Got yelled at today
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Got yelled at today
I'm riding up a hill, it's steep, one lane on each direction, and the fog line is about a foot from the curb. Which is fine, it doesn't get much traffic.
A line of a few cars comes up behind me, the first one slows down and paces me for a moment. Then takes off again. Very weird.
A lady yells out the passenger side of the next car at me "You're almost there! Keep up the good work!"
I've done this loop before and knew she was lying about being almost to the top, but it's nice not to hear "get off the road." As usual it took a second to register what the person said, at first it's just I'm getting yelled at from a car.
A line of a few cars comes up behind me, the first one slows down and paces me for a moment. Then takes off again. Very weird.
A lady yells out the passenger side of the next car at me "You're almost there! Keep up the good work!"

I've done this loop before and knew she was lying about being almost to the top, but it's nice not to hear "get off the road." As usual it took a second to register what the person said, at first it's just I'm getting yelled at from a car.
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It's nice to read a positive story for a change. You probably got some extra oomph once the words registered.
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Nice. I thought this was going to be another get of the f'ing road threads. I got one of those the other day
But I also got some bikers (motor) fist up hell yeah
. That wiped out the other.


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I'm riding up a hill, it's steep, one lane on each direction, and the fog line is about a foot from the curb. Which is fine, it doesn't get much traffic.
A line of a few cars comes up behind me, the first one slows down and paces me for a moment. Then takes off again. Very weird.
A lady yells out the passenger side of the next car at me "You're almost there! Keep up the good work!"
I've done this loop before and knew she was lying about being almost to the top, but it's nice not to hear "get off the road." As usual it took a second to register what the person said, at first it's just I'm getting yelled at from a car.
A line of a few cars comes up behind me, the first one slows down and paces me for a moment. Then takes off again. Very weird.
A lady yells out the passenger side of the next car at me "You're almost there! Keep up the good work!"

I've done this loop before and knew she was lying about being almost to the top, but it's nice not to hear "get off the road." As usual it took a second to register what the person said, at first it's just I'm getting yelled at from a car.
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I'm riding up a hill, it's steep, one lane on each direction, and the fog line is about a foot from the curb. Which is fine, it doesn't get much traffic.
A line of a few cars comes up behind me, the first one slows down and paces me for a moment. Then takes off again. Very weird.
A lady yells out the passenger side of the next car at me "You're almost there! Keep up the good work!"
I've done this loop before and knew she was lying about being almost to the top, but it's nice not to hear "get off the road." As usual it took a second to register what the person said, at first it's just I'm getting yelled at from a car.
A line of a few cars comes up behind me, the first one slows down and paces me for a moment. Then takes off again. Very weird.
A lady yells out the passenger side of the next car at me "You're almost there! Keep up the good work!"

I've done this loop before and knew she was lying about being almost to the top, but it's nice not to hear "get off the road." As usual it took a second to register what the person said, at first it's just I'm getting yelled at from a car.
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I think I got honked at for not wearing a face covering.
Empty, rural road, car was going the other direction- long honk.
Only thing I can figure.
Empty, rural road, car was going the other direction- long honk.
Only thing I can figure.
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I did wave! I think it's against the Velumanati rules to wave at a motor vehicle, but once it registered that some random stranger is yelling encouragement I felt like I had to or there'd be a thread on car forums about how some ahole cyclist who didn't wave.
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And as i wrote this post, I just realized that i end up waving more to motorists than to other cyclists....
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Well, they did say they're going to yell at you. We've been warned. It just wasn't what we expected.
I've had similar reactions from drivers -- thumbs up, waves, etc. At least I think those were thumbs. Always a nice change. Not that many overtly hostile drivers here anyway, and lots of recreational cyclists in my area. So we're not really the oddballs.
Thanks, Lance Armstrong, for almost making cyclists seem semi-cool in Texas.
Now Lance will probably yell at me in his new documentary.
I've had similar reactions from drivers -- thumbs up, waves, etc. At least I think those were thumbs. Always a nice change. Not that many overtly hostile drivers here anyway, and lots of recreational cyclists in my area. So we're not really the oddballs.
Thanks, Lance Armstrong, for almost making cyclists seem semi-cool in Texas.
Now Lance will probably yell at me in his new documentary.
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Once you could see oncoming traffic he told me to have fun and took off. The truck laid on the horn as they went by of course.
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I love it when I get cheered on by passing cars. It’s a nice change!
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People lie about the remaining hill height all the time in running races.
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I also got called Lance recently.
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I haven't been called Lance in ages. In years past I have been spit on, buzzed, coal rolled, hit with bottles and cans and a ball of ice, and squirted with an unknown liquid from a squirt gun. Not to mention screamed at and honked at. All that pales compared to someone hitting my wife by hanging out of a car window. True cowardice.
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I admit to being an angry AH but I try to make up for it by acknowledging courteous drivers and peds whenever possible.
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I was riding out in the country when a guy on a motorcycle passed me. He then proceeds to slow down to the point I catch him, sticks out his arm and waves me to give him a fist bump. Fist bump done, he waves, I wave back and he speeds up and is gone. Made my day.
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I'm riding up a hill, it's steep, one lane on each direction, and the fog line is about a foot from the curb. Which is fine, it doesn't get much traffic.
A line of a few cars comes up behind me, the first one slows down and paces me for a moment. Then takes off again. Very weird.
A lady yells out the passenger side of the next car at me "You're almost there! Keep up the good work!"
I've done this loop before and knew she was lying about being almost to the top, but it's nice not to hear "get off the road." As usual it took a second to register what the person said, at first it's just I'm getting yelled at from a car.
A line of a few cars comes up behind me, the first one slows down and paces me for a moment. Then takes off again. Very weird.
A lady yells out the passenger side of the next car at me "You're almost there! Keep up the good work!"

I've done this loop before and knew she was lying about being almost to the top, but it's nice not to hear "get off the road." As usual it took a second to register what the person said, at first it's just I'm getting yelled at from a car.
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People "like"-d this more than anything I've ever posted here.
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I'm riding up a hill, it's steep, one lane on each direction, and the fog line is about a foot from the curb. Which is fine, it doesn't get much traffic.
A line of a few cars comes up behind me, the first one slows down and paces me for a moment. Then takes off again. Very weird.
A lady yells out the passenger side of the next car at me "You're almost there! Keep up the good work!"
I've done this loop before and knew she was lying about being almost to the top, but it's nice not to hear "get off the road." As usual it took a second to register what the person said, at first it's just I'm getting yelled at from a car.
A line of a few cars comes up behind me, the first one slows down and paces me for a moment. Then takes off again. Very weird.
A lady yells out the passenger side of the next car at me "You're almost there! Keep up the good work!"

I've done this loop before and knew she was lying about being almost to the top, but it's nice not to hear "get off the road." As usual it took a second to register what the person said, at first it's just I'm getting yelled at from a car.
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