Jun 17, 2011 at 12:36 AM
Awesome Patrick! I have to go watch breaking away now.
FREDtastic photos
Jun 17, 2011 at 12:38 AM
Patrick: please repost in the "Awesome!" thread. That is NOT a Fred photo.
Jun 17, 2011 at 08:21 AM
WDC: awsome is my middle name. But apparently so is Fred. I've gotta find the pic of me with my XXL yellow Bell helmet with a Donald Duck sticker on it. No lie
Jun 17, 2011 at 11:43 AM
i should have taken a picture of you at the Crit Clinic this past sunday
all rocking your winter Lake mountain boots and your cross bike
and your LiveStrong kit
ugh
so gross
all rocking your winter Lake mountain boots and your cross bike
and your LiveStrong kit
ugh
so gross
Jun 17, 2011 at 05:57 PM
^luuuuullllzzz^
Guys - so psyched about these posts. This has been a hard week, and the rejuvination of this thread has made it all worth it.
Guys - so psyched about these posts. This has been a hard week, and the rejuvination of this thread has made it all worth it.
Jun 17, 2011 at 06:12 PM
Since William won't post a Fred photo:
Jun 18, 2011 at 01:55 AM
Posted By: WilliamDCugh
so gross
Jun 20, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Here I am before the 1993 Iditasport race. Cannondale panniers, pogies, double-wide rims and 2.2 tires, 40-tooth big ring. That\'s a sleeping bag for water taped to my downtube and the seat tube bottle mount has cooking fuel. Hidden behind the Pearl Izumi jacket is a CamelBak which leaked into the jacket much of the race. Hard to see are the hiking boots, the knee-high gaiters and the purple and yellow knee panels of the Pearl tights. Helmets weren't mandatory and I don't anyone wore one. Notice the bottle cage on the ground. Couldn't work the cage and the bottle insulation together.
Jun 20, 2011 at 07:37 PM
Omg so awesome.
The gaiters and matching pogies are what do it for me.
The gaiters and matching pogies are what do it for me.
Jun 22, 2011 at 08:36 AM
JP:
Is the bike sporting double wide rims with studded tires?
Is the bike sporting double wide rims with studded tires?
Jun 22, 2011 at 09:43 AM
charlie,
Yes, double-wide rims. Custom-made by a guy in fairbanks. He started with two rims,took off the inside walls and then welded the rims together. I ordered them as rims and then built them up myself. Used strapping tape for rim strips, as per his recommendation. The tires were not studded, just extra-wide Fisher tires. The studs weren't really necessary. I rode the bike around Anchorage for a week before the race. It was really stable on most ice. In fact, the race started and finished on a frozen lake. Start at a small house at one end, ride across on a plowed strip, and hit the trails.
Yes, double-wide rims. Custom-made by a guy in fairbanks. He started with two rims,took off the inside walls and then welded the rims together. I ordered them as rims and then built them up myself. Used strapping tape for rim strips, as per his recommendation. The tires were not studded, just extra-wide Fisher tires. The studs weren't really necessary. I rode the bike around Anchorage for a week before the race. It was really stable on most ice. In fact, the race started and finished on a frozen lake. Start at a small house at one end, ride across on a plowed strip, and hit the trails.
Jun 22, 2011 at 11:29 AM
JP,
How long was this race? Looks epic
How long was this race? Looks epic
Jun 22, 2011 at 02:59 PM
@ JP Where the tires double wide as well?
Jun 22, 2011 at 06:49 PM
John,
It was supposed to be 200 miles. But this was before GPS mapping, and it was run on a combination of frozen lakes, frozen rivers, and trails. Took me just shy of 31 hours. Epic, yes. Experiencing an angry moose mother at 3am is something I don't want to go through again.
Dan,
THey were similar to the C2 wide rim concept Hed is pushing these days. With the double-wide rims the 2.1 or 2.2 Fisher Fattrax tires had a much wider print.
It was supposed to be 200 miles. But this was before GPS mapping, and it was run on a combination of frozen lakes, frozen rivers, and trails. Took me just shy of 31 hours. Epic, yes. Experiencing an angry moose mother at 3am is something I don't want to go through again.
Dan,
THey were similar to the C2 wide rim concept Hed is pushing these days. With the double-wide rims the 2.1 or 2.2 Fisher Fattrax tires had a much wider print.
Jun 28, 2011 at 12:05 AM
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Jun 28, 2011 at 12:07 AM
Just can't resist...
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7ZS3tf-YVRxeWcuHM50HN_3Sye8mSYr9QTXhLI8b1W8?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7ZS3tf-YVRxeWcuHM50HN_3Sye8mSYr9QTXhLI8b1W8?feat=directlink
Jun 28, 2011 at 12:32 AM
come a little closer
that's right . . . closer
i just wanna talk . . .
that's right . . . closer
i just wanna talk . . .
Jun 30, 2011 at 10:40 AM
It doesn't get much more fredtastic than this:
Yacks has been shooting music videos (with gelled hair and cigarettes too!) during his free time. "everywhere you go, it's 'le velo'"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn0FF1KwL4I&sns=em
EDITED WITH NEW LINK
Yacks has been shooting music videos (with gelled hair and cigarettes too!) during his free time. "everywhere you go, it's 'le velo'"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn0FF1KwL4I&sns=em
EDITED WITH NEW LINK
Jun 30, 2011 at 01:09 PM
try that one again
Jul 17, 2011 at 10:25 PM
The Awesome on this thread is making my eyes hurt. I have to get darker sunglasses to read any further.
Jul 17, 2011 at 11:27 PM
MS 150 from Minneapolis to Duluth, circa 2002
Jersey from Mountain Equipment Coop (it\\\'s a Canuck thing) mid 90\\\'s
Oh the shame of it...
Jersey from Mountain Equipment Coop (it\\\'s a Canuck thing) mid 90\\\'s
Oh the shame of it...
Jul 18, 2011 at 12:50 AM
MEC!!!!
I actually dig their stuff - my wife is Canadian, and for Christmas her folks have given me a bunch of Fredilicious armwarmers and baselayers that nevertheless get the job done on those 30 degree (F) rides.
Looking good, Jules - you could be rocking a Metalica Master of Puppets or No Fear jersey, so...
I actually dig their stuff - my wife is Canadian, and for Christmas her folks have given me a bunch of Fredilicious armwarmers and baselayers that nevertheless get the job done on those 30 degree (F) rides.
Looking good, Jules - you could be rocking a Metalica Master of Puppets or No Fear jersey, so...
Jul 18, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Patrick got the Mohawk and the cigarette correct...but in 1990 my musical taste was comprised of an eclectic mix of Janes Addcition, The Cult and REM.
Jul 18, 2011 at 10:06 AM
^ this photo makes a triumphant return
Jul 19, 2012 at 12:57 AM
Oh man - I may regret this.
I came across these and just knew this thread had to be revived. This is me on a recreational ride in Colorado in 2008. The jersey is one my dad and his dorky brothers had made just for this Fredly occasion "JBros" is for "Johnston Brothers."
This was me at about 155 lbs and three weeks off of a pack-a-day+ of Marlboro mediums.
Jul 19, 2012 at 01:26 AM
Epic bandana, bro. But seriously, super sweet bar tape! Can we still get it?
Jul 19, 2012 at 02:19 AM
...sad that this thread lost most of it's pics in the conversion...this alone is worth yearly membership.
at least we have this:
Jul 19, 2012 at 05:02 AM
^yesssss
^this is the best thing I've ever done on the internet.
it's the gift that keeps on giving.
^this is the best thing I've ever done on the internet.
it's the gift that keeps on giving.
Jul 19, 2012 at 05:05 PM
ugh
worst posture ever
club: please tell me to stand up straight whenever you see me
Jul 19, 2012 at 05:14 PM
@WilliamDC
Stand up straight. Eat your vegetables. Self abuse causes hairy palms. Don't hit your sister. Because I said so.
that should cover it for now.
Stand up straight. Eat your vegetables. Self abuse causes hairy palms. Don't hit your sister. Because I said so.
that should cover it for now.