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

FantasticMrFox · 07-18-2020, 02:38 AM - **4 Likes**

Me meanwhile:

robtcorl · 07-18-2020, 09:35 AM - **5 Likes**

Rat reminds me of Bert, or vice versa.

**savoche** · 07-18-2020, 09:59 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by gaweidert

I have a 2016 Nissan Frontier.

I believe that the NP300 we rented in Namibia is the same model. It did a wonderful job of getting us around the country for three weeks on all sorts of roads (and sometimes off them, too).

**savoche** · 07-18-2020, 10:00 AM

Originally posted by robtcorl

Rat reminds me of Bert, or vice versa.

**savoche** · 07-18-2020, 10:23 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by FantasticMrFox

Me meanwhile:

I did a 51 km bike roundtrip on Wednesday to visit my parents. I haven't ridden a bike in years, but this was just plain fun - even in the hard rain on the way back.

I think I like electric bikes

We got ourselves a "longtail" like this one.

**savoche** · 07-18-2020, 10:25 AM - **1 Like**

Oh, and I've spammed Marks "lense" thread with some of my bad sense of humour. You should be thankful for not having to see it here!

FantasticMrFox · 07-18-2020, 11:32 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

I did a 51 km bike roundtrip on Wednesday to visit my parents. I haven't ridden a bike in years, but this was just plain fun - even in the hard rain on the way back.

Where I grew up at the Dutch border there are more bikes than people. I used to cycle everywhere during my teenage years (school, parties, friends, villages). When I moved to Scotland I stopped cycling - Dundee is quite hilly in parts and there is zero cycling infrastructure. Bar a couple crazy European exchange students, cyclists really are nowhere to be found there. I cycled with gusto again during my exchange year in Canberra (oh the bike paths there!), but when I moved to Munich I initially just used public transport. After about a year I bought a bike again, and oh, how much I had missed it! I'm anywhere in Munich faster than any car or public transport, the sun and wind in my face. Cycling is freedom.

Quote:

We got ourselves a "longtail" like this one.

Looks sharp!

MarkJerling · 07-19-2020, 01:47 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

The "formal" sentence would be longer, then? 2.5 kg of cocaine would put you away for quite a bit more than two years around here.

I suspect they'll want her gone out of the country sooner rather than later.

MarkJerling · 07-19-2020, 01:49 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

I did a 51 km bike roundtrip on Wednesday to visit my parents. I haven't ridden a bike in years, but this was just plain fun - even in the hard rain on the way back.

I think I like electric bikes

We got ourselves a "longtail" like this one.

That is the ugliest bicycle I have seen in some considerable time.

**savoche** · 07-19-2020, 06:31 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

That is the ugliest bicycle I have seen in some considerable time.

Yes, but it's a joy to ride - and it can haul quite a load. Just the thing for us city dwellers.

Oh, and I've seen even uglier

(Mark cannot read this text as he has now stabbed out his eyes.)

**savoche** · 07-19-2020, 06:44 AM

Originally posted by FantasticMrFox

Where I grew up at the Dutch border there are more bikes than people. I used to cycle everywhere during my teenage years (school, parties, friends, villages). When I moved to Scotland I stopped cycling - Dundee is quite hilly in parts and there is zero cycling infrastructure. Bar a couple crazy European exchange students, cyclists really are nowhere to be found there. I cycled with gusto again during my exchange year in Canberra (oh the bike paths there!), but when I moved to Munich I initially just used public transport. After about a year I bought a bike again, and oh, how much I had missed it! I'm anywhere in Munich faster than any car or public transport, the sun and wind in my face. Cycling is freedom.

Oslo is also quite hilly. The electric motor magically makes it flat. The drawback, of course, is that the range is limited. Or rather, when your batteries go flat you all of a sudden have a very heavy bike

Quote:

Looks sharp!

Thanks, but I rather side with Mark on the looks

Racer X 69 · 07-19-2020, 07:35 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by savoche

Or rather, when your batteries go flat you all of a sudden have a very heavy bike

With pedals.

Which make it like any bicycle.

Something which one can actually burn calories on.

And become more fit.

So one simply goes back to using the thing in a way that is actually beneficial to their health, rather than a machine to do work for them.

What a concept, eh?

bertwert · 07-19-2020, 07:41 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

With pedals.

Which make it like any bicycle.

Something which one can actually burn calories on.

And become more fit.

So one simply goes back to using the thing in a way that is actually beneficial to their health, rather than a machine to do work for them.

What a concept, eh?

I suppose you don't drive at all, and walk everywhere, so it's beneficial for your health, rather than having a machine do the work for you, eh?

robtcorl · 07-19-2020, 08:03 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by bertwert

I suppose you don't drive at all, and walk everywhere, so it's beneficial for your health, rather than having a machine do the work for you, eh?

Good morning Rat!

bertwert · 07-19-2020, 08:05 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by robtcorl

Good morning Rat!

Morning Bob. I thought if I just ignored that post, I wouldn't be associated with rats

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07-18-2020, 02:38 AM - 4 Likes	#79486
FantasticMrFox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Munich Posts: 2,339	Me meanwhile:

07-18-2020, 09:35 AM - 5 Likes	#79487
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Rat reminds me of Bert, or vice versa.

07-18-2020, 09:59 AM - 1 Like	#79488
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by gaweidert I have a 2016 Nissan Frontier. I believe that the NP300 we rented in Namibia is the same model. It did a wonderful job of getting us around the country for three weeks on all sorts of roads (and sometimes off them, too).

07-18-2020, 10:00 AM	#79489
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by robtcorl Rat reminds me of Bert, or vice versa.

07-18-2020, 10:23 AM - 2 Likes	#79490
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by FantasticMrFox Me meanwhile: I did a 51 km bike roundtrip on Wednesday to visit my parents. I haven't ridden a bike in years, but this was just plain fun - even in the hard rain on the way back. I think I like electric bikes We got ourselves a "longtail" like this one.

07-18-2020, 10:25 AM - 1 Like	#79491
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Oh, and I've spammed Marks "lense" thread with some of my bad sense of humour. You should be thankful for not having to see it here!

07-18-2020, 11:32 AM - 3 Likes	#79492
FantasticMrFox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Munich Posts: 2,339	Originally posted by savoche I did a 51 km bike roundtrip on Wednesday to visit my parents. I haven't ridden a bike in years, but this was just plain fun - even in the hard rain on the way back. Where I grew up at the Dutch border there are more bikes than people. I used to cycle everywhere during my teenage years (school, parties, friends, villages). When I moved to Scotland I stopped cycling - Dundee is quite hilly in parts and there is zero cycling infrastructure. Bar a couple crazy European exchange students, cyclists really are nowhere to be found there. I cycled with gusto again during my exchange year in Canberra (oh the bike paths there!), but when I moved to Munich I initially just used public transport. After about a year I bought a bike again, and oh, how much I had missed it! I'm anywhere in Munich faster than any car or public transport, the sun and wind in my face. Cycling is freedom. Quote: We got ourselves a "longtail" like this one. Looks sharp!

07-19-2020, 01:47 AM - 2 Likes	#79493
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by savoche The "formal" sentence would be longer, then? 2.5 kg of cocaine would put you away for quite a bit more than two years around here. I suspect they'll want her gone out of the country sooner rather than later.

07-19-2020, 01:49 AM - 3 Likes	#79494
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by savoche I did a 51 km bike roundtrip on Wednesday to visit my parents. I haven't ridden a bike in years, but this was just plain fun - even in the hard rain on the way back. I think I like electric bikes We got ourselves a "longtail" like this one. That is the ugliest bicycle I have seen in some considerable time.

07-19-2020, 06:31 AM - 3 Likes	#79495
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by MarkJerling That is the ugliest bicycle I have seen in some considerable time. Yes, but it's a joy to ride - and it can haul quite a load. Just the thing for us city dwellers. Oh, and I've seen even uglier (Mark cannot read this text as he has now stabbed out his eyes.)

07-19-2020, 06:44 AM	#79496
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by FantasticMrFox Where I grew up at the Dutch border there are more bikes than people. I used to cycle everywhere during my teenage years (school, parties, friends, villages). When I moved to Scotland I stopped cycling - Dundee is quite hilly in parts and there is zero cycling infrastructure. Bar a couple crazy European exchange students, cyclists really are nowhere to be found there. I cycled with gusto again during my exchange year in Canberra (oh the bike paths there!), but when I moved to Munich I initially just used public transport. After about a year I bought a bike again, and oh, how much I had missed it! I'm anywhere in Munich faster than any car or public transport, the sun and wind in my face. Cycling is freedom. Oslo is also quite hilly. The electric motor magically makes it flat. The drawback, of course, is that the range is limited. Or rather, when your batteries go flat you all of a sudden have a very heavy bike Quote: Looks sharp! Thanks, but I rather side with Mark on the looks

07-19-2020, 07:35 AM - 1 Like	#79497
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: 28,064	Originally posted by savoche Or rather, when your batteries go flat you all of a sudden have a very heavy bike With pedals. Which make it like any bicycle. Something which one can actually burn calories on. And become more fit. So one simply goes back to using the thing in a way that is actually beneficial to their health, rather than a machine to do work for them. What a concept, eh?

07-19-2020, 07:41 AM - 3 Likes	#79498
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by Racer X 69 With pedals. Which make it like any bicycle. Something which one can actually burn calories on. And become more fit. So one simply goes back to using the thing in a way that is actually beneficial to their health, rather than a machine to do work for them. What a concept, eh? I suppose you don't drive at all, and walk everywhere, so it's beneficial for your health, rather than having a machine do the work for you, eh?

07-19-2020, 08:03 AM - 3 Likes	#79499
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by bertwert I suppose you don't drive at all, and walk everywhere, so it's beneficial for your health, rather than having a machine do the work for you, eh? Good morning Rat!

07-19-2020, 08:05 AM - 2 Likes	#79500
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by robtcorl Good morning Rat! Morning Bob. I thought if I just ignored that post, I wouldn't be associated with rats

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