Tell us about your weekend ride

Obviously there are nice roadie's out there, somewhere, but not in the western lake district, all obsessed with carbon fibre (probably have an M3 and iphone too), but leave their legs at home; don't they feel embarrassed when a baggy shirted youth on a 40+ year old lump of slightly rusty steel takes them on the climbs?
And then when I utter a 'howdo' or 'alright mate' only ever get dismissive silence, grunts of pain or swearing (one time I actually got spat on, nice eh). Is it just me or is that a normal response to a friendly sole?

I was out on Saturday and the carbon botherers were all fairly friendly. I'm guessing that most of them aren't embaressed, I certainly wouldn't be. A lot of the roadies will come there from somewhere flatter than the Lake District and be more interested in getting to the top of the climb without dabbing than who's beating them and what they're riding. The first competition is, as ever, with yourself. And don't take it personally if you don't get a chatty response as you go whipping by, some of us are having a bit of a harder time trying to get oxygen into our lungs. If you get swearing and spitting it's probably because people mistake your candour for you being a cunt about how easy it is for you.