I don't get it. Was the Fred the guy who didn't know it was a Cervelo or the guy that bought a Cervelo to do tri's?

Shouldn't this thread be moved to the Triathlon (Fred) forum??

:D

It does get complicated, don't you think?

Would've been just as funny with my Motobecane MTB.

Don't be dragging Motobecane into this Cervelo controversy. We have enough of our own.

We're all freds. Fredosity happens on a continuum. Just ask Pcad.

Speak for yourself you fatso tri ***.

Death, taxes and Fredosity.

What page is this on? :p

You're all Freds except botto.

Did you hear that Litespeed copied Motobecane with the big yellow letters on the unpainted Ti? :D

Not everyone drools over bikes on the internet. One of the fastest guys I know had no clue what a Litespeed was. All he cared about was his crappy ass Trek and riding.

And then proceeded to misspell "Light Speed". Losers...

Mad? No. I have good karma and am at peace with myself. I don't need a trophy bike to gain satisfaction.

How 'bout you ?

I know you !! You're That Guy with the big big pick-up truck. Newest model. Keeps it all shiny and polished. Never gets it dirty. You're That Guy with the big truck and the small....well, you know what's small. Compensating with the trophy bike. You're That Guy.

So it can be seen from Mars. :roflmao2:

:lol:

u mad

I had a severe fred moment today. I flatted on my group ride and stopped on the side. One guy, we'll call him 'fred', stopped to 'help'. First he wanted to blow up my spare tube to see if it held air. He wanted to blow it up with this mouth. He didn't think it would hold air because it wasn't filling up. He hadn't unscrewed the presta valve.

Second, when I was trying to take my tube from him he didn't exactly let it go. I was simply trying to fill a little air in it to give it some form as I put it on the rim, just as he was initially trying to do with his mouth. He decided to hold my tube at the valve a little while I pressed my pump onto it. So there was an awkward moment of two guys holding a tube and attaching a pump to it. Once I put some air in it he finally let go.

Someone else happened to flat at the same interesection so at this point he left me to go check on the other guy. I completed my tube swap and preparation to return to cycling. The other guy had a blown tire that was beyond repair. He could ride on it, but the tire was bulging. The guy put a patch on the tube to repair for the time being.

The group leader, who rides in the back to insure no one gets lost, came up to insure everything was ok. 'Fred' began to explain how amazed he was at the idea that they make tube patches. I felt obliged to thank this guy for stopping. What a disgrace he is.

Later in the ride it became apparent that something had cut my tire, which is what caused the flat. My tire was bulging too. It was fortunately bulging on the side of the tire and not on the bottom so I could finish the ride. 'Fred' tried to warn me at least 3-5 times about how I wouldn't get another mile out of it. I proceeded to finish the last 20 miles that went over railroad tracks, potholes, and the like. The tire was in the rear so even if it blew out I wouldn't lose control of the bike. I explained this to him several times. After the 7th time of declining his suggestion to use a dollar bill to patch it, he left and apparently rode off alone. His dollar bill suggestion came only after I suggested it to the previous guy with the bulging tire.

Yes, the group I ride with is full of freds as I have found. This is why I've decided I need to join a club and begin racing as these people are just ridiculous to ride with. Typically there are 3-6 good riders but they didn't show up this morning. I was left alone with all of those 'freds.' I need a better group.

Is this really a third kind encounter? I believe it qualifies as a first kind.

He wanted to blow it up with this mouth.

He hadn't unscrewed the presta valve.

priceless...

Whew. For a second there I thought you were going to say, "Then our lips met." Not that there's anyth...

A Fred has too much experience on the road to try and inflate a tube with his mouth. We all evolve (or devolve) into Freds at some point in our cycling lives (I was gonna say cycle of life but that pun was too easy) but we don't lose our experience. A Fred may carry 8 spare tubes and a huge Parks Took Kit with him, but he knows about presta and tubes and such. I know. I'm a FIT (Fred in Training) so I'm only allowed to carry 3 spare tubes and a small Parks Tool Kit. I'm hoping to be issued some add'l Fred stuff once I pass the next Fred checkpoint.

The guy you encountered is either an idiot, mentally not all there, or an alien life form and you really did have an encounter of the third kind -but with a real alien not a Fred :)

A Cervelo P-2 is hardly a trophy bike. It is probably one of the best values in cycling today.

Oh, dear. What's wrong with putting a little air in a tube (with your mouth) before you stuff it in the tire?

Not that I'd ever do it of course. <glances askance> A friend -- yeah -- a friend wants to know...

The word Cervélo creates a lot of anger in this forum. They are basically worthless bikes only good to look at and gained popularity as a result of their use in wins. How that, along with their great reviews, makes them bad, I wouldn't know. Then again, I don't say they are bad, so ask someone who does.

So DrPete did you remember if the Fred finished ahead of you or behind you?