The cyclists nod...

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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    clarkey cat wrote:
    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...?

    beers.

    It's an emotional moment.
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  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    Here's something to send you all giddy, DDD; I've actually spoken to msmancunia in meatspace! Just before she disappeared for her swanky new gig. I don't think it was anything I said. ;)
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  • kelsen
    kelsen Posts: 2,003
    Agent57 wrote:
    Here's something to send you all giddy, DDD; I've actually spoken to msmancunia in meatspace! Just before she disappeared for her swanky new gig. I don't think it was anything I said. ;)
    First time I've heard this term and for some reason I thought it was an S&M club until I looked it up!

    DDD, looking at a picture of msmancunia as I type! Yup, very pretty lady she is too. There's even a contact number for her (though I suspect it's a work no.)

    The Google-fu is strong in this one! 8)
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    I tend to acknowledge the regulars and do the not-actually-out-of-breathe cheery hello as I pass someone. Occasionally it turns into a brief chat. But if they blind me with stupid lights that can be seen from spaceI yell at them.
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,052
    clarkey cat wrote:
    yes but not to MTBers or Hybriders.

    What he said ^ at not bloody fakengers bloody splitters
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  • pete_s
    pete_s Posts: 213
    I say morning to people I pass if it's not busy. As for a cyclists' nod it's not something I do or had done to me. Most people I encounter on a bike probably couldn't give a left testicle about bikes and are just on them as a means to get to work.
  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    kelsen wrote:
    Agent57 wrote:
    Here's something to send you all giddy, DDD; I've actually spoken to msmancunia in meatspace! Just before she disappeared for her swanky new gig. I don't think it was anything I said. ;)
    First time I've heard this term and for some reason I thought it was an S&M club until I looked it up!

    :shock:

    What kind of a girl do you think I am! :D
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    I guess the road bike riders who blank me are from the not MTB or Hybrid club.......

    Can't see the point in adding weight to my bike by having bendy bars!

    I aknowledge all....like KB, seeing fellow riders is rare so it tends to be an emotional event....
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    edited February 2013
    kelsen wrote:
    Agent57 wrote:
    Here's something to send you all giddy, DDD; I've actually spoken to msmancunia in meatspace! Just before she disappeared for her swanky new gig. I don't think it was anything I said. ;)
    First time I've heard this term and for some reason I thought it was an S&M club until I looked it up!

    DDD, looking at a picture of msmancunia as I type! Yup, very pretty lady she is too. There's even a contact number for her (though I suspect it's a work no.)

    The Google-fu is strong in this one! 8)
    well I'm not gonna go to the lengths of hunting for a photo of her or seeking out her mobile number... I just wanted to know why she gets so much nods and see if this is something we could replicate for safety purposes...
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  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    clarkey cat wrote:
    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...?

    beers.

    It's an emotional moment.

    *phhhhhft!* are you sure there aren't any tears? :D:D Of course, you could always use copper grease in an emergency..
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  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 14,679
    On my commute, I see some cyclists who nod with every pedal stroke.
  • Escadrille Ecosse
    Escadrille Ecosse Posts: 164
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    clarkey cat wrote:
    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...?

    beers.

    It's an emotional moment.

    Parts of my commute are so lonely I once said good morning to a passing dog walker. it was only the once though and I've never seen him again.
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