Quote Originally Posted by Dianyla
Hmm, a quick whirl over at bikeforums reveals that the term Fred appears to be used to describe any non-elite non-racer biker who may not wear matching team kit, may be riding a bike worth less than $3K, and might even *gasp* have hairy legs!!!

Gah, I almost got testosterone poisoned after spending 5 minutes over there.

I just let out such a loud laugh that my husband came in and said that my forum sounds like way more fun than the ones he's on. Is "ones" a word?

Yep - you described it perfectly! It's pretty stifling over there, isn't it???