How Fredly are you?
10-03-09 | 02:38 PM
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vB4.0 for whiter whites
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From: OBX, NC
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
https://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?
https://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?
10-03-09 | 02:57 PM
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Portland Fred
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10-03-09 | 03:16 PM
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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.
10-03-09 | 03:25 PM
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vB4.0 for whiter whites
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From: OBX, NC
10-03-09 | 03:35 PM
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Cam
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From: Houston
10-03-09 | 03:55 PM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
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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.
10-03-09 | 04:34 PM
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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.
10-03-09 | 05:09 PM
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10-03-09 | 05:16 PM
#21
Elite Fred
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From: Edge City
Bikes: 2009 Spooky (cracked frame), 2006 Curtlo, 2002 Lemond (current race bike) Zurich, 1987 Serotta Colorado, 1986 Cannondale for commuting, a 1984 Cannondale on loan to my son
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 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".
Last edited by mollusk; 10-03-09 at 05:44 PM. Reason: fixing a typo
10-03-09 | 06:22 PM
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10-03-09 | 06:43 PM
#24
I wear a neon green wind vest.
