Bad Attitude MTB ers

[Wyatt Earp]

What can you lose by a simple hello???

I just read the OP's post again, I don't think it's the greeting that is the big issue but rather the lack of humanity to offer help.

[rouxtjie]

I don't care what y'all think of each other and what you wanna call one another, but my warning points are at -1 WooHoo

Yip mine also expired a while ago....time to go for gold soon

[rouxtjie]

What is really impressive to me is the number of serious racers we are blessed with in this country. I can fully understand in a race where you are riding for your paycheck that you would choose not to help another rider. Your livelihood depends on your result so, in a way, fair enough. I'm just amazed that we have these "serious riders" all the way down to F and G group on the road. It's also surprising how often there are races on that I'm unaware of. Riding at Groenies or VG or NF on the weekends and seeing the "serious racers" come by with no greeting or offer to help I assume there must be a finish line somewhere.

 

No intended trolling here but: If you're not racing for your job then you're not really racing, you're just riding. Chill out, enjoy your ride and help someone out. It costs nothing.

It does, about 60 bucks a pop for some good karma.

Edited November 19, 2012 by rouxtjie

[Stretch]

Suprised I made it to 4 posts without being attacked as usual by some Hub Hero like yourself. You could of at least let me get to 5 posts??

 

damn! that should defintely come after ultimate hubber

[Stretch]

I don't care what y'all think of each other and what you wanna call one another, but my warning points are at -1 WooHoo

 

that means i am more of a baddass than @Dangle.......

[Andrew Steer]

I don't care what y'all think of each other and what you wanna call one another, but my warning points are at -1 WooHoo

You been hacked!!?

[Vetseun]

I don't care what y'all think of each other and what you wanna call one another, but my warning points are at -1 WooHoo

Cant be! Three must be something wrong

[jcza]

I think the level of knobheadness has generally increased - however there are more utter asshats per square metre at road races

[Joe Low]

Do you greet every motorist you pas on the road? Or just guys in the same car as you?

Its a good comment. I can remember it was the done thing in the '70s if you had the same make of car to acknowledge the other guy. Or if you both had AA badges or RAC badges (not stickers, they werent invented). One AA plus one RAC didnt equal a nod, though.

[Wyatt Earp]

Its a good comment. I can remember it was the done thing in the '70s if you had the same make of car to acknowledge the other guy. Or if you both had AA badges or RAC badges (not stickers, they werent invented). One AA plus one RAC didnt equal a nod, though.

 

Must be the hat

[Nancy Drew]

I agree! Incredible how many times even in the first 10km you see someone standing there asking for a bomb/tube. I can understand if you used yours but clearly they're not carrying any.

 

I once helped a guy out at a race with my spare tube. I was hesitant because I would've come unstuck had I punctured in the middle of the bundus. Be that as it may, I parted with my tube (he had already used his own spare). He came racing past me and must've finished the event a good hour before me, but when I crossed the finish line, the dude was there waiting for me to return the tube. Although unexpected, I thought it was pretty cool of him

[Stretch]

Its a good comment. I can remember it was the done thing in the '70s if you had the same make of car to acknowledge the other guy. Or if you both had AA badges or RAC badges (not stickers, they werent invented). One AA plus one RAC didnt equal a nod, though.

 

i disagree...and I made a rather derogatory comment about it earlier...and feel i need to explain myself. For starters, on a MTB you will pass anything from 0 to 20 people in an hour depending on how popular the area is - In a car you will pass 1000's of motorists in an hour, which just makes the act of waving and acknowledging pointless. Second point is that in the 70's the number of cars on the road is a fraction of what it is today.

 

The only exception would be in a rural farming environment

[rouxtjie]

I once helped a guy out at a race with my spare tube. I was hesitant because I would've come unstuck had I punctured in the middle of the bundus. Be that as it may, I parted with my tube (he had already used his own spare). He came racing past me and must've finished the event a good hour before me, but when I crossed the finish line, the dude was there waiting for me to return the tube. Although unexpected, I thought it was pretty cool of him

And that is how its done, please anyone reading this that is starting out in mtb'ing....DO THIS

[Joe Low]

i disagree...and I made a rather derogatory comment about it earlier...and feel i need to explain myself. For starters, on a MTB you will pass anything from 0 to 20 people in an hour depending on how popular the area is - In a car you will pass 1000's of motorists in an hour, which just makes the act of waving and acknowledging pointless. Second point is that in the 70's the number of cars on the road is a fraction of what it is today.

 

The only exception would be in a rural farming environment

Sure, I'm just saying its on the same continuum & shows how far things have changed for different reasons.

[jcza]

And that is how its done, please anyone reading this that is starting out in mtb'ing....DO THIS

 

It happens but I find the more hardcore the event the more likely this is. At the fun races you won't find this.

[Vetseun]

that means i am more of a baddass than @Dangle.......

I just checked mine, Im also @ -1 Warning Points. Sorry Stretch cant hang out with you on The Hub. You are a bad influence