Hi Silver, and no there's nothing offensive in your post. It's natural to address the "fred" designation as it seems to be a prevalent concern among the "serious roadies" who are as fussily obsessed about their own appearance as a teen aged girl entering puberty.

But since you asked (you did ask right?) here my .02 FWIW: any "roadie" or cyclist of any genre, who even has a scintilla of concern about how another cyclist dresses, wears their visor, etc probably has low self esteem issues and feels the need to build him or herself up at the expense of others. For some reason there seems to be a preponderance of this type in the "serious roadie" category (see "road cycling" on bikeforums)....who knows why?

For this person it's not enough that they spend as many hours as they want on the bike, perhaps (ya think?) to the detriment of their interpersonal relationships, not enough that they are able to spend loads of ...ahem..."disposal" income on their hobby, they also feel the need to put down others who don't somehow measure up to their self-imposed, arbitrary standards.


It's really quite foolish.

I am done now

Colleen