why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

**Ex Finn.** · 04-26-2018, 05:30 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

It's never too cold. But not much fun cycling in the rain. We live in a rural area so when I cycle in the rain the back wheel kicks up all the road muck. And the back wheel of the bike in front kicks up all the road muck - right into my mouth.

"it`s never too cold"... Way too cold if these are necessary.
Tyres | Suomi Tyres

MarkJerling · 04-26-2018, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

"it`s never too cold"... Way too cold if these are necessary.
Tyres | Suomi Tyres

Truth be told, it does not get that cold here by us!

**Ex Finn.** · 04-26-2018, 05:54 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Truth be told, it does not get that cold here by us!

I got spoiled after moving here. Used to put snow-chains on my bicycle when growing up in Finland.

edit: not exactly easy pedaling...

robtcorl · 04-26-2018, 05:54 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Was Annie's birthday yesterday. Opened this - and was pleasantly surprised. I thought it would be well dead by now but it was pretty good.

Happy Birthday to Annie!
20 year old shoe polish?

**clackers** · 04-26-2018, 06:01 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by CharLac

So a whole lot of Mamils together at once, would that be a flock? A herd? A clutch? A pod? or perhaps a murder? I like that, a murder of mamils just careened down the street in streaks of reds, oranges, blues, and pinks

A girth of MAMILs?

**RichardS** · 04-26-2018, 06:42 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by robtcorl

MAMIL is officially a word now, it's in the Oxford dictionary:

MAMIL
(also Mamil)
NOUN
British
informal
A middle-aged man who is a very keen road cyclist, typically one who rides an expensive bike and wears the type of clothing associated with professional cyclists.

‘he spends his weekend mornings cycling with other MAMILs’
‘this is as close to a professional peloton as any MAMIL will ever get’

I belong to another group, the FOFILs: Fat Old Farts In Lycra.

Sure, some people get into lycra because for the look, but the main reason for the people who ride often and for longer distances is comfort. The gear is designed for riding long distances. It's great not to feel any after effects after a 100km or 150km ride. I did 222km one day and then 35km the next to loosen up. I had a slightly sore bum.

**clackers** · 04-26-2018, 06:54 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by RichardS

I belong to another group, the FOFILs: Fat Old Farts In Lycra.

Sure, some people get into lycra because for the look, but the main reason for the people who ride often and for longer distances is comfort. The gear is designed for riding long distances. .

Yeah, I'm feeling more like a FOFIL everyday.

Short commutes okay, but you can't be riding long distances in a soggy cotton top, getting chafing from underwear or doing a gut-busting long climb wearing a pinching belt or jeans. The outfit has to be close fitting so it doesn't catch on chain, seat or bars, stretching effortlessly to go with repeated movement, wick sweat instead of letting it accumulate, and either cool (spandex) or warm (merino wool) according to the conditions. Brightness is a plus for road safety if no other high-vis stuff is to be worn. In short, it has to be engineered.

Even mountain bike pros wear lycra these days - the dudes uniform of baggy shorts and oversized urban T-shirts just isn't practical.

I think it's when MAMILs come off the bike and go wandering into a shopping centre or fancy café with their tights and doing the penguin waddle with their cleats that it can get embarrassing. Even if you do have a rig like Fabian Cancellara I don't reckon you should be flaunting it amongst the general public.

Last edited by clackers; 04-26-2018 at 07:02 PM.

Racer X 69 · 04-26-2018, 07:11 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Truth be told, it does not get that cold here by us!

No snow?

Racer X 69 · 04-26-2018, 08:19 PM - **3 Likes**

tim60 · 04-26-2018, 09:23 PM

Originally posted by robtcorl

Road Hogs.

Here one of them on the road has so much impact on travellers that one would be "road hogs".

The roads are so narrow and there is so much oncoming traffic that you might be caught behind one for a mile or two.

MarkJerling · 04-26-2018, 09:39 PM

Originally posted by RichardS

I did 222km one day and then 35km the next to loosen up. I had a slightly sore bum.

Understatement of the year!

MarkJerling · 04-26-2018, 09:40 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by clackers

Yeah, I'm feeling more like a FOFIL everyday.

Short commutes okay, but you can't be riding long distances in a soggy cotton top, getting chafing from underwear or doing a gut-busting long climb wearing a pinching belt or jeans. The outfit has to be close fitting so it doesn't catch on chain, seat or bars, stretching effortlessly to go with repeated movement, wick sweat instead of letting it accumulate, and either cool (spandex) or warm (merino wool) according to the conditions. Brightness is a plus for road safety if no other high-vis stuff is to be worn. In short, it has to be engineered.

Even mountain bike pros wear lycra these days - the dudes uniform of baggy shorts and oversized urban T-shirts just isn't practical.

I think it's when MAMILs come off the bike and go wandering into a shopping centre or fancy café with their tights and doing the penguin waddle with their cleats that it can get embarrassing. Even if you do have a rig like Fabian Cancellara I don't reckon you should be flaunting it amongst the general public.

Half the fun of the ride is the coffee shop afterwards!

MarkJerling · 04-26-2018, 09:41 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

No snow?

Very rarely down at town level - up in the mountains, yes - plenty!

tim60 · 04-26-2018, 09:42 PM

Yesterday was not a good day for road towards Bampton.

After my experience on the way to work, pheasant bounced off the front of my car, remember.

On the way home I was going north on Buckland Road towards Bampton and noticed not many oncoming, so thought something might have happened. Then, on the north side of the Tadpole Bridge, about a mile north, just before a sweeping left bend with trees on both sides we had to stop for some on coming. When we got going again we went past a whole lot of cars, some stoped on one side and others on the other side. The rear wheel had come off one and another was off the side of the road with doors open and airbags looking limp and a couple elsewhere on the roadway which one had to thread between, over about 200 yards. And people everywhere, taking photos with cameras (sorry for photo talk). And then we could get going again.

Second time this week I have seen a vehicle with wheels fallen off. The other was a truck carrying horses that had the wheels fall off on the A40 just as it was pulling into the traffic lights at the west side of Eynesham. Inconvenient location, the road has one lane going that way and a median strip with fence for a long way. Yet another case of a truck driver waiting till the truck falls apart on the road instead of doing normal maintenance in the convenience of the workshop, or at least a convenient lay-by.

MarkJerling · 04-26-2018, 09:43 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Happy Birthday to Annie!
20 year old shoe polish?

I've opened older.

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Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by MarkJerling It's never too cold. But not much fun cycling in the rain. We live in a rural area so when I cycle in the rain the back wheel kicks up all the road muck. And the back wheel of the bike in front kicks up all the road muck - right into my mouth. "it`s never too cold"... Way too cold if these are necessary. Tyres \| Suomi Tyres

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MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by Ex Finn. "it`s never too cold"... Way too cold if these are necessary. Tyres \| Suomi Tyres Truth be told, it does not get that cold here by us!

04-26-2018, 05:54 PM	#46218
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by MarkJerling Truth be told, it does not get that cold here by us! I got spoiled after moving here. Used to put snow-chains on my bicycle when growing up in Finland. edit: not exactly easy pedaling...

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robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by MarkJerling Was Annie's birthday yesterday. Opened this - and was pleasantly surprised. I thought it would be well dead by now but it was pretty good. Happy Birthday to Annie! 20 year old shoe polish?

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clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by CharLac So a whole lot of Mamils together at once, would that be a flock? A herd? A clutch? A pod? or perhaps a murder? I like that, a murder of mamils just careened down the street in streaks of reds, oranges, blues, and pinks A girth of MAMILs?

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RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,418	Originally posted by robtcorl MAMIL is officially a word now, it's in the Oxford dictionary: MAMIL (also Mamil) NOUN British informal A middle-aged man who is a very keen road cyclist, typically one who rides an expensive bike and wears the type of clothing associated with professional cyclists. ‘he spends his weekend mornings cycling with other MAMILs’ ‘this is as close to a professional peloton as any MAMIL will ever get’ I belong to another group, the FOFILs: Fat Old Farts In Lycra. Sure, some people get into lycra because for the look, but the main reason for the people who ride often and for longer distances is comfort. The gear is designed for riding long distances. It's great not to feel any after effects after a 100km or 150km ride. I did 222km one day and then 35km the next to loosen up. I had a slightly sore bum.

04-26-2018, 06:54 PM - 3 Likes	#46222
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by RichardS I belong to another group, the FOFILs: Fat Old Farts In Lycra. Sure, some people get into lycra because for the look, but the main reason for the people who ride often and for longer distances is comfort. The gear is designed for riding long distances. . Yeah, I'm feeling more like a FOFIL everyday. Short commutes okay, but you can't be riding long distances in a soggy cotton top, getting chafing from underwear or doing a gut-busting long climb wearing a pinching belt or jeans. The outfit has to be close fitting so it doesn't catch on chain, seat or bars, stretching effortlessly to go with repeated movement, wick sweat instead of letting it accumulate, and either cool (spandex) or warm (merino wool) according to the conditions. Brightness is a plus for road safety if no other high-vis stuff is to be worn. In short, it has to be engineered. Even mountain bike pros wear lycra these days - the dudes uniform of baggy shorts and oversized urban T-shirts just isn't practical. I think it's when MAMILs come off the bike and go wandering into a shopping centre or fancy café with their tights and doing the penguin waddle with their cleats that it can get embarrassing. Even if you do have a rig like Fabian Cancellara I don't reckon you should be flaunting it amongst the general public. Last edited by clackers; 04-26-2018 at 07:02 PM.

04-26-2018, 07:11 PM	#46223
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by MarkJerling Truth be told, it does not get that cold here by us! No snow?

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Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067

04-26-2018, 09:23 PM	#46225
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,743	Originally posted by robtcorl Road Hogs. Here one of them on the road has so much impact on travellers that one would be "road hogs". The roads are so narrow and there is so much oncoming traffic that you might be caught behind one for a mile or two.

04-26-2018, 09:39 PM	#46226
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by RichardS I did 222km one day and then 35km the next to loosen up. I had a slightly sore bum. Understatement of the year!

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MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by clackers Yeah, I'm feeling more like a FOFIL everyday. Short commutes okay, but you can't be riding long distances in a soggy cotton top, getting chafing from underwear or doing a gut-busting long climb wearing a pinching belt or jeans. The outfit has to be close fitting so it doesn't catch on chain, seat or bars, stretching effortlessly to go with repeated movement, wick sweat instead of letting it accumulate, and either cool (spandex) or warm (merino wool) according to the conditions. Brightness is a plus for road safety if no other high-vis stuff is to be worn. In short, it has to be engineered. Even mountain bike pros wear lycra these days - the dudes uniform of baggy shorts and oversized urban T-shirts just isn't practical. I think it's when MAMILs come off the bike and go wandering into a shopping centre or fancy café with their tights and doing the penguin waddle with their cleats that it can get embarrassing. Even if you do have a rig like Fabian Cancellara I don't reckon you should be flaunting it amongst the general public. Half the fun of the ride is the coffee shop afterwards!

04-26-2018, 09:41 PM - 1 Like	#46228
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	Originally posted by Racer X 69 No snow? Very rarely down at town level - up in the mountains, yes - plenty!

04-26-2018, 09:42 PM	#46229
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,743	Yesterday was not a good day for road towards Bampton. After my experience on the way to work, pheasant bounced off the front of my car, remember. On the way home I was going north on Buckland Road towards Bampton and noticed not many oncoming, so thought something might have happened. Then, on the north side of the Tadpole Bridge, about a mile north, just before a sweeping left bend with trees on both sides we had to stop for some on coming. When we got going again we went past a whole lot of cars, some stoped on one side and others on the other side. The rear wheel had come off one and another was off the side of the road with doors open and airbags looking limp and a couple elsewhere on the roadway which one had to thread between, over about 200 yards. And people everywhere, taking photos with cameras (sorry for photo talk). And then we could get going again. Second time this week I have seen a vehicle with wheels fallen off. The other was a truck carrying horses that had the wheels fall off on the A40 just as it was pulling into the traffic lights at the west side of Eynesham. Inconvenient location, the road has one lane going that way and a median strip with fence for a long way. Yet another case of a truck driver waiting till the truck falls apart on the road instead of doing normal maintenance in the convenience of the workshop, or at least a convenient lay-by.