dont hate...he cant take his hands off the handlebar for fear of falling

Yeah, well we know we can say nipples, right?

But you can't say *****cat. What's up with that?

edit: for those who are clueless, the word above starts with puss and ends with y.

I wave to most cyclists I see, old, young, fat, road nazi etc. I dont care if they wave back, if they do great. If not I could care less. Just saying....

That's cause they are SERIOUS cyclists! Ha ha.

I used to think a lot of cyclists I wave to don't wave back but I think what it is is that some just keep their hands on the bars and do the little "finger wave" that I'm not seeing. By the way, I love your "five times nicer bike" and "five times slower" comment. Be honest, if you could afford a nicer bike like that guy was riding, I bet you'd buy it. Just because he has a nice bike and is slower than you means nothing. No matter how fast you are, there are racers out there that could hammer you on a $120 Walmart mountain bike. Let the old guy enjoy his nice bike . . .

Looking at your location, it might have been me. If the old guy was riding a silver Giant OCR-C or a red Bianchi, it was almost certainly me. I didn't wave because I hate younger dudes that are faster than me.......which probably includes everyone on this forum.
And you're right, my bike is at least five time nicer than yours.

Hey, us old guys are slow, maybe he waved after you rode past. Or he was bonking. Or said "hi" and you didn't hear.

I wave at everyone and don't watch to see if they wave back. It's probably just as rude as not waving.

Hey, us old guys are slow, maybe he waved after you rode past. Or he was bonking. Or said "hi" and you didn't hear.

I wave at everyone and don't watch to see if they wave back. It's probably just as rude as not waving.

Just ride your bike.

Thanks for your support.

That finger you saw was a wave, you broke, punk a**, trash riding, wippersnapper.

Could be those that you think do wave are merely wiping tears from their eyes at the injustice of such a capable rider on such a crappy bike. If they could only catch you, they would probably give you their better bike, if it fit.

Maybe you were going so fast he didn't see you. Seeing how fast you are.

I am guilt of not wanting to wave/acknowledge someone first. So I watch everyone as they ride by for that friendly gesture. Sometimes they wait for the last second and I am unable to respond with my cursory nod of the head. Am I a snob? No, just shy.

Best response yet!

I get laughed at and pointed at a lot, never waved at:D.

what a pathetic excuse for a thread.

:bike2: This is why I don't wave...

Maybe he just finished a 150 mile ride averaging 38.4mph and feels like a million bucks.
And on his way back home he is wondering why he rode 150 miles in a straight line instead of a 150 mile loop, so he's just miserable now, hanging his head in shame, trying to get home.

Nobody wants to know about your love life.

The last two weekends I've ridden my new-to-me MTB down to the hike&bike trail because it's either been too cold or wet for me to want to ride my road bike. I spend some time on the street getting down to the trail and have not yet had a roadie return my wife. I get a chuckle out of it, knowing that it's ONLY because I'm on the MTB and am wearing a Camelbak. These are just residential streets where I almost always get an acknowledgement on my road bike.

wtf???

i wonder if thats a typo or a freudian...only in texas ;)

average speed isn't important!

What a pathetic excuse for a post.

Oh no I didn't!

The decimal place was a typo, I meant 3.84mph, but it doesn't matter!