I tend to nod, and say thanks for pedestrians on a MUP that are friendly and gave room.

But I still suck and usually aren't at a conversational pace, so any acknowledgement wouldn't be huge movements.

That's pretty much my conclusion. Of course that lumps everyone as either a Fred or a poseur. I'll gladly admit that I'm the former.

I'm a Fred, too. The only person I'm out to impress is myself. I ride my bike because I like being outdoors, exercising, having fun, and getting around without my car.

Will a Cannondale rider wave to a Cervelo rider? A SRAM to a Shimano?

I used to ride a motorcycle (Yamaha) and the Harley guys acted like you didn't exist.

I give most people a gentle nod, slight raising of a finger or two, of if she's hot a full head turn.

Not only do Fred's wave at other Fred's, but they wave at car's, dog's, tri geek's, non-Fred's and anything el'se that cro's'se's their path's.

I just had a grammar seizure.

Meh, it just looks like you're waving with both hands.

They're won't be any comma's left for the rest's of us'

(Perhaps he is a bit possesive)

I'll admit I'm only about 20% on the friendly cyclist waves but I make a special point of waving to the park workers on the Alpharetta Greenway, who do an outstanding job keeping it clear. It paid off this morning when they were stopping bike and foot traffic for a utility repair but I got waved right on through. It all comes back around eventually.

apostrophe

Around here,

Lotsa waves on side streets, with people out trying to ride because their doctor told them to exercise or die, Freds like me, or sightseers.

No waves from commuters or racer-types and wanna be's, I suspect they are too wrapped up and concentrating on traffic, pulse rate, cadence, that stuff. And I do not blame them.

I always give a quick wave, but that's just a habit from my motorsickle days...

Was out for my morning ride, 30-40mph winds at times, no cyclists out but me, so I waved at all the animals I saw.
Forget cyclists the REAL problem is all those High Horse, Ivory Tower Elitist animals that didn't wave back.
That's MY complaint, they just ran the other way or flat out ignored me...
I am so upset

Gordon Gekko called, he's running out of narcissism

Sometimes I wave. Sometimes I don't. If I do wave and it's not returned, I try not to take it personally.

Yeah, that's, what, I, meat.

What kind of meat?

Fixed for accuracy.

If I taped a picture of my hand to the spokes on the frontwheel, would that qualify as waving when I ride it?

Geez, with 40mph winds you'd better keep your hands on the bars or you could end up some farm field!

I about got blown off the path and into the Big Sioux River..It was a good workout though.
I was starting to wave at the trees but I realized that it was probably just the wind and they weren't really waving at me.lol

When I owned a Triumph TR-7 and passed another TR-7 or -8 during the day, I would make my lights flip up & down as a "wave".
Of course with a Triumph, that was both a sign of friendliness and showing off because the headlight motor on most of those burnt out after about four years.

I am generally a friendly kind of person so tend to do the finger wave or head nod. But not always. And I usually don't notice or care if the other cyclist returns the gesture.

I had a Triumph...I always thought that the flipping of the lights was a celebratory nod that the car is actually on the road and running

Oh, I see, you're one of those super judgmental types? Hmm, what's worse, the non-waver, or the person who judges everyone based on their non-waving and/or appearance and gear? Couldn't possibly be that someone who is "kitted out" and doesn't wave, is *actually* concentrating, or doesn't feel it necessary to acknowledge every person they come across?

Irony

Judging someone as judgemental is judgemental, non?