Am I a Fred?
05-25-20, 08:35 PM
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Am I a Fred?
My stack is pretty high.
Do I look like a fred? Getting close to Fred territory?
Do I look like a fred? Getting close to Fred territory?
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05-25-20, 09:02 PM
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There's a little Fred in all of us. We all started when we didn't know any better.
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05-25-20, 09:23 PM
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You could slam your stem, but you’d still be a Fred. Embrace your lot in life.
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05-25-20, 09:34 PM
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Are your present at all the Manchester United games and other press events where a mascot would be helpful? if so you are probably Fred if not probably not.
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I dunno. Is this you?
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05-26-20, 08:54 PM
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Not enough stuff on that bike.
Bigger saddlebag, at a minimum.
I'll bet you don't even have facial hair, or a flappy jersey.
No water bottles, 'tho, so maybe you have a camelbak.
Bigger saddlebag, at a minimum.
I'll bet you don't even have facial hair, or a flappy jersey.
No water bottles, 'tho, so maybe you have a camelbak.
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05-27-20, 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by wafranklin
My stack is pretty high.
Do I look like a fred? Getting close to Fred territory?
Do I look like a fred? Getting close to Fred territory?
once a fred.....always a fred.
roll with it.🤓
05-27-20, 05:03 AM
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SPD pedals on that bike: #notpro
How do you hydrate?
- Bidon in jersey pocket: pro
- Hydration pack: notpro
- Fanny pack with bottles: fred
How do you hydrate?
- Bidon in jersey pocket: pro
- Hydration pack: notpro
- Fanny pack with bottles: fred
05-27-20, 06:21 AM
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Looks as if you could have gone one bike size larger.... That is a pretty good bit of spacer height but the indication there may be a Camelbak involved is at least as worrisome. Not to mention the non drive side pic.
05-27-20, 07:01 AM
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If your mind is small enough to think in terms of "a Fred" then you have other ego, self-confidence issues to worry about.
05-27-20, 07:21 AM
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Point of order:
IMO order a different drop bar, don't try to gain a hand position by altering the mounting rotation of the bar in the stem. The reason bars come with tick marks where the stem mounts isn't so one can Fred-it-up by swinging that sucker skywards. The reason is so you can match the bar mounting up to the stem/headtube angle your bike has.
If having a piece of bar between the bottom of the drops and the hooks is a thing for you, order a bar like that.
Otherwise, I wouldn't rotate the bar up like that. It's either a bad solution to having the wrong bar, or a fit coordinate problem.
It's a geometry and forces thing. Imagine using the bar for leverage to do hard work using the hooks..........you're going to be racking the steering back and forth and may crash. Using the bottom of the drops means the force goes up/down through the bar, not affecting steering.
IMO order a different drop bar, don't try to gain a hand position by altering the mounting rotation of the bar in the stem. The reason bars come with tick marks where the stem mounts isn't so one can Fred-it-up by swinging that sucker skywards. The reason is so you can match the bar mounting up to the stem/headtube angle your bike has.
If having a piece of bar between the bottom of the drops and the hooks is a thing for you, order a bar like that.
Otherwise, I wouldn't rotate the bar up like that. It's either a bad solution to having the wrong bar, or a fit coordinate problem.
It's a geometry and forces thing. Imagine using the bar for leverage to do hard work using the hooks..........you're going to be racking the steering back and forth and may crash. Using the bottom of the drops means the force goes up/down through the bar, not affecting steering.
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05-27-20, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Camilo
I am currently riding a recumbent tricycle in cargo shorts with a visor cap under my helmet. Am I a Fred?
You are good if it's a cycling cap, preferably a retro team or brand. If it's a foreign legion cap with flaps ....
05-27-20, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil_gretz
SPD pedals on that bike: #notpro
How do you hydrate?
- Bidon in jersey pocket: pro
- Hydration pack: notpro
- Fanny pack with bottles: fred
How do you hydrate?
- Bidon in jersey pocket: pro
- Hydration pack: notpro
- Fanny pack with bottles: fred
I don't think these updates influence my Fred factor.
