Written by: Tom Walsh

Snobcycles, rhymes with popsicles and they’re almost as cold. You wouldn’t
notice them unless you were riding a bicycle yourself. Have you seen them?
You wave in passing, and well, they just don’t. They are too intensely
focused on their regimen and riding their own private Tour de Pants to
expend the energy to give you a hand wave, a head nod or even a hello in response.
These are usually the guys (mostly) that are outfitted like they’re headed
for an invisible finish line somewhere. Perhaps my own attire is not up to
snuff? Maybe I rush to judgment. Could they all be training for an
upcoming event? Perhaps they are simply too devoted to their ride to notice other
bikers. excuse me, I meant to say cyclists. Maybe they are only being
safety conscious where I must certainly be careless in letting a hand off the
handlebars. Am I missing something here? It’s a beautiful day in the
countryside, there’s no one else around but us cyclists, and we can’t say
hello to each other. I used to jog, and joggers always say “hello” or
“how ya doin?” Perhaps I’m just feeling the old sentiment of my Harley
riding days. You could always count on a biker (. that’s “biker” not
motorcyclist), to give you a friendly wave, for no reason at all if just to
acknowledge that life on two wheels in the countryside is a beautiful thing.

And you know what, it still is and always will be. I’ll still be waving at
you Snobcycles just to let you know that. Have a great ride.