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In any event, I would rather be friends than enemies. Friends don’t eat friends.
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A wave, a nod, a smile, a lift of the fingers from the bars... it's all good around here. If I don't get any of the aforementioned acknowledgements from a passing cyclist I don't sweat it.
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Here in north Texas, it seems like about half of the riders going on the opposite direction will give you a wave. Sometimes, it's not much more than a few fingers rising off the bars and a friendly nod, but I'm still counting it as a wave. I wasn't much of a waver at first, but now I just wave to everyone.
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On the local MUT, in my case the W & OD trail in NoVA, hells no. No wave, head nod, verbal. It's get tiring real quick. Out in the boonies on a road ride, gravel ride - Yes. Gotta be civil.
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My observation in my neck of the woods depends how fast you are going. Acknowledgement to other riders progress from hand wave, to fingers off the bar, to head nod, to glancing at the other rider dependent on speed.
Harley riders do the hand to the side or hand down to other Harley riders. Every once in a blue moon a crotch rocket gets a wave or nod lol. Corvette owners do the finger off the steering wheel. I'm pretty sure jeep owners and VW aficionados do it as well.
Harley riders do the hand to the side or hand down to other Harley riders. Every once in a blue moon a crotch rocket gets a wave or nod lol. Corvette owners do the finger off the steering wheel. I'm pretty sure jeep owners and VW aficionados do it as well.
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Here in north Texas, it seems like about half of the riders going on the opposite direction will give you a wave. Sometimes, it's not much more than a few fingers rising off the bars and a friendly nod, but I'm still counting it as a wave. I wasn't much of a waver at first, but now I just wave to everyone.
How do they do it your neck of the woods?
How do they do it your neck of the woods?
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You've got that a bit mixed up, I think. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was out riding and failed to wave to a Bosnian cyclist. The rest is history.
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Usually, wave, nod, or some other form of acknowledgement here, lots of “good mornings” exchanged on the MUP.
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Here in north Texas, it seems like about half of the riders going on the opposite direction will give you a wave. Sometimes, it's not much more than a few fingers rising off the bars and a friendly nod, but I'm still counting it as a wave. I wasn't much of a waver at first, but now I just wave to everyone.
How do they do it your neck of the woods?
How do they do it your neck of the woods?
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I’m into connecting with other human beings so I wave at other bikers when I ride, I wave at other runners when I run (even when overtaking them) and I will wave at cars driving past my house if I’m in the yard. It’s part of being a nice person and growing up in the South. It’s part of southern charm and being cordial.
I live in Central Texas. Austin to be more specific
I live in Central Texas. Austin to be more specific
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Up here in Toronto, I'll get a mix of reactions to my "good morning", wave or head nod. Most times; I'd say 80% of the time I'll get the same response.
No expectations of course when the rider needs concentration on a climb, descent, or if there's a traffic decision he/she needs to make in front of them in the moment.
No expectations of course when the rider needs concentration on a climb, descent, or if there's a traffic decision he/she needs to make in front of them in the moment.
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My observation in my neck of the woods depends how fast you are going. Acknowledgement to other riders progress from hand wave, to fingers off the bar, to head nod, to glancing at the other rider dependent on speed.
Harley riders do the hand to the side or hand down to other Harley riders. Every once in a blue moon a crotch rocket gets a wave or nod lol. Corvette owners do the finger off the steering wheel. I'm pretty sure jeep owners and VW aficionados do it as well.
Harley riders do the hand to the side or hand down to other Harley riders. Every once in a blue moon a crotch rocket gets a wave or nod lol. Corvette owners do the finger off the steering wheel. I'm pretty sure jeep owners and VW aficionados do it as well.
I bike mostly on MUTs in the morning and tend to see the same people day in and day out, I wave, say good morning or give a nod to most everyone, and most return the greeting, but if someone doesn't even look my way I just go on my way. I try to be friendly and those greetings can make the trip a little nicer.
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There was a well known bicyclist (now deceased) who used to get quite upset if another bicyclist didn't return his wave.
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The funniest thing to me is how many people who think waving threads are useless and yet are still attracted to following them and commenting about how useless they are.
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Around here in North NJ it's usually a head nod or a lifting of a finger or two. But this area is so densely populated and you see so many bikers out there, it almost becomes a burden to acknowledge everyone you pass on a bike. Therefore I don't bother anymore unless someone acknowledges me first. I will then always reciprocate.
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It is ironic, ain't it?
I usually wave/return wave to almost all the local cyclists, and also the pedestrians and homeowners and motorists who wave at me when I ride in residential areas.
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