The BF Roadie Handshake
09-30-08, 12:08 PM
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The BF Roadie Handshake
I've always been curious how many people I run into on the roads are also BF'ers. There's no easy way to do this aside from some kind of "secret handshake" type deal, which is difficult to perform while riding.
So here's my proposed solution: The BF Roadie Handshake.
As you're riding and you see an approaching cyclist, wave.
If you see a cyclist wave at you, flip them off.
So here's my proposed solution: The BF Roadie Handshake.
As you're riding and you see an approaching cyclist, wave.
If you see a cyclist wave at you, flip them off.
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09-30-08, 12:11 PM
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How about an index finger to the brim of your helmet kind of salute? That way you avoid getting beat up by non-BF road bikers.
09-30-08, 12:12 PM
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That's too common. We need something distinguishable. And that ties into our inside jokes.
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09-30-08, 12:14 PM
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I always wave.
usually I hear HTFU....
I always assumed that they were BF roadies. JK JK JK
usually I hear HTFU....
I always assumed that they were BF roadies. JK JK JK
09-30-08, 12:18 PM
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I've always been curious how many people I run into on the roads are also BF'ers. There's no easy way to do this aside from some kind of "secret handshake" type deal, which is difficult to perform while riding.
So here's my proposed solution: The BF Roadie Handshake.
As you're riding and you see an approaching cyclist, wave.
If you see a cyclist wave at you, flip them off.
So here's my proposed solution: The BF Roadie Handshake.
As you're riding and you see an approaching cyclist, wave.
If you see a cyclist wave at you, flip them off.
09-30-08, 12:21 PM
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Making a kilometer blurry
How about we wave with four fingers up, indicating dialing it up to 400W?
09-30-08, 12:25 PM
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Perfect! And since that little mishap in junior high shop class, I could just raise what's left of my pinky, indicating 66 watts.
09-30-08, 12:30 PM
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We could just look smug and not wave. Naw, that's what guys on other fourms do.
09-30-08, 12:33 PM
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For riders cycling in the same direction, how about challenging with code words? For example, if I come up to someone, I could say: "Fred?" and the correct reply for a BF'er could be something like, "Pcad" 
Or maybe something like "Bike" / "Forums"
Or maybe something like "Bike" / "Forums"
09-30-08, 12:37 PM
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if youre riding in the same direction, pass the guy ahead of you and gesture your middle finger in the small of your back as you pass.
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I've always been curious how many people I run into on the roads are also BF'ers. There's no easy way to do this aside from some kind of "secret handshake" type deal, which is difficult to perform while riding.
So here's my proposed solution: The BF Roadie Handshake.
As you're riding and you see an approaching cyclist, wave.
If you see a cyclist wave at you, flip them off.
So here's my proposed solution: The BF Roadie Handshake.
As you're riding and you see an approaching cyclist, wave.
If you see a cyclist wave at you, flip them off.
09-30-08, 12:42 PM
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I've always been curious how many people I run into on the roads are also BF'ers. There's no easy way to do this aside from some kind of "secret handshake" type deal, which is difficult to perform while riding.
So here's my proposed solution: The BF Roadie Handshake.
As you're riding and you see an approaching cyclist, wave.
If you see a cyclist wave at you, flip them off.
So here's my proposed solution: The BF Roadie Handshake.
As you're riding and you see an approaching cyclist, wave.
If you see a cyclist wave at you, flip them off.
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09-30-08, 12:47 PM
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09-30-08, 12:57 PM
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Making a kilometer blurry
09-30-08, 12:58 PM
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I thought this guy was doing the official BF roadie salute:
09-30-08, 01:03 PM
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Let's all put a rubber band around our seatposts. All the same bright color, like maybe yellow, that will stand out and be different from everybody else. 
09-30-08, 01:10 PM
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Why don't we just signal the same way the Polish Cycling team does? It's a way to say "We're number 1!" without taking your hands off the bars.
09-30-08, 01:11 PM
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