Well...wonder if I'm a "fred" ....started riding again a little over a year ago on a borrowed, real old Raliegh. Got in a little better shape, rode a metric and got hooked. Bought shoes, pedals, a pump, two pairs of shorts and one pair of tights and a few jerseys (definitely not national, mostly beer motifs). Decided I was loving this. Found the Raliegh had a cracked frame (Thank God! I really wanted a triple) and three weeks ago bought a......drum roll please......Klein Quantum Race! More bike than I need? Maybe...I'm doing the MS 150 in three weeks and intend to do centuries as often as I can. I bought a helmet that matched the bike a few weeks before the bike and ordered shoes to match today. I love to ride. I love the people I get to hang with when riding. I love learning the etiquete, traditions, pacelines etc. I love talking about the ride when it's over and incredible endorphine rush I get for the rest of the day.

I am however still just a somewhat chubby 35 year old guy who will never be a racer and still can't do all the maintnance. So....am I a Fred? If you ride, are polite, can teach me something etc. you are o.k. with me.