What type of cyclist are you?

Victor

Beginner
Occasional
Utility cyclist (short distance to study / work / shop / leisure)
Long-distance commuter cyclist (say 8km+ per direction)
Leisure cyclist
Sport cyclist
Touring cyclist
Mountain biker
Novelty cyclist
Other
Non-cyclist

E@gle.

please insert the FRED option as well

irishmotorist

I put in long distance commuter, but I've recently been a weekender too so I'm half way between two of them.

Alanstrainor

I put long distance commuter, but i think my cycle is just under ther 8km:rolleyes:

Raam

I reckon I fit into 3 of those categories.

stuf

I want to be a novelty cyclist - how do I become one?

Hungrycol

E@gle. wrote: »

please insert the FRED option as well

What does FRED mean?

Kinetic^

Long distance commuter.

Raam

Hungrycol wrote: »

What does FRED mean?

http://www.thefredcast.com/?page_id=22

and another...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_%28bicycling%29

rp

stuf wrote: »

I want to be a novelty cyclist - how do I become one?

Stop at red lights?

TinyExplosions

stuf wrote: »

I want to be a novelty cyclist - how do I become one?

I had to put myself down as one simply cos it's there

irishmotorist

stuf wrote: »

I want to be a novelty cyclist - how do I become one?

I think you need a 10-speed unicycle

bobtjustice

Long distance commuteri suppose i don't think 8k is a long distance in fairness,
Weekend mountain biker also.
I also seem to have become a target for angry motorists sadly so maybe that falls under novice ?? .

niceonetom

Raam wrote: »

I reckon I fit into 3 of those categories.

me too.

faux-courier monday to friday (commuter >8k), hairy-legged lycra eejit at the weekends (leisure), and shopping basket pootler when out doing errands (utility).

stuf

irishmotorist wrote: »

I think you need a 10-speed unicycle

Damn! Wiggle only have the 7-speed ones

Hungrycol

I kinda fit four categories too:

Long Distance Commuter - 14.5k each way
Sport Cyclist - Race every week (presume this is what you mean by "Sport"
Leisure cyclist - Occasionally go for a spin on a Sunday.
Occasional - see above.

Why put non-cyclist as an option on a cycling forum?

stuf

Hungrycol wrote: »

Why put non-cyclist as an option on a cycling forum?

I'm sure there are loads of self hating taxi drivers who lurk here secretly wanting to be cyclists but not allowing themselves to believe that society will accept them as cyclists. It's all that internalised cyclophobia that makes them lash out on the roads.

Hungrycol

stuf wrote: »

I'm sure there are loads of self hating taxi drivers who lurk here secretly wanting to be cyclists but not allowing themselves to believe that society will accept them as cyclists. It's all that internalised cyclophobia that makes them lash out on the roads.

:D:D

studiorat

Utility.
Off road in jeans and beat up old runners, messing about..

Hermy

stuf wrote: »

I'm sure there are loads of self hating taxi drivers who lurk here secretly wanting to be cyclists but not allowing themselves to believe that society will accept them as cyclists. It's all that internalised cyclophobia that makes them lash out on the roads.

That's me.:p

unionman

niceonetom wrote: »

hairy-legged lycra eejit (utility).

That's me every day:o

Yeah, I reckon I cover two or three of those categories.

Ahem...just read the definition of 'Fred'. I could be a Fred. At least I don't have a yellow jersey....

Bicyclegadabout

Tick boxes might have been better than radio buttons I suppose.

I’m ticking long distance commuter, the most noble tribe of the cycling race.

ONWARD BRAVE CYCLISTS, TO VICTORY, AND YOUR WORKPLACE!!




*Clips in, wheelies into the sunset

dub_skav

Went with long distance commuter as it's my every day thing, but I suppose I'm heading towards leisure now too.

Reckon I'm a bit of a Fred too, not too much but enough

niceonetom

E@gle. wrote: »

please insert the FRED option as well

wikipedia say:
While it is common for cyclists to claim varying degrees of "Fredness", such self-derision indicates a higher degree of cycling cultural-awareness and would indicate that the commenter is, in fact, unlikely to be a Fred.

so if you know what a fred is then you're not one. apparently. whew, the relief.

Hungrycol wrote: »

What does FRED mean?

uh oh.

Raam

niceonetom wrote: »

so if you know what a fred is then you're not one. apparently. whew, the relief.

That was a scary few minutes there. This cycling mi-larky gets awful confusing at times.

_JOE_

Long distance commuter and weekender...

MadHatter

Long distance commuter and soon-to-be weekender - picking up new bike this weekend!

unionman

"While it is common for cyclists to claim varying degrees of "Fredness", such self-derision indicates a higher degree of cycling cultural-awareness and would indicate that the commenter is, in fact, unlikely to be a Fred."

Raam wrote: »

That was a scary few minutes there. This cycling mi-larky gets awful confusing at times.

I didn't know what a Fred was this morning, never heard the term. Then I read the definition and thought "Oh dear God no that's me!", but then if having that self awareness negates my 'fred'-ness, does that mean that I am no longer a Fred?

I suppose that's deconstruction for you.

Raam

unionman wrote: »

"While it is common for cyclists to claim varying degrees of "Fredness", such self-derision indicates a higher degree of cycling cultural-awareness and would indicate that the commenter is, in fact, unlikely to be a Fred."


I didn't know what a Fred was this morning, never heard the term. Then I read the definition and thought "Oh dear God no that's me!", but then if having that self awareness negates my 'fred'-ness, does that mean that I am no longer a Fred?

I suppose that's deconstruction for you.

Deconstruction signifies a project of critical thought whose task is to locate and 'take apart' those concepts which serve as the axioms or rules for a period of thought, those concepts which command the unfolding of an entire epoch of metaphysics. 'Deconstruction' is somewhat less negative than the Heideggerian or Nietzschean terms 'destruction' or 'reversal'; it suggests that certain foundational concepts of metaphysics will never be entirely eliminated...There is no simple 'overcoming' of metaphysics or the language of metaphysics.

Like I said, awful confusing

unionman

Raam wrote: »

Like I said, awful confusing

But still beats driving:)

dub_skav

It used to just be about hopping on the bike and turning the pedals, now I find myself contemplating existentialist maxims :eek:

Well that's the internet for you I suppose

arybvtcw0eolkf

My commute to work was +/- 25miles per day (depending on my route) and then on the weekends I used the bike for training.

Gave it up a few year's ago (about 5yrs) and have just bought a new bike to start training and commuting to work again.

So the wheel has gone full circle and I'm back where I was five yrs ago, but knackered doing it!.

DirkVoodoo

So saying you are a fred makes you not a fred, much like someone who thinks they are cool is not actually cool for having they thought they were cool in the first place......ok

I don't know where I fit into those choices: Commuter/Poser perhaps? Surely that makes me a Fred, I don't even like cycling, just all the gear

arybvtcw0eolkf

Whats a 'Fred'?.

bassman22

long distance commuter cyclist
utility cyclist
leisure cyclist
I plan on being a touring cyclist one day when I get have the right combination of savings, time off, and fellow travellers

irishmotorist

Mairt wrote: »

Whats a 'Fred'?.

I was confused myself earlier, but here you go...I think?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_(bicycling)

ilovelamp2000

I'm a long distance commuter at the moment. (15km each way)

Civilian_Target

I'm a multiple choice cyclist.... Utility/Commuter/Leisure... (can we have multiple choice on this poll?)

monument

I'm a utility and leisure cyclist (I said the former in the poll).

I'm slightly supprised by the amount of people commuting 8km + each way.

the boss of me

Think there should have been an option of "Fair weather cyclist"

That would be me ! Fair weather long distance commuter and fair weather leisure wannabe

RobAMerc

I am in one and a half of these

was thinking of buying a new bike but the FRED thing has scared me off - might downgrade the bike in fact

Dirk Gently

I was a fred for the few seconds it took me to get from post #2 to post #24 .

nice one tom.

I'm mainly a commuter but also do around 2 decent leisure spins a week.

oobydooby

Multi-poll option would be interesting. I went for long distance commuter since I spend most time on the bike commuting but I fancy myself as most of the above (especially Fred:o).

FrankGrimes

Mainly commuter (Crumlin to Sandyford), but do some cycles up the mountains at the weekends and am hoping to do it more - it's the main form of rehab training I have planned for getting over extensive leg surgery I had 3 weeks ago (with the second leg to be done in August).

I did a 120km route as part of the Wicklow 200 after hearing about it 2 days beforehand so wasn't exactly prepared but struggled through it and that really got me interested in doing more long distance cycles.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Lads, whats a 'Fred'?. (please)

72hundred

stuf wrote: »

I'm sure there are loads of self hating taxi drivers who lurk here secretly wanting to be cyclists but not allowing themselves to believe that society will accept them as cyclists. It's all that internalised cyclophobia that makes them lash out on the roads.

So there reaction formation for cyclists is to try and kill us!!! Ek!

TinyExplosions

Mairt wrote: »

Lads, whats a 'Fred'?. (please)

See further up this thread -theres a link up there

arybvtcw0eolkf

TinyExplosions wrote: »

See further up this thread -theres a link up there

I clicked the link, it doesn't tell me anything (try it). But thanks all the same.

TinyExplosions

Mairt wrote: »

I clicked the link, it doesn't tell me anything (try it). But thanks all the same.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_%28bicycling%29

"Fred" is a derisive term used by cyclists to describe other cyclists, usually male, that appear amateurish and oblivious to cycling culture.

The exact qualities that define one as a "Fred" vary widely among regions and cyclists, but recently, particularly in the US, a Fred is somebody with higher quality and more expensive gear than his or her talent would warrant. For example...

Link works just fine for me

Drapper

i dont see really poor mtbr as an option :-p ? and mtb is now broken into 3 sections i believe!!

1. XC Mtb (Cross Country)
2. Downhill Mtb
3. Freeride Mtb

TinyExplosions

Drapper wrote: »

i dont see really poor mtbr as an option :-p ? and mtb is now broken into 3 sections i believe!!

1. XC Mtb (Cross Country)
2. Downhill Mtb
3. Freeride Mtb

And I thought it could be contained nicely in a 'Not a Roadie' option, or maybe 'messer'... who'd have thought them mucky boys would break it into sections