The cyclists nod...

Captain Slackbladder

Being a newbie to the forum i'll apologise if this ones been posted/discussed before but i'm assuming we all do this to eachother on our respective commutes?

Regulars tend to get a 'good morning' with others at least the nod of cycling appreciation.....?

clarkey cat

yes but not to MTBers or Hybriders.

MrSweary

Regulars get a slap on the arse / grope. Occasionals get a hearty greeting and anyone I don't know gets the death stare.

il_principe

erm, not on commute. But on weekend rides, yeah. Unless they're riding a Shimano, in which case they get the finger.

pangolin

Uh-oh

asprilla

Everyone riding a bike properly (no rljs, etc) gets a nod until I get to London. If I continued I'd look weird and get RSI.

However, it's not called the imperceptible nod of recognition for nothing.

clarkey cat

Nods are fine, and even a little hand raise is sometimes appropriate, but please don't wave to me when you're hurtling down in a single lane 1 in 6. It makes me nervous.

DonDaddyD

Regulars get the impercetable nod and the slightest of raised hand just incase they missed the nod.

Random roadies who catch my eye get the impercetable nod.

Black people on bikes get the full war "U cool blud". There aren't too many of us so it is important we acknowledge each other.

Hybrids, MTBs get ignored.

Girls on bikes get the 'pretend I'm not looking' stare...

MsManc (who must be the fittest burd in the Universe) actually gets car drivers acknowledging her pressence on the road, which is something most cyclists fail to achieve. She still refuses to pot a picture.

Kieran_Burns

There are so few cyclists on my commute that we stop and hug each other.

There are often tears.

prawny

INORs for everyone when I'm riding commute or not. If they don't see it it's because they're not qualified to.

trooperk

I ignore other cyclist on my commute as I do to other pedestrians when I’m walking, I also don’t wave to other motorist when driving (unless they upset me), but I do wave to other people in boats when I go pass in one.

mudcow007

clarkey cat wrote:

yes but not to MTBers or Hybriders.

yeah...they get empty High5 packets lobbed at them

because the only people riding bikes at the time of the morning that i see are all generally burglars or flashers i normally give them all a look which is a mix of....a hint of distrust an self loathing, with a pinch of sympathy for good measure

there is one guy i have nodded to for the past 2 years with not even a wink or "yo" in return

pesky cyclists, thinking he is all that in his lycra

clarkey cat

Kieran_Burns wrote:

There are so few cyclists on my commute that we stop and hug each other.

There are often tears.

is that tears that rhyme with bears or tears that rhyme with beers...?

veronese68

DonDaddyD wrote:

MsManc (who must be the fittest burd in the Universe) actually gets car drivers acknowledging her pressence on the road, which is something most cyclists fail to achieve. She still refuses to pot a picture.

I think you're wrong there. And yes, they were that good.

mudcow007

DonDaddyD wrote:

MsManc (who must be the fittest burd in the Universe) She still refuses to pot a picture.

Whoa there sailor, back the funk up....

where you not the one that caused a stink about the bottom bracket posting pics of chicks?

now you want Mrs Mank to post a picture of her self

you make baby jesus cry

rolf_f

I'm that fast I have to wave at cyclists I'm coming up behind long before I reach them (and, after a brief pause, say hello to them) or they'll never get the greeting.

clarkey cat

mudcow007 wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

MsManc (who must be the fittest burd in the Universe) She still refuses to pot a picture.

Whoa there sailor, back the funk up....

where you not the one that caused a stink about the bottom bracket posting pics of chicks?

now you want Mrs Mank to post a picture of her self

you make baby jesus cry

he only joined that campaign so that all the burds would think he was sensitive and he might get some action

rolf_f

clarkey cat wrote:

he only joined that campaign so that all the burds would think he was sensitive and he might get some action

You'd think he'd know better by now about the consequences of getting some action.......

DonDaddyD

Keep your knickers on. I meant she hasn't posted a picture to show us why she seems to get noticed by cars. I asked her to do this so that we could do the same and improve our safety.

I'm trying to save lives.

Sheesh.

mudcow007

DonDaddyD wrote:

Keep your knickers on. I meant she hasn't posted a picture to show us why she seems to get noticed by cars. I asked her to do this so that we could do the same and improve our safety.

I'm trying to save lives.

Sheesh.

you make me sick

pig dog!!

SteppenHerring

Depends what mood I'm in. Passing someone up a hill when I'm feeling good gets a hearty "GOOD MORNING". Overtaking someone on a TT gets a quiet "Dig in". Riding with the club, it's nice to greet riders of all types. On my own then a nod. I don't discriminate against MTBs or hybrids but then maybe I'm just nice.

A lot of the time I get no response.

DonDaddyD

mudcow007 wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

Keep your knickers on. I meant she hasn't posted a picture to show us why she seems to get noticed by cars. I asked her to do this so that we could do the same and improve our safety.

I'm trying to save lives.

Sheesh.

you make me sick

pig dog!!

horse sheep!

bigmat

I like to hit them with a soundwave as I pass.

Re MsManc, she has / had a picture on Strava no?

DonDaddyD

BigMat wrote:

I like to hit them with a soundwave as I pass.

Re MsManc, she has / had a picture on Strava no?

Strava has just reported a dramatic increase in traffic to its website...

dhope

DonDaddyD wrote:

BigMat wrote:

I like to hit them with a soundwave as I pass.

Re MsManc, she has / had a picture on Strava no?

Strava has just reported a dramatic increase in traffic to its website...

Pics on Flickr from the cycling holiday too.
I'd point you to them DDD but you had a bit of a cry when I hinted at your name on Strava so I don't want to encourage t'internet stalking

DonDaddyD

How do you even know that she has pictures on Flickr?

dhope

DonDaddyD wrote:

How do you even know that she has pictures on Flickr?

forums.theRealBikeRadar.com, did you not get the memo?

(Alternatively, she was in Morocco cycling a while back, and took pics, and posted them)

Roastie

I can be quite chatty sometimes. Back in Sarf Efrika cyclists tend to greet each other quite a bit.

veronese68

dhope wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

BigMat wrote:

I like to hit them with a soundwave as I pass.

Re MsManc, she has / had a picture on Strava no?

Strava has just reported a dramatic increase in traffic to its website...

Pics on Flickr from the cycling holiday too.
I'd point you to them DDD but you had a bit of a cry when I hinted at your name on Strava so I don't want to encourage t'internet stalking

I was trying to keep AlltheDs in suspense and not tell him where they were. At least you haven't given him the password for the beach pics.

msmancunia

I go away for a couple of hours to actually get some work done and I come back to this??

1) I posted the flickr site by accident and I'm certainly not looking my best in those pictures.
2) I'm no longer blonde either.
3) It's not my bum that gets attention - rather the class of driver in North Manchester.
4) I have only been on Strava since Thursday (new work iPhone, see) and don't have a picture on there. Took a couple of QOM's off the only other female cyclist in these parts and she might come and find me.

prj45

If you do see a cyclist on their own in London when you're in a strange place (like going round the back of Exmouth Market or summit), you may nod at them, but only if it's totally and utterly imperceptible.