[BrandoElFollito]

Hoooooooo, it was a joke! (and I noted that). Honestly, this does not require a comment like that.

This is from someone who commutes to the office by bike daily (30 km) in a country where biking=good! :)

Actually the joke was Mercedes vs "trottinette" but I did not have a good translation of this French work handy (a kind of scooter you stand on and you traditionally move by pushing your foot on the ground - now they are electric). Which of course does not change anything because the scooter is good and comparing this in car-centric countries etc.

[dvqc]

A trottinette is actually called a scooter in english. I believe a "motor scooter" is what we in France call a scooter.

[BrandoElFollito]

Thanks, good to know. We have plenty of these false friends.

[gradschoolfail]

The version i’ve heard is “better to cry in a Bimmer than laugh on a bike” (sounds English-optimized, but thats just luck —- BMW also make the bikes)

[k99x55]

ok I was a bit harsh, I have been watching too much Not Just Bikes/Urban channels and I see too many cars everywhere lol

30k is a good daily ride. Keep it up!