{"id":165175,"date":"2018-06-06T09:26:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T09:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=165175"},"modified":"2018-06-06T09:26:46","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T09:26:46","slug":"cycling-typology-are-you-guilty-of-being-a-doris-or-a-fred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/06\/06\/cycling-typology-are-you-guilty-of-being-a-doris-or-a-fred\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling Typology: Are You Guilty of Being a Doris or a Fred?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some believe that calling a cyclist a Doris or Fred is derisive – but others believe we should celebrate the very fact they exist. Let\u2019s explore exactly what Fred, and his female counterpoint Doris, mean to us cyclists.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is a Fred?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There isn\u2019t really a consensus, but we know that a Fred doesn\u2019t conform to the professional or stylish standards of the type of cycling they\u2019re engaged in. A Fred could be identified by the wing mirrors on their road bike. A Doris by the triathlon skinsuit she\u2019s wearing on a mountain bike trail. A BMXer wearing bib-shorts and Oakley Jawbreakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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They just look odd. If you adhere to the Velominati\u2019s rules, you\u2019ll always cut a dashing look on the road \u2013 but neither Doris nor Fred seems to have heard of these rules and will be in breach of at least three quarters of them. But why?<\/p>\n

Doris and Fred don\u2019t care<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For some strange reason, Doris and Fred don\u2019t mind looking like amateurs. They\u2019ll have a set of panniers for a 30-mile leisure ride, a pump on their frame, a saddle bag with a full repair kit, and a change of clothing \u2013 just in case. They don\u2019t care if they look like dorks.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

But if they get caught in a downpour, they\u2019ll stay dry. A puncture won\u2019t ruin their day. And they\u2019ll have a flask of weak lemon drink, and banana and peanut butter sandwiches to keep them going \u2013 just in case the weather inspires a spontaneous 150-mile brevet.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s spiritual<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you see a Fred or Doris out on the trails or on the open road, you can be forgiven for allowing yourself that small feeling of superiority. The lights cable tied to their helmets, and the cleated road shoes on the full suspension mountain bike \u2013 it all looks ridiculous.<\/p>\n

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But far from being amateurs, Fred and Doris know the game.\u00a0 They\u2019ve read the magazines, argued on the forums, and know the value of both being a part of a cycle club – and the joys of the solitary ride. Now, they just want to enjoy cycling with all the trappings. If the road bike shoe fits the MTB, and they traverse muddy trails quicker on slick tyres, then that\u2019s what they\u2019re sticking with. Doris and Fred are practical \u2013 they are enlightened.<\/p>\n

Respect<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Every seasoned cyclist will have a story. That time they were cycling their S-Works up Mont Ventoux, overtaken and then dropped by a quiet, bearded Fred on an old steel hybrid with full mudguards. Or beaten down the Tahoe Rim trail by a petite, screaming, laughing Doris on a Schwinn.<\/p>\n

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Lycra off road? Pah. But I bet she drops you. (instagram.com\/cyclingshots)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You just can\u2019t tell whether the over-accessorised cyclist is new to the sport \u2013\u00a0 or whether they\u2019re a rider who\u2019s every decision is borne from thousands of saddle miles. Any anxiety and snobbishness cyclists feel about Fred and Doris is a symptom of this enigmatic ambiguity. Fred and Doris are the mirror that all cyclists stare into. They are what you were – and what you might become.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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