Originally Posted by
NYMXer
I used to wave at passing cyclist, most don't wave back. I can't understand the concept of we all ride but are prejudiced against each other. Seems to me that this philosophy isn't that far away from racism. I hope those "elite" cyclists recall that once upon a time, we were all beginners and it should be those that are experienced teaching the beginners their wisdom but not their arrogance.
Here we go with the waving thing again. When you're in your car, do you wave at every other car driver? Maybe at least the ones that drive the same brand as you? If you don't, does that make you an elitist, unfriendly, even anti-social? Maybe, just maybe, those non-waving cyclists are out there to ride their bikes and not to fulfill your goal of making every stranger on two wheels into a personal friend. And what sort of wisdom is taught by a wave, and why do you think a stranger owes it to you to teach it? It sounds like you're the elitist.