Nod and smile ratio

[cloggsy]

I acknowledge every cyclist I pass; that doesn't necessarily mean I get a response from everyone though

I agree that you are more likely to get a response from a roady that anyone else though...

 

[david k]

any ratios

 

[bongofury66]

Ok smile ratio

Roadies - full regalia - expensive bike...and shades...............1 in 5
Roadies - full regalia - expensive bike...no shades.................3 in 5.

MTB - baggy shorts 2 in 5

Ordinary folks on all kinds of bikes................4 in 5

Attractive women................not a bloody one.........but I keep smiling (much to my wifes chagrin)

I was once (many years ago) up out of the saddle going up a hill and a cyclist passed me just chugging up easy as you like and said to me 'nice arse'. Again, sadly it was not a women. My desire to get up the hill seemed to somewhat diminish. (No offence to anyone by the way, but I DO know what I like. )

 

[david k]

lol, great post

when im cycling up hill i dont have the energy to say 'nice arse'

just heavy panting with my mouth wide open, ive been reported several times

 

[bongofury66]

It was you then.............lol

lol, great post

when im cycling up hill i dont have the energy to say 'nice arse'

just heavy panting with my mouth wide open, ive been reported several times

 

[Itchyfeet]

I might not share my puncture repair kit if you don't nod or acknowledge me when out on my bike, just remember that the next time you ignore a passing cyclist.

Brian

 

[ianrauk]

I sometimes give a nod and say a hello, I sometimes don't.
I sometimes acknowledge a nod or a hello, I sometimes don't.

 

[betty swollocks]

I even wave to livestock in adjacent fields. Not to every individual mind: just what I hope is an all-encompassing, collective flutter of the hand.
Not had many waves back though.

 

[david k]

if someone says hi i always acknowledge them

i dont wave to livestock, i find them ignorant, maybe ill give them another chance

livestock ration

0:1,0000000

 

[asterix]

good post gbb

+1

'ere in darkest France I ride an audax bike with saddle bag and mudguards - a very rare beast as everyone else rides race stuff. It makes no difference as other riders still exchange greetings. Being ignored is very rare. Sometimes I even get a wave from car drivers.

 

[david k]

i nod to motorbikers by habit, they look at me like im strange

Whats odd about a big fat bloke wearing lycra nodding at bikers?

 

[vimes]

hi
i allways nod or say morning even to horse riders
so far all hose riders have smiled and waved
none of the roadies with all the gear have nodded or said anything
most other cyclists have said hello
just for the recould i have a road bike but dont wear all the gear
mind you i will say morning to elderly people i pass when i am walking which i am sure must come as a suprise to some as i am a big guy with tattoos and have been told i look intimatating lol
regards
lee

 

[Norm]

i nod to motorbikers by habit, they look at me like im strange

Whats odd about a big fat bloke wearing lycra nodding at bikers?

In my world, there's nothing odd about that at all. Not that I wear lycra but, otherwise, you could be describing me there.

I nodded to three motorbikes yesterday morning before I remembered that I wasn't on the Fazer.

 

[david k]

lol,

im thinking about going out cycling on my gsx 750, does that count? ill start it on endomondo!

 

[asterix]

i nod to motorbikers by habit, they look at me like im strange

Whats odd about a big fat bloke wearing lycra nodding at bikers?

Bikers often give me a wave. I found it odd at first.