Didn't know whether to put this in humor or new riders so put it here.

Um, yeah, moving right along....

There's a very long, fun thread on bikejournal about being a Fred. Now everybody is admitting to their "Fredness" and there's even a Team Fred.

I feel ill-prepared to define "being a Fred" here, but it did bring up a lot of things that I realized I wanted to know more about.

So, for fun AND for education, could y'all give a girl's definition of a Fred?

And to start with a specific question -- a couple of things that were mentioned were "white cotton socks" and "wearing an Aerohelmet to a group ride."

'Splain, please?

Thanks!

Oh, by the way -- in all fairness the only thing people really seemed to find problematical is wearing event jerseys for events you didn't ride. Beyond that, all the finger-pointing/defining seemed to be "in fun." But still, I'd like to be in on the joke? Thanks!