tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post3813551394376125865..comments2024-02-03T16:24:42.023-08:00Comments on 1410 OakWooD: Freds and Fausto CoppiGunnar Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-36648496189728938802010-03-21T15:43:21.219-07:002010-03-21T15:43:21.219-07:00i honestly adore your writing choice, very excitin...i honestly adore your writing choice, very exciting.<br />don't give up and also keep penning considering it simply well worth to follow it,<br />looking forward to find out far more of your own posts, thankx ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-66543581441996460822009-10-04T06:04:09.461-07:002009-10-04T06:04:09.461-07:00I think the main distinguishing feature of Frednes...I think the main distinguishing feature of Fredness is that they are the ones having fun. <br /><br />mwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-36706568958529011362009-10-03T11:51:01.547-07:002009-10-03T11:51:01.547-07:00I've heard that the female iteration of Fred i...I've heard that the female iteration of Fred is Doris. I hope you're back on a bike soon...Doris.Gunnar Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-66890957678474726182009-10-03T10:22:37.323-07:002009-10-03T10:22:37.323-07:00I am one of the people who used to disparage Freds...I am one of the people who used to disparage Freds. Now I am one--the female version, anyway. (Freda?) <br /><br />For one thing, I got to an age at which I started to feel a little silly wearing billboard lycra. And because of other life changes, I realized that the racer wannabe pretense just wasn't going to work anymore.<br /><br />I'm off the bike for another month or so because of surgery I've had. But I eagerly anticipate riding my Mercian Audax bike again. There's no carbon or titanium anywhere on it. And I'll be riding in "real" clothes, of course.<br /><br />And now I'll be thinking of Fausto and Berg!Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-33471680491510375192009-10-02T20:52:29.427-07:002009-10-02T20:52:29.427-07:00What amazing pictures you've posted here, Gunn...What amazing pictures you've posted here, Gunnar.<br /><br />I personally rock the slightly arrogant Fausto style.<br /><br /><br />But with all the earnest hearticality of Gino.reverend dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00090415465883988497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-29979890152252629112009-10-02T20:27:39.178-07:002009-10-02T20:27:39.178-07:00Actually the uniform is khaki MTB shorts, Hawaiian...Actually the uniform is khaki MTB shorts, Hawaiian shirt (rayon) and lace-up Sidi touring shoes - a Fred at heart.Gunnar Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2695748260936745505.post-4749366343868088252009-10-02T19:13:27.645-07:002009-10-02T19:13:27.645-07:00hmmm . . . well, in the circles I'm acquainted...hmmm . . . well, in the circles I'm acquainted with, no one shows up in cutoffs any more, though I remember doing that in my youth. I also flopped handlebars this way and that. <br /><br />Nowadays, a Fred is anyone who commits the following sins, judged by internet juries: 1. Uses more than one headset spacer. This is probably the worst possible sin, so heinous that certain forums devote many pages to open venting, in a desperate bid to purge themselves of the Fred stench, which is simultaneously obscene, heinous, revolting, and inexplicable. 2. Uses the large size of waterbottle. This sin is less grave; in fact, pointing it out is possibly a proof of rarified taste. 3. Wears helmet mirrors. This sin elicits no comment at all. It is widely accepted as unacceptable, yet is not deemed worthy of remark. 5. Wears lycra shorts only, rather than bibs. (Similar to no. 4.) 6. Rides a Trek. This appalling capitulation to the non-bespoke market is actually even worse than no. 1, if you can believe it. The earnest and mirror-equipped, value-minded Trek consumer with triple chainrings, who shows up early for the metric ride on Saturday morning, is one big poorly-fitted gaff . . . and is blessedly unaware that his very Fredness is itself a steel scribe dragged mercilessly across the entire metaphorical width of the Salonista culture's blackboard. And I say, go get em, Fred. <br /><br />michael whiteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com