Originally Posted by hcgaloi

Hello,

Before I ask the question, please, let me provide background info. I'm a 50 year old male, and I have recently started to bicycling for fitness. So far I have ridden around 200 miles after stop biking when I was a kid. Currently I only ride around Miramar lake in San Diego, California between 6:30-8:30am on weekdays. There are about 20 regular bicyclists that I see There. At first, I would say "Good morning" whenever I met one in the parking lot or on the route. I often received a blank stared look ahead, but only 4 that would greet back. So now I limit greeting to those four.

I have noticed this only happened to bicyclists because when I greet other walkers, runners, or roller bladders everyone would greet back. Because of my limited experience at one locale and roughly 20 other bicyclists, I'm not sure if this is a lone-wolf or "group-clique" sport. And, I'm interested in what your experiences in other communities. And, what is a proper greeting etiquette for bicyclists? Eventually when I gain enough riding skill, I will venture out to different bike routes to see it for myself

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences and kindness to help another newbie

Note: Based on some replies, I would like to make a clarification. I'm not offended at all when other cyclists doesn't reply. Because I'm new to the sport and make an observation at one location, I just curious to know how it is at other locations. Thanks again