Anyone else have Good Samaritans who stop to help with your bike?

[MtnBikerChk]

Nice job!

We've had a few people offer to stop and help - even 1 guy in a passing truck but my favorite was the cop that pulled up and said "can I call AAA for you?"

(he was kidding - it was pretty funny)

[Dogmama]

It's about 50/50 here.

I always slow down & yell, "Got everything you need?" I always carry two tubes so I can give one away.

It's a karma thing. Or a bike-ma thing?

[Aggie_Ama]

Sometimes, usually someone asks if you have everything you need. I say yes and they head on. I usually ride with DH so maybe that is why but personally I prefer they go on their way. We did take a CO2 off a nice guy one day when we were on our third flat. Had three tubes but not CO2.

[indigoiis]

I have found mostly good samaritan action. Yesterday my red flashing taillight went flying off my bike, batteries and everything scattered, on a steep downhill (so everything went everywhere.) I set my bike down by the side of the road, walked back up (klunck, klunck, klunck) and used my headlamp to look for all the parts (amazingly, the thing was not broken - it is a Cateye and I will buy this brand again). As I searched around, three cars came down the hill and all of them slowed and asked if I was okay. Granted it was dark and may have looked odd with me wandering around in cleats and a headlamp. But it was still nice of them to stop.

[Kalidurga]

Not only have I had multiple people stop and offer help on the rare occasions I've had a flat, I've also noticed that folks show concern when I'm just stopped for a break. I'll be leaning on my top tube or sitting on the ground admiring the view, and folks will slow down to ask if everything's ok. A guy in a pickup truck even stopped and backed up to check on me one day recently when I was out riding gravel backroads (and, no, he didn't seem at all psycho).

I usually pride myself on being self-sufficient, but it's definitely nice to know that the majority of folks would be willing to help if it was needed. Definitely inspires me to offer help whenever I can.

[ny biker]

Sometimes people will ask if I need help if I'm pulled over, but in my experience most people ignore you. There have been several times on very hot days when I've literally been sitting on the side of the road with my head between my knees because I felt sick from the heat, and 9 out of 10 people (joggers and cyclists) passed me without saying a word.

[Kalidurga]

Sometimes people will ask if I need help if I'm pulled over, but in my experience most people ignore you. There have been several times on very hot days when I've literally been sitting on the side of the road with my head between my knees because I felt sick from the heat, and 9 out of 10 people (joggers and cyclists) passed me without saying a word.

Well, that's cause you ride in Virginia!

I can crack that joke because I was born and raised in NoVa, before crossing the river into MD Seriously, though, that is a shame. There does seem to be some difference riding closer to the city than farther out. Once you're past the suburbs, folks are also more inclined to wave and say hello as they go by. That's probably part of the reason why I so rarely ride anywhere within 25 miles of DC.

[andtckrtoo]

I get that a lot, too, especially as I ride solo. It's nice. Of course, I'll always slow down and ask if everything is okay when someone is stopped, too. I'd hate to be one of those people who passed by someone in need.