I just want to say....

[Veronica]

My husband wants to know what site you are at. Do we brag? I don't think so. By the way I corrected my spelling in my first thread up top there. No one said anything? Well that's the type of women we are. We bring eachother up not down.

I'm a fifth grade teacher. I want to correct everyone's spelling and punctuation! But it's the weekend, so I'll give you all a pass.

V.

[Dianyla]

I'm a fifth grade teacher. I want to correct everyone's spelling and punctuation! But it's the weekend, so I'll give you all a pass.

Well I want to correct everyone's grammar and spelling too, except I don't even have the teacher excuse!

[Trek420]

Brandi's husband just said "what if there are some women on this site who might not be women!"

could be.

You mean other than the occaisional visitor, authorised DH, SO asking TE gals for help with the perfect gift (I gotta say not only are the gals here great but your Team Testosterone guys are swell too! I've ridden with Lee'Bob and Bubbah, met Bike Goddess's SO when he picked us up after the AIDS ride and saw us off on Day 1, and of course I know Bikeless and UK's SO's....nice men folk).

OK, fess up, who left the seat up?

I don't imagine any of us surf over to other forums and pretend to be guys. Scratches self and belches just to get into the role.

No "brain drain" here.

I can personally vouch for the Northern California gals, Bikeless, UK eliphant and.....myself.

[Dianyla]

Scratches self and belches just to get into the role.

I do that all the time, anyway.

[Pax]

My husband just said what if there are some women on this site who might not be women!

On my regular motorcycling website there was a guy who pretended to be a woman, he PM'd women on the site and tried to establish personal "girlfriend" type relationships...only to cross waaaay over the line into creepy borderline staking.

I will never understand the urge to hurt or humiliate another person for sport.

[LBTC]

I'm married to a Fred. He'll love the term! heehee

I'll take my stout, hairy, hardworking Fred any day!!! Much more appealing to me than some smooth skinned, stick on wheels with a 30mph avg spd and a 2 pound bike. What do they call those guys, anyway? Lance?

~T~

[salsabike]

They call them "racer weenies" or "weight weenies". And for those who care more about how they look than how much they actually ride, bikeforums has a special name: OCPs (Obsessive-Compulsive Poseurs). Some of the OCPs actually do a nice job of making fun of themselves about it, even while they continue to obsess about getting the handlebar tape to match the kit, and the booties, and the helmet and the tires...who says girls are the ones who get wound up over accessories??

[doc]

My husband just said what if there are some women on this site who might not be women! It really made me laugh. By the way he is a Fred!
A guy once suggested e shave he's legs to keep the ticks off of him, He said " Just what I need for my wife to complain about the stubble on my legs too".

There are some on this site who are men. One has openly admitted it although I can't recall his name. All men who are respectful, helpful, thoughtful and genuinely interested in the thread are more than welcome to participate.

[crazycanuck]

Ladies,

I thoroughly enjoy coming to this board & love getting my daily giggle from your posts. The support you give to others is much appreciated & am thankful to have the opportunity to ask for help if needed.

One more thing..i just did a check *looks* and yup i'm a chick..

cheryl

[DrBee]

Yup - I just checked and I'm a girl, too. Yeah - I think most of the men that are so obsessed with Freds, fredosity, fredism, etc are probably OCPs themselves. It's not exactly a supportive environment over there like it is here.

[Trek420]

ok, I'm thinking instead of us all checking ourselves and each other which is getting a little weird it's time to roll out the TE entrance exam!

It's multiple choice, there are no wrong answers!!
First question:

You win the sprint up Mt. Diablo, making the local "Fred" suffer. Do you:
a) flash a winning smile, wave and say "better luck next time sucker"
b) let him win the next one. We don't want to damage the fragile male ego, do we?
c) pull over, take out your Alien and completely overhaul his bike, he'll be faster next time.
d) ask him out.
e) ask if he has a stout, hard working, hairy brother (or sister-but maybe not the hairy requirement part on her)
f) all of the above.

[LBTC]

They call them "racer weenies" or "weight weenies".

Hey, some of those terms are not mutually exclusive! My Fred is both a weight weenie and a techno geek!! But only on his mountain bike - he consider the road bike training for mtb only (as do I), so if it weighs a lot, that's just harder training!

Now we both have a tendency to wear clothing that matches, especially that matches our bikes - but that's why the bikes are black! heehee

Can we be OCF's? (obssessive compulsive Freds)

I'm off to buy a house...

Namaste,
~T~

[Brandi]

F. All of the above! And I agree that all are welcome! As long as it doesn't get weird. I like tat we more less stick to the subjects at hand and when we don't I am sure a guy would stay out of it considering some of the things we have talked about.

[Trek420]

Brandi "I am sure a guy would stay out of it considering some of the things we have talked about."

Ooooh, that's how we keep TE women only, just end each post with girl stuff. Probably keep out spam too.

Well then, I'm off to take some Estroven, the herbal peri & post menopausal supplement.

There, that'll fix 'em.

[carimail]

Ooooh, that's how we keep TE women only, just end each post with girl stuff. Probably keep out spam too.

So, it's been a busy week and I haven't shaved my legs since last weekend - does that make me a Fred? Here's for the lurkers: Period, period, period!! There!