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    snobs or not?

    When I ride my bike (it is not a road bike), oh it has road tires but it is a hybred of sorts. I like the extra energy I have to put into it to ride. i don't go as fast as the road bikes but it is a solid bike that has been good to me and i can swith it to mountain if I want. None of my bike stuff matches my bike except for maybe my helmit. I wear what works. I notice there are some road bikers that won't even look at me (I don't think I am ugly or anything). I always say hi but they don't always. Are they looking at me and thinking "does she think she is a biker?" It just bother's me sometimes that they are like that. How do some of you road bike women feel when you see a hybred or mountain bike sharing the road? Do you think I am a poser?
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    I think you can't judge a cyclist by their looks. I am smart enough to know that. I think the snobby riders who won't return a wave are probably like that to everyone, not just you.

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    It is sad that they are like that. Some day they might need my help, then what?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brandi View Post
    Some day they might need my help, then what?
    Help them.

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    On the motorcycle, everyone waves (well, gives the stuck out hand or "you rock" or peace sign- it would be pretty uncool to actually wave) And on my bike, if I wave at MC riders, they more often than not wave back.

    Kids always wave at cyclists.
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    I have a really good friend who makes fun of folks out on comfort bikes riding along.

    I have to remind him although he has 6 custom made bicycles, 3 Ti, and all the top notch equipment there is, he's sitting around with me and not riding so who is the poser????

    Sometime people need to be brought down a notch, even best friends!

    Never ever worry about what you look like and what equipment you have. If someone thumbs their nose at you, then they are the one with the problem. I fell sorry for them, they just don't get it. What matters is you are out riding. And yes they need to realize you are actually working harder then those guys and gals on lightweight, racing cycles with those skinny 21 tires. Brandi keep riding!
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    See the very lengthy previous discussions of the topic - and you were even there How human of us to keep wondering... what do they think of us???

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    Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate View Post
    Remember: Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
    I know practice what I preach.
    I like to ask these ? sometimes just to keep it interesting. I know a lot of us say go to this thread it has already been talked about. It is much more fun to talk about it now. And for anyone new.
    Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
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    yes

    I think nanci is right, they are just aloof. It hurts, though, to feel snubbed. Particularly if you feela kinship to those on two wheels. I always feel friendly towards fellow riders, but I'm not always able to wave or say hello. (I'm huffing and puffing, reading my computer, concentrating on the dog/pedestrian on the trail behind you or spacing out.) And sometimes the hellos can be subtle, such as a raised finger or a nod.

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    Don't give it a second thought if cyclists aren't friendly to you -- it really has very little to do with you but with them.

    I've said "hi" to really serious cyclists and have some wave, some nod and some not even acknowledge I was there. I've also said "hi" to recreational riders (people in jeans, etc), and have the same three reactions. Some people are just very serious and caught up within themselves.
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    I'll admit, I was a bike snob at first! Not that I had anything to be really proud of! I bought the cheapest Trek 1000 road bike in the store. I've since learned that we're all different. Lifestyles, likes/dislikes, budgets, etc. We just NEED to do what makes us happy. If happy means I drag the rusty old 3 speed tucked away in my moms shed that hasn't seen the light of day in 20 years, then so be it!

    Someone that will probably get looked down upon by the bike snobs soon as I'm turning my current road bike into a single speed, getting a MTB later this month, and getting a new road bike in the spring. I can't image what "bike snobs" will think when I fly by them on my SS complete with streamers!

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    You are not a poser. Try not to give it too much thought. Some people are just not friendly, others are too focused to notice.
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    Why is not waving at someone you pass on the trail considered snobbish?

    Why isn't it just considered 'focused'?

    Why should I feel compelled to 'act friendly' to people on a trail who I will never see again after those fleeting seconds in which we pass? To make me feel better? Or to make them feel better?

    If I smile and wave at everyone on the trail I pass, my ride will be very happy. But very slooooooow.

    K.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kimmyt View Post
    Why is not waving at someone you pass on the trail considered snobbish?

    Why isn't it just considered 'focused'?

    Why should I feel compelled to 'act friendly' to people on a trail who I will never see again after those fleeting seconds in which we pass? To make me feel better? Or to make them feel better?

    If I smile and wave at everyone on the trail I pass, my ride will be very happy. But very slooooooow.

    K.
    I am sorry if you feel i was talking to you. I don't expect EVERYONE to wave. But there is a road that I ride on that the same people pass me everyday. And not all of them are huffing and puffing and really focused. i respect the fact that there are real serious bikers out there I trained for a year for a serious mountain bike trip. But it is the one's who will look right at you and not say a word or raise a finger after I have climed out of my shell to say hi. I was just thinking it was because of the type of bike I have. Just wondering is all.
    Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
    > Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life!

 

 

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