Ur-Tourer Fred Birchmore is 100 Years old today
11-29-11, 01:12 PM
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Ur-Tourer Fred Birchmore is 100 Years old today
Here's a fascinating story about a guy who toured 'round the world on a single speed bike in the 1930's, Fred Birchmore:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...tml?c=y&page=2
Probably of most interest to many bikers out there, he could very well be the original 'fred,' a sometimes (usually?) derogatory classification used by some cyclists to describe someone who's a different kind of cyclist. Here's the Wikipedia article on it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_%28bicycling%29
He's 100 years old today, and unfortunately, spending his birthday in the hospital. Best wishes, Fred!
https://onlineathens.com/local-news/2...100th-birthday
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...tml?c=y&page=2
Probably of most interest to many bikers out there, he could very well be the original 'fred,' a sometimes (usually?) derogatory classification used by some cyclists to describe someone who's a different kind of cyclist. Here's the Wikipedia article on it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_%28bicycling%29
He's 100 years old today, and unfortunately, spending his birthday in the hospital. Best wishes, Fred!
https://onlineathens.com/local-news/2...100th-birthday
Last edited by Lascauxcaveman; 11-29-11 at 01:14 PM. Reason: left out a couple words
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