Originally Posted by
caloso
Definitely. Some of the strongest racers I know tend to Fredness. They'll show up to the Saturday morning World Championships on their rain bikes with 32spoke box rim training wheels, frame pumps, fenders, and saddle bags. It's a function of needing to ride so much, in the weather, and not get stranded 50 miles from home.
This is so true. I've always been such a weigh-weenie minimalist/racer type and I'm now riding more "adventure." It just does not make sense, anymore, to just carry an extra tube in a tiny bag on my rides, which are becoming more extended and perhaps a bit less focused on training.
One thing, though, I do know and can state for all the world to see: I will
never, ever wear one of those little mirrors no matter how "fred" I become!