View Poll Results: Is Eddy Merckx a Fred?
No, he's the greatest cyclist of all time.
38
64.41%
No, he's one of the greatest cyclists of all time (second to Major Taylor).
10
16.95%
Who?
4
6.78%
I love Lance.
7
11.86%
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Is Eddy Merckx a Fred?
11-18-09, 01:45 PM
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11-18-09, 02:09 PM
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stole your bike
hahahahahaha that's awesome. Kimconyc am I mistaken or was he up at Strictly Bicycles on Sunday?
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11-18-09, 02:20 PM
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You forgot another poll option. It should say:
"He's the greatest cyclist of all time. Hence we envy him. And we call any cyclist we envy a Fred. Thus he is a Fred"
"He's the greatest cyclist of all time. Hence we envy him. And we call any cyclist we envy a Fred. Thus he is a Fred"
11-18-09, 02:21 PM
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Yeah, I met him at Strictly on Sunday.
It seems from the article that Merckx was weaving in and out of the tourist jungle and then later dropped the group, or at least created a breakaway, after Harlem Hill or Cat's Paw
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"Once inside the park, the unruly bunch, which included everyone from hard-core cyclists to kids on mountain bikes and one helmet-less woman riding sidesaddle while carrying what appeared to be a cello, spread out everywhere, frightening horse carriages filled with Japanese tourists (who promptly took out their iPhones and started taping the spectacle), and inspiring more than a few angry joggers to scream out, 'You know, there are LANES here!'"
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"Eventually Merckx ditched the pedicab, flashed a big grin, and raced to the front, triggering another surge that split the group in half."
It seems from the article that Merckx was weaving in and out of the tourist jungle and then later dropped the group, or at least created a breakaway, after Harlem Hill or Cat's Paw
:"Once inside the park, the unruly bunch, which included everyone from hard-core cyclists to kids on mountain bikes and one helmet-less woman riding sidesaddle while carrying what appeared to be a cello, spread out everywhere, frightening horse carriages filled with Japanese tourists (who promptly took out their iPhones and started taping the spectacle), and inspiring more than a few angry joggers to scream out, 'You know, there are LANES here!'"
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"Eventually Merckx ditched the pedicab, flashed a big grin, and raced to the front, triggering another surge that split the group in half."
11-18-09, 02:21 PM
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Ya never know. He wasn't married.
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11-18-09, 02:25 PM
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Yeah, I met him at Strictly on Sunday.
It seems from the article that Merckx was weaving in and out of the tourist jungle and then later dropped the group, or at least created a breakaway, after Harlem Hill or Cat's Paw :
"Once inside the park, the unruly bunch, which included everyone from hard-core cyclists to kids on mountain bikes and one helmet-less woman riding sidesaddle while carrying what appeared to be a cello, spread out everywhere, frightening horse carriages filled with Japanese tourists (who promptly took out their iPhones and started taping the spectacle), and inspiring more than a few angry joggers to scream out, 'You know, there are LANES here!'"
...
"Eventually Merckx ditched the pedicab, flashed a big grin, and raced to the front, triggering another surge that split the group in half."
It seems from the article that Merckx was weaving in and out of the tourist jungle and then later dropped the group, or at least created a breakaway, after Harlem Hill or Cat's Paw
:"Once inside the park, the unruly bunch, which included everyone from hard-core cyclists to kids on mountain bikes and one helmet-less woman riding sidesaddle while carrying what appeared to be a cello, spread out everywhere, frightening horse carriages filled with Japanese tourists (who promptly took out their iPhones and started taping the spectacle), and inspiring more than a few angry joggers to scream out, 'You know, there are LANES here!'"
...
"Eventually Merckx ditched the pedicab, flashed a big grin, and raced to the front, triggering another surge that split the group in half."
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11-18-09, 02:28 PM
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(I don't think Strictly sells Trek though)
11-18-09, 02:32 PM
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11-18-09, 10:59 PM
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According to the story, he split the group, apparently while riding what looks like a Trek Navigator. I don't think so.
11-19-09, 12:06 AM
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I was just in Central Park last month. It's a hopeless place to ride as you would expect in a place that's only a few miles long filled with kids, animals, people strolling, roller bladers, joggers, etc. The Freds on the ride would be the ones who showed up in kit with serious racing machines for a short ride in a city park.
I hate comfort bikes, but they are probably the right tool for the job there.
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11-19-09, 12:57 AM
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i wanted to stop by Strictly on the way back from Nyack. when i passed by it, i saw the line, which was comparable to what you see 6am on Black Fridays. having had smalltalk with Evelyn Stevens the day before, i had no particular urge to do more smalltalk, even with the Cannibal.
11-19-09, 02:37 PM
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