I went out to day for a couple of hours … right enough I did stay in town but only got a couple of nods returned from the tens that I gave out …
To me nodding is dangerous… I would nod if I am cruising on a slow stroll, but to be honest most of the time i am concentrating when filtering with inches if not millimiters between myself and the cars either side of me, and more often than not i am riding too quick to bother nodding, its not a sign of disrespect to other riders but its my skin for the sake of a nod in my case, i am always on a mission when i am riding so… to please other riders i might get a small nodding helmet and fit it somewhere on the bike. 
i nodd at every biker really, except for delivery boys and couriers, oh and monkey bike riders, and im not quite sure what to do about trikes.
a few days ago, i had just parked my bike and was walking on the main road to go into a coffee shop, a biker was riding past and saw i was wearing leathers and carrying a helmet and nodded at me, i then twisted my neck and nodded back, got so used to doing it while riding, that i did it without even being on the bike. and i also did it a few times when i said hello to people.
anyone else done that?..maybe not!.
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Nodding while filtering would be a bit futile anyway as you’re v unlikely to be seen… More of an open road thing innit
I went for a blast on Saturday evening to check out my flickability and nodded to every bike that went past me (not when I was filtering of course) out of about 30 bikes that went past only about 5 nodded back… What is it. Why not. If you get a nod isnt it just common decency to nod back???
Can I make a suggestion which links into an earlier comment about the Churchill dog. Lets just stick one to the front of our bikes (on double bubble for sports bikes and top of front fender for trails/supermoto). No more worrying about not nodding on nodding to much, Old Churchill will do it for you!!!
ALLE-‘F@@KIN’-LUYAH well said sport!!
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After recent rides in London i might review my nodding policy, perhaps there should be road markings as you head into London saying “you’re now entering a no nodding zone”?
I know what you mean Paivi!!! I’m sick of wiping the saliva off of my visor… Messy buggers…
I nod at everyone on a bike, usually get the same back… Have noticed over the last couple of years that less and less bikers are nodding these days…
Grumpy sods!
It would be suicide for me to try and nod to anyone in packed up Central London. I think it would make more sense to do it outside of the centre or else I would probably end up in the ICU. When riding I would probably be concentrating soo hard I would have a little frown and be sticking my tongue out to focus you see. I am a bit like a guy in that I cant do more than one thing at a time.
Out of town its great to get a nod but in rush hour the only safe nodding is the dog in the back of the chaved up car