Is it too hard to say "hello"

[latheboy]

I need to vent,

I don't know what is wrong with people, can't you say hello or at least look at me and nod as you go past?

I think i past about 10 people today while riding at Lysterfield and only two people said hello/hi or even looked at us.

The last 2 really pissed me off when we were going down (them on the up) and they cut off my wife making her turn off the track then trying to push me off the track.
Not a sorry, hello or even a look in our general direction. I even said hello as you past me just to make you realise there was someone else one the trail.
F&#$ you guys, You're lucky i didn't punch you both.

Anyone out they who doesn't atleast look and nod, you people need to pull your head in.

 

[chunkyapple]

Yeah I hate people like that. They sound like a bunch of assholes, people in general aren't friendly anymore it's not just the bicycle community. It's fuckin frustrating sometimes..

 

[StanTheMan]

I'm always on the friendly side. lets face it we are out there enjoying ourselves. But if someone doesnt want to be friendly, don't let it get to you. They obviously are missing the point.

Fair call if hey are trying to runn you off.

 

[normdouglas]

I need to vent,

I don't know what is wrong with people, can't you say hello or at least look at me and nod as you go past?

I think i past about 10 people today while riding at Lysterfield and only two people said hello/hi or even looked at us.

The last 2 really pissed me off when we were going down (them on the up) and they cut off my wife making her turn off the track then trying to push me off the track.
Not a sorry, hello or even a look in our general direction. I even said hello as you past me just to make you realise there was someone else one the trail.
F&#$ you guys, You're lucky i didn't punch you both.

Anyone out they who doesn't atleast look and nod, you people need to pull your head in.

Right with you. You should see the fun I have on Beach Road when ever I'm there. Love yelling out "Gday" to the serious types.
We all need to not only say hi... but actually STOP and say hi.

 

[SPECIALIST]

I need to vent,

I don't know what is wrong with people, can't you say hello or at least look at me and nod as you go past?

I think i past about 10 people today while riding at Lysterfield and only two people said hello/hi or even looked at us.

The last 2 really pissed me off when we were going down (them on the up) and they cut off my wife making her turn off the track then trying to push me off the track.
Not a sorry, hello or even a look in our general direction. I even said hello as you past me just to make you realise there was someone else one the trail.
F&#$ you guys, You're lucky i didn't punch you both.

Anyone out they who doesn't atleast look and nod, you people need to pull your head in.

i too feel your pain lol.......ive been riding for 14 years mtb and there seems ppl are getting less friendly in greetings and general social skills.
And if someones coming down i always give way if im going up as its easier for me to quickly come to a controlled stop than someone barrelling
down the hill. On another note "TOO ALL THE PPL WHO THINK THERE TOO GOOD TO SAY HI.....PULL YOUR BIKE OUT OF YOUR ASS"
Theres also more rubbish ,spent tubes ,gel packs on or near the trail.....that pisses me off too no end

 

[indica]

Mate who owns a bikeshop has put out T-Shirts and cycling Jerseys addressing this very problem.

http://www.bmcr.com.au/dbad

 

[screw loose]

Agree 100%. I've wanted to vent about this for some time, but always became to annoyed to make any sense.
Don't be a rude prick on the trails. That not what it's about.

 

[Nautonier]

Strangely, the only times I have encountered that kind of obnoxious behaviour has been at Lysterfield. For some reason it attracts those ultra-competitive types who seem to lack basic social skills and don't actually derive any enjoyment from the sport. I've always found everyone (XC and DH riders) at the You Yangs and Woodend to be ultra friendly; somehow these places seems to be more about 'fun' than 'training'. And yes, you can have fun while training...

 

[Cypher]

You get this a lot at the Royal National Park in Sydney.

It might be me, but I think you only get this behaviour on non-technical trails (the royal is pretty flat and reasonably smooth for Sydney). I always think: If you are such a winner, what the hell are you doing on this track???!!!

Other times I think I do the same thing too - not say hello or smile. It is hard to do when you are gasping for air. However most people are nice: I'm 7.5 months pregnant and going slightly faster than a dead stop. I get some funny looks.

 

[latheboy]

Agree 100%. I've wanted to vent about this for some time, but always became to annoyed to make any sense.
Don't be a rude prick on the trails. That not what it's about.

Haha ... I had a huge post and when i re-read it i kind of lost the plot so I started again.

At the youies the second weekend it was open we had a few people not say hello until i said it. Like Robhely said there is something about lysterfield and thats not normal for youies.

I'm over it now and have stopped designing spiked axles for my pushy like whats in Grease.

I can put up with dickheads it just shits me when people are rude to my wife.

I'm still going to say hello and its great to get a hi back with a smile.

That top needs to be changed to "you're a dickhead"
I'd buy a heap and hand them out :chuncky:

 

[latheboy]

I always think: If you are such a winner, what the hell are you doing on this track???!!!

Great quote right there....
Pregnant and still riding, good work young lady.

 

[harmonix1234]

Yeah, I get that too. All the time.
I actually said "Hey, How's it going?" to a roadie the other day as he passed me and he just blew out a huge snot rocket down at my front wheel as he passed me by.
Thanks mate. Real nice.

But the good part of the story is Ivan the touring Cyclist.

Last week I was doing the 15km commute home and caught up with a 70 year old cyclist from the isle of man who was cycling the globe with a big assed trailer and a custom built china-tanium tourer. He'd done china, the middle east, all of eurpoe, he'd just ridden from perth to sydney, around tas and up from melbourne to nowra where I ran into him.
We got chatting and he was asking if there were any camp sites local and I couldn't think of any so I just told him he could kip up in the garage.
We rode the rest of the way home chatting about everything bikes.

We spent the evening servicing his bike and listening to pink floyd and eating a roast dinner, and swapping cycling stories. It was great. Gold star bike service it was too

Gave the old codger a shower and a packed lunch, some new hand grips and some spare tubes and new socks and he was on his way the next morning.

Actually, he told me he was in the same velo club as mark Cavendinsh once upon a time, and he actually beat mark in a TT once.... But Ivan was about 50 and cavendish about 10 haha.

Anyway, I'm just saying there are some good eggs out there so don't stop saying G'day. And remember, they're better off being a wanker that rides a bike than just being a plain wanker.

 

[beardi]

Strangely, the only times I have encountered that kind of obnoxious behaviour has been at Lysterfield. For some reason it attracts those ultra-competitive types who seem to lack basic social skills and don't actually derive any enjoyment from the sport. I've always found everyone (XC and DH riders) at the You Yangs and Woodend to be ultra friendly; somehow these places seems to be more about 'fun' than 'training'. And yes, you can have fun while training...

I say hello most of the time but some days at Lysterfield there are literally dozens of riders buzzing around - you'd be there all day saying hello! You Yangs seems to be more conducive to conversation as there are one or two focal points where lots of riders stop and catch a breath.

 

[hungrytiger]

Lysterfield is particularly bad for this and I say this riding there a couple of times a week pretty much year round. I do say hello, I help out when people have mechanicals and I always express gratitude when someone pulls into the side to let me past. Most of the locals are the same way inclined; I think its just some of the roadies that are the worst; some seem to think they are the next Jason English or something. Note I am not saying that if you ride a roadbike then you have a bad attitude, just that this sort of attitude seems to carry over for some of them (probably a minority). Lysterfield just gets more of them because the overall patronage is so high compared to other venues, I have just learnt to live with it.

 

[justabuzz]

My mates and I concluded that roadies in general are way too serious... Hardly ever any eye contact when riding by. Not to mention say Hi or something..

Wonder why though..

 

[Spanky_Ham]

Yes, it is too hard to say hello.

Situation 1) the Racer
f*ck you hippy, We're out racing our imaginary friends, who, NEVER need to be acknowledged as they KNOW just how f*cking awesome we are... so, they KNOW not to upset our cadence, or our breathing pattern.

Situation 2) EXTREMERZ
F*ck you lycra boyz, we DH/Freeride and you suck lycra covered knobs. We is extreme, you is..... well, lycra clad. U prob dont get the LOLZ. In reality, this is no different to situation 1.

Situation 3) THE FAT PIG
"Oh crap!" Brake... brake... turn around.. follow that c*nt who just said hello as they passed us in the other direction..... wait up, wait up, wait up, wasn't being rude.. just we're both fat f*cks who can't ride and talk at the same time.... fuck socks...... hills...


So, if the first person doesn't say "hey" back, don't get down, just remember... you've just elevated yourself above that prick, and the next person might be a nice f*cker off Rotorburn..... or a fat pig off rotorburn..... still, you should say "Hi" and then peddle up hill like f*ck, the pig thinks he has a new friend...

S

 

[Mad Hatter]

I believe it`s a city-centric thing mostly. The same thing happened to motorcycling in the 90`s (oh god I feel old now).
Every time you passed another motorcyclist on the road you would nod or raise an index finger in greeting. As motorcycling became more popular the practice started to disappear. Soon it spread to the country roads and now it`s only old riders on touring bikes loaded with gear that acknowledge greetings to other old farts on big bikes loaded with gear (it may not be quite that bad but you get the idea).
Some people are just too busy with their metro-sexual likestyle to be bothered thinking that others are enjoying the same activity at the same time.
The camaraderie is starting to die. I hope it doesn`t, but the culprits responsible aren`t the ones reading this forum. They are sitting in their offices updating their FaceSpace page to show they engaged in a 'post sexual self gratificational manual stimulation session at 7:42 a.m.' before trying to hit on the waitress serving them a light soy latte on the way to work.
Roll in peace brothers and sisters.
Cheers
MH

 

[Nerf Herder]

I still nod my head when on the moto ... sometimes whilst I'm driving ... and that always gets a strange look back ... but never to scooter drivers :mmph:.

I always say hello ... riders, bush walkers ... your out there enjoying the out doors at its best and even at its worst its still bloody too much fun not to say hello.

not worth getting angry about IMO ...

 

[needaride]

I think this is more a problem of different people than the sport specifically. In every sport, in every community club/group - you get people who are decent enough to stop and chat and give you a moment of their time - and then you get the people who are generally either:

1. Too hot to handle and you're not worth their time,

OR

2. Really not that confident so they just go quiet.

Its interesting, sometimes I think that the DH community is much more relaxed than the XC community. But then I go for a DH ride and see some punks riding around on thousands of dollars of their parents money, who are too cool to talk (and slow once they get on the track!). Then I'll go for an XC pedal and run into some really decent people. There's no rule of thumb, its an issue of people and personalities.

 

[NZSNOWDOG]

I think more and more people prefer talking to computers/phones etc,than interacting with REAL people(they might have germs dont you know).