Fred is everywhere on my commute.
02-17-09, 08:53 AM
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Iam a super FRED don"t give S@#$T what anyone thinks and love it :O)....I have NO milk crate thou but lots a bells lights horns and what have you lol
02-17-09, 09:27 AM
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You don't become a true Fred until you turn the stem around. That's when you reach Fred Zen.
I'm almost there. I have trekking bars with the open end toward me, which creates effectively a zero-length stem. I likes my bikes twitchy in the morning, wakes me up. Mmmmm Hmmmmm.
I'm almost there. I have trekking bars with the open end toward me, which creates effectively a zero-length stem. I likes my bikes twitchy in the morning, wakes me up. Mmmmm Hmmmmm.
02-17-09, 09:44 AM
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I think it's FRED to be commuting in racing gear on a racing bike.
I think it bad$$$ if you show up to a fast group ride with Cat1-3 racers and stay in the top group on your Fred bike with fenders and your fred outfit!
I think it bad$$$ if you show up to a fast group ride with Cat1-3 racers and stay in the top group on your Fred bike with fenders and your fred outfit!
02-17-09, 10:25 AM
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At least you're seeing other cyclists.
What's a bike path? These things do not exist here.
What's a bike path? These things do not exist here.
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Work: the 8 hours that separates bike rides.
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02-17-09, 10:33 AM
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As I see it Nexus has a problem with everyone which is fine by me. You have to appreciate a good misanthrope. The beginning of this thread reminded me of nothing as much as Monte's bathroom soliloquy in the 25th Hour. Nexus are you going to jail?
02-17-09, 10:45 AM
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"The path of the righteous commuter is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish cager and the tyranny of evil roadies. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the newbie cyclist through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the builder of ridiculously bright DIY halogen bicycle lights. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brother commuter. And you will know I am the Fred when I lay my vengeance upon thee..."
Thank you Cyclaholic I posted this on another forum after I naively asked why more people don't have helmet-mounted mirrors? I received the usual "Lol cuse it's so Fred" comments and was able to smite them with this passage! Thank you again!
02-17-09, 10:52 AM
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Did this not make anyone else laugh? The Crababy-Fred lablel made me almost squirt milk out of my nose, and I wasn't even drinking milk! BTW it's the combination of a la-z-boy and pedals that blow peoples minds. I know they say opposites attract, but that's just opposite.
NEXUS, I demand a fred label now!
NEXUS, I demand a fred label now!
02-17-09, 11:14 AM
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How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie roll pop? I don't know.
The better question is: How many bf posts does it take before hipsters are mentioned?
The answer is 7.
The better question is: How many bf posts does it take before hipsters are mentioned?
The answer is 7.
02-17-09, 11:14 AM
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My wife laughed so hard when she found out what a Fred was, for you see my name is Fred and for better or worse my bike set up is Fred.
She gets such a kick when "Fred" is the guy in the ads or commercials or movie or TV, so having a bike Fred was just too much for her to contain.
And I don't give a crap what the other person looks like on their bike, they're on a bike, enough said.
She gets such a kick when "Fred" is the guy in the ads or commercials or movie or TV, so having a bike Fred was just too much for her to contain.
And I don't give a crap what the other person looks like on their bike, they're on a bike, enough said.
02-17-09, 11:52 AM
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Let's see, helmet, bell, mirror, lights, blinkie and reflectors. I gots my reflective vest and keep a spare incase someone needs one, hi-viz reflective backpack. I'll wear jeans in the winter but biking shorts in summer and I always wear cotton t-shirts. I'm a fred. 
02-17-09, 12:03 PM
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ull kit
02-17-09, 12:13 PM
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I'll guarantee you that about 90% of those Cat 1-3 racers (including the ones with the stars and stripes on their jersey cuffs) combine their race training with commuting. At least in NorCal.
02-17-09, 12:16 PM
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I always thought the feminine of Fred was either a Fredette or a Wilma...
Whatever you call us, I've got the milk crate and the friction shifters to qualify
Whatever you call us, I've got the milk crate and the friction shifters to qualify
02-17-09, 12:18 PM
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02-17-09, 12:48 PM
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Wikipedia states a female fred is a Doris.
Me? I embrace my Fredness, now excuse me, I need to go bungie something to my bike
Me? I embrace my Fredness, now excuse me, I need to go bungie something to my bike
02-17-09, 02:32 PM
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I am Race Commuter Fred. At least I really try to haul A.. in my full kit....like around 18 mph everywhere I go...I pass old ladies and fellow freds and try to give them my low hanging "harley rider" 2 finger wave. I am pretty sure they are impressed but I can't tell because I am blowing by them at 400 watts.
02-17-09, 02:54 PM
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Did this not make anyone else laugh? The Crababy-Fred lablel made me almost squirt milk out of my nose, and I wasn't even drinking milk! BTW it's the combination of a la-z-boy and pedals that blow peoples minds. I know they say opposites attract, but that's just opposite.
NEXUS, I demand a fred label now!
NEXUS, I demand a fred label now!
02-17-09, 02:55 PM
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You are Summertime-Fred.
02-17-09, 03:03 PM
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NO helmet for me, but I've got a blinkie, two front lights, front, rear, pedal, and wheel reflectors, I ride a hybrid with North Roads bars, I've got Wald basket-panniers on the back of my bike, and I ride around in jeans (tucked into my sock) and a fleece...
Fred? Probably. Oh, I also bolt on a broken, brown milk crate when I go shopping.
Fred? Probably. Oh, I also bolt on a broken, brown milk crate when I go shopping.
02-17-09, 03:17 PM
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In the past there were no Freds. Fred half and full pantyhose and Fred cheerleader jerseys have been available since the 70s but no man would be caught dead wearing them and certainly not riding to work. Not only would it be too embarrassing but too dishonest if you weren't a real pro. Probably the main reason why no men wore Fred gear was because they didn't want to get the crap pounded out of them everywhere they went. Now it is perfectly OK to slip on the pantyhose to go for a beer run to the market.
I remember back in the late 80s there was a short period when biker shorts were mainstream fashion and you could see people wearing them in night clubs and the malls while doing Christmas shopping.
I remember back in the late 80s there was a short period when biker shorts were mainstream fashion and you could see people wearing them in night clubs and the malls while doing Christmas shopping.
02-17-09, 03:19 PM
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NO helmet for me, but I've got a blinkie, two front lights, front, rear, pedal, and wheel reflectors, I ride a hybrid with North Roads bars, I've got Wald basket-panniers on the back of my bike, and I ride around in jeans (tucked into my sock) and a fleece...
Fred? Probably. Oh, I also bolt on a broken, brown milk crate when I go shopping.
Fred? Probably. Oh, I also bolt on a broken, brown milk crate when I go shopping.