On 01/02/2017 11:14 AM, George Schick wrote:
Agreed (and also with Lum Gim's comment). And BTW, those "in lycra with skinny tires" are usually known by the slang term "freds."
Are you sure? When did that happen? When they first started using the term, it applied to us, not to them. Googling the term, I retrieved this:
/ / /*Fred* is a derisive term used by “serious” road *cyclists* to describe other *cyclists* who do not conform to serious road *cyclists*' norms with regard to dress and equipment, and appear amateurish to them. The term is generally reserved for men, while the female *Fred* is sometimes called a “Doris.”//Apr 2, 2011/ Sure sounds like a "roadie's" view of us... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
