snubbed... really?
03-25-13 | 07:16 AM
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I wave. Even to stoners on MTBs. Hmmmm...does that belong in the confession thread?
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03-25-13 | 07:19 AM
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With all the things to worry about during a ride, like "am I gonna get hit by a car today?" and the OP worries about two guys not waving back at him. Lawd!
03-25-13 | 07:21 AM
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03-25-13 | 07:23 AM
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Nope and therein lies the rub....people riding with a chip on their shoulder. It is amazing that they don't tip over and fall from the sheer weight of the chip.
03-25-13 | 07:24 AM
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03-25-13 | 07:32 AM
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03-25-13 | 07:41 AM
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I want to see if anyone here has some insight into something that happened today... maybe I'm missing something obvious. I went for a ride today, a little 18 mile loop just to break up the day. As I was returning home I passed two cyclists in full kit. The road is very narrow and very much a back road. As I approached them I waved and said, "How ya' doing?" At this point I was perhaps 10 feet from them. They both looked at me (almost in unison) and then looked away without so much as a nod. I actually rode away pissed. They're that effing cool? What gives? The only thing I can think is they looked at me and said to themselves "This guy is not a serious cyclist, we're not even going to acknowledge him."
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03-25-13 | 07:42 AM
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03-25-13 | 07:46 AM
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03-25-13 | 07:49 AM
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This year, I'm going to just get it over with, and say **** You to every cyclist passing the other way. Then we'll all have a good laugh.
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03-25-13 | 07:50 AM
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03-25-13 | 09:31 AM
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03-25-13 | 09:43 AM
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The OP should meet up with the butt hurt dude in Hot or Not and cry over a couple of beers.
03-25-13 | 09:46 AM
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I was yesterday, but now I am better. Since yesterday I have learned a lot about myself thanks to this forum. Now I can start working on being something better... if not for myself, maybe just so I don't give all cyclists a bad name.
03-25-13 | 09:55 AM
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Those look more like nose-grabs. Compeltly.
03-25-13 | 10:27 AM
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I know in various circumstances- not just riding- if a stranger says something to me, by the time I ascertain if they were talking to me; and think of how to acknowledge them...they are long gone. Never mind that I'm in my own world half the time, and wouldn't even notice if someone waved, because I generally pay attention to what I'm doing, and don't normally look at people unless I have a reason to. I'm sure lots of people think I'm a little stuck-up A-hole...but nothing could be further from the truth- I'm not all that little.... 
Those guys could be agonizing over not having reacted with a greeting fast enough because they were taken by surprise...or maybe they're just jerks.....either way, OP, you come out looking like the better guy.
Those guys could be agonizing over not having reacted with a greeting fast enough because they were taken by surprise...or maybe they're just jerks.....either way, OP, you come out looking like the better guy.
03-25-13 | 10:52 AM
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03-25-13 | 10:55 AM
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Yeah... I think this is pretty much done.
OP, don't worry about it, some people are friendly, some are not. It doesn't have much bearing on you, personally. Just ride.
OP, don't worry about it, some people are friendly, some are not. It doesn't have much bearing on you, personally. Just ride.
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