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01-13-17 | 01:04 PM

#276

OneCheapGT

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I'm all kinds of Fred.

I'm okay with that.

01-13-17 | 01:20 PM

#277

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bandera

Exactly.
Bespoke bags, faux-constructor hammered fenders and carefully color coordinated bells are far too Twee for Fred, as are Nitto T-shirts.

Posing with expensive expensive gear isn't just for the CF & Lycra crowd, it's also part of Humble Retro-Bragging.

-Bandera

Thanks, this thread needed a post from a Texas Bicyclist to set the record straight about Texas-size bragging about bicycling possessions and brand name preferences.

01-13-17 | 01:26 PM

#278

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bandera

faux-constructor hammered fenders

I want to steal and melt down every one of those I see. They have no business on this earth.

Steal is real.

01-13-17 | 01:29 PM

#279

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Originally Posted by Homebrew01

No, more like opposites, not equal.

How can you "fix" something clearly labeled as my opinion?

01-13-17 | 01:42 PM

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caloso

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Originally Posted by indyfabz

Fify

Shrug. I won it as a prime. Pretty typical to have bottles of wine as primes in NorCal.

01-13-17 | 01:44 PM

#281

bulldog1935

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From: downtown Bulverde, Texas

Bikes: '74 Raleigh International utility; '98 Moser Forma road; '92 Viner Pro CX upright

pretty fixies, which I don't normally like - or at least don't have a use for in my hills.

Just finished 107 mi for the week. Going to my daughter's wrestling tournament this weekend, beginning later today...

01-13-17 | 02:00 PM

#282

Reynolds

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Originally Posted by bulldog1935

only a Fred would figure this out

If it was made by Brooks it'd probably cost $300.

01-13-17 | 02:11 PM

#283

rumrunn6

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Originally Posted by indyfabz

Don't believe so in NY

ummm yeah. I'm from NY, so I know 1st hand

01-13-17 | 02:20 PM

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bulldog1935

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From: downtown Bulverde, Texas

Bikes: '74 Raleigh International utility; '98 Moser Forma road; '92 Viner Pro CX upright

Fred was here - these same not-hammered Honjos kept my International clean for 50 messy miles this week.

real Texans actually get along - they know the only thing worth fighting over is water

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01-13-17 | 02:41 PM

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Scarbo

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bandera

Exactly.
Bespoke bags, faux-constructor hammered fenders and carefully color coordinated bells are far too Twee for Fred, as are Nitto T-shirts.

Posing with expensive expensive gear isn't just for the CF & Lycra crowd, it's also part of Humble Retro-Bragging.

-Bandera

Bandera! You don't like the hammered fenders? But, they're so beautiful! I love the way they catch and reflect the light as you ride. They're also functional.

01-13-17 | 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by caloso

Shrug. I won it as a prime.

I will assume a prime is something good and give you kudos.

01-13-17 | 02:42 PM

#287

Scarbo

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Quote:

Originally Posted by indyfabz

I will assume a prime is something good and give you kudos.

Yes. A prime is good.

01-13-17 | 02:43 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarbo

Yes. A prime is good.

Prime rib is good.

01-13-17 | 02:44 PM

#289

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Reynolds

If it was made by Brooks it'd probably cost $300.

Better yet if it cost $600+ and came with an autographed card of thanks from the boutique's owner/craftsman.

01-13-17 | 03:04 PM

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Bandera

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Scarbo

Bandera! You don't like the hammered fenders? But, they're so beautiful! I love the way they catch and reflect the light as you ride. They're also functional.

Not my style, but as always suit yourself.
Never mention them if installed on your Super Course, proper restrained British understatement and all.

-Bandera

01-13-17 | 03:12 PM

#291

Scarbo

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Quote:

Originally Posted by indyfabz

Prime rib is good.

The cheek meat of a bar-b-queued goat is better. And, that is what a real FRED would consume.

01-13-17 | 03:22 PM

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From: downtown Bulverde, Texas

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Smitty's market.
Bring your knife. They have a pullpit on the wall with a butcher knife on a chain. If you didn't bring your knife, you have to stand there to cut your meat, and everyone knows you're not from here.

oh, and a good Fred has a knife in every bike bag and every fishing bag

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01-13-17 | 03:37 PM

#293

Scarbo

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^^^^ Très Fred!

Let it be here highly resolved that by definition a FRED is not a vegan!

01-13-17 | 03:40 PM

#294

Scarbo

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bandera

Not my style, but as always suit yourself.
Never mention them if installed on your Super Course, proper restrained British understatement and all.

-Bandera

Well, if it makes you feel any better, tomorrow I'm driving all the way to the coast and if things work out I'm coming back with a 1983 Specialized Expedition, which will be my next project to work on. I've pretty much decided I won't be putting fenders on it.

But . . . they are staying on the Super Course, British reserve be damned!

01-13-17 | 03:47 PM

#295

MikeinFL

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the ultimate Doris will have this:

01-13-17 | 03:52 PM

#296

MikeinFL

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a Fred will use valet bike parking when available:

this was at a Pops concert in Durham, NC

01-13-17 | 04:05 PM

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MikeinFL

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are you a Fred if you use the McBike takeout at McDonald's?:

01-13-17 | 04:25 PM

#298

02Giant

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeinFL

are you a Fred if you use the McBike takeout at McDonald's?:

McFred?

Save

01-13-17 | 04:57 PM

#299

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Today's bike ads rarely show a rider on the bike. Was it ads like this from the 50's that promoted and taught boys and girls it's ok to be a fred?:

I will say however that people dressed up a lot better back then when going out in public. They dressed up to sport games, etc whenever going out in public