What could possibly go wrong?

NYC High Five, fantastic!!

I think this idea is totally rad, but only if the high-fivee's bike is as awesome as the high-fiver's. If the high-fivee's bike is not sufficiently awesome, then you should do the "high-five psyche" move.

+1 .....

You could combine that with a helmet comparison thread!

I was riding once on the MUP (what could possibly go wrong there) and I see my friend rollerskating on the reverse way and he yells to me : HIGH FIVE!!!!!
I High five him at over 20mph I turn back 200-300m later and ride back to see what's up with him and talk but he's there sitting on the ground bleeding.
I ask him wtf happened and he tells me : I Just went flying! That was CRAZY! LOOK, my hand is still red!

most bad ass highfive of my life.

i've been wanting to a lot lately, how coincidental this thread

And maybe butt-slapping cyclists you pass up. They do it all the time in football. I can't imagine cyclists having a problem with it.

Then a cycling chest bump!?!?!?

No... i legitimately just don't like being touched by people I don't know. I really don't think theres anything wrong with that.

That doesn't make any sense. They touch you, then you touch them back:
Shouldn't you like just shoot them or something instead of resorting to more touching?

My employer looks down on that and I've got babies to feed. But in the state of Alaska where I'm from then yeah its an option. Georgia, where I'm going next, I think might have a problem with it. And beings as I'm going to be living on a military installation yet again, concealed carry is not allowed unless you A) have a federal carry permit and B) are a member of a list of ABC agencies or the MP corps.

I don't really know what kind of person you are or where you come from or your political stance on anything, but unwanted touching of any sort where I come from and in my eyes constitutes an attack on my person when its intentional. If someone slaps me on the ass while im walking down the street then I'm allowed to flip out, is it any different when its my hand? In both instances a person is making a conscious decision to violate me and my personal space and subject me to potential personal harm.

Why is it that everyone in todays society is afraid of confrontation, and if anyone ever decides that violence is a legitimate tool to teach someone a personal lesson then they're looked upon as peacocking or dick measuring or whatever term you'd like to denote?

In the society I live in, we're taught that there are two ways people learn things, repetition and blunt force trauma. Maybe this is why I'll never fit in the civilian world once I get out of the military...

Wow, so anytime somebody like even touches your arm or shoulder to get your attention, you go ballistic?

yeah... generally... At the very least they get a very loud "IS IT NESSICARY TO TOUCH ME?" while I turn as quickly as possible and prepare for a confrontation.... and don't wake me up by touching me either its a surefire way to make everyone in the situation feel bad. I'm glad the world you live in provides enough safety that you feel comfortable with random strangers touching you whenever they please... irregardless of what their intent might be or what kind of weird skin borne plague they might be carrying. This is not my world.

Also, no one ever has to touch me to get my attention. If your staring at me, I know it. If your in close proximity, I know it. If I don't somethings seriously wrong with me and I need to go home until I can clear my damn head and figure out why im being so lax.

There isnt. I like my personal space as well - one thing that drives me NUTS about living in this part of the world is the complete lack of personal space in crowded public places.

But bragging on an internet forum how you'd drag someone off their bike and beat them just because they high-fived you or initiated some non-aggressive physical contact seems a bit excessive, dont you think?

If you really think any sort of physical contact constitutes assault, you need get a sense of perspective. Given all the various things to worry about in life these days, one must have a really small world view or be a sociopath if casual physical contact is interpreted as assault and treated as such.

I take it back - you arent a tough guy, you have psychological issues, and I shouldnt be making fun of you for it.

Have you considered visiting a shrink?

It's totally different. It's like when you're driving, and some jerk cuts you off so you chase him down and re-cut him off. The other guy's an *******, but you're righteous.

Yeah, b/c a casual pat on the shoulder or a high-five is such an egregious act that the perp needs to be physically beaten senseless to teach him a lesson.

You dont have too many friends, do you?

Not a word.

If you don't mind me asking, are you deployed on active combat duty?

Edit: I know that a previous post stated that he or she is from Alaska (presumably originally) and heading to Georgia next, but it doesn't clarify where that person is currently.

I was just responding honestly, I actually never said id beat them... I would probably just clamp down. I think the contact with the pavement would be lesson enough.

I wouldn't call it a small world view, I would call it a different world view. I've lived in 8 states and 6 countries, on almost all of the continents. Every place I go, I see people hurting people who don't have the balls to stand up for themselves or can't due to age or fear. Alot of this starts out with a simple hand on their shoulder.
I think anyone who's ever been subjected to violence has a heightened sense of awareness, that at our most basic level, is akin to a primal survival instinct borne though personal experience.

Or PTSD.

I rotated out last year, from my current location which is just south of the DMZ in korea, i'll head to georgia to rotate back in with a new unit.

There is a very clear difference, if you'd ever studied the subject, you'd know.