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Just built up my Transition Bandit (what a machine by the way) took her for a spin and passed quite a few road bikers on my way to some of roading they aged from 18-70 and not one of them acknowledged me even though I said hi ??
Has the tight Lycra made them mute or is it something else ? I won't bother next time my turn to be ignorant
Mostly just a nod or a raised finger. Maybe you missed them?
It’s just you.
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Sometimes I’ll get a friendly hello from them, but it’s usually the minority. I do however love to give the moody roadies who stare straight ahead and ignore my existence a very big and loud ‘speshul’ hello. It usually wakes them up.
Its got to be the Lycra, I’m sure they’re all in denial and pretending nobody can see them. Or they’re totally zoned into a back water starva segment attempt......
Fine with me. Unless they're really going for it I usually get a hi. Usually a polite call before they overtake...
No problems.
Haha, don’t feel bad. Even when on my actual road bike they only started to acknowledge my existance once I started wearing fingerless gloves!!
If removing the valve core and using a bit of sealant doesn't work then you could try adding another layer of tape.
I've heard all sorts of explanations over the years from being too in the 'zone' to even know we are there ..but the one that made me chuckle the most was that they don't like the fact that we are hurting our bikes by taking them off road and wearing out parts / getting them dirty..
This was from a fairly serious rider..
I now only speak when I am spoken to .. 😉
I usually acknowledge most people when I'm out on the road bike.....except for those who're making a big fuss and a scene, shouting "hi" and waving their arms. I've found they're generally MTBers on Enduro bikes, they definitely need to learn some social skills; I imagine they refer to their bike as a female aswell. Truly weird.
Just a nod of the head or a raised finger usually. No need to get all shouty/ wavey/ stop for 20 minutes.
I think y'all worry too much.
#bluesteel init.
Phew! I thought I'd missed the monthly moan thread.
Hint to the OP - try removing your Gimp mask before heading out on a ride.
Nice to know it's not just me think I'll just keep myself to myself and be known as 'that grumpy mountain biker I saw today'
The look on two roadies faces as I passed them up Beacon Hill on my Wazoo (with 33mm tyre installed) on Thursday, while saying hi, was priceless. They took great exception and tried to stick with me, I just kept spinning and didn't look back 😆
I dozens of MTBers and all the grumpy sods do is ride 3 abreast, blind you with daft lights when its dusk and completely fail to hold a conversation at 20 mph. And they wear a silly uniform!
I've said "Hi" to a bunch of MTB'ers in Goyt Valley when on my Road bike - got ignored completely.
There are grumpy idiots everywhere.
I wave at them like a loon when I'm on the fat bike.
Sometimes they smile. I always do.
the ones
are extraterrestrial bikers.never say hi
No matter if road or mtb.
Disguising both.
aged from 18-70
The ones around 70: these are the dangerous ones.
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99% seem to smile or nod back to me. Once I was even sat down on a verge waiting for a friend and had a large group of roadies pass by over the course of a few minutes. Nearly every one asked if I was ok.
Most days I feel like waving back at other riders. On some days, I just plain miss a rider coming past from the other direction, not cos I'm grumpy or riding my road bike.
I don't wave at other car drivers or other Skoda drivers [if we're talking about being social with people in fairly arbitrary/coincidental communities]....
Always say hi. Except in Richmond Park, where it gets a bit tedious.
Wished a few walkers Merry Christmas on Christmas Day. I don't think one replied 🙁
From experience cyclists (including myself) riding road bikes raise a hand or nod to other road cyclists, they don't often acknowledge mountain bikers / kids on bikes / chavs on bikes / commuters etc.
These same cyclists on mountain bikes off road acknowledge other mountain bikers and walkers etc they see on the trail.
Because some dick on a mountain bike was blowing out of his ass trying to pass them while they were on their way to a 100mile solo ride .
Local trails so wet I did a not #gravel ride yesterday, got overtaken by a tractor on a road climb then big procession of cars idling past stuck behind tractor, I was almost sick from the fumes. Horrible.
Whether roadies acknowledge me or not doesn't bother me, I always say hello. What does annoy me is other mountain bikers in the forest who don't say hello or anything, especially when they are on trails I've spent days, weeks or whatever building.
Most roadies do seem to say hello though.
I would have ignored you just as I ignore everyone else when I am riding (Unless I see someone I know).
I don't say hi to everyone I walk past, I don't wave at other drivers why do you feel I should say anything to you?
Could we not make this a sticky for all the sensitive princesses to look at rather than start a new thread every month?
stennah - Member
... and passed quite a few road bikers
Sure you did.
This again? Really?
As primarily a roadie, I always say hi, whether to MTBers, other roadies, or pedestrians. Mostly because I like being nice to people, and find that they tend to be nice in return.
The only exception to this is if I am going swiftly downhill, and my eyes have watered so much, I have to concentrate more on staying alive and upright.
ERGO, I don't know what the OP is on about.
Is this an end of year celebratory 'roadies don't wave at me' thread to reminisce about past roadie indiscretions, or a premature 2018 one to get it off our chests in advance? If ever a sticky was needed on a subject this is it.
edit: beaten to it by wilburt
wallop - Member
This again? Really?
Indeed. Its always the same pattern now, too: I was on a (insert name of nice MTB here) and passed (insert numbers and details of roadies here) on my way to (insert idyllic trail area name here).
Almost as if...[i]its the same poster??[/i]
I said hi ??
Has the tight Lycra made them mute or is it something else ?
took [b][u]her [/b][/u]for a spin
HTH
Oh no, not again!
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. Not sure why people get so hung up over it...
Sometimes I’m too busy hanging out of my arse
Cyclists IME generally acknowledge each other regardless of what they are riding so it's quite likely it's you and not them. Post a photo of yourself in your riding gear on your Bandit, preferably doing your wave, there are plenty of folk on here who ride road bikes who'll let you know where you're going wrong.
Maybe they got fed up to saying hi to MTB,ers and getting blanked! VOE.
Even roadies know transition bikes, that's why the didn't acknowledge you
Some people wave some dont. Some people are faster and some are slower. Think that's about it.
I tested this out years ago, it's tribal.
On my road bike, roadies would say hi back but not mountain bikers,
Visa versa on my mountain bike.
At a rough guess you live in the south don’t you? (Ie south of Yorkshire) that’s why.
Never felt I've had fewer nods from roadies but will say that when I am on my road bike I need to pay far more attention to the road. Can stop on a stamp on the mountain bike but run brakes and narrow bars mean I have to focus a little more.
I have also noticed that cars often pass closer when I am on my road bike. I think the narrower bars means that some drivers don't t give me the same room if I have wider, mountain bike bars.
Perhaps after 80miles of close passes they are not in the mood to say hello to strangers.