Originally Posted by Scarbo

The topic of the thread is, Unfriendly, as noted. There's been a lot of concentration on the ponderous necessity to offer a wave to fellow cyclists. I say that at least a smile of acknowledgment is sufficient. But, more broadly, unfriendliness in our sport can be communicated by general attitude as well; this constant sense of one upmanship that so many "serious" cyclists display. I live in the mountains and I can always tell when the famous Death Ride is coming up (Tour of the California Alps) because all of these lowlanders start to come up to train for it. Unfriendliness is yet another guy who makes a big point of trying to catch you on a mountain road, only to give you a scowl and a "Lance Look" as he goes by, only to die magnificently on the coming incline; I merely smile when I, in turn, leave him behind. Too many people, I find, seem to be riding with chips on their shoulders these days. There is more than one way to be unfriendly.But the best is to not return a wave.