Fred

[rcannon100]

[ShawnoftheDread]

That’s not a Fred. Freds have carbon bikes, matching kits, and no calves.

[Harry Meatmotor]

yeah, concur – if anything that’s Wilma-lite.

[wheelswings]

Uh oh. That’s a picture of me! :+) Sort of. Despite bicycle-commuting daily for a decade.

Actually, when I was truly “a Fred,” my green-ness as a cyclist was most apparent in a way that others could not see…for months I had this strong urge to put on my seatbelt. I’d get on my bike and then stall for a moment, going through this absurd mental exercise thinking I had to buckle up.

[cyclingfool]

Fred seems to be the most poorly defined term I encounter in cycling circles, with two opposite definitions. I regularly encounter it as meaning both AND types.

[americancyclo]

I think the illustration is more along the lines of someone with a ‘prepper‘ mentality and an accessory problem.

[rcannon100]

I think it is the former. It follows, I believe, the mantra of “If I buy $5000 golf clubs, I am Tiger Woods.” (The Dread version of the definition)

[ShawnoftheDread]

I would call the illustration Bike Geek.

[Orestes Munn]

@ShawnoftheDread 99035 wrote:

I would call the illustration Bike Geek.

Especially the smile. Freds don’t smile.

[baiskeli]

I did notice this morning that rcannon has two identical lights mounted on his handlebars. Fred!

[Dickie]

http://biskey7.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/bicycling-are-you-a-fred/

[DismalScientist]

The Fred (of the bikegeek type) in the cartoon should be running disc brakes.

[Orestes Munn]

She’s not wearing yellow. That’s contributory negligence.

[Geoff]

@Dickie 99040 wrote:

http://biskey7.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/bicycling-are-you-a-fred/

Liked the article, especially these last lines:
“Sacrificing some, or ignoring completely, concerns of speed or traditional roadie/sport cyclist style, these type of Freds are more concerned with practical concerns like comfort, safety, versatility, maintenance, being able to quickly transition to time and culture on/off the bicycle, etc. Freds of this type can be well aware of their fredness, once they are aware of the concept, and often embrace it wholeheartedly.”

I am all about being practical, and wish to wholeheartedly embrace my fredness.

[Arlingtonrider]

The person depicted in the original post of this thread is me. No doubt about it. I’m missing a few things, like the cupholders, fenders and a mirror, but I make up for that by rocking two (2) bells on my handlebars.

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