Erm.. Girls smiling at me. I am confused!

[maxima]

Hi, please read to the end before you choke to death with laughter

I am very new in cycling in the UK. I came here 11 yrs ago but never rode a bike.

I am semi-pro with high qualification but I havent touched a bicycle 25 yrs.

I started to ride in Richmond Park a month ago and it helps me a lot in life.

When I was in the business we always rode in teams with a coach shouting up the ar$e through megaphone and it wasnt much time to check out girls. also training always took place on inter-city roads. so the only girls you could see were cows.

In the park however I was shoked by the fact that bunch of female cyclist are smiling every time we pass each other in opposite directions on the laps..

Well... it probably sounds very stupid. but considering i am 45 and i havent been doing any exercise for 25 yrs (I am not fat though, only 10kg over my racing ideal weight) and am averagely looking bloke.. and some of the girls are young and good looking...

whats going on? I am not on reality show am I?!

 

[Red Light]

Have you checked your lycra?

 

[Bman]

Thats put me right off my Weetabix...

 

[Linford]

You aren't riding for the Polish cycling team are you ?

They caused a bit of a stir with the ladies as well a few weeks ago.

 

[Peter Armstrong]

Could do with a sausage butttie

 

[Gaz Vickers]

You always get one show off!!! Tossing his bottle like a that!

 

[byegad]

Maybe they're not smiling but laughing.

Happens to me all of the time!

 

[Sandra6]

Maybe they're just smiling a cheery hello???
I smile at lots of blokes on bikes (and ladies) it's just that, a smile.

 

[sabian92]

Indeed to me too, although a fat bloke in lycra IS quite funny

 

[Red Light]

Last time I had lots of young girls looking at me and smiling and saying things I had a baby in a papoose strapped to me.

 

[Linford]

Don't read into it anyway, just take it as a smile (unless you are 45 going on 30)

 

[SquareDaff]

Check the thickness of your lycra - was once stuck behind a bloke wearing quite thin stuff - not a pleasant sight!

 

[fossyant]

People on bikes smile at each other - you might even get a wave or a nod !

 

[defy-one]

It's the other way round for me ..... I'm smiling and waving at all the young posh totty riding around Knightsbride and Mayfair

 

[Becs]

I love checking out the bike porn in Richmond/Regents park. Usually the order goes bike, thighs/arse, calves, face . . . . . maybe you have a pretty bike?