Koolaid drunk.

[PATRICK MOORE]

FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012

BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!
Yesterday, I dressed head to bunions in special bikey clothes, and
then I rode around in circles for about an hour.

I mention this only to underscore a fundamental truth, which is this:
Once a Fred, Always a Fred. Sure, I could have just jumped on a bike
while wearing regular clothing, but instead I opted to don a special
proprietary wardrobe just to enjoy an hour of leisurely forward
motion. For some reason, once you take it into your head that proper
leisure cycling has to involve stretchy shorts and clicky shoes, it's
nearly impossible to free yourself from this notion. In fact, the
only person in history who's successfully done so is Grant Petersen,
and he even wrote an excellent book that will tell you how to do it
too, though in undertaking his de-Fredification treatment you do run
the risk of becoming something even stranger. It's sort of like
kicking drugs only to become a born-again Christian.

Patrick Moore, who half-way Fredded up today in jersey and SPD shoes
but forwent the gloves, helmet, pants and glasses.

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"Push back against the age as hard as it pushes against you."

Flannery O'Connor

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[ANDREW LETTON]

Patrick-  Forwent the pants, eh?  Just in time for tomorrow's Naked Ride... ;-)

http://pdxpipeline.com/2012/06/11/portland-naked-bike-ride-pictures-info/
cheers,
Andrew

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[Michael Hechmer]

I too have been cycling down (senile) memory lane.  This week I re-glued the tubulars on my old ('88 custom Marinoni, lugged columbus steel) racing bike and headed out.  Unfortunately It has been a long time since I've ridden the Speedplay pedals and wasn't too adept at unclipping.  As luck would have it I threw the chain on a steep hill.  At the critical moment my brain switched from solving the foot problem to how to fall safely, if not exactly gracefully.  Still it was a fun ride on good pavement.  No dang computer but I swear I was going fast.

Michael

[PATRICK MOORE]

No wonder my Flite felt bumpy ...

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[islaysteve]

I printed this portion out and read it to my wife, she thought it was hilarious.  I'm partly there, along the deFredification spectrum:  Added bell to Riv, Pari-Motos, but no mirror.  Wear lycra, but got rid of the clicky shoes/pedals.  Don't know where this will end  ; ).  Had a great Father's Day ride with my daughter yesterday--she and her bike are about as un-Fred as you can get.    Cheers, Steve

 

On Friday, June 15, 2012 4:49:51 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:

[Bruce Herbitter]

Boosucker shorts (wool boxers), collared golf shirt, Keen sandals (wool socks), Powergrips, helmet.

 

And yes, this one too:

 
>>only to become a born-again Christian. <<

 (I have been referred to by a local spandexer as the "Minister of Wool")

 

That's why Sunday afternoon relaxer rides are scheduled at 2:00 PM.  The heathens like that time too for sleeping in late on a weekend.