Nodder/Fixie Skidder

and i guess you're standing on the sidelines not in a group?

You tell me?

Will - if you can come up with a better description of the novice cyclist than 'nodder' I'll happily use it.

That said, is nodder not the perfect description, given the riding style?

Well, like with Hipster there is no agreed definition is there? It may be accurate or descriptive for certain cyclists who do nod but it's use is not really restricted to those people on the forum. You are not, Andy, one of the people I would count as uncritically accepting anything on here.

P.S. Welcome to the world. School prepares you for it perfectly by the look of things.
Thanks for the welcome, young man. :)