Why Are We Called Freds?

Freds think it really matters what kind of bike you ride.

Hmmm. Now, this describes a lot of the people I've seen
on high-buck gear. And a lot of others. There must be
a lot of Freds.

Ed seems to be mixing a description of Rickies [as in Ricky Racer] with
that of Freds. Rickies tend to be obsessed with bike equipment of every
kind, whereas Freds mostly don't give a **** what they ride, as long as
they can ride it.

In most of the USA and Canada, there seems to be roughly equal numbers
of Freds and Rickies, with the exception of the Inner Cities [mostly
Freds] and the Affluent Enclaves [mostly Rickies].

--
"Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much
to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes,
it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)

Freds think it really matters what kind of bike you ride.

Hmmm. Now, this describes a lot of the people I've seen
on high-buck gear. And a lot of others. There must be
a lot of Freds.

Ed seems to be mixing a description of Rickies [as in Ricky Racer] with
that of Freds. Rickies tend to be obsessed with bike equipment of every
kind, whereas Freds mostly don't give a **** what they ride, as long as
they can ride it.

In most of the USA and Canada, there seems to be roughly equal numbers
of Freds and Rickies, with the exception of the Inner Cities [mostly
Freds] and the Affluent Enclaves [mostly Rickies].

--
"Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much
to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes,
it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)

Freds think it really matters what kind of bike you ride.

Hmmm. Now, this describes a lot of the people I've seen
on high-buck gear. And a lot of others. There must be
a lot of Freds.

Ed seems to be mixing a description of Rickies [as in Ricky Racer] with
that of Freds. Rickies tend to be obsessed with bike equipment of every
kind, whereas Freds mostly don't give a **** what they ride, as long as
they can ride it.

In most of the USA and Canada, there seems to be roughly equal numbers
of Freds and Rickies, with the exception of the Inner Cities [mostly
Freds] and the Affluent Enclaves [mostly Rickies].

--
"Bicycling is a healthy and manly pursuit with much
to recommend it, and, unlike other foolish crazes,
it has not died out." -- The Daily Telegraph (1877)