[Closed] Is it not the done thing to stop/enquire?

Not just you.

I always slow down/stop whether on or off road.

"Y'allright fella"?

Is the norm, no?

I always ask if people have everything they need. Might be a scottish thing.

I've never understood how someone could pass another rider who's stuck. I mean, how much of a trouble is it to ask if they have everything they need??

You get chatting to all sorts of people if you do stop and help, too...

I was just as puzzled the other day when I spotted a bloke walking his bike.
I asked if I could fix his puncture for him. Got a "no, thats ok". "Not got far to go then?" says I. "Only 5 miles" says he. You can lead a horse etc...

I always ask if people have everything they need. Might be a scottish thing.

Tis the done thing. Anything else is rude and not good.

Spent the Etape de Jock doing this.

If it was me at the road side/trail side it is what i would want.

Same here, no matter if racing or mincing.

Have snapped a chain without the right bits and been saved before, so figure that the karma needs rebuilding otherwise it'll bite you in the ass!

I always offer too, must be Southerner thing 🙂

Always ask if people are alright, helped fix a chain before..
Had a puncture once and found that my pump was broken, started walking and a bloke rode past with a flipping trackpump poking out of his rucksack, shouted after him when I realised but he didn't stop...

I always offer assistance too - if I've got spare power links then I will let anyone have them.

No reason not to stop. Ever.
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Unless there's midges - in which case they can **** right off and walk home.

i always ask and have been asked, deffo a Midlands thing

Always ask if they're OK. One day it might be me that needs a hand.

Walked about 4 miles in SPD shoes before the G/F rescued me. Not something i want to do again so off to CRC for yet another chaintool! 😆

Bit miffed TBH that no-one stopped to see if i needed owt..

I'd feel bad if I passed by a cyclist with obvious bike probs that I could help sort, and expect the karma gods to strike me down later in the day.

I ask but hope they say no cos I can't do mechanicals, except for punctures obviously.

It's a woman thing. 😉

I always ask if they need help, unless theyre obviously mentally ill, mad, angry, odd, or look stupid, fat, sweating profusely or teenagers.

Oh or from Rochdale.

Seriously i wil help anyone even the prat who rode off on my bike a few years ago when i stopped to help with his puncture,when i caught him i rode back and threw his wheel over the hedge into a field, he was not amused.

I've even stopped in the car for a walking rider and offered him to throw it in the back and give him a lift home. But his wife was on the way, so he politely declined.

That is sad MD.

Wonder what it was that put them off?

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I always ask, but if I'm on the road bike I'm usually only out for an hour with a few patches and a pump so probably not really worth me asking unless they've obviously got a flat

Always remember when I was on a solo ride from Gargrave on one of those 'Killer Rides' in MBR & I came across a young lad & lass, only about 14-16 on road bikes who waved me down. His rear mech had exploded but the (adult) group they were with had just kept going. The poor little buggers didn't have a clue where they were & had no gear to sort the problem. I ended up with mucky hands after shortening his chain & getting the mech out the way, but at least it got him going again. ( I also had to tell them the way to Gargrave.)
Must've been a right wierd bunch.

Always ask if I see someone with a broken bike.

Mind if you are on a singlespeed with nobbly tyres the local roadies round here will look at you like something they rode through.

My tattoos aren't as pretty as that Rusty - neither are my legs!

Maybe if they were some bugger might have stopped! 😆

It's like an unwritten rule surely??

I always ask if the person has everything and the times I have been on the side of the trail to be fair anyone passing me when my bike has been crocked has asked if they can help out 😀

always offer to help......just a normal thing to do I think??

Obviously not in the Walsden/Calderdale valley area....

Actually when I haven't been riding! I once stopped and enquired about the wellbeing of a teenager sat on the ground in the local park. It was exam time and he looked troubled. He said he was OK.

i always ask if everything is ok. i may ask/shout from a distance away on a descent so i don't have to slow and they can stop me if needs be...
i'd reluctantly ask a roadie if they needed help. because they're roadies.

Near Gargrave 1: Rolled up behind slow moving traffic to find two road cyclists sitting in the road. As I drove by I noticed the lady rider was holding her arm. I parked the car & walked back. They were waiting for an ambulance (suspected broken collar bone). My wife comforted the lady & me and the other rider kept the traffic moving. They lived in Leeds so I offered to take their bikes back to my house & they could pick them up later. A broken collar bone was confirmed after x-ray.

Near Gargrave 2: Spotted roadie walking on road (no pump) so gave him a lift to Skipton.

So yes, I'll stop and ask 😀

Maybe that was it.

My mtb helmet and SPD shoes gave me away as a filthy off-roader so they all avoided me! Either that or the flat bars on the Boardman.

I've helped lots of people out with thorn punctures on my canal commute, so definitely just a Yorkshire thing.
They're almost exclusively just out for a bit of fresh air on their Agros bikes, but it's a nice feeling to help someone out.

However, there are those who are over zellous with the Mr Do-Good, who annoy me a bit. So, I'm always quite conscious to only ask those who are obviously stuck. A few weeks ago on my way home, I was merely sat by the side of the canal, fiddling with my GPS. Some do gooder guy was upon me like bicycle repairman, convinced that I must need his help.
He seemed almost disappointed when I said "no thanks", I was quite close to telling him to **** off.

It has been my experience that roadies are a bunch of arrogant, miserable gits.

I Always offer assistance to anyone.
Long time ago I offered a guy a again tool in a race. He was one of the front runners, told me to carry on and he'd catch up with me. He passed it back to me about 5 mins down the trail. Then caught back up with him again when it broke in the same place again! Told him to keep it just in case, sure enough mine bloody well broke near the end. Luckily the same guy lapped me and passed it back again!

Bought me a burger and a beer after the race.

Just remembered. Used to belong to a running club and unfortunately one of the guys ran into a road sign. A car driver stopped and offered to take him to hospital, even though there was blood. So another runner went with him.

There are some good people out there. 8)

Always offer, why not?

I always ask. I was in the works van when i stopped for a roadie just outside Ellesmere, Burlton i think it was.
He was ok. Managed to find a house and someone let him use the phone(no signal)his mrs was on the way, but could've been stranded.

My bike rack is always on my car(roofrack mounted).
A guy on our industrial estate commutes in. We're in the middle of nowhere so a trek home.
He'd come off on the way in, on the estate. Didn't fancy the cycle home, Mrs has a smart car so she wasn't going to be able to get him.
He popped around and left a message with reception. Said he's seen my bike rack always on wondered if i could drop him him off home.
Wasn't much out of my way really, and i must say i was more than happy to do it.

One good deed and all that!

I always offer to help .Sometimes when I am driving as well.I even had a broken down Honda in the van one day cos a guy was stranded on a motorway

Seen both sides. Last tube split miles from home, nice roadie chap stopped and gave me a spare (on road bike in club kit though), fixed broken chain for a young lad that pushed his bike past when I stopped for a drink and a bite to eat. He was miles from home too and pretty chuffed afterwards.

I always offer - I like it if people stop to help me so I like to pass on the good vibe/karma thing.

I loaned my whole bike to a bloke at Mayhem one year. It was about 5 mins to go and he turned out of the last bit of s/track and as he stood up on the pedals his chain went. He obviously wouldn't make it back running so i offered him my bike so he could get round for another, as he seemed pretty devastated by that turn of fortune.

The only issue was that obviously I inherited his temporarily, but he had legs about a foot longer than mine, and some funny seatpost thing that i couldn't get down. I could just about stand and keep half a cm between the spuds and saddle, but over every bump I encountered some 'discomfort'

At the finish he felt he owed me something so gave me a half eaten back of Clif Shotbloks. It's the thought that counts.

I've lost count of the 'assists' given over the years. I've met some really nice people that way, with interesting tales to tell. The karma built up has kept me free from major breakdown, I'm sure!

edit: LOL, tojv!

Always ask and have always been asked. In fact I've only twice had to face a walk home with the bike and on both occasions I've been offered a lift by fellow cyclists that just happened to be driving by (both times I declined as I was close to home by then - but nice to get the offer) . I'll often carry extra spares on rides incase someone else needs it- if we as cyclists can't rely on each other for help then it's all gone wrong.

"Y'allright fella"?

Is the norm, no?

Indeed - although I have to ask why did you not have a chain tool / powerlink with you?

I get asked tons, especially at races, to the point where it's a little annoying really. I mean I appreciate it but after the 20th time of 'no it's ok I'm just adjusting my saddle/putting air in my shock/whatever' it's quite irritating. I mean.. I clearly look like I know what I'm doing.

I only ask people if they are looking lost or bewildered, or obviously trying to botch something. Or walking with a bike.

I walked miles once with something broken (I forget what) with my thumb out at any van or truck that passed - no joy. In Finland once I had forgotten my pump and punctured on the road miles from home (not entirely sure where I was either since I'd only been there a few weeks). So I set off walking, it was a good 10 miles home, but within about 10 minutes a young woman on her own in a small car stopped to help me. She didn't even know that she could get my bike in the car either so she had EVERY excuse not to stop. That made me very happy 🙂 She took me to a garage where I bought a pump.