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10-19-17 | 09:29 AM

#176

I-Like-To-Bike

Been Around Awhile

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From: Burlington Iowa

Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNCGoater

Don't you get it? That's the whole point. Roadies that fancy themselves as something they really aren't calling those unlike them "Freds" is the whole joke. The real "posers" aren't the Freds! And then the Freds get the last laugh!

I know, it's all so very complicated and confusing...

I think this whole thread is a bit Fred-ly

Perhaps any and all posts that reference cyclists who give a doo-doo about "Fred" vs. "serious rider" encounters should be posted in the Cycling Jokes thread, since there is nothing to debate about the status of such cyclists.

10-19-17 | 10:07 AM

#177

daviddavieboy

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From: Great White North

Bikes: I have a few

Quote:

Originally Posted by rachel120

(...Trying to get mind out of gutter...failing...) I was unaware that guys got erections while they were actually on their bikes. Or am I confused of what they were actually riding in the statement "while riding"?

It may be more about who you are following.

10-19-17 | 10:08 AM

#178

daviddavieboy

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From: Great White North

Bikes: I have a few

Quote:

Originally Posted by WNCGoater

Whut? What's a "kickstand"?
(somehow I bet it's connected to Fred-like behavior)

Quote:

Originally Posted by 55murray

It is a built in frame vise you can employ when needed to crack your frame so you have an excuse to upgrade.

I thought it was the thing on the non drive side that held the pedal.

10-19-17 | 10:11 AM

#179

FlamsteadHill

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From: Vermont

Bikes: Trek Domane SL5, Raleigh Venture 4.0, Ross Gran Tour II

Quote:

Originally Posted by IamAlan

How can you say that you are reducing your carbon footprint if you're riding a carbon fibre bike?

Reducing your carbon footprint means reducing the amount of carbon that can or has react(ed) with oxygen, creating CO2. So making some into a permanent fixture such as a bike (whether carbon fiber or wood) is a positive step towards saving the environment.

10-19-17 | 12:55 PM

#180

WNCGoater

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From: Western NC mountains

Bikes: Trek Domane gen 5, Marin Gestalt X10, Diamondback Century 3. Marin Four Corners

Quote:

Originally Posted by 55murray

It is a built in frame vise you can employ when needed to crack your frame so you have an excuse to upgrade.

Ahh, now it all makes sense.

10-19-17 | 01:34 PM

#181

welshTerrier2

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10-19-17 | 03:34 PM

#182

700

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Joined: Apr 2015

Posts: 259

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From: HSV

Bikes: 2017 Nishiki Maricopa.

Chinese frames - any good?

Are (n+1) speeds enough?

Best bike lock? (for less than $20

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Quote:

Originally Posted by one4smoke

What's the best therapy for a roadie that's been dropped by a Fred on a hybrid?

Get a recumbent...

10-19-17 | 03:36 PM

#183

WizardOfBoz

Generally bewildered

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From: Eastern PA, USA

Bikes: 2014 Trek Domane 6.9, 1999 LeMond Zurich, 1978 Schwinn Superior

Quote:

Originally Posted by rachel120

(...Trying to get mind out of gutter...failing...)

Yeah, I guess so!

My note was more pointing out the effect of 30 or 40 years of existence on the physiology under discussion and not on specific incidents during any specific activity.