :twisted:

And, Wildmoustache, it must have been me you waved at the other day.... I was worried you had other things in mind, as you were wearing those lycra shorts..... Would you wave back?

unclemalc

Some pilgrims are just shy. I have always given a smile and a thumbs-up to anybody on a bike I see when out on a ride. Sometimes you get a positive response, sometimes not.
There is one guy who has finally given me a nod after about 6 months of thumbs-upping, so I call that a victory. Perhaps he resents me using his run, I don't know...
Could be a local thing - ever read Notes from a small island by Bill Bryson? In one part of this cramped bike-hating island you know you're ok when you fianlly get a forefinger raised slightly off the steering wheel as acknowledgement by a passing local.
Perhaps a nod or a "Good morning" has to be earned....
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NWLondoner

I think it also depends on the area you ride.

I normally ride in central London and usually get ignored by everyone. I was thinking that it may be because rising a flat bar road bike I was p*ssing off the roadies as well as the MTB's :twisted:

However yesterday on my ride to St Albans and back (was aiming for Luton Airport but legs were f*cked) i passed a few roadies and a MTB :shock: and was acknowledged by all of them 8)

Mind you i looked pretty dead so maybe it was out of sympathy :oops:

touchy

I tend to give a nod at every biker i pass and 90% of the time i get a friendly response. Although, up here (Inverness), theres some pretty quiet roads (not unusual for <10 cars to pass me over a 1-2 hour ride) so pretty much every other road user will acknowledge you in some way.

Kléber

Snobcycle wrote:

You wave in passing, and well, they just don’t. They are too intensely focused on their regimen riding their own private Tour de Pants to expend the energy to give you a hand wave, a head nod or even a hello in response. These are usually the guys (mostly) that are outfitted like they’re headed for an invisible finish line. Perhaps my own attire is not up to snuff? Maybe I rush to judgment. Could they all be training for an upcoming event? Perhaps they are simply too devoted to their ride to notice other bikers… excuse me, I meant to say cyclists.

Not everyone is friendly but there's usually a camaraderie between riders. Yet at the same time, you've taken the time to come here and sneer at fellow riders

ellieb

What I still find slightly weird about this thread is that someone has clearly created an identity just to start this discussion. It isn't exactly all that controversial so why has 'snobcycles' just done the two posts at the beginning and then never posted again. It's like something out of the X-files only not quite as interesting :?

Cunobelin

System wrote:

It's the same when you're out and about shopping in civvies. I was in the supermarket the other day and saw a guy in the dairy section wearing a similar sweater to me so I gave him a friendly little wave. Nothing in return at all. Just put his head down and carried on his merry way, probably in too much of a hurry to stock up on Dairylea slices. It was almost like he thought to himself "I'm going to put a sweater on today 'cause it's a bit chilly out" but then left the house without making any effort at all to look out for fellow sweater wearers who might want to say a friendly hello. Ignorant sod. I mean, I'm just out doing a bit of shopping and when I see someone who might have a similar taste in clothes I try to be friendly. Us sweater wearers need to stick together. Maybe my shoes or trousers weren't up to standard. I was wearing baggy jeans and skate shoes and he had some kind of Marks and Spencer thing going on. No doubt thought he was better than me.

Or he thought you were a deranged psychopathic stalker who was copying him as part of your warped and twisted infatuation........ Could explain the cold response?

STEFANOS4784

Cunobelin wrote:

System wrote:

It's the same when you're out and about shopping in civvies. I was in the supermarket the other day and saw a guy in the dairy section wearing a similar sweater to me so I gave him a friendly little wave. Nothing in return at all. Just put his head down and carried on his merry way, probably in too much of a hurry to stock up on Dairylea slices. It was almost like he thought to himself "I'm going to put a sweater on today 'cause it's a bit chilly out" but then left the house without making any effort at all to look out for fellow sweater wearers who might want to say a friendly hello. Ignorant sod. I mean, I'm just out doing a bit of shopping and when I see someone who might have a similar taste in clothes I try to be friendly. Us sweater wearers need to stick together. Maybe my shoes or trousers weren't up to standard. I was wearing baggy jeans and skate shoes and he had some kind of Marks and Spencer thing going on. No doubt thought he was better than me.

Or he thought you were a deranged psychopathic stalker who was copying him as part of your warped and twisted infatuation........ Could explain the cold response?

Or maybe the fact that it didn't actually happen! Maybe just making a point :shock: :roll:

Jez mon

ellieb wrote:

What I still find slightly weird about this thread is that someone has clearly created an identity just to start this discussion. It isn't exactly all that controversial so why has 'snobcycles' just done the two posts at the beginning and then never posted again. It's like something out of the X-files only not quite as interesting :?

Yep I noticed that a while back, hope mr Snobcycles is OK!!

Snobcycle

... still here, just back to wave hello again and then off to work. It sure felt good to air this out though I've seen some have taken offense. Didn't mean to judge, just passing on an observation... most seem to understand where I was coming from and I'm glad most get it. C ya on duh road!

flattythehurdler

fossyant wrote:

Just don't wear GB kit unless you are a GB squad rider....

Being in South Manchester we have lots of squad riders about - then the odd 'wannabe'...... just as bad as having a Yellow jersey or polkadot


I have a yellow jersey and a polkadot. Feck off.

Bugly

flattythehurdler wrote:

fossyant wrote:

Just don't wear GB kit unless you are a GB squad rider....

Being in South Manchester we have lots of squad riders about - then the odd 'wannabe'...... just as bad as having a Yellow jersey or polkadot


I have a yellow jersey and a polkadot. Feck off.

Excellent flatty - its not as if we are trying to kid anyone. HEH havent seen any riders in the Pro Pelaton rid in XL kit either (in my case).

People lighten up its about having fun and not injuring anyone. If waving is your thing great I wave sometimes but doesnt upset me if its not returned. I also wave and smile at pretty pedestrians on the tracks on my commute. Sometimes they smile mostly they ignore me. If they smile it doesnt mean they have swooned at my wheels

rapid_uphill

if anyone looks at me on my bicycle ill kill them

STEFANOS4784

rapid_uphill wrote:

if anyone looks at me on my bicycle ill kill them

+1

swagman

Whilst touring through Australia, i was getting a wave / hand off the wheel by every passing camper / traveller / grey nomad in there campervan.
Now thats civilised...