How Fredly are you?
 

Other than wearing normal socks my most Fredly thing is the jerseys I wear. I have a few "real" ones with zippers and pockets but I have a ton of KMart soccer? jerseys AND they were on closeout....lol

http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_1...ame=Activewear

$3 for a jersey (or facsimile thereof) is ok by me!


What's your Fredlyness?

I read this forum.

Well played

pcad is this forum

I'm 0% fredly.

Freds are almost never self aware. And you're in this forum. That means you are extra Fredly

what is fredly?

I like the look of those K-mart tees. I guess that makes me Fredly too. I wear a plain white or blue Champion wicking t-shirt bought on sale from Target three years ago. I really don't like traditional cycling jerseys -- they're too tight (I know, that's the point), and tend to ride up on me.

I was going to buy some, out of stock.

Not that I'm a shill.....but go to your local Le Mart D'K. They have them on clearance here. They have long sleeve ones for $12 or so as well.

Yeah, thanks. There are no K-Marts in Houston.
I don't think I am going to drive to El Paso for a 3 dollar shirt...lol.

Oh.

lol

Does riding a road bike in jeans and boots score me any Fred points ?

Left side pic of OP's bike -- that's Fred.

Good thread, I've been dying to ask, and remember I'm new to this forum. What exactly is a "Fred". I am assuming its a guy with full kit aka Posers?

My appearance: 0.5% fredly. My performance: 90.5% fredly.

Today i was riding on trainer while reading Clifford Simak. How fredly is that?

To my way of thinking Fred is the guy who cares little for all this high tech kit, is very experienced on and off the bike, but can still whup 90% of the asses out there.

Fred is also the guy you ride with who will be able to fix any problem you may have while on the road.

A poseur is a guy with all the gear but none of the skills or experience.

Just as I am the standard that all roadies must exceed to be considered roadies, I am the standard that all freds must achieve to be a fred. I am the yin and the yang, the low bar and the high bar. So let it be written, so let it be done.

You forgot "nyuk, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk, nyuk". :thumb:

I will freely admit that I am a "Fred".

I personally know quite a few Cat 1/Pro racers and my riding is nothing like theirs. A couple of these guys even ride USPRO events. What they can do on a bike and what I can do are like night and day. Even though I hold a racing license and pin on a number I feel like I am the fat guy that plays slow pitch softball on the weekends in the summer and they are the guys in "the show".

On the other hand nobody has ever yelled at me on the local hammerhead ride except for once where somebody said that I didn't slow down fast enough after pulling off the front of the rotation. Hence I consider myself an "Elite Fred".

I read threads like this to see if I'm doing anything Fredly. (and I usually am)

nope

I wear a neon green wind vest.

I'm doing two races this weekend. That's more Road Nazi than Fredly.

Maybe I'm a Froad Nazi.