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Old 04-24-12 | 09:00 PM
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A newly chartered Fred University will be welcoming the first class in the fall, 2012. Students at FU will be able to choose from five different majors, as shown below, with some of the classes they'll be taking in pursuit of their bachelor's degree. All of these classes were suggested in the preceding posts. Not all of the suggested classes (above) have made the cut; I was getting sleepy and decided to bring the project to conclusion.

Here, then, are the five tracks for a degree at FU:

Mechanics: How Your Bike Works

• 10 places you never thought about mounting a winky blinkie
• Can you ever have too many spokes?
• Clipless Pedals I, II, III, IV and V.
• Cross-chaining for dummies
• Gearing - how slow can you go and not fall over?
• Maximizing handlebar height
• Mirrors Demystified
• Synchronizing your blinkies
• The Purpose of Reflectors and Dork Discs

Fashion for Freds: What to Wear When You Ride Your Bike

• A comparison of pants protectors
• Club Cut - make your own oversize cycling jerseys
• Cutting the fingers off of gardening gloves
• Fashionable riding accessories at Wal-Mart and other department stores.
• Gel padded bike shorts
• Helmet fundamentals: Visors on or off?
• HighVis clothing and accessories
• Pants guards - chromed or not.
• Shorts or Bibs 101: straps under or over the jerseys?
• Spray paint your helmet new
• The aerobelly, myth or mythological
• Too Sexy for My Shorts - high socks, black socks, red shorts - the influence of the Fred on contemporary cycling fashion

Riding Etiquette: The Do’s and Don’ts on the Open Road

• Changing gears - It's a fallacy that gears help. Learn the lies behind gears, global warming and evolution
• Cross training - When and how to walk up a hill and make it look cool.
• Free riding - A guide to stealth riding close behind others on a MUP
• Road repair - How to tell if a stranger might have a flat repair kit and how to get them to fix your flat for free
• The ins and outs of waving hello to other roadies, and why its so hard to get a wave back.
• Unflipped and lifted, a Fred guide to upright riding on drop bars-the definitive guide to not bending over while seated

Equipment: Getting the Most From Your Bike

• 10 tools you never thought about carrying in your saddle bag
• Bags, bentos and gizmos: A guide to carrying everything you need on the bike
• Correct mounting of the egg crate basket
• Handlebar position 101: Drops, we don't need no drops!
• How to choose big fat overstuffed saddles and
• Knowing bike bells by sound
• The 10 best platform pedals
• Top-tube mounts for full-size floor pumps

Advanced Fredosity

• Coast to coast on a Huffy
• Grease subcultures - an analysis of chainring pattern leg illustrations, with workshop
• Make your own fenders with from old filing folders and zip ties
• Making your own 100 lb trailer for touring
• Not cool - An explanation of why all those stupid expensive bikes are a waste of money for everyone and how to express your outrage.
• Permanently magnetize your bike frame to make traffic lights change for you
• Starbucks 101
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