Unfriendly Roadies

Look.

Imagine Dave Brailsford is waiting round the next corner, desperate to sign up that wonderful rider he’s seen on his commute.

You’ve sold the golf clubs, converted the Octavia to a team car replica, watched HOURS of the TdF on the telly, polished your Pinarello, shaved your legs and bought all the gear.

You don’t want to ruin your chances by actually smiling at someone do you?

Depending on what’s going on traffic wise they might be concentrating on not getting struck by the driver brushing her hair or squeezing a spot on his nose (I’ve seen both in recent days!).

There’s absolutely nothing going on traffic wise. There is no traffic.

recently got my housemate into mountain biking, out on a ride the other day he turns to me and asked why road bikers were such miserable gits and never said hello back. I laughed at lot

another buddy who is a very good road-rider / former racer finds it funny to wave at MTB’rs because they don’t expect roadies to initiate the hello to those of us with knobbly tires

You don’t want to ruin your chances by actually smiling at someone do you?

Smiling ain’t aero.

Any fool knows this.

Heh, when I was on holiday in Germany (I think I said it here before… LOL) I stopped saying “hello” to other cyclists, as they were giving me “what a weirdo!?” look everytime… 😀

Mark them down as a miserable git then and get on with riding your bike!

This was my first thought, but I decided that would be madness and I must have misunderstood.

Ah I see how it reads. Should have said instead of taking the car to better trails further away. Only time I drive to the local woods is if the kids are coming too. It’s only a mile, but there are no footpaths and what little traffic there is tends to be the racing type.

what little traffic there is tends to be the racing type.

It’s those bloody roadies again, isn’t it?

moshimonster, welcome to the forum, btw.

This comes up a lot on here.

Yeah, seem to have hit a nerve with some.

If you really want to confuse people, wave at motorcyclists.

I used to ride a motorbike and find it hard to break the habit:
Old blokes on British bikes wave at everyone, even cyclists.
BMW/Harley riders ignore everyone apart from their own kind and the Power Rangers are usually too busy to notice.

Pointless, but great fun nonetheless.
🙂

Mark them down as a miserable git then and get on with riding your bike!

Or just not the special needy wavy sort.

Yeah, seem to have hit a nerve with some.

Ask a question about tires, that’ll settle things down

Yeah, seem to have hit a nerve with some.

Well, we get bored of the desperately needy always seeking attention.

Well, we get bored of the desperately needy always seeking attention.

touche

Oooooh look! A triathlete.

Is it possible that everything was actually quite similar 10yrs ago, but the slightest percieved break in etiqutte didn’t automatically get filed in the the brain under “Things to moan about on an internet forum when I get home”?

(I write this as someone who gives a nod, wave or “Hello!” to most cyclists or walkers when I’m out on my mountainbike)

Ask a question about tires, that’ll settle things down

What tires for the crushing disappointment of not being waved at?

Well, we get bored of the desperately needy always seeking attention.

So that’s how you would interpret a quick passing nod is it when passing a fellow cyclist in the middle of nowhere?

If you really want to confuse people, wave at motorcyclists.

Busted 😳

😀

Is it possible that everything was actually quite similar 10yrs ago, but the slightest percieved break in etiqutte didn’t automatically get filed in the the brain under “Things to moan about on an internet forum when I get home”?

I strongly suspect the difference was my bike back then. But anyway it’s not a moan, just an observation which I thought was a bit surprising.

So that’s how you would interpret a quick passing nod is it when passing a fellow cyclist in the middle of nowhere?

No, more likely raising the ‘issue’ on a forum.

Give it up OP,give it up 🙂

OP.

Feel free to revisit your observation being made my others. This will probably explain some reactions on the thread…

STW and miserable roadies…

Ask a question about tires, that’ll settle things down

What tires for the crushing disappointment of not being waved at?

Well I’d never acknowledge anyone who spells tyres like that.

*doesn’t wave at spawnofyorkshire and Jamie*

I’ll never tyre of your method of quoting, wwaswas.

I’ll never tyre of your method of quoting, wwaswas.

*waves at Jamie*

Feel free to revisit your observation being made my others. This will probably explain some reactions on the thread…

Fair enough, I’ll let it lie. Kind of answers my question though.

A bit similar issue: is it just me, or is it a scientifically proven fact, that when riding a mountain bike the drivers seem to give you more room and are more patient, while being on a road bike is like a red flag to a bull?

A bit similar issue: is it just me, or is it a scientifically proven fact, that when riding a mountain bike the drivers seem to give you more room and are more patient, while being on a road bike is like a red flag to a bull?

Its because its generally children that ride mountain bikes, or fat people, so drivers give them more room – they don’t want to hurt kids or have fat folk denting their cars. Grown ups ride road bikes so drivers know they can look after themselves and because no ‘roadie’ is fat, damage to the car would be minimal.

I only wave to other riders with equally niche machines who are sporting beards & are women

How do I distinguish between a person on a bike a cyclist and a roadie?

I just gurn/wave at all of them.

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I only wave to other riders with equally niche machines who are sporting beards & are women

I always wave to bearded women too!

How do I distinguish between a person on a bike a cyclist and a roadie?

lycra mainly

wilburt – Member

How do I distinguish between a person on a bike a cyclist and a roadie?

Everyone on a bike is a cyclist.

Roadies self identify as such.
Which is an insular, unfriendly act in itself.
🙂

Try waving to this miserable, anti-social lot!

that bloke carrying a sign with his age on doesn’t look a day over 35.

How would you feel if you were wearing spandex in public on a ride that you are having no fun on? because the thought of road cycling appeals more than the reality of it which is boredom.

Leave them to it. Youre off to have fun so who cares. ps, you dont want be caught fraternising with them anyway