Fred?

[Mr. Bloom]

Chain ring tattoos?....TOTALLY SEXY! When I occasionally get one, I NEVER wash it off in the shower!

Lisa, I've found that my chain ring tattoos last for a week. Ivory Soap won't get it off!

I use Ivory since my skin remains sensitive despite the abuse I took during my early membership on this forum

Silver uses the more manly "Safeguard"

[GLC1968]

The term 'FRED' just makes me laugh. I can certainly imagine the most 'elitist' of the roadies referring to all the rest of us recreational riders as 'Fred's...but still...I find it funny. If someone wants to think less of me because of what I wear or how I ride, then let them. That just makes me feel better about myself and less about them!

I work with a guy who picked up cycling a number of years ago to lose weight. He helped encourage me to ride with the guys at work when I first bought my bike and we both are now organizers of our company's MS150 team. BUT, he is constantly teasing me that my bike with my matching water bottles and my matching jacket makes me a Fred. I snort back that NO, it just makes me a woman. Of course, this is pretty funny coming from a guy who is well over 250 lbs and yet rides on fancy racing wheels to save weight. Every ride over 60 miles he breaks a spoke...and he calls ME Fred.

[PinkBike]

Of course, this is pretty funny coming from a guy who is well over 250 lbs and yet rides on fancy racing wheels to save weight.

this always cracked me up, a guy i knew who was always bragging about buying new stuff to shave a few grams off his bike and he also carried about 50 extra pounds on his person.

but y'know what? to each his own, he had the same amount of pride in his bike and his riding as anyone else, so who am i to demean him? i'm sure people think i'm touched to spend so much time and money and energy on my bike when i'm not near racing caliber. but i just totally enjoy it.

i'm thrilled when i see ANYBODY out riding. i think "you go girl!" and wish them every happiness like i get from my bike.

so i'm fred. but i'm way happy.

[solveig]

This thread makes me laugh because:
Not only can I never make it back from a ride without a chainring blob (from getting out the door, getting the bike on the rack, or just leaning the thing wrong when I stop)...

but I ride with two mismatched shoes (one Sidi, black w/ red & yellow highlights, and one royal blue Specialized)...the result of 2 very different foot sizes and a puny budget that only allows purchasing on Ebay!



But my shoes make me smile every day!

[KnottedYet]

I am Fred, hear me roar!
I ride my bike, that's what it's for!



(ok, someone post the next rhyming couplet)

[Mr. Bloom]

I am Fred, hear me roar!
I ride my bike, that's what it's for!



(ok, someone post the next rhyming couplet)

White tube socks keep ma' legs clean.
Tucked in shirts keep some parts from bein' seen.

[silver]

I wear my visor to protect my face
And turn up the elastic when I race.

[KnottedYet]

I remember reading an article in Bicycling about 20-25 years ago where the writer was describing a "Fred" (not the term he used, though) he encountered on his ride who was wearing BLACK socks. Cuz then white sox were fashionable, so black socks were the faux pas.

Mr. Black Socks kicked the author's butt, so he was appropriately chagrined for judging someone based on their appearance.

[Starfish]

[QUOTE=KnottedYet;183276]I am Fred, hear me roar!
I ride my bike, that's what it's for! QUOTE]

Yes, my setup is quite dorky,
though I need it 'cause I'm porky.

Going long leaves me all smiles;
so aerobars shred headwind miles.

And strangely I still love to climb,
(with my pie plate it's sublime)!

So, despite a look that's sappy,
check my smile: it means I'm happy!