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Title: Ive just been called a "Fred" on Usenet
Post by: maximusotter on January 05, 2007, 19:12:29 PM
as I exclusively use a Camelbak instead of bottles. Ive been told that I "obviously" am an inferior rider with "obvious" poor bike handling skills, because I use a hydration bladder, which in turn makes me "stupid" because its so "inconvenient".

:roll:

This would be why I dont club ride, and dont do any amateur racing. Its like going back to high school. Invariably Ill do a "noncompetitive" charity ride here, which still is a little competitive of course, and ride at the front of the pack long enough to find that a lot of those supposed "club" riders around here have way too much money compared to brains.

Iceholes.

Title: Ive just been called a "Fred" on Usenet
Post by: redneck on January 05, 2007, 19:23:22 PM
WOW ILL HOLD A F**KING COCONUT TO MY FACE WHILE RIDING MY SOLID STEEL BIKE BECAUSE IT MAKES ME LOOK COOL.


OMGZOR LOOK AT THAT GUY WHO IS ACTUALLY COMFORTABLE CARRYING LIQUIDS AROUND HIS BODY.


cretins like that should shut the f**k up and realise its a better solution to an age old problem.
Title: Re:Ive just been called a "Fred" on Usenet
Post by: Serious on January 05, 2007, 19:25:53 PM
No wonder maxi is pissed off :lol:
Title: Re:Ive just been called a "Fred" on Usenet
Post by: Pete on January 05, 2007, 20:26:06 PM
Quote from: Urban Dictionaryfred: a term used to describe that guy with no particularly good character traits that still manages to shuffle in and steal all the girls.

"that poor bastards sitting all alone over there, maybe we ought to let him hang out."

"no way man...hes a fred."

"dread the fred."

 

I cant find an appropriate smiley.
Title: Re:Ive just been called a "Fred" on Usenet
Post by: BigSoy on January 06, 2007, 01:22:17 AM
Quote from: sdp
Quote from: Urban Dictionaryfred: a term used to describe that guy with no particularly good character traits that still manages to shuffle in and steal all the girls.

"that poor bastards sitting all alone over there, maybe we ought to let him hang out."

"no way man...hes a fred."

"dread the fred."

 

I cant find an appropriate smiley.

Thank god for the acohol and literary (although evidently not literate...) leanings that made me read that as


 
QuoteI cant find an appropriate simile.
Title: Ive just been called a "Fred" on Usenet
Post by: maximusotter on January 06, 2007, 01:46:20 AM
Fred, in cycling:

n. a person who has a mishmash of old gear, doest care at all about technology or fashion, didnt race or follow racing, etc. Often identified by chainring marks on white calf socks. 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. This term is from road touring and, according to popular myth, "Fred" was a well-known grumpy old touring rider, who really was named Fred.

Freds nemesis:

Fabrizio Mazzoleni (http://www.bikereader.com/contributors/newsgroup/fabrizio.html)
Title: Re:Ive just been called a "Fred" on Usenet
Post by: Serious on January 06, 2007, 01:47:13 AM
damn beaten to it, just! :lol:

Dont forget though that Fred beat the lot of em :ptu: