What's a Fred?

[Ana]

I just thought I would share this with you if you missed it on google because it's rather informative:

http://www.bicyclesource.com/bicycling_glossary#poser

Strange how the definition of "fred" is both people who have nice gear without skill and people who don't have nice gear, regardless of whether or not they have skill...

It seems as though they are trying to define an acceptable cyclist into a very narrow category.

I, too, dislike the elitist attitude of some cyclists. I used to think about why people don't wave back a lot but I have just decided that I am the kind of person who likes to wave to others, regardless of whether or not they wave back Sometimes I wonder if guys wave back (or don't) because I'm a woman. I like my bike and I like cycling so I'm probably just going to do what I always do: do what I love and not worry about what other people think