Any Fred's in this forum that aren't ashamed to admit it?
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Any Fred's in this forum that aren't ashamed to admit it?
Seems that a requirement to be a Fred is to be oblivious of what a Fred is. So if you don't know what a Fred is, you are a Fred, and if you know what a Fred is, you can't be a Fred. So, any Fred's here that aren't ashamed to admit it?
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If the only way to be a Fred is to not know what one even is, then how can a Fred admit to being a Fred?
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I really don't understand what you're getting at, so I suppose I qualify.
How much do I win?
How much do I win?
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Silly Weenies. Cycling Zen will always elude you until you Embrace your Fredness.
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Anyone who posts in this thread is a fred.
DOH!
DOH!
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
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I'm a Fred. Mirror. Triple. Clips. Big Smile. Wave at other Riders.
What more do you need?
What more do you need?
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I'm a Fred, but I am am elite Fred.
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There are at least two definitions of Fred.
1. The guy riding a high-zoot bike, dressed in expensive, flashy kit, who goes for short, slow rides on the MUP once in a while.
2. The guy who pays little attention to the styles and trends (riding an old steel touring bike, dressed in a t-shirt and cutoffs), but can more than likely drop you either in speed or endurance.
Fred isn't a point, Fred is a range.
1. The guy riding a high-zoot bike, dressed in expensive, flashy kit, who goes for short, slow rides on the MUP once in a while.
2. The guy who pays little attention to the styles and trends (riding an old steel touring bike, dressed in a t-shirt and cutoffs), but can more than likely drop you either in speed or endurance.
Fred isn't a point, Fred is a range.
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There are at least two definitions of Fred.
1. The guy riding a high-zoot bike, dressed in expensive, flashy kit, who goes for short, slow rides on the MUP once in a while.
2. The guy who pays little attention to the styles and trends (riding an old steel touring bike, dressed in a t-shirt and cutoffs), but can more than likely drop you either in speed or endurance.
Fred isn't a point, Fred is a range.
1. The guy riding a high-zoot bike, dressed in expensive, flashy kit, who goes for short, slow rides on the MUP once in a while.
2. The guy who pays little attention to the styles and trends (riding an old steel touring bike, dressed in a t-shirt and cutoffs), but can more than likely drop you either in speed or endurance.
Fred isn't a point, Fred is a range.
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Only after getting their shots...from the forum Nurse

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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
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I wouldn't have gotten that yellow T-shirt next to my name if I hadn't openly claimed to be a Fred ... with pictoral evidence to back up my claim.

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i'm a fred from a small village of freds, and we as freds think we are the best freds EVAR!
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"Cycling Zen will always elude you until you Embrace your Fredness."
I just put aerobars on my tricycle. Consider me zenned.
I just put aerobars on my tricycle. Consider me zenned.

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