Erik Long

Yeah, dude. Some people just aren't social animals. Often when a rider goes riding alone, he does so specifically to ride alone - in fact, that's almost always the case. There are other factors - the guy could be riding on a very limited schedule, possibly in the middle of a structured workout, who knows.

If you're on a group ride, you can expect more of a social event. There's no reason to take offense just because a lone rider didn't smile and wave from the other side of the road. This is a silly reason to get bent out of shape.

Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:10:25 -0800
From: tackyglueit@gmail.com
To: sbrown@stevebrowncompany.com
CC: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Ask A Roadie

you're a clown. maybe the guys dog just died. the world is bigger then you.

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Steve Brown wrote:

Dear Ask A Roadie,

I seem to need some help regarding the secret handshake. Even though I am fairly sociable when I riding, every once in a while someone will simply ride by with their head down. I always thought that even if you wanted to be left alone, at least acknowledging the overtaken rider was the polite thing to do. One thought is that these are tri's who have taken off the aero bars and are not real roadies.

I have a cool bike, wear a cycling hat with the bill turned up under my helmet, and wear red aero covers over my booties or shoes. Are these riders just showing me "they are the man". Should I latch on to their wheel, and then sprint by to show them I am the man?

What am I missing?

Steve Brown
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