What exactly is a "Fred" as it was brought up in another forum? I looked it up via Wikipedia and got a laugh, but I'm guessing if you don't fit into a specific category you don't count.

Do we as women do the same thing as guys when it comes to calling someone a "Fred"?

If I buy an expensive bike (was looking at several), get some decent cycling clothes, a nice helmet, but have no experience and go to a bike trail, the "true" cyclers will call me a Fred?

I'd buy a good bike because I know quality. I have decent clothes because biking in jeans and a heavy T-shirt is uncomfortable. I bought gloves so if I fall (and I have) I don't scrape my hands to pieces. So if I go to a bike trail to gain experience and apparently if I don't ride the right way I will get ran over by Fred haters?

No wonder most people don't ride.