So even you think that the casual wave of cyclists to the opposite sex may not be innocent. You're not helping your pro-wave cause.CommuRider wrote:That's all I can say. Anyway, why does he want women cyclists to greet him when he has a wifey waiting for him? Not sure if wifey will want to know he's been greeting and nodding to all these female cyclists (but will be relieved to know it's not being reciprocated!)
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Postby CommuRider » Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:57 pm
It's all to do with personality. If you choose to ride, you won't be grumpy as someone who has to cycle because s/he lost his/her driver's licence. I'm a pretty happy person when I'm on the bike (oh those endorphines) so I have no compunction greeting my fellow brethren
On the other hand it's 0.5 second to nod so don't know what the big deal is.
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Postby goneriding » Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:59 pm
and thisCommuRider wrote:I always give my greeting nod to my fellow cyclists
Self description, perhaps?CommuRider wrote:The little old ladies on their nice cruiser bikes do nod back.
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Re: precious commuters
Postby gtfpv cycler » Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:53 pm
we have found a reason for this arttitude that makes sense . if it isnt that , then it is rudeness .
this maybe just a sydney female thing , or a youth of today thing i dont know , as you dont see many women 30 plus on a bike .
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Postby jet-ski » Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:43 pm
I maintain that greetings are for long, empty country roads. If someone waves I suppose I'd wave back, but I aint seen anyone wave except for the 80 year old lady on the electic gopher I see often.
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Postby gtfpv cycler » Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:49 pm
i see what your saying . i guess it all depends on perspective , if i go for a 2 hour ride , i may see 3 other cyclists on the trip . or not one . if i was in the city i would probably get picked up and arrested for obstructing traffic , or riding dangerously LOL . MY posts in this thread have run there course . RANT OVER .jet-ski wrote:Hm, just cos you ride a bike doesn't mean you have to greet every other cyclist! Do you see people in cars waving at each other? Pedestrians?
I maintain that greetings are for long, empty country roads. If someone waves I suppose I'd wave back, but I aint seen anyone wave except for the 80 year old lady on the electic gopher I see often.
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Postby jules21 » Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:49 pm
+ 1jet-ski wrote:I maintain that greetings are for long, empty country roads.
it would get very tedious waving to every cyclist on the Main Yarra Trail and difficult to operate the bike.
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Must've been CRjet-ski wrote:.... except for the 80 year old lady on the electic gopher I see often.
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Postby lethoso » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:02 pm
Ride on the road like a real man and you wouldn't have these problemsjules21 wrote:particularly on shared paths.
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Postby ft_critical » Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:04 pm
Could it be that this was just your unique high school experience gtfpv?gtfpv cycler wrote:...not one women has waved or nodded back ... most have looked in horror ... a little bit like school days
I hear they have made tremendous advances in counselling recently
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Postby lovemybike » Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:15 pm
Funny!Nobody wrote:I can't see how since I'm going 30+ in one direction and she is going in the other. Unlikely to see them ever again too.il padrone wrote:I have little doubt that it's the old fear of ulterior motives. A bloke waving to another bloke is OK - equals. But a bloke waving to a woman (stranger) is just a bloke trying some sort of 'come-on' approach. Sad, but it is the ways of our world.
I had a bit of a sook sometime ago about people waving/not waving. I wave/smile/nod etc at everyone and if they're friendly/physically able etc they'll wave back. Most people wave if they can/if they see me and I'm the same. Does it really matter?!
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Postby Nobody » Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:06 am
Do whatever you choose. I'm unlikely to notice these days as I'm not waving or looking for any recognition of my presence. I generally look past cyclists coming the other way and concentrate on what I'm doing. I used to be a pro-wave person, but I'm more content not waving.lovemybike wrote:Funny!Nobody wrote:I can't see how since I'm going 30+ in one direction and she is going in the other. Unlikely to see them ever again too.il padrone wrote:I have little doubt that it's the old fear of ulterior motives. A bloke waving to another bloke is OK - equals. But a bloke waving to a woman (stranger) is just a bloke trying some sort of 'come-on' approach. Sad, but it is the ways of our world.
I had a bit of a sook sometime ago about people waving/not waving. I wave/smile/nod etc at everyone and if they're friendly/physically able etc they'll wave back. Most people wave if they can/if they see me and I'm the same. Does it really matter?!
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Postby trailgumby » Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:37 pm
"What?! Oh, erm, hi! -> "
As to the previous poser riding no-handed and yakking on a mobile phone, they'd cop a big mouthful from me. We complain about motorists behaving exactly like that, and then go and do ... exactly the same.
If it was that important you had to take the call, get off the damn bike. I saw some fool do exactly that (on phone, no hands) on the Sydney Harbour Bridge 6 months ago. Nice wide straight bike notwithstanding, there have been some nasty prangs and daily near misses there over the last 6 months.
So who's being precious? Seems to me the one who doesn't like being told. Well, boo hoo.
One of the reasons I got my ayups was because of stupid cyclists who think the laws don't apply to them.
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Postby gtfpv cycler » Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:16 pm
puts flame suit on NOW .
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Postby Nobody » Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:23 pm
You can't group not waving with crime. One is far from the other.gtfpv cycler wrote:i guess not giving a wave is becoming acceptable , so is stepping over dead people on the footpath , not rendering assistance in an accident, and leaving the scene of a crime , driving unregistered unlicensed etc .
I think this has been covered well already.gtfpv cycler wrote:...yet it doesnt change the fact that women wont wave like men do !
I think you'll find it is the number of women versus the number of available men in that age group. Men who are looking. I get the impression from speaking to some middle age men that once they have been married at least once before, they aren't as keen to go through it all again. They may be already hocked up to the eyeballs with child maintenance etc. But that is just the impression I get. Anyway this is getting seriously off topic, so this is my last comment on it.gtfpv cycler wrote:i wonder if that has anything to do with single women far outnumbering single men , when they are over 35
Edit: Grammar.
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Postby TimW » Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:37 pm
lovemybike wrote:Funny!Nobody wrote:I can't see how since I'm going 30+ in one direction and she is going in the other. Unlikely to see them ever again too.il padrone wrote:I have little doubt that it's the old fear of ulterior motives. A bloke waving to another bloke is OK - equals. But a bloke waving to a woman (stranger) is just a bloke trying some sort of 'come-on' approach. Sad, but it is the ways of our world.
I had a bit of a sook sometime ago about people waving/not waving. I wave/smile/nod etc at everyone and if they're friendly/physically able etc they'll wave back. Most people wave if they can/if they see me and I'm the same. Does it really matter?!
I remember that post Julie!!! My how things have changed for the better!!!
I acknowledge all That come toward me,be it a nod or a hand wave, and if I pass someone I say "Hi", if they choose not to wave or reply to me, thats their perogative, I used to get the tom tits when people did not reciprocate, now i have no problem whatsoever with it.Tim
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Postby CommuRider » Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:49 pm
ROFLNobody wrote:You can't group not waving with crime. One is far from the other.gtfpv cycler wrote:i guess not giving a wave is becoming acceptable , so is stepping over dead people on the footpath , not rendering assistance in an accident, and leaving the scene of a crime , driving unregistered unlicensed etc .
gtfpv cycler wrote:...yet it doesnt change the fact that women wont wave like men do !
Someone here seriously needs to build a bridge.
Wayne Rooney's hair transplant is all I can say. And the pot/beer belly. And the...oh, nevermind. Shallow attracts shallow. So if you surround yourself with people who judge you by your (lack of) looks, then that's your problem.gtfpv cycler wrote:, and thier looks arent there number one attractiveness in life .
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Postby lethoso » Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:05 pm
are you really equating not waving to the rest of those things?gtfpv cycler wrote:i guess not giving a wave is becoming acceptable , so is stepping over dead people on the footpath , not rendering assistance in an accident, and leaving the scene of a crime , driving unregistered unlicensed etc .
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Postby Mulger bill » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:55 pm
Well, if you want to use it as an analogy for the loss of "community spirit"*, why not? I doubt gtfpv is actually suggesting that people who do not wave while riding would partake in the other quoted anti social acts. IMO, inferring such displays a preciousness totally unrelated to the central premise of the thread.lethoso wrote:are you really equating not waving to the rest of those things?gtfpv cycler wrote:i guess not giving a wave is becoming acceptable , so is stepping over dead people on the footpath , not rendering assistance in an accident, and leaving the scene of a crime , driving unregistered unlicensed etc .
*Definitely not the best choice of words, I'm open to suggestions here.
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Postby ldrcycles » Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:15 pm
I've never had another rider look offended at being waved to, maybe people are friendlier here in QLD? lol.
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Postby Kenzo » Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:17 pm
I think Community Spirit sums it up well enough.Mulger bill wrote:Well, if you want to use it as an analogy for the loss of "community spirit"*, why not? I doubt gtfpv is actually suggesting that people who do not wave while riding would partake in the other quoted anti social acts. IMO, inferring such displays a preciousness totally unrelated to the central premise of the thread.lethoso wrote:are you really equating not waving to the rest of those things?gtfpv cycler wrote:i guess not giving a wave is becoming acceptable , so is stepping over dead people on the footpath , not rendering assistance in an accident, and leaving the scene of a crime , driving unregistered unlicensed etc .
*Definitely not the best choice of words, I'm open to suggestions here.
Attitudes in our 'modern' world is certainly becoming more selfish.
Wave, nod or just a smile... simple things which make a world seem a little more friendly. Just about common courtesy... or spirit.
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