Shedding Fredishness
09-30-08, 04:25 PM
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Shedding Fredishness
I want to know the proper technique for ridding myself of Fredishness. I need guidance from the enlightened ones on the forum in order to finally feel that I am not a Fred in any way, shape or form. What elements must I let go of and what must I foster in myself, my look, my attitude, and my bike in order to be counted as part of the pantheon of the elite? How is it possible that the majority of this forum (bikeforums.net) is actually inhabited by so many Fred without it collapsing into a heap of Huffy scrap metal?
BTW, what are non-Freds called?
BTW, what are non-Freds called?
09-30-08, 04:26 PM
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antonym: road nazi
first step is to get rid of any fenders, reflectors and mirrors.
you can keep your lights.
first step is to get rid of any fenders, reflectors and mirrors.
you can keep your lights.
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https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
09-30-08, 04:27 PM
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I want to know the proper technique for ridding myself of Fredishness. I need guidance from the enlightened ones on the forum in order to finally feel that I am not a Fred in any way, shape or form. What elements must I let go of and what must I foster in myself, my look, my attitude, and my bike in order to be counted as part of the pantheon of the elite? How is it possible that the majority of this forum (bikeforums.net) is actually inhabited by so many Fred without it collapsing into a heap of Huffy scrap metal?
BTW, what are non-Freds called?
BTW, what are non-Freds called?
what you really need to shred is the idea that what others think about you matters. fred, squid, dweeb, stoner, jock, whatever, just ride!!
09-30-08, 04:28 PM
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If you have to try not to be a Fred, you are one. Embrace your inner Fredness....
09-30-08, 04:30 PM
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09-30-08, 04:34 PM
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09-30-08, 04:44 PM
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It's like being cool. If you have to think about it, you aren't. If you do what all the cool people do, you're still not cool, you're just a non-cool person doing what the cool people do. Banerjek has the right answer.
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09-30-08, 04:46 PM
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OP, Just submit a picture of you riding your bike and we will provide a little "feedback" for you to follow. Then, submit a 2nd image incorporating the "feedback" on shedding Fred for some additional comments. It's that easy!
09-30-08, 04:55 PM
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What is the Fred Factor of this bike?
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https://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/
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09-30-08, 04:57 PM
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What is the Fred Factor of this bike?
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09-30-08, 04:57 PM
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Just to ask the question is to locate yourself so clearly in the center of the vast Fred universe that no amount of travel, even at the incomparable speeds of the best of the Road Nazis, could ever allow you to reach the edges of that domain, let alone move beyond it.
Sorry.
Sorry.
09-30-08, 05:00 PM
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I want to know the proper technique for ridding myself of Fredishness. I need guidance from the enlightened ones on the forum in order to finally feel that I am not a Fred in any way, shape or form. What elements must I let go of and what must I foster in myself, my look, my attitude, and my bike in order to be counted as part of the pantheon of the elite? How is it possible that the majority of this forum (bikeforums.net) is actually inhabited by so many Fred without it collapsing into a heap of Huffy scrap metal?
BTW, what are non-Freds called?
BTW, what are non-Freds called?
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Just to ask the question is to locate yourself so clearly in the center of the vast Fred universe that no amount of travel, even at the incomparable speeds of the best of the Road Nazis, could ever allow you to reach the edges of that domain, let alone move beyond it.
Sorry.
Sorry.
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What is the Fred Factor of this bike?
Courtesy of the Bike Snob....
https://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/
09-30-08, 05:08 PM
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09-30-08, 05:17 PM
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We should all learn to come to terms with our Fredliness, embrace it, relish in the pure joy of being a Fred. Otherwise you're living in denial.
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What is the Fred Factor of this bike?
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I'll have to go on the trainer and sort thru the image. How long are your inseams? 24"? Geez!