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.