[I Are Baboon]

Just wondering if you acknowledge other roadies when you're out on a cruise.

I usually give a quick, hand-still-on-the-bar wave. The return rate of said wave is about 50% around my snobby neck of the woods. The further I ride away from home, the more people wave back. Funny how that works.

 

[jacksonpt]

Yep - always. I usually get a wave back, or a nod, or whatever - some type of acknowledgement.

 

[splat]

I almost always acknowledge all other riders. the only time I don't is when i have to concentrate on my riding ( pot holes , traffic , etc . )

 

[Westy]

Everyone 'round here seems friendly enough, just sometimes you have to realise it isn't a good idea to take the hands off the bars so a nod will suffice.

 

[Ian F]

Usually just a nod and a flick of the left fingers while the thumb rests on the brake hood.

Or a simple "howdy" when passing someone going i nthe same direction.

 

[peter6061]

I nod/wave about 95% of the time. The rate of return is about 10% around here.

 

[binary visions]

I flick boogers at other riders.

 

[Westy]

I flick boogers at other riders.

Don't hit a pothole while mining for ammo.

 

[McGRP01]

I nod/wave about 95% of the time. The rate of return is about 10% around here.

 

[golgiaparatus]

I wave just before pulling out a can of mountain dew from my jersey pocket and bouncing it off the riders' foreheads then catching it as I pass, opening it, slamming it and then yelling... DO THE MOTHER F*CKING DEW.

Rate of return wave 31.09%
Rate of riders giving return wave falling off bike: 97.8%.
Rate of riders not giving return wave falling off bike 52.1%.

My numbers indicate that not returning the wave gives you a greater chance of survival after having a Dew bounced off your forhead whie riding.

 

[peter6061]

I wave just before pulling out a can of mountain dew from my jersey pocket and bouncing it off the riders' foreheads then catching it as I pass, opening it, slamming it and then yelling... DO THE MOTHER F*CKING DEW.

Rate of return wave 31.09%
Rate of riders giving return wave falling off bike: 97.8%.
Rate of riders not giving return wave falling off bike 52.1%.

My numbers indicate that not returning the wave gives you a greater chance of survival after having a Dew bounced off your forhead whie riding.

That was you?

I was the guy who caught the can, slammed it, and threw the empty back at you...

 

[mogulskr]

I wave to all of them with the rate of return about 10%. On our lunch time ride we see an average of 10 roadies a ride. I have determined that because we are in baggies and helmets with visors they could care less.

 

[reflux]

I actually give the motorcycle (read: HD) hello. I find it's easier to do than an actual wave and more obvious than a head nod. Whatever works.

 

[jacksonpt]

we are in baggies and helmets with visors

* points and snickers *

 

[laura]

I wave, when I feel like it.

 

[rooftest]

A lot of roadies out here in OC, I always at least raise my fingers to wave.

 

[sanjuro]

I am so much stronger then other riders it is beneath me to acknowledge their presence, unless they veer into my line as I smoke them.

 

[binary visions]

I always at least raise my fingers to wave.

These two fingers?

 

[MtnBikerChk]

I don't wave to posers or people riding without helmets.

 

[TreeSaw]

I almost always wave, smile, nod and generally get a return. We must live in a friendly area. The only time I didn't get a return was when I was on my jekyll (knobbies and all) wearing baggies and a camelbak.

 

[NapalmCheese]

Riding a motorcycle, everyone waives (hell even the Harley guys usually wave back to dudes on sportbikes).

Apparantly around here waving while on a bicycle is considered bad form or something, as very few people wave back.
Then again, I'm on a hybrid bike wearing baggies and a visored helmet, they must not think of me as part of the club or something.

 

[rooftest]

These two fingers?

Ha! I save that salute for problem motorists. (Luckily, we don't see many of those in Orange County.)

 

[jaydee]

I give the on-the-bar wave or a nod to anyone I meet on any kind of bike on the road. We're an endangered species.

 

[golgiaparatus]

That was you?

I was the guy who caught the can, slammed it, and threw the empty back at you...

1) You missed
2) You didnt yell do the dew, so your reaction was null and void, however, you didnt wave and thus you made it into the "didnt wave, yet stayed on bike" stats.

 

[bella]

i always used to wave but got little to no waves in return so i stopped.

 

[Mike Stone]

I always wave or say "how's it going," and I find it appalling that when I ride in the U.S. (mostly New England and particularly in CT) most people don't want to say hi, it is like they would rather pretend you are not there.

One of the things I love about living in Honduras (where I am now), is that everyone says "hola" or "buenas" to everyone they pass on the street. It seems like people here have so much more fun even doing simple things, and they really like to be acknowledged. If you say "hola" or "buenas," it's like you are automatically an amigo.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I acknowledge bicycles of any flavor, motorcycles, and cars that seem to have conscious drivers. For motor vehicles, I seem to get the most waves back from rednecks in pickup trucks. Go figure.

 

[JRogers]

I wave at anyone on a bike, pretty much. Most don't return. Some "serious" roadies just kind of stare at me (or, one could say, stare me down).

 

[rooftest]

Over the weekend, I realized that I wave at people because it makes me feel better - I don't even look to see if they wave back.

Of course, if I'm climbing, or doing 40 mph on a descent, I skip the wave. There are tons of motorcycles out where I ride, so I don't have time to wave to them all.

 

[MMcG]

I nod or give them a quick wave. Tonight I came across a guy on an MTB coming out of some unbeknownst to me singletrack and we rode together up a road climb and chatted a bit. Never knew there were trails where this guy came out from - must explore!

 

[mastercycleman]

not a roadie, but today i was riding with a friend, and I pulled over to let some other MTBers climbing up the trail go by, and the guy stuck out a hand and said high five, and said, "good to see the youth of america" at least your not going out and drinking.:biggrin:

 

[rooftest]

not a roadie, but today i was riding with a friend, and I pulled over to let some other MTBers climbing up the trail go by, and the guy stuck out a hand and said high five, and said, "good to see the youth of america" at least your not going out and drinking.:biggrin:

You let some old guys pass you up a hill?

 

[mastercycleman]

no no, that wouldnt happen, we were going down, they were going up, i would own them, and quickly

 

[mcadam]

Always give a nod or a wave, usually get same in return.

 

[capt.crispy]

Always give a nod or a wave, usually get same in return.

Liar! Ive passed this guy before!!!!

 

[G-Cracker]

I always wave or nod... I'd say I get a return 80% of the time. The ones that don't have their noses held so high their nostrils are causing wind drag. And I could care less about a friendly wave from those guys.

 

[vulvarizer]

I usually say a quick "hello" to other MTBRS but i stopped with roadies since i never got a return Roadies. Must be my MT bike/equipment.

 

[mastercycleman]

ya, roadies suck

 

[Morryjg]

I always wave or nod....Used to be where I grew up anyone on a Trek would not wave, everyone else would. Kinda odd. Out here in CO it seems to depend on how much the rider is concentrating on cranking.

 

[Heidi]

I acknowledge roadies, mountain bikers, runners, walkers, roller ski freaks, and skateboarders...everyone gets a nod, a "hey" or a little hand flick.