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09-19-06, 08:25 PM
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I love all you guys, really!!
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09-19-06, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by campeck944
mine does have one. but my rear shifter thing is so crappy i wouldn't dare take it off...
Anybody who has a Falcon derailleur........and posts a pic not only of the Fred of all derailleurs...but the gears are crossed too....well... what more can you say?
09-19-06, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by vinnydelnegro
Wow! This thread is an eye opener. I guess you could call me a fred...afterall, I'm riding a discount frame from Leader, decked out with campy components (gasp...taiwanese frame with italian parts!), i rock about an inch and a half worth of spacers with a stem that is flipped up (oh no!), my dork disk is still on and i plan on keeping it there, i got campy clipless pedals and ride with shimano shoes and yes....my socks are just regular tube socks. worst of all, I ride in shorts and a t-shirt. hell...today, i rode into work with rolled up jeans and was too lazy to even put on my mismatched shoes and just rodes with my sneakers.
after reading this thread, i want to put a rack on the back of the bike, streamers on my drop bars and one of those seats that just have two pieces just for you butt checks. i just love the sweet irony of getting ridiculed by grown men that wear tights by choice, act like they're still in middle school and have a hobby that strives to get them "bent over" as far as possible for hours on end. but alas...don't you guys worry...there's always plenty of ridicule to go around. normal folk can always chuckle at roadies of all abilities cuz to be honest....we dress funny, we come across as high strung t!ght@sses, and we spend unreasonable amounts of $$$$ on our equipment. not sure if you guys know it, but roadies aren't exactly the coolest bunch in the eyes of the general public.
i hope these comments don't offend too much. but...i couldn't resist! regardless of who you are....someone thinks you're a dork.
after reading this thread, i want to put a rack on the back of the bike, streamers on my drop bars and one of those seats that just have two pieces just for you butt checks. i just love the sweet irony of getting ridiculed by grown men that wear tights by choice, act like they're still in middle school and have a hobby that strives to get them "bent over" as far as possible for hours on end. but alas...don't you guys worry...there's always plenty of ridicule to go around. normal folk can always chuckle at roadies of all abilities cuz to be honest....we dress funny, we come across as high strung t!ght@sses, and we spend unreasonable amounts of $$$$ on our equipment. not sure if you guys know it, but roadies aren't exactly the coolest bunch in the eyes of the general public.
i hope these comments don't offend too much. but...i couldn't resist! regardless of who you are....someone thinks you're a dork.
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Originally Posted by galen_52657
Anybody who has a Falcon derailleur........and posts a pic not only of the Fred of all derailleurs...but the gears are crossed too....well... what more can you say?
LOL
come on. im 18 and Ive had the bike for 3 days! I dont have money for another derailleur. and you mean the gears are crosses...like...the chain is too short so it pulled the thing too far? yeah my grandad bought the chain and if i had money i would have a new chain...plus alot of other stuff.
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I am probably the Fred amongst the people that I ride with:
- I always wear soccer shorts on top of my tight biking shorts.
- I always wear soccer shorts on top of my tight biking shorts.
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yeah this is kinda what this thread is making it seem like.
we aren't even this harsh to ricers in the car world...
we aren't even this harsh to ricers in the car world...
09-20-06, 02:28 AM
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I think there's some confusion and overlap in the definitions here. Freds for me have always been about sketchy and dangerous riding ability. The other stuff relating to fashion and gear is simply OCP. I don't mind OCP and attitudes at all, but it's the fred's riding and crash-potential that scares me. Been there, done that too many times. I think that's partly why so many more-experienced riders have no patience with freds.
09-20-06, 03:51 AM
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Wow, you guys are dicks.
How about maybe holding a clinic where everyone can work on their skills instead of turning up your noses at people who know less than you?
And I don't know if anyone else noticed, but it is ****ing impossible to look cool on a bicycle. Get over yourselves, we ALL look dorky. STFU and ride your bike.
How about maybe holding a clinic where everyone can work on their skills instead of turning up your noses at people who know less than you?
And I don't know if anyone else noticed, but it is ****ing impossible to look cool on a bicycle. Get over yourselves, we ALL look dorky. STFU and ride your bike.
09-20-06, 03:56 AM
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Originally Posted by soze
Wow, you guys are dicks.
How about maybe holding a clinic where everyone can work on their skills instead of turning up your noses at people who know less than you?
And I don't know if anyone else noticed, but it is ****ing impossible to look cool on a bicycle. Get over yourselves, we ALL look dorky. STFU and ride your bike.
How about maybe holding a clinic where everyone can work on their skills instead of turning up your noses at people who know less than you?
And I don't know if anyone else noticed, but it is ****ing impossible to look cool on a bicycle. Get over yourselves, we ALL look dorky. STFU and ride your bike.
09-20-06, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by botto
don't hold back, tell us how you really feel.
You're my favorite fred.
(botto knows I'm kidding--but now for the others....)
But really, I just want to get this straight--if you call someone a fred it makes you a dick. But if you call a dedicated, proficient (at least more proficient than YOU) club racer or a guy with money to burn on his bike a "Lance wanna-be," we're all supposed to just grin and say "wow, you sure got me there?"
What is it that's so disconcerting? The fact that there are cyclists out there who are better than you and look less ridiculous while riding, or the fact that they have a nickname for you?
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09-20-06, 05:23 AM
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It's been my experience that those who rail on about Freds and being in the OCP club the most......usually ARE the Freds.
Methinks thou dost protest too much.
Methinks thou dost protest too much.
09-20-06, 06:10 AM
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I aspire to be top OCP Fred in my local group.
09-20-06, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by substructure
I aspire to be top OCP Fred in my local group.
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09-20-06, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by soze
Wow, you guys are dicks.
How about maybe holding a clinic where everyone can work on their skills instead of turning up your noses at people who know less than you?
And I don't know if anyone else noticed, but it is ****ing impossible to look cool on a bicycle. Get over yourselves, we ALL look dorky. STFU and ride your bike.
How about maybe holding a clinic where everyone can work on their skills instead of turning up your noses at people who know less than you?
And I don't know if anyone else noticed, but it is ****ing impossible to look cool on a bicycle. Get over yourselves, we ALL look dorky. STFU and ride your bike.
I'll gladly teach someone all that I know if they express an interest.
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09-20-06, 07:51 AM
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Ah, but Freds are the soul of cycling. Essentially. There are 8 million cyclists who ride 2+ times weekly. There are about 50,000 licensed amateur racers. Do the math.
7.95 million cycling enthusiasts who might qualify as 'Freds'. Or sub-Freds. Whatever.
So give them a little respect you Road Nazis. Because if the Freds of the World Unite they have us out-numbered 160 to 1. But don't worry, they'll never catch us : ).
7.95 million cycling enthusiasts who might qualify as 'Freds'. Or sub-Freds. Whatever.
So give them a little respect you Road Nazis. Because if the Freds of the World Unite they have us out-numbered 160 to 1. But don't worry, they'll never catch us : ).
09-20-06, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
King Frederick?
Man, that does have a certain ring to it.
09-20-06, 08:33 AM
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Ths is my favourite fred
not sure bout his bike handling skills though
not sure bout his bike handling skills though
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09-20-06, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by lotek
Ths is my favourite fred
not sure bout his bike handling skills though
not sure bout his bike handling skills though
They're BICYCLES. This is not world peace, civil rights or global warming. More important than any of that crap, but still.
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I gotta wonder how all the people named Fred feel about being Freds.
Does any body named Fred ride a bike?
Do they introduce themseves to other cyclists,"HI Im Fred"
Does any body named Fred ride a bike?
Do they introduce themseves to other cyclists,"HI Im Fred"
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Originally Posted by R-Wells
I gotta wonder how all the people named Fred feel about being Freds.
Does any body named Fred ride a bike?
Do they introduce themseves to other cyclists,"HI Im Fred"
Does any body named Fred ride a bike?
Do they introduce themseves to other cyclists,"HI Im Fred"
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Originally Posted by DrPete
There's a guy in my club named Fred who isn't one. But yes, he introduces himself as Fred.
Thats confusing.
He is one, but he isnt one, and he introduces himself as one.
If he was one what would you call him?
09-20-06, 09:00 AM
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I love the guys riding with knee-high gym socks and sandals trying to hang on my wheel at 23 Mph. I always pick it up to about 30 Mph and wave bye bye over my shoulder.
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Geeze.. No one mentioned the Fred in Chief!
https://www.tdfblog.com/2005/07/first_fred_bush.html
https://www.tdfblog.com/2005/07/first_fred_bush.html
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Originally Posted by munkyv22
I love the guys riding with knee-high gym socks and sandals trying to hang on my wheel at 23 Mph. I always pick it up to about 30 Mph and wave bye bye over my shoulder.
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