Tell Me About the Origin of Fred.
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Tell Me About the Origin of Fred.
Is it an acronym? Is it a reference to a legendary or infamous past forum member? What is the deal with Fred? Am I Fred just for posting this?
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Originally Posted by Google
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,710,000 for fred cycling with Safesearch on. (0.15 seconds)
ps - by classifications by most i'm a 'Fred' by wearing nice jersey's and because i got a nice bike as a n00b....yet i cycle almost every day. i care not about being called a 'Fred' however.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_(bicycling)
ps - by classifications by most i'm a 'Fred' by wearing nice jersey's and because i got a nice bike as a n00b....yet i cycle almost every day. i care not about being called a 'Fred' however.
ps - by classifications by most i'm a 'Fred' by wearing nice jersey's and because i got a nice bike as a n00b....yet i cycle almost every day. i care not about being called a 'Fred' however.
In the UK, an early usage of the word is the more common—used by 'serious' roadies to refer to (often) bearded, sandal-wearing, touring cyclists without any high-tech gear.[citation needed] This usage still survives in the US. David Bernstein, presenter of The FredCast says the term is "used by 'serious' roadies to disparage utility cyclists and touring riders, especially after these totally unfashionable 'freds' drop the 'serious' roadies on hills because the 'serious' guys were really posers."
