Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
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Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby RobM » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:37 pm
I only got 3 replies
After realising I wasnt getting many responses...I tried it with the Peds on the shared path - 5 out of 9 said Good Morning back!
Pedestrians friendlier than cyclists????
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby munga » Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:22 pm
or 2) they are moving slow enough to hear you?
or 3) they just don't like you.
you sound shifty.
i say number 3.
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Postby RobM » Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:36 pm
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Postby munga » Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:47 pm
and you wonder why people look at you like they smelt a cat poo..
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby Ozkaban » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:40 am
+1jasonc wrote:I say morning or nod to everyone. I find commuters are more likely to reply over team-kitted riders
When I'm running, other runners almost always respond. There's more of a feeling of being out there together, I think.
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Postby trailgumby » Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:59 pm
Yep. Mountain bikers almost always reply as well. Again, a sense of being out there and a sense of being obligated to offer help if needed - I reckon in part due to the isolated areas we often find ourselves in.jasonc wrote:I say morning or nod to everyone. I find commuters are more likely to reply over team-kitted riders
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby RobM » Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:25 pm
Lets go back to hating on pedestrians
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby find_bruce » Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:31 pm
I'm confused Rob - you mention 3 camps with a foot in each. Do you hop from one to another like some sort of demented irish dancer or a you built like Jake the peg ?punk_rob wrote:Well i was actually dressed as a 'roadie' on this particular commute - didnt make much difference. I also have a 'wet weather' commuter.....and a mountain bike. So i have a foot in each camp.
If it is the latter, how do you cycle with your extra leg ?
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Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby RonK » Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:39 pm
Maybe he has a tricycle too.find_bruce wrote:I'm confused Rob - you mention 3 camps with a foot in each. Do you hop from one to another like some sort of demented irish dancer or a you built like Jake the peg ?punk_rob wrote:Well i was actually dressed as a 'roadie' on this particular commute - didnt make much difference. I also have a 'wet weather' commuter.....and a mountain bike. So i have a foot in each camp.
If it is the latter, how do you cycle with your extra leg ?
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby RobM » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:37 pm
Is she a brunette on a flatbar/mountain bike heading south along SE Freeway bikeway around 7am?....Not that i noticed much about her at all, of coursevbplease wrote:I pass an attractive girl most mornings on the bikeway who always gives me a smile.. I'm thinking I'll fake an injury/flat tyre to get her to stop
Ill admit it - i nearly rode straight off the bikeway into a fence the first time she rode past me
I play it cool now with a 'oh-im-just-on-my-way-to-work-fellow-regular-cyclist' nod and smile.
And yes. Three feet, three legs and the middle one comes in handy every now and then
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby jimsheedy » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:50 pm
jasonc wrote:I say morning or nod to everyone. I find commuters are more likely to reply over team-kitted riders
I find your average commuter to be pretty unfriendly. Then again I would never say hello to someone wearing a "team kit".
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:17 pm
I tend to say gidday early in my ride but that's around 5:45 to 6:30 and there are not that many around. By the time I get to Como there are so many cyclists it's a bit like Crocodile Dundee in New York. Nevertheless I try to repond to hellos though it can be lost in a fleeting moment.
But I think you are correct. Peds seem to be quite amiable, though the occasional one may show a little annoyance if you surprise them when coming up from behind. Cyclists are often in their own world.
I'm in Perth.
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:29 pm
Why not? Does that say more about you than about the riders you disdain?jimsheedy wrote:jasonc wrote:Then again I would never say hello to someone wearing a "team kit".
Besides in cashed up WA everyone seems to have a full wardrobe of flash kit. It'd be pretty lonely to ignore them.
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby jimsheedy » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:36 pm
ColinOldnCranky wrote:Why not? Does that say more about you than about the riders you disdain?jimsheedy wrote:jasonc wrote:Then again I would never say hello to someone wearing a "team kit".
Besides in cashed up WA everyone seems to have a full wardrobe of flash kit. It'd be pretty lonely to ignore them.
i feel embarrassed for them
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby vaeske » Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:34 am
they think they're on the pro tour. it is funnyjimsheedy wrote:
i feel embarrassed for them
i do find on main roads, no one says hello coz you're flying past and they usually check out what you're riding and wearing, but if you're on the bikeways there'll be more of a response and its usually the couples and families that say hello back.
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby munga » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:55 am
on hills everyone smiles and has a chat to me, and i do the 'wake up grumpy' face.
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby PawPaw » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:37 am
Pedestrians don't.
Rob, I think your samples sizes were too small. Most peds wear ipods anyways.
If you tried this in Queen St, how many peds do you think would say hello back?
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby RobM » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:30 am
Double blind trial?.................If i cant see, i doubt ill make it anywhere near the bikeway bah-dum-tisssOxford wrote:I would like a double blind study to confirm these results, otherwise I will not believe it personally. Also how about a "Brisbane Cyclists Go Home Grumpy" survey too, double blind of course.
Yes my survey was flawed. Just abit of fun, but maybe now youll all be ready to say Good Morning on your commutes. Feel the love people......feeeeeel it!
Oh and re: riding attire - sometimes the pro team kits are the only thing the rider has to wear. When i started i only had some ebay copy kits. Id rather them be out on the bike than worrying about whether they should be embarassed in what theyre wearing. Awfully pretentious way of thinking otherwise.
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Re: Brisbane Cyclists Wake Up Grumpy
Postby jasonc » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:56 am
it's worth noting that I did not state the above. This is manipulation of what was posted above. I acknowledge all riders. as can be seen belowColinOldnCranky wrote:Why not? Does that say more about you than about the riders you disdain?jimsheedy wrote:jasonc wrote:Then again I would never say hello to someone wearing a "team kit".
Besides in cashed up WA everyone seems to have a full wardrobe of flash kit. It'd be pretty lonely to ignore them.
jimsheedy wrote:I find your average commuter to be pretty unfriendly. Then again I would never say hello to someone wearing a "team kit".jasonc wrote:I say morning or nod to everyone. I find commuters are more likely to reply over team-kitted riders
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