Originally Posted by
waters60
Not vanity, but I love riding. It puts me in a good mood, the more the misery the better the mood. It baffles me seeing very serious types who look like they are not having any fun, the types who don’t respond or acknowledge a “ hello “. On long painful rides like the Garrett County Diabolical Double, 125 miles / 16,000’ I enjoy the hills. I try to cheer up others who are in serious pain!
I like this. I try to nod to people (not often do people do it first or even back, funnily enough I feel as the proportion of women who do it is quite a bit higher, but then again the sample sizes are vastly different).
Anyway, I was at the end of a hill, trying my best and I am sure it could be seen, and this guy comes down and notices it and loudly encourages me, and you know what, it did help. I really appreciated that.