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Is it still a Fred Century if I don't ride because of the weather?

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Old 06-29-09, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by mollusk
Isn't the term Fred Century redundant? Every ride that I have ever been on that was advertised as a century has been a total Fred-fest.
good point...you must have fredxperience.
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Originally Posted by Randochap
Do not, repeat, do not use raw cookie dough to fuel your Fred century.
Blasphemy! Don't make me ban your heretic butt!
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Originally Posted by DocM
Carbon also conducts electricity. Not sure about cabon, though.
poorly. this is why it is used in potentiometers
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Originally Posted by DocM
Carbon also conducts electricity. Not sure about cabon, though.
Cabon has less explosive force per gram.
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Originally Posted by chipcom
Blasphemy! Don't make me ban your heretic butt!
OK, get hoof & mouth; see if I care!
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Old 06-29-09, 06:53 PM
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If someone rides a century slowly,fast,or butt-naked with a parrot on their head,they are my friend because they help endorse road cycling.
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Old 06-29-09, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Randochap
OK, get hoof & mouth; see if I care!
Pfft, the only time I open my mouth is to change hooves.
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You don't have to worry about lightning if you ride a bike because the rubber tires will insulate you.
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Originally Posted by chipcom
Wrong, white haired man, a Fred century is 5 20 mile rides spaced over a month.
Your OP is the very definition of a poseur century.
Chipcom with a blue star? The BF overlords do have a sense of humor.
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Originally Posted by The Weak Link
You don't have to worry about lightning if you ride a bike because the rubber tires will insulate you.
Whatever you say.

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Old 06-29-09, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by The Weak Link
You don't have to worry about lightning if you ride a bike because the rubber tires will insulate you.
Sarcasm tags?
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A Frederic Century is ride of 100 minutes.
A Frederic Sprint Century is a ride of 100 seconds.
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Old 06-29-09, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Randochap
Now there's an argument for cabon fibre over steel!
You do know that modern day lightning rods are made of carbon fiber, right? seriously.
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Originally Posted by Grumpy McTrumpy
Why do we feel safer driving a steel car in an electrical storm instead of riding a carbon bike anyway? They both have a very poor ground potential and one of them is a much better conductor.
Because it forms a Faraday cage and unless your car catches on fire you're pretty **** safe in it.
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meh. If the lightning is gonna hit anything it will be a tree.
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Originally Posted by spry
How in God,s name can "poop" bacteria get into cookie dough?
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poop bacteria can get into a water supply. Water is used to make food.
Good to know. I was starting to wonder where those chocolate chips were coming from... The bottom of a rabbit's cage?
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Originally Posted by HigherGround
Good to know. I was starting to wonder where those chocolate chips were coming from... The bottom of a rabbit's cage?
I'm warning you, this blasphemous talk is making my ban stick finger itchy. I can tolerate porn, bad language, and even insults from Aussies on electric bikes...but I just won't tolerate disrespecting chocolate chip cookie dough or any part thereof. I'm watching you, pinko.
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Originally Posted by chipcom
I'm warning you, this blasphemous talk is making my ban stick finger itchy. I can tolerate porn, bad language, and even insults from Aussies on electric bikes...but I just won't tolerate disrespecting chocolate chip cookie dough or any part thereof. I'm watching you, pinko.
So what if the sun is God's way of telling the Irish to get back in to the pubs? So what if I inspired this song? Making fun of my Irish / Scottish / Welsh / German heritage, and the resulting total inability to develop a tan is completely uncalled for, even by the blatantly low standards the mods have demonstrated by making you one of their own.



What? chipcom wrote that? Never mind, I thought it was jsharr. Carry on.
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Originally Posted by HigherGround
So what if the sun is God's way of telling the Irish to get back in to the pubs? So what if I inspired this song? Making fun of my Irish / Scottish / Welsh / German heritage, and the resulting total inability to develop a tan is completely uncalled for, even by the blatantly low standards the mods have demonstrated by making you one of their own.



What? chipcom wrote that? Never mind, I thought it was jsharr. Carry on.
The fact that you and Tom are both commies won't protect you forever, comrade.
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Originally Posted by chipcom
The fact that you and Tom are both commies won't protect you forever, comrade.
Our jerseys are ready. Resistance is futile.



Don't worry, your yellow feather boa will look smashing with that jersey.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
I'd say that yes, that's the very definition of a Fred Century.

Discuss.

Don't be stupid.....










like that might happen.......









Of course........






It is if you use the metric system.
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