Originally Posted by lunacycle

I'm a Utility-Fred. I have full fenders (with mud flaps!) on my cyclocross bike, On-One Midge bars, and most fredalicious of all, a Softride suspension stem. Added to that, my "high end" road bike is a Motobecane Le Champ SL from Bikes Direct.

I dream of dropping real roadies on my commute home. But instead, I usually end up by the side of the trail, patching Poser-Freds' flat tires (part of my Utility-Fred creed) because they're too clueless to carry their own damn tools.