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Saying Hi on the Bike Path
When passing by another biker on a path do you:
Vocalize a Greeting? Gesture a Greeting? Stare at the other biker to se if they are going to say or do anything? Stare stoically straight ahead? Pay no attention to what other people are doing? or... |
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Saying Hi on the Bike Path
On Aug 20, 11:46*am, Jorg Lueke wrote:
When passing by another biker on a path do you: Vocalize a Greeting? Gesture a Greeting? Stare at the other biker to se if they are going to say or do anything? Stare stoically straight ahead? Pay no attention to what other people are doing? or... I very rarely ride paths. When encountering another cyclist, however, I usually nod or half-wave when passing head to head, and offer a brief "hello" or "nice day for a ride, huh?" if going in the same direction (or head to head MTBing, in slow areas where there's time). I tend to get the same response, though there are the elitist few who don't acknowledge me, perhaps because they're too serious or perhaps because my appearance isn't up to their standards. I ride on the road in normal looking clothes and a hat, and MTB in normal looking clothes with a full-face helmet (or the helmet clipped to my pack if just tooling along a rail trail or something similar, where the chances of a wreck are nil) |
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Jorg Lueke wrote:
When passing by another biker on a path do you: Vocalize a Greeting? Gesture a Greeting? Stare at the other biker to se if they are going to say or do anything? Well, I don't often ride on paths, but I'll either wave or say "Good morning" to other riders (no matter what time of day it is). Art Harris |
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On Aug 20, 1:30*pm, Art Harris wrote:
Jorg Lueke wrote: When passing by another biker on a path do you: Vocalize a Greeting? Gesture a Greeting? Stare at the other biker to se if they are going to say or do anything? Well, I don't often ride on paths, but I'll either wave or say "Good morning" to other riders (no matter what time of day it is). Art Harris I tend to acknowledge, nod, flash a peace sign, whatever- as appropiate, basically depending on how far out and/ or how bad the weather is, might even have a brief conversation on the way during freezing sleet conditions |
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On Aug 20, 10:46*am, Jorg Lueke wrote:
When passing by another biker on a path do you: Vocalize a Greeting? Gesture a Greeting? Stare at the other biker to se if they are going to say or do anything? Stare stoically straight ahead? Pay no attention to what other people are doing? or... Raise my beer bottle and swerve into the hedges. But only if it's before 10:00am. |
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Saying Hi on the Bike Path
"Jorg Lueke" wrote in message ... When passing by another biker on a path do you: Vocalize a Greeting? Gesture a Greeting? Stare at the other biker to se if they are going to say or do anything? Stare stoically straight ahead? Pay no attention to what other people are doing? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It all depends. I greet, nod, wave, say something to anyone who looks like they might respond. I ignore anyone who clearly doesn't want to interact, e.g., high end bike, full costume, pedaling hard, or fully engaged in conversation with their partner, walking, riding or jogging. |
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"Leo Lichtman" wrote: "Jorg Lueke" wrote in message ... When passing by another biker on a path do you: Vocalize a Greeting? Gesture a Greeting? Stare at the other biker to se if they are going to say or do anything? Stare stoically straight ahead? Pay no attention to what other people are doing? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It all depends. I greet, nod, wave, say something to anyone who looks like they might respond. I ignore anyone who clearly doesn't want to interact, e.g., high end bike, full costume, pedaling hard, or fully engaged in conversation with their partner, walking, riding or jogging. i cruise the trail in my tandem offering hott chi.xx a rrrriiiiide. ..max -- This signature can be appended to your outgoing mesages. Many people include in their signatures contact information, and perhaps a joke or quotation. |
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Leo Lichtman wrote:
[[...]] I ignore anyone who clearly doesn't want to interact, e.g., high end bike, full costume, pedaling hard, [[...]]] That's a strange assumption... How long does it take you to distinguish between a "high end bike" and a "normal" bike? The only time I don't greet someone is when going downhill at high speed because that's too dangerous (and it doesn't make sense trying to greet someone who is riding uphill while you go downhill at more than, say, 60km/h). |
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Jorg Lueke wrote in news:d08d390f-0483-4db2-88b1-
: When passing by another biker on a path do you: Vocalize a Greeting? I always say hi when I am passing someone from behind. That is less likely to startle them than just riding by. Startled riders can be unpredictable, i.e., swerving into your path. |
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