Do you like talking on the road or not?

[bikerHen]

Does it count as talking if I'm talking to myself? I ride solo most of the time and I'm the only one I have to talk with, not counting the occasional shout out to stupid cars. But then I work alone and talk to myself all day. And I always talk myself through working on the computer, sewing and just about everything. Maybe I spend too much time by myself? bikerHen

[teigyr]

I talk to livestalk! Or ducks, or geese, or whatever other animal is in my vicinity. Not running conversations because it's in passing but I say hello at least

[makbike]

Teigyr I talk to the animals too but then again I talk to my "thundering herd" each and every day.

[7rider]

Yeah...chat with the critters, too.
More like "Hey you squirrel - Get out of the road. Run, run, run."
And I thank the cows and horses for still being there, and not being displaced by McMansions!

[CR400]

Depends who I'm with and what the goal is for the ride. Yesterday I rode with a friend who is just getting into cycling. So we rode at a pace it was easy to talk, well for me anway not sure about her, but she seemed ok. If I ride with the top guy on our team I don't talk becuase I usually have to devote my time to keeping up and breathing. Unless he goes slower then we can talk. It also depends how I feel is it a get down to buisness day or a social day.

[margo49]

I ride alone.
But I have wonderful conversations with friends in my head.
I also talk to Salsabike and uforgot a lot about the countryside, flowers, birds, etc!

[10ch]

I ride alone.

margo49, you sound like such a cowgirl. Awesome t-shirt idea.

[KSH]

Just wondering what everyone's opinion was. I find that if I ride with someone that I can talk to (men don't get this) that I can go further, faster and have a lot more fun riding. I know there are a lot of very serious riders out there that don't like to "chat" on the road...what is your preference?

I like to chat, but I can't chat if I want to focus on going fast. I realized that the fast riders aren't rude, because they don't chat. They are just focused, and it's hard to chat when you are working hard.