Originally Posted by
arej00dazed
so "Fred" is a term created by elitist asshats that ride road bikes and tricked out in colorful jersey that is used for ppl like me that rides for fun, leisure or in somecases, cause I'm too damn lazy to walk, so I carry the stuff with me on my bike?
It's not worth taking offense. I think of the term Fred to mean a person who won't be predictable while riding in a group. These folks are often easy to spot because they don't conform to the conventions of the subset of the sport that uses the term Fred. The merit is an act of self preservation, not elitism.