mimitabby & raleighdon stuck home in the snow

[mimitabby]

[Bluetree]

Those pics rock, Mimi!!!!

What's your icy friend's name?

[mimitabby]

Those pics rock, Mimi!!!!

What's your icy friend's name?

uh, son of Raleighdon? I was pretending it WAS Raleighdon

[Bluetree]

Since he's all dressed to ride (but can't or won't) how about calling him Fred?

FRED
1) n. a person who spends a lot of money on his bike and clothing, but still can't ride. "What a fred -- too much Lycra and titanium and not enough skill." Synonym for poser. Occasionally called a "barney".
2) n. a person who has a mishmash of old gear, does't care at all about technology or fashion, didn't 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.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Mimi, too wonderful!!!

[DebW]

Thanks, Mimi. Those pics made me smile.

[bike4ever]

Bluetree - That was funny about "Fred". We had a 2nd owner at the shop I worked at in VA. His name was Fred and of course he was never around. We always just took messages for him so our actual owner wasn't hassled all of the time.

[Tuckervill]

Since he's all dressed to ride (but can't or won't) how about calling him Fred?

FRED
1) n. a person who spends a lot of money on his bike and clothing, but still can't ride. "What a fred -- too much Lycra and titanium and not enough skill." Synonym for poser. Occasionally called a "barney".
2) n. a person who has a mishmash of old gear, does't care at all about technology or fashion, didn't 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.

For some reason I'm reminded of this.

My boy and I went to the Tulsa Zoo sometime this summer, and in the park surrounding the zoo there was a Senior Olympics time trial going on. We only noticed about 20 riders total. We walked down to the finish to see about it. There was a peloton of about 7 that made a few laps while we were walking, and then a few here or there, but there was this one guy riding alone...

He was completely white-headed, and his hair was long, and his beard was at least 8 inches and streaming down to a point and blowing back in the wind. He was riding a mountain bike. He was skinny and tanned and wrinkled and sitting upright with his elbows out and pedaling like the wind. And he was wearing denim bib overalls with a flannel shirt and high top Converse All-Stars.

He was quite a sight, that I shall never forget!

I made sure to check the age requirements for Senior Olympics, too (50). Looks like they were about my speed.

Karen

[Mr. Bloom]

Since he's all dressed to ride (but can't or won't) how about calling him Fred?

Silver has warned me about "Fred"!

[mimitabby]

Fred's eyes fell out, then he fell over face up and broke his crown. it was the strangest thing.

[roguedog]

um.. and to think i was complaining about 30 degree weather down here... and you let me!

that's not normal weather for you up there is it? i was up in Seattle last year in dec and it was friggin cold but it never snowed. it did ice on me though...

[lph]

Hey mimi, you stole our snow!!

Great photos I love the way Fred looks increasingly happier from the first picture to the last!

[mimitabby]

Hey mimi, you stole our snow!!

Great photos I love the way Fred looks increasingly happier from the first picture to the last!

It wasn't planned, I assure you.
BTW, you are doing a great job for TE on the bikejournal race!!
I've been watching you