Fred

[jrenaut]

I think the two versions of Fred here are the serious cyclist with ridiculous gear, and the ridiculous cyclist with serious gear. My calves and I stand beside my gorgeous Pinarello and claim to be closer to the former group.

[dplasters]

@rcannon100 99033 wrote:

I think it is the former. It follows, I believe, the mantra of “If I buy $5000 golf clubs, I am Tiger Woods.” (The Dread version of the definition)

Oh the tour player poser. Never get tired of them. They keep me supplied with used clubs on the cheap.

I generally equate fred to be the cycling equivalent of this. It never came up in the great bikes vs golf disturbance of 2014 but I suspect that many cycling freds (using my definition) are former golf posers and vice versa. Or at least the mind set is the same (but in my mind they are totally the same people).

I always just think of this Audi commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89uJz_us4PM

[ShawnoftheDread]

@jrenaut 99049 wrote:

I think the two versions of Fred here are the serious cyclist with ridiculous gear, and the ridiculous cyclist with serious gear. My calves and I stand beside my gorgeous Pinarello and claim to be closer to the former group.

You seem to be calling your calves serious and your new fixie ridiculous. You sure?

[Steve O]

@wheels&wings 99027 wrote:

Uh oh. That’s a picture of me! :+)

You don’t have a rack.

[rcannon100]

@baiskeli 99039 wrote:

I did notice this morning that rcannon has two identical lights mounted on his handlebars. Fred!

Yup. One is a backup. (Actually, one is dead).

I am asking Santa Macabee for a 1000 Lupin blaster with disco strobe so I can MAD the other jerks on the trail.

[Harry Meatmotor]

unashamed leg-shaving roadie here – but i definitely went through the FRED phase with shaggy legs, old t-shirts with the sleeves ripped off for jerseys, and a singlespeed monstrosity of a commuter.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@rcannon100 99059 wrote:

Yup. One is a backup. (Actually, one is dead).

I am asking Santa Macabee for a 1000 Lupin blaster with disco strobe so I can MAD the other jerks on the trail.

That’s a lot of wolves.

[cyclingfool]

@rcannon100 99059 wrote:

Yup. One is a backup. (Actually, one is dead).

I am asking Santa Macabee for a 1000 Lupin blaster with disco strobe so I can MAD the other jerks on the trail.

@ShawnoftheDread 99064 wrote:

That’s a lot of wolves.

Or flowers…

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Male Peasant: I don’t care if I never see another lupin till the day I die! Why don’t you go out and steal something useful!
Dennis Moore: Like what?
Male Peasant: Like gold and silver and clothes and wood and jewels and…
Dennis Moore: Hang on, I’ll get a piece of paper.

[jrenaut]

@ShawnoftheDread 99054 wrote:

You seem to be calling your calves serious and your new fixie ridiculous. You sure?

I stand by what I said.

And actually I rode the Xtracycle today because kids.

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