Dear Rich Fred's
03-09-10, 01:40 PM
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Dear Rich Fred's
It is very frequent that you will get crap about your expensive cycling gear because someone is jealous. It is equally common that you will get crap about your expensive cycling gear because it's a complete waste of your money.
That's all.
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A powertap from PSIMET is not a waste of money.
That's all.
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A powertap from PSIMET is not a waste of money.
03-09-10, 01:46 PM
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This whole stupid friggin sport is a waste of money for everybody except a few hundred top pros. The rest of us (including top amateurs) are hobbyists with low resting heart rates. We are all too fat for this sport. We all ride thousands of miles and go friggin nowhere.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
So what's your point? Should all hobbyists stop spending money on the stuff they love because you think it's a waste of money? You sound like a friggin Communist.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
So what's your point? Should all hobbyists stop spending money on the stuff they love because you think it's a waste of money? You sound like a friggin Communist.
03-09-10, 01:50 PM
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This whole stupid friggin sport is a waste of money for everybody except a few hundred top pros. The rest of us (including top amateurs) are hobbyists with low resting heart rates. We are all too fat for this sport. We all ride thousands of miles and go friggin nowhere.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
So what's your point? Should all hobbyists stop spending money on the stuff they love because you think it's a waste of money? You sound like a friggin Communist.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
So what's your point? Should all hobbyists stop spending money on the stuff they love because you think it's a waste of money? You sound like a friggin Communist.
A tad' heated, but I go along.
03-09-10, 01:51 PM
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I think he was just working on an improved shill discount from Psimet. 
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03-09-10, 01:53 PM
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It is very frequent that you will get crap about your expensive cycling gear because someone is jealous. It is equally common that you will get crap about your expensive cycling gear because it's a complete waste of your money.
That's all.
PS
A powertap from PSIMET is not a waste of money.
That's all.
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A powertap from PSIMET is not a waste of money.
03-09-10, 01:57 PM
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I thought Freds dressed in raggedy ass shorts, plain tops & liked mirrors?
03-09-10, 01:58 PM
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03-09-10, 02:02 PM
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03-09-10, 02:04 PM
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Wait.... I thought the original Fred was a guy who underdressed and had crappy gear but still rode fast?
Oh, and.... "Dear Rich Fred's" is incorrect in that Fred's denotes a possessive where you clearly intend a plural. No apostrophe is warranted.
Oh, and.... "Dear Rich Fred's" is incorrect in that Fred's denotes a possessive where you clearly intend a plural. No apostrophe is warranted.
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
03-09-10, 02:04 PM
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Wait.... I thought the original Fred was a guy who underdressed and had crappy gear but still rode fast?
Thanks to the new (and continually improving) pelotonpoints cat-o-meter, it's easy as pie for you to see how slow I am, click on the image below.
03-09-10, 02:06 PM
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This whole stupid friggin sport is a waste of money for everybody except a few hundred top pros. The rest of us (including top amateurs) are hobbyists with low resting heart rates. We are all too fat for this sport. We all ride thousands of miles and go friggin nowhere.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
So what's your point? Should all hobbyists stop spending money on the stuff they love because you think it's a waste of money? You sound like a friggin Communist.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
So what's your point? Should all hobbyists stop spending money on the stuff they love because you think it's a waste of money? You sound like a friggin Communist.
03-09-10, 02:10 PM
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Who cares what who rides?
On wet days I ride my old steel frame I bought from a yard sail for $10, (which I built up with 9 spd Ultegra), while my rich friends still ride their expensive CF wonderbikes. They accept and respect me...... 'cos they know I can still snap their legs off on the old bike.
On wet days I ride my old steel frame I bought from a yard sail for $10, (which I built up with 9 spd Ultegra), while my rich friends still ride their expensive CF wonderbikes. They accept and respect me...... 'cos they know I can still snap their legs off on the old bike.
03-09-10, 02:13 PM
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do i tell you what car to drive? how much to spend on your computer? what clothes to wear? you sound like a dick.
03-09-10, 02:14 PM
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True, OP is confusing Poseur for Fred.
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You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
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You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
03-09-10, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
...while the rare female Fred is sometimes called a "Doris."
03-09-10, 02:21 PM
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Oh, personally I don't care. I encourage people to do what makes them happy. But the jealousy response is a little over used, and often incorrect. Case in point.
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