Cycling nods

[Ste pt1]

Went out for a quick hour last night finished late but it was still daylight lovely weather but pretty windy tbh anyway saw loads of fellow cyclists out on the roads plenty of waves, head nods etc so I think I'm getting used to the transition from hybrid to road

 

[ianrauk]

 

[JasonHolder]

I normally try to time it right whilst eating a banana and shake the fruit at em gets a smile

 

[MattMM]

Still a relative leper to roadies being on a hybrid and and all, I had about 5 ignores on my morning ride alone today apart from the nice roadie who said hello as he dropped me on a hill...

 

[Steady]

It's a bit odd though when there's certain cyclists who now make a show of nodding at you who previously wouldn't, I only find that closer to the city area though..

I never lacked the nodding before I made the transition though, I rode a dual suspension in hilly road territory, everyone always nodded, waved or spoke.

I just remember to pay it forward now and nod to anyone and anything!

 

[Louch]

I try and wave as much as I can. Feel a nod can be easily missed in amongst my panting

 

[Andrew_P]

No one ever nods at me, why is that? Is because they are stuck up roadies?

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I say hello to all cyclists irrespective of whether they return the hello or not or what bike they are on. Some of them I meet routinely and all now say hello except for two- still working on one, a male sadly another roadie, but I will keep saying hello until he give in; the other I have given up on, a sour grape of a woman on a BSO who thinks she is visible wearing a yellow hi-viz works jacket in bright sunshine in spring green colours... sadly she just vanishes at this time of year (I just wish I could take a photo of her to show her sometimes!)

No one ever nods at me, why is that? Is because they are stuck up roadies?

cycle this way sometime and if you come passed me, I will say hello.

 

[summerdays]

I say hello to all cyclists irrespective of whether they return the hello or not or what bike they are on. Some of them I meet routinely and all now say hello except for two- still working on one, a male sadly another roadie, but I will keep saying hello until he give in; the other I have given up on, a sour grape of a woman on a BSO who thinks she is visible wearing a yellow hi-viz works jacket in bright sunshine in spring green colours... sadly she just vanishes at this time of year (I just wish I could take a photo of her to show her sometimes!)


cycle this way sometime and if you come passed me, I will say hello.

You are having a better success rate than me, I've only got one regular saying good morning, but some more smile, I'm still working on the rest!

 

[Apollonius]

I say hello loudly to anybody on a bike of any description. I take particular delight in greeting the tiniest kids being escorted along the pavement on tiny bikes with stabilisers and mum on escort duty. These people are the future. Recognise them!

 

[wiggydiggy]

Ive given up lol Too many people out and about so I'd get neck ache before I got tired ha!

 

[ACS]

Cyclists are so rare in my part of the world we don't nod or wave we point and make odd squeaky noises of delight.

 

[summerdays]

I say hello loudly to anybody on a bike of any description. I take particular delight in greeting the tiniest kids being escorted along the pavement on tiny bikes with stabilisers and mum on escort duty. These people are the future. Recognise them!

There is one girl that I sometimes see commuting to primary school (not her nearest one, about 1.5 or 2 miles away), and I've gradually got to know her, from the first time I came across her cycling on the wrong side of the road behind her mum (who didn't realise), a year or two ago. I now see her every couple of weeks and greet her and her mum warmly.

And there are a few other regular children and parent combinations that I meet on the road regularly, as well as the ones on the pavement. Saw a little one on an islabike this week and he was fascinated by the cyclists going by You are right they are the future!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I normally try to time it right whilst eating a banana and shake the fruit at em gets a smile

I try not to shake my fruit at strangers... some take it badly.

 

[Kies]

I see the same cyclists on my evening fitness rides. They all nod when i'm on the roadie, and 50% ignore me on the hybrid. Same jerseys and gloves and there aren't that many Brown riders about, so they must know it's ME?