Originally Posted by
cvskates
You don't want to be a Fred.
From what I've been able to glean, Fred can mean slightly different things, but in this context refers to someone with much more expensive gear than their talent / skill / experience warrant. It can also refer to a green cyclist in general. I just go with it, and nick-named my Road bike Fred.
Oh that makes sense then. I just started with whatever jerseys and shorts were on sale that I could find be they on Ebay or in store. Coincidentally, they were the same brand. So no. I don't spend more than my level warrants.