Originally Posted by
jamawani
On two different occasions I have been totally ignored by Backroads tour riders.
The first was on the Northern Tier at the Newhalem store.
I was sitting out front and said, "Hi!" a few times.
It was if I didn't even exist.
The second was at Glacier N.P. where all the bike racks are on Logan Pass.
Again, it was if I did not exist.
So, I no longer expect much interaction with Backroads riders.
I wonder why sometimes - -
Maybe because they are spending the big bucks and I am riding on the cheap?
Or maybe they can't help noticing that I have all the panniers and they just have a little handlebar bag?
Or maybe it's because I smell bad? Who knows?
Totally forgot about my Backroads experience at Moran Jct. I was sitting outside some store eating lunch when they started to come down from the direction of Togwotee Pass. I tried to get some info about the climb up. Someone told me they had been shuttled up some “big hill” and rode down. It was clear they didn’t want to have anything to do with me.
A while later a leader came with a van and started loading their bikes on the roof. I had come from Jenny Lake so I didn’t smell that bad yet.