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post freds
bonus points for team jerseys
>>921360
>>921361
This hurts to look at
I ride for team Fit Kit.
>>921374
>framing USPS advertisements
fred or lad?
>>921377
my favorite
obligatory
>>921360
he must be a lawyer or accountant.
also team sky is frediest fred team ever.
itt: jealous poorfags
>>921384
>he unironically rides a pinarello
>>921385
You sound like an autist sperging out in a restaurant because someone isn't enjoying their Châteauneuf as you think they should.
at least this thread can put my mind at ease from being a fat ass on a road bike.
>>921386
just chill its all good
All these fat people on carbon bikes with carbon wheelsets and highend gruppos.. I wish i could be like them, fat and rich
>>921386
Welcome to every board on 4chan
>baww he has something I want but can't afford, he doesn't appreciate it like I would boo hoo richfags are so dumb!!!!
it's like this site attracts poor people
>>921385
>world champion
DAILY REMINDER:
OPs who post 'post Freds' threads are jealous poorfag haters. Potentially skeezy useless self-loathing NEETs, stuck with their thrift-store beater tenspeed held together with duct tape and bailing wire, suffering in regular street clothes or ill-fitting gym clothes, and being weak skellingtons with no legs, they get passed on climbs by middle-aged guys with 30% bodyfat, and they HATE, HATE, HATE on them.
Don't be like the OP. It's a pointless negative-sum game.
>>921454
Spot the fat, slow fred
>>921454
brb just waiting on my team sky jersey
SPRINT
WINNAR
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>>921454
did cervelo void your warranty as you're over 120kg, so you have to fork out another $10k for a fred bike.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamil
It's funny how DH riders are precieved to be fat and lazy... then you got these guys that go out for a 1 hour 15km ride on their $12k carbon road machines.
Drive past the cafe, It's a bunch of fat, angry old men recovering after their grueling 20km ride.
Drive to the trailhead, It's a bunch of fit happy people.
Get to the DH park, It's a bunch of happy fit people.
>>921394
>I wish i could be like them, fat and rich
>I wish I was fat
fucking why?
>>921394
Why? You can cycle on your current bike. An overpriced bike changes fuck all.
Poor fags always crying. I ride an expensive bike because I can afford it, and yes I am faster than you.
>>921494
I ride for fun though.
>>921363
Is he wearing steel-toed work boots?
Too Hors Categorie for me
>>921502
They're for kicking cagers
>>921502
he got a dui and he is riding to work.
>>921363
Cadel has really let himself go.
>>921374
Them cushions smell of Sheryl Crow's pussy.
>>921494
I don't think you get the point
These people are fat. You shouldn't be buying carbon bikes when you are fat.
Are you fat?
>>921363
I was going to say they might be mtb mountain biking boots like shimano xm9, but the foot position is wrong for them to be clipless.
>>921385
you wouldn't be able to tell he's overweight just by his legs
>>921494
>club ride
>everyone rides alu
>club leader rides steel
>everyone flies up hills except that guy with the trek domane
No fuckin reason to ride carbon unless on race day.
>>921648
>No fucking reason to have sex unless making a babby
but that virtical compliance and smooth ride tho
>>921667
>garbon
>that shitty compression strength
>BB worn out,better buy a new frame lmao cuz my bb30 is fucked XDDDdd111!
Modern garbon is just fred porn..nothing else
>>921363
>BMC kit on a non-BMC frame
Absolutely heretical.
>>921595
Under8ed post
>>921669
>Modern garbon is just fred porn..nothing else
You know how I know you're too poor to afford a proper carbon bike by Trek/Scott/Spesh/Cervelo etc?
>>921680
>carbon
>reliable
>>921681
Yes.... Like I said. Have you ever tried to purposely break something carbon? Keep in mind a carbon tube is stronger than your bones.
>>921685
>hes never broken a bone before
Guess what m80, steel is stronger than bones
>>921470
one could say that DH riders are more likely to be young, and young people are more likely to be fit than older people.
>>921603
>the foot position is wrong
fixed that for you
seriously what the fuck?
>>921726
>seriously what the fuck?
He's a commuter riding home from work: normally he'd wear his cleats along with the rest of the proper kit, but that was his last day on the job (he'd been informed he was being laid off two weeks ago but still hasn't told his wife), and he was so distraught at the prospect of not being able to find a new job, and definitely not having enough money to retire on, that he just forgot and kept his work boots on that day. Don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes.
>>921729
pedaled a mile in his shoes*
>>921385
Who the fuck unironically wear WC and/or any Grand Tours' jerseys?
[soiler]Actually, ironically would be just as bad. [/spoiler]
>>921374
sad af desu wa yo
This thread seems like the right place to confess - I do actually own one pro-team replica jersey, and it's in the regular rotation of what I wear.
In my defense, I'm skinny, fast, and I actually like the jersey because I'm a Piet Mondrian fan - not because I care about emulating pro riders. Can I be excused or am I doomed to be considered a fred?
Nobody gives a fuck if you wear a pro team jersey as long as you aren't wearing a full kit.
>>921747
They're not active, so it's ok.
>>921676
those are all fred brands, a true cyclist rides a custom made steel or titanium bike.
nigga i wear the hakone kit from yowapeda on my mtb, COME FITE ME BRUH.
>>921388
>mfw I wear similar kit minus Spesh jersey
Even have same color TLD shorts and ride my road bike with flats and Tevas defunct Hi grip shoes
>>921800
i wear a hakone jersey for commuting for spring-summertime and its a great jersey
>>921685
>http://www.bustedcarbon.com
>>921903
>http://www.bustedcarbon.com
>most of them are self admittedly broken from leaving bikes on the roof rack and going into a garage
>>921502
Looks like an average /out/ boot to me.
>>921903
>posting a site which hasn't been updated for 5 years.
my mom and I are pretty sure im a fred
Why do fat people love Sky jerseys?
Being fat is associated with wealth and success in the UK.
t. john bull
What is the difference between Freds and dentists
>>922085
Nowadays, none.
>that random fat guy that joins the pace line and blows passed everyone to the front and drafts an entire group for 50 miles before making a turn on some no-name street
Happened on 9W, he was flying passed guys half his weight without a sweat. A few of the faster guys tried to get in front of him, only to be completely BTFO as they couldn't keep his pace without a draft. Whoever you are, you're awesome. Guy was like 250 lbs on an Sworks
>>922085
A fred is someone who does not follow cycling conventions. The people who call other people freds are actually closer to what fred originally meant. The evolution of fred went like so. Back when there were only 4 kinds of cyclists, club/road cyclists, commuter/utility cyclists, children, and freds(unconventional cyclists). Club/road would call freds, fred. Not understanding the nuance of cycling club slang, freds started calling anyone on a bike they didn't like a fred, because they assumed fred was just an insult for someone they didn't like on a bike. Then MTB and BMX came into existence, and killed cycling norms and 'proper' cycling tradition, making the road/club usage less meaningful. When fixiefags came out, they were into that bohemian chic, so they picked up on the fred usage of fred, and everyone they didn't like was the people with nice bikes, try hards, and 'establishment' cycling culture which basically meant road/club riders. So fred started to be used to refer to road/club cyclists.
So basically fred means the opposite of what it used to mean. It basically means "cyclist who is doing it wrong"
A dentist is a rich person that buys expensive equipment but rides casually. Dentists have lots of time off, unlike other high paying professions, so they have time to ride, and they also are fairly affluent, so they can afford nice things.
>>921720
Real cyclists don't get fat with age, they become spindly whisps with mysterious slow-and-steady eternal riding powers that leak through to them from the next life.
>>922112
>dentist detected
>>921380
is it a GoPro the thing on the top of helmet?
>>921388
>platform pedals
holy mother of kek
>>922116
There's a 60 something yr old in my area who rides an aluminium Dolan with 8 speed dura ace and a pannier rack. He doesn't have the speed anymore but can quite happily knock out 200k on nothing but foil wrapped jam sandwiches and a Thermos of nescafe.
>>922125
t. fixiefag
>>922270
reminds me of this one old coot around my area who rides a 90s terk rigid mtb and can ride forever at 18mph even if it's some kind of hors categorie climb.
I think he's some kind of benign spirit or something.
>>921805
doesn't your saddle catch the crotch of your shorts or ram your nads when you go from standing to sitting
>>922112
Fred being used as an insult supposedly came from a bunch of tour de france jerks getting pissed that a beardy weirdo on a loaded touring bike passed them with ease on a tough climb. that weirdo's name was Fred.
>>922372
Except that's a made up story, it's not in Fred's memoirs. People claiming this story will claim it's "well known" and he wrote about it, but fail to come up with citations. It only exists to make freds feel better about themselves and deal with their inferiority complex. Most freds have never actually even been called a fred, at least not in an earshot. They just feel very insecure and project what they think those nasty roadies are saying. Incidentally, they also project why they think those roadies are freds and unworthy of their bikes. The fantasy of passing up roadies on an old beat up heavy bike is a common trope among freds. You still see freds claiming they passed a "fred" (roadie) and brag about it and call the "fred" stupid. These claims are generally false, or have some other explanation, like passing a retiree, or someone on a recovery ride.
I honestly dont get the problem.
They are fat? Well that's why they are in a fucking bike, to lose weight, they are already doing much more than many other fatties
They are wearing official team equipment? So what, they paid for it, if somebody plays football with a rmadrid or a man united t shirt nobody bats an eye, however this is cycling so they are all stupid cunts for wearing a team maillot?
>>922274
I see you
You Finnish fuck
>>921388
> Sam Hill
> Actual world champion
He's got a rainbow jersey. He can wear whatever the fuck he wants on the bike.
>>922261
Hill has always raced on platforms. He also has a world championship. He may know a thing or two about bikes.
>>921386
>enjoying
>>922131
Yes
>>922501
Almost all of those seats are too low. It's like the parents want their kids to have knee and hip problems.
you people are insane
>>922528
With kids, it is rare to be able to raise the seat enough to get proper leg extension without going so high that they can't even reach the ground with the tips of their toes. I figure it is because the bottom bracket height is so relatively high for their leg lengths
>>922550
Insane like a fox
>Post Freds
>Can post anyone going on about bikes on /n/
>>922551
Why would you want to reach the ground with your feet while still on your saddle? Even if it's just the tip of your toe.
>>921363
BOOTS
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>>923959
During a race like that pic? I wear steel capped boots when I race so I can drag my toe cap on the ground and make sparks which distracts the other racers and looks really cool.
Is there any better feeling than passing a Fred?
>>924750
Yes, it's called having self-confidence, being successful, and not obsessing over your inferiority complex.
This is, essentially, a thread where madly jelly neets hate on overweight dudes riding bikes they like and/or can afford.
Adorable. I use platform pedals on full sus road bike and hope 6ti brakes with 8" rotors on tourer.
>>924759
>full sus road bike
you mean gay hybrid ?
>>924782
He's probably running gokiso hubs, poorfag
>>921737
here in shitland PH where gaudy designs and blatant counterfeiting is accepted and even celebrated
I try so hard not to physically cringe every time I see and overtake Yellow/polkadot jerseys and world champions when I'm not even at a competitive level. Fuck the posers
>>921388
Fuck off, you worthless cunt. That is Sam Hill, downhill legend. He can wear whatever the fuck he wants
>>924902
>racing downhill road
>>922131
I didn't even notice that before, I figure the GoPro always causes drag, why does he do all the aerodynamic stuff, he could probably lose 10 pounds and find it much easier to cycle, without spending any real amount of money...
>>921600
Why not?
>>922404
>a world championship
He has five, you pleb
>>921747
>Single article of team clothing
>Defunct team
>A E S T H E T I C
You're in the clear.
>>922125
Wouldn't you think it odd if someone turned up to a casual kickabout with their m8s decked out in Man U kit from head to toe? It's the same principle.
>>922398
't.' is a universal meme now
t. non-suomalainen
>>921379
Can someone explain the single speed bike? Is he riding a track bike with TT bars for a reason or is it Haute-Trolling?
I always feel like cutting fat pricks on bikes a break though, as in at least they're doing something about being fat, even if they're clueless or whatnot. At least they're out and moving, and every bit of that helps.
>>921388
This guy is surely meme'ing us with those baggy shorts, don't fool for it m8s
>>921394
>>921400
>>921491
I've had 2 Dura ace Groups and I can tell you they make little difference over 105/ultegra groups. The frame and wheels are Far more important.
>>922078
British patriotism and the fact that most people in the colonies are fat champ.
>>921508
thats what everyone thinks whenever they see a grown man on a bike by himself
>>921595
I thought it was Jeremy Clarkson for a sec
>>922107
https://www.electricbike.com/gruber-assist/
>>925010
>Can someone explain the single speed bike?
The parcours didn't dictate that variable ratios were required. Why should trolling come into it?
>meme'ing
The only meme here is you.
>>922261
>doesn't recognize one of the most famous mountain bikers ever
get off my board fucking pleb
>>921376
Avant guard as fuck
>>921720
more like: you won't have fun in a bikepark if you are overweight. You literally never see fat people like itt on demanding trails let alone in the bikepark. Its just physically impossible.
On the other hand every fatass can pedal a roadbike for a few miles down a paved road...
Is it fred tier if I buy and wear the Katusha team kit from last year?
For some reason I like the look of it a lot
![14551_1[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/OSZZtMQ.jpg "14551_1[1].jpg")
>>926067
this is what im talking about
>>926067
wearing pro tour kit is as fredly as it gets
>>926084
yeah i know but its not one of the super popular teams so maybe if i just go fast
All fat people are fred?
>>926087
still super freddy, you could get away with it if it didn't have team logos.
>>926095
I need a jersey. How do I avoid looking like the fred that I am?
Why is everyone on this board so elitist? /mu/ is more toned downed compared to you nutjobs.
>>926129
idk about the train + plane bros but you gotta cop some tude when your hobby is being a fuccboi on wheels kinda like how kanye
>>926097
1. Don't be exorbitantly fat
2. Don't wear matching bibs
>>926366
I'm a little fat and I don't know what a bib is XD
>>926368
Alrighty then
>>926369
I was thinking about getting a jersey from another sport, just to be esoteric and ironic.
>>926097
wear all black, buy generic kit, with only the brand logos, and only use team kit when riding as a team
>>926368
once you go bib you never go back to shorts,
>>926372
Can I get matching colours with my bike?
>>926374
no, that's the same as wearing pro kit, as pro kits are usually the same colour as the bike.
>>926378
D:
>mfw I ride my road bike to the beach every other morning before the work traffic starts (like 6-8am depending on if it's a week day or not)
>start seeing other bikers, first just couples riding their mountain bikes (on the path, which triggers me) for exercise, say hello when we cross each other
>then I see a couple of blokes on their road bikes coming the other way, get intimidated but nod at them
>then when I'm 15 seconds from home, I see a group of 6-7, women included, coming down the main road
They all nodded and waved but I feel really self conscious when I see other road bikers. I wear bike gear (shorts and jersey) that's just cheap with a small logo, no BMC or Sky branding (only thing of that I have is a sky water bottle because it matches my bike colour and was on special for like £2)
My only issue is I still use flat pedals (and straps/clips), and don't really want to upgrade to clipless because I don't ride competitively, I like being able to walk around (even if it's with my bike, since I don't trust locking it up normally), and I don't trust myself to set up the pedals right and don't want to give myself a limp or some daft shit because my toes were pointed in too much.
What should I do regarding my pedal/shoe situation?
>>926384
I almost never nod to people. Just stay in your zone.
>>926384
restraps you can get them from wiggle for like £20.
>>926385
I live in the UK tho, (north east in particular), you nod and smile at people in the street if you were walking, don't see why it would be any different on a bike (on my first trip to the beach I almost came off when I tried to wave, tho)
>>926386
>restraps
Guess they're like the power straps or whatever I've read were recommended in the past (they were out of stock when I was looking into them and people were reselling them for like £139.99)
Seems neat, will check them out, I'm needing to upgrade my helmet as well (using some dorky £10 right now, used it all last season and kept on putting off upgrading)
>>926384
one sided cleats or road pedals should have a wide enough platform for sneakers.
>>926370
It doesn't matter, the whole point of a cycling jersey is having the back pockets so you don't need to carry a backpack or fanny pack or whatever.
>>926392
I gas so
>>924955
Would it still be considered an aero tuck position when using the aero bars if your gut is hanging down into the air stream?
all my jerseys are team jerseys
plain pearl izumi bibs though
>>926384
get some mtb clipless pedal with shoes which have a recessed cleat.
Shimano Click'r as an example
im gay
>>926384
You shouldn't care at all. You don't have to be the fastest rider if you don't want to be. That sort of pressure is how the bike industry sells people on very expensive gear they don't need.
Switch to a fat tires, wear khakis and crocs, and then look in the mirror and tell yourself "No, I will not keep upgrading shit forever"
I own this jersey and used to wear it. I think I can wear it again now as he is with tinkoff and its from the tour of California
>>926612
cannondale has the best kit of all time, second to cipo's zebra
>>926384
I ride a hybrid bike often with a rack in bike gear and nod/say hello/alright to other cyclists and get nods and hellos back.
>tfw a club ride goes past me and I have to nod and say hello to everyone I go past
Never say hello to joggers though, joggers are cunts and never say hello back.
>>926612
>national champion jersey
get fucked
team kit is one thing, but race classification / champion jerseys are 100% bullshit
>>928043
thanks for your opinion
>>928043
Me not being able to show my support for Sagan is bullshit
>>928043
Nah, only if you look like you may have won it at some point in the recent past.
>>921394
Imagine that, someone on 4chan/n who is honest about the subject.
>>921491
..and then there's this fuck, who is so in denial that it hurts just to read his post. Sure thing buddy, enjoy your 40 year old rusted-out thrift store bike, held together by duct tape, bailing wire, chewing gum, and lubed with used motor oil you stole from the back porch of the Jiffy Lube down the street from you. Just keep telling yourself you're more legit than they are, you might actually fool yourself.
>>921360
The only way I'll tolerate this 'Fred' crap on /n/ is if you're talking about the following:
o High-end racing bike
o Wears replica pro-team kit
o Not only doesn't ride fast, isn't capable of riding fast
o Sure as fuck doesn't race, ever
o 'Just rides'
o Is visibly overweight/out of shape
If you post anything that doesn't meet ALL the above criteria, then you're just a jelly poorfag hating on people who can afford nicer things than you have and should STFU.
>>930089
>The faster you go, the more acceptable it is to wear team kit
You've got it almost exactly wrong. The second fastest guy in the world is the last guy who should be wearing WC stripes.
>>930089
>doesn't know what a fred it
>>921747
This is nice
>>924955
desu those guys probably ride more than people on this board
There are some guys that look like that in club and they can actually be pretty fast. Not racer fast, but no slackers.
>>924834
Hey there fellow flip. I haven't really encountered people wearing UCI champ jerseys or what have yous (Then again, I don't really ride THAT much)
But don't forget those guys who buy unbranded carbon frames + carbon deep section wheels and then place decals on them to make them look 'authentic'.
>>921379
this one is hilarious xD
>>933136
Why? Guy might be having joint problems, which preclude him from using clips. Especially road ones.
The fact that he is overweight might be a reason why he is having joint problems.
>>921374
The appalling thing is that you know he still has them up, despite being stripped of every single one
I want to fucking strangle Lance Armstrong until he breathes no more
Seriously
>>921377
The guy at the front is a Fred. The guy smoking is a lad.
>>921491
Except that riding is a top-end bike is fucking amazing. Feels like having sex. I have a shitty old steel bike which is rusting, has shitty single pivot brakes, the gears don't work, the stem is corroded into place slightly out of alignment. So when I got to ride a full carbon bike with clip in pedals it was FUCKING. INSANE.
>>924834
Where do you live? I'm technically allowed to get a Philippine passport and sometimes I think about moving "home" even though I haven't been there in decades. Am I going to get kidnapped and murdered if I ride a nice bike wearing kit?
this is just a fat-people-wearing-spandex fetish thread
>>926384
Do what you like, clipless pedals and even clips are useless for casual riders and their usefulness for competitive rider comes from stability only.
Clipless/clipped pedals do not help you generate more power or ride faster.
>>933319
>this what plebs actually believe
>probably will try to strawman about pulling on the pedals and cite that site about mtbs and grant
>>933320
They are useless. Plain and simple. There is absolutely no reason that a casual cyclist (and by that I mean someone who is not making money by riding) needs or should want clipless pedals. The benefits are marginal at best and they add unnecessary cost and complication to riding.
>>926384
you should kill yourself because you're an autist who worries about tiny details in the fabric of your life. just buy them and spend time learn a new skill or save your cash and enjoy what you have you cucklord
>>933175
ha sad thing is i just went up baldy and there was aguy with one of his older nat champ jerseys. i was just kinda like damn glad thats not me
ill wear it with him next time
>>933319
>Clipless/clipped pedals do not help you generate more power
U P S T R O K E
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>>933480
I bet I can pull up harder with my "pinned meme pedals" than you can on clipless. Clipless pedals make most people's pedal stroke worse. Plus they make you look like a dickhead when you take forever to clip in at the light or do the inevitable "0 mph fall"
>>933487
Have you ever ridden on clipless pedals before or are you just going full-retard here? Just curious because you sound like you have very little experience riding.
>>933487
>Plus they make you look like a dickhead when you take forever to clip in at the light or do the inevitable "0 mph fall"
Holy shit, this kid confirmed giving up after falling like a bitch. This is pretty sad.
>>921720
DH riders need more upper body strength. That leaves them more /fit/ looking than skelly roadies.
>>933480
Upstroke is a myth, top riders don't pull up when pedaling.
>>933173
You're a fucking idiot. A fucking idiot.
>>933539
You're right. The power efficiency comes from the stiff sole on clipless shoes. Not sure how people can't tell the difference.
>>933487
Cringed
>>933173
If you're not mechanically experienced, get your ots tuned up and a new cassette, chainring, and chain. It's like 1/1000th the cost of a high end bike but with all the crispness and new bike feel. The weight and handling aren't things you'll be worried about in average everyday riding. The "feel" of parts that work are.
>>933556
The efficiency comes from your imagination or perhaps from post-purchase rationalization.
>>933539
I can believe this. I am a sucky rider, and I think I pull up a bit on the upstroke while sprinting because my rear wheel lifts off the ground and moves around a little. Good sprinters don't do that.
I gotta work a lot on my form
>>933617
That happened to me a lot, until I changed to an aggressive rear tyre and larger wheel size.
>>933489
I'm sure I'm more experienced than you. You're probably only running clipless because your bike mechanic told you it would make you a faster rider.
>>933499
I can tracksit/stand for 15+ minutes. I do MTB and trials as well as road. Balance isn't an issue for me. Both types of pedals have their places.
>>933578
Not as cringey as you comparing old bikes to new ones, stay mad poorfag.
>>933679
Pshh, nothing personnel, kid
>>933790
Why don't you try actually researching clipless pedals?
>>921747
That looks cool as fuck.
>>926090
No but all Fred people are fat
>>925366
>avant guard
>guard
>guard
>>922372
>*huff puff* FACKIN FRED! *huffffff*
>>922390
because the 'roadies' we're talking about are late teens to early thirties millennials who grew up backbiting peers on myspace and facebook instead of learning how to be decent human beings. i'd ride with the 'fred' any day of the week because odds are the 'fred' isn't a total dick.
>>926090
no, all fat people are clyde. there is some intersection, but not all clydes are also fred.
>>922372
>>922085
What is it with dentists being plebs with expensive toys? I live a dual /o/ and /n/ life and I know dentists with nice cars always modified. Go to a track day and they can't drive for shit and they don't seem to care. They just want to have their race car on the race track.
>>936473
They make good money and have a flexible schedule with lots of time off, so they tend to get into enthusiast hobbies, but the money comes before the enthusiasm.
Doctors and lawyers for example, have money, but work long and irregular hours.
>>922390
>ever paying hundreds of dollars to advertise faceless sponsors all over your body for recreation
each his own I guess.
>>936473
why should they care about lap times so long as they're having fun just hooning around?
>>936644
>hooning
Ignored.
