Do you acknowledge over riders?

YeehaaMcgee

Some roadies refuse to acknowledge me even when I'm riding next to them, on the road bike. Best guess is that the camelback, baggies, vans and mtb helmet freaks them out.
It's thoroughly childish, but when that happens, I enjoy just zooming off and leaving them behind.

Njee, I sort of understand where you're coming from, but I'm a rural lad. Round here, virtually everyone does greet each other, with at least a nod of the head.
It's one of the reasons I like it here, and will probably never move away. Especially to France

njee20

Yeah I agree, and likewise if I'm out in the hills, or walking around the village come to think of it, but I'm not bothered in the least if folk don't respond, and I don't really get why people are.

edhornby

I try to whenever I can sensibly but there are times when it's not possible to - for example trying to stay alive on the commute at pinch points :-)

there are reasons why someone may not respond, may be knackered or busy concentrating on the road/trail... I don't stress if they don't

YeehaaMcgee

Since I wear headphones on the ride to work, I've found myself doing this involuntary thing - I'm used to headphones so I generally DON'T DO THE SHOUTY THING WHEN I TALK WITH THEM ON, because I talk quietly with them on/in if you know what I mean.
So sometimes I'll be behind someone and say "excuse me", or greet them, and guess I must have been too quiet, so I say it louder, then louder, and so on, until I give the appearance of a mental person with a broken volume control and a brain that's crashed into some sort of recurring loop

anj132

njee20 wrote:

Yeah I agree, and likewise if I'm out in the hills, or walking around the village come to think of it, but I'm not bothered in the least if folk don't respond, and I don't really get why people are.

But I made an effort so I want to be acknowledge.

ACKNOWLEDGE ME

ACKNOWLEDGE ME!!!

YeehaaMcgee

anj132 wrote:

njee20 wrote:

Yeah I agree, and likewise if I'm out in the hills, or walking around the village come to think of it, but I'm not bothered in the least if folk don't respond, and I don't really get why people are.

But I made an effort so I want to be acknowledge.

ACKNOWLEDGE ME

ACKNOWLEDGE ME!!!

(makes a conscious effort to look away, whilst giving the body language impression of "fukkoff, loser")

anj132

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Some roadies refuse to acknowledge me even when I'm riding next to them, on the road bike. Best guess is that the camelback, baggies, vans and mtb helmet freaks them out.

Indeed as it is a clear violation of rules #19, #32, #34 & #35
I expect they were in shock of so many rules being broken to be able to respond.

@ headphones

anj132

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

anj132 wrote:

njee20 wrote:

Yeah I agree, and likewise if I'm out in the hills, or walking around the village come to think of it, but I'm not bothered in the least if folk don't respond, and I don't really get why people are.

But I made an effort so I want to be acknowledge.

ACKNOWLEDGE ME

ACKNOWLEDGE ME!!!

(makes a conscious effort to look away, whilst giving the body language impression of "fukkoff, loser")

I know you would acknowledge me if font size wasn't limit to 200.

YeehaaMcgee

anj132 wrote:

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

Some roadies refuse to acknowledge me even when I'm riding next to them, on the road bike. Best guess is that the camelback, baggies, vans and mtb helmet freaks them out.

Indeed as it is a clear violation of rules #19, #32, #34 & #35
I expect they were in shock of so many rules being broken to be able to respond.

@ headphones

eh? Isn't rule #34 "there is a porn version of everything"
What the hell are you on about?

anj132

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

eh? Isn't rule #34 "there is a porn version of everything"
What the hell are you on about?

The rules

Although I much rather know what rules you are on about, they sound a lot more interesting!

YeehaaMcgee

The rules of the internet.
Not some roadie bollocks.

sandy771

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

I give the appearance of a mental person with a broken volume control and a brain that's crashed

Yep.

njee20

I give the appearance of a mental person

I didn't like to say.

YeehaaMcgee

Bigchris

anj132 wrote:

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

eh? Isn't rule #34 "there is a porn version of everything"
What the hell are you on about?

The rules

Although I much rather know what rules you are on about, they sound a lot more interesting!

That links just had me in creases

Davdandy

I have seen several cyclist and i nod to all the ones who are serious,not so much the ones who are simply out for a ride with the kids or going to the shops but all the ones who look like they are proper cyclist.

And i have always got a nod back which is nice,even a little banter when passing,but maybe that is the norm where i live.

winter_zombie

i too am a Lycra wearing rider, and i have the same problems were i ride (sherwood pines)
i always say "hi" or a "nod" but its about 1 in 5 who say or do anything back.

i think its rude not to say anything. were all out on our bikes enjoying ourselfs and the countryside
it dosent hurt to say "hi"

Briggo

winter zombie wrote:

i too am a Lycra wearing rider, and i have the same problems were i ride (sherwood pines)
i always say "hi" or a "nod" but its about 1 in 5 who say or do anything back.

i think its rude not to say anything. were all out on our bikes enjoying ourselfs and the countryside
it dosent hurt to say "hi"

They're probably too focused on your bulge through the lycra, and you like it.

cooldad

I too like wearing lycra, so much so I wear it even when I'm walking down the street.
Wherever I walk I say hello to everyone I see, and ask them to be my friend and walk with me.
I can't understand why so many people ignore me.
Some even cross the street to walk on the other side.

winter_zombie

Briggo wrote:

winter zombie wrote:

i too am a Lycra wearing rider, and i have the same problems were i ride (sherwood pines)
i always say "hi" or a "nod" but its about 1 in 5 who say or do anything back.

i think its rude not to say anything. were all out on our bikes enjoying ourselfs and the countryside
it dosent hurt to say "hi"

They're probably too focused on your bulge through the lycra, and you like it.

your unnecessary sarcasm about me is off topic. :evil: and not helpfull or correct :x

YeehaaMcgee

winter zombie wrote:

Briggo wrote:

winter zombie wrote:

i too am a Lycra wearing rider, and i have the same problems were i ride (sherwood pines)
i always say "hi" or a "nod" but its about 1 in 5 who say or do anything back.

i think its rude not to say anything. were all out on our bikes enjoying ourselfs and the countryside
it dosent hurt to say "hi"

They're probably too focused on your bulge through the lycra, and you like it.

your unnecessary sarcasm about me is off topic. :evil: and not helpfull or correct :x

So's your humourless self righteous response, but you don't see...me... complaini..

Damn.

mikeyj28

Yes i do but usually get a response from fellow MTBers. The roadie community usually look down their noses and blank me ....unless i'm on my road bike in which case they respond with a nod/smile etc.

I find mountain bikers more friendly as a rule of thumb

The Rookie

I always acknowledge other riders, some Roadies turn up their nose at my commuting Hybrid, but I usually get a polite responce, pass the same guy many mornings on a BSO full susser, he usually manages to gasp a noise in between gasping for breath.....

benpinnick

cooldad wrote:

Some even cross the street to walk on the other side.

Mainly the ones that know you though

Alibran

I always acknowledge other cyclists, whatever they're riding. Over here, it's usually a hardtail MTB or a road bike, and nothing much else.

If I'm on the road bike, practically everyone responds.

If I'm on the MTB, most roadies respond, especially if they're obviously on a club ride, but I sometimes don't get a response from solo riders at weekends!

When I'm on the MTB on the trails, everyone responds, even if all they can manage is a quick smile as they fly past. On the clean MTB (on the road) on the way to the trails, most MTBers ignore me, but on the dirty MTB on the way home from the trails, they all smile and wave. Presumably, this is because my MTB is cheap and "proper" MTBers who see me on the road on my clean bike assume I'm just a silly person who rides a cheap MTB on the road rather than something more appropriate, and I'm not worthy of their attention. I've got a new, more expensive MTB on order, so I'll wait for that to arrive and see if my theory's correct.

winter_zombie

YeehaaMcgee wrote:

winter zombie wrote:

Briggo wrote:

winter zombie wrote:

i too am a Lycra wearing rider, and i have the same problems were i ride (sherwood pines)
i always say "hi" or a "nod" but its about 1 in 5 who say or do anything back.

i think its rude not to say anything. were all out on our bikes enjoying ourselfs and the countryside
it dosent hurt to say "hi"

They're probably too focused on your bulge through the lycra, and you like it.

your unnecessary sarcasm about me is off topic. :evil: and not helpfull or correct :x

So's your humourless self righteous response, but you don't see...me... complaini..

Damn.

no im not humourless :P i just take offence to somebody calling me when its not true and way off the topic that we were talking about.

njee20

Seriously? It couldn't really be more obvious that he wasn't being serious, but ok. I see why you'd be offended if folk didn't say hello!

concorde

Always give a nod (if I'm out of breath) or an 'all right' (if not out of breath). Can't say I've ever not gotten one back, but then again I live in South Wales, and everybody is nice here. At trail centres the foreigners usually acknowledge, even the French ;-)

t0pc4t

some people say hello back, some don't.

When I used to ride motorbikes I would find most other bikers would say hello but couriers, wherever they were, almost certainly wouldn't.

mikeyj28

Concorde wrote:

Always give a nod (if I'm out of breath) or an 'all right' (if not out of breath). Can't say I've ever not gotten one back, but then again I live in South Wales, and everybody is nice here. At trail centres the foreigners usually acknowledge, even the French ;-)

I am in 100% agreement! The folk in South Wales are superb for saying hi back. Unless they are on a road bike and i'm on my MTB (clear snobbery). Different kettle of fish alltogether if i'm a roadie for the day though.