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  • GavH
    GavH Posts: 933
    softlad wrote:
    seanoconn wrote:

    Might be a London thing but saying hi to cyclists passed would sound like taking the pisz, or that you're a little odd but in a nice way.

    nothing to do with 'London' fella - it's just polite.....

    Agreed. 30 secs to say Hi, ask have they been out long / far to go / whatever. Not hard and I'd say it's basic human decency, certainly not something that needs to be learned on a forum.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Ben6899 wrote:
    morstar wrote:
    ... story about being passed on down hill...

    Honestly. What was so upsetting about this encounter?
    It felt like the guy was taking the piss. I was decked out in lycra riding at a decent pace and it just felt like the guy had buried himself to scalp me. Especially when he just stopped at the bottom.
    Not saying I am not suffering from human failty for feeling this way. But honestly, it irked me. I didn't say anything to him or lose it other than inside my own head.
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    morstar wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    morstar wrote:
    ... story about being passed on down hill...

    Honestly. What was so upsetting about this encounter?
    It felt like the guy was taking the wee-wee. I was decked out in lycra riding at a decent pace and it just felt like the guy had buried himself to scalp me. Especially when he just stopped at the bottom.
    Not saying I am not suffering from human failty for feeling this way. But honestly, it irked me. I didn't say anything to him or lose it other than inside my own head.
    And can i just point out...
    I didn't use the word wee wee.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    I see where you're coming from now...
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  • lastwords
    lastwords Posts: 304
    I always say hello when being passed or passing, i could not give a damn what other people are doing or thinking about me as i am there to ride my bike and enjoy myself.

    When the bloke slammed his brakes on to stop you i would of let him have his rant, then said 'have you finished' waited for his reply and then carried on as i was before and if i overtook him again i would of still said hello.Then in my mind i have been polite and done nothing wrong.
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    lastwords wrote:
    I always say hello when being passed or passing, i could not give a damn what other people are doing or thinking about me as i am there to ride my bike and enjoy myself.

    When the bloke slammed his brakes on to stop you i would have let him have his rant, then said 'have you finished' waited for his reply and then carried on as i was before and if i overtook him again i would have still said hello.Then in my mind i have been polite and done nothing wrong.
    overtake and give him the middle finger.
  • roryboy
    roryboy Posts: 44
    Cycling from Glasgow to fort William on a typical Scottish day of rain and more rain i was overtaken by a local farm labourer wearing wellies and sitting on a 30lb raleigh Royale.
    I had just taken the knock and my egg sandwich in the back pocket had turned to mush, so i was right down there. he did say hello and although he didn't know where i was going he did say "not long to go now lad" maybe he meant he didn't have long to go but i had just about done 90 miles and was in no mood for his company. I would have taken his ploughmans lunch though.
  • Bunneh
    Bunneh Posts: 1,329
    Usually too damn knackered to squeeze out anything but a '...hi....' before falling off in front of them.
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