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>pic related, café du cycliste is one of the best in terms of quality but not design
>pumping out noxious gas
>less efficient per person per mile than a steam powered double header on a 5 coach train
>requires an absurd amount of infrastructure
>causes people to develop a complex of superiority over owning a car
>no.1 non-biological cause of death
They need to go. Simple as that. Even the smallest, most fuel efficient car pales in comparison to public transportation such as the tram, the plane or even the bus.
But my collectible bike assets are still strong.... right guys???
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Post pics and discussions related to electric locomotives.
AC/DC, pantographs and 3rd rail are all welcome
Ducks and turtles live in harmony edition.
For me, it's basically PEDs
Post, ask and share bike touring and bike packing stuff.
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I know nothing about aviation
God I hate Ige so much.
also, afterparty was massive!
I've rode 29ers for the last several years bit I test rode a 27.5 that felt really fun, considering buying it.
> Small, fits in apartments, lifts and on trains easily
> Small wheels means fast acceleration in traffic
> Singlespeed = Low maintenance
> Very tough
> Can ride at the skate park on the way home
The choice of using cars rather than rolling stock is easily its biggest gadgetbahn indicator. Obvious embarking/disembarking pax and luggage issues aside, requiring dozens of staff to drive dozens of vehicles is an awful inefficiency that has been solved for a century by just building large capacity vehicles that just need 1 driver. The county specifically BANNED any usage of the self driving features of the cars, so drivers are here to stay for a while yet. Given that the cars are never going to take people anywhere other than the loop system, why do they need roads? Or steering wheels? A guideway or rail would be the obvious choice for directing a vehicle that is always going to stay on a set path. Any light rail system would easily deliver better results and using integrated power would prevent any battery fires that are sure to happen in the Loop. If you still wanted to have a gimmick for a tourist town, make it an automated guideway transit and then you have zero costs associated with drivers.
Every single claim about it being 'radically cheaper' than conventional tunneling and construction is a result of TBC using the smallest possible class of TBMs and not including the costs of any vehicle procurement or infrastructure in their advertised costs. A small diameter tunnel with almost no station facilities will be in fact be cheaper than a medium or large diameter tunnel with properly outfitted stations. Shocking.
The answer to all of this obviously is 2 things. The city of Las Vegas wanting some disgusting gimmick project to put on the flyers (after their previous monorail literally just failed) and Elon Musk expressing his obvious autistic fear of sharing public transport with strangers.
>Cyclist rides bike in crosswalk when it wasn't his light.
>Distracted woman in left turn lane rolls forward.
>Bike doesn't stop
>Collision occurs, knocked off bike at low speed
>Indignant spandex man yells at crying woman.
These two idiots probably tied up traffic for 10 minutes. Something should be done.
Genuinely curious as to y'alls opinion on whether to go tubed or tubeless? I am mainly riding in urban and semi-rural roads and debris is definitely present and has caused more than one puncture before.
Any downsides to tubeless tyres, such as worse grip or excessive added weight?
Thanks in advance!
Walking or cycling are just other means of transportation.
>completely ignore all traffic laws while giving everyone else but other cyclists the right of way
>remind people in masks that they’re outside
>never wear a helmet don’t even own one
>pop shirt off after passing milfs headed the same way
>stop to hold the turtles
>stand on pedals arms outstretched and fly down every hill
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Behold
The main (and only) train station of Australia's capital city
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
![UPWeAreOne800[1]](https://i.4cdn.org/n/1624138003631s.jpg)
>UP No. 1979 is only Union Pacific’s 18th commemorative locomotive. It honors the company’s nine Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and the work they do supporting diversity, inclusion and equality. The unit commemorates the year Union Pacific’s first ERG - the Black Employee Network - was established in 1979.
>"This locomotive is an opportunity for us to celebrate our shared humanity and embrace our sense of community," said Debbie Schrampfer, Assistant Vice President - Diversity and Inclusion at Union Pacific. "It is a vibrant reminder that we are stronger together and that every person deserves to be treated equally and with dignity."
>Union Pacific believes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is critical to its success and that we have a role to play in advancing the interests of underrepresented or underserved populations. As part of this effort, Union Pacific is asking every program or organization that it supports financially through its Community Ties Giving Program to demonstrate a commitment to DEI principles by 2023.
>The company views its goal of reaching 100% of DEI-aligned grants as a multi-year journey.
>"This is what Union Pacific and America is all about, lifting up our neighbors and brightening our collective futures. All of us benefit when we embrace our cultural differences and our diversity of thought, life experiences and opinions," said Schrampfer.
https://www.up.com/media/releases/210617-dei-giving-goals.htm
I live in an apartment and normal bikes don't fit in the elevator
I kinda feel shame for wanting to use one for daily commuting
1. If I own a boat like this one, how much time and money would I expect to invest in it on, say, a monthly or yearly basis?
2. I own a relatively new Tacoma, would that be sufficient to tow a boat of this size comfortably anywhere within my region?
3. What should I look for when purchasing a boat, are there any features or attributes that are considered "must haves" for a boat of this class?
I hope my questions aren't too vague and I can start daydreaming a little bit more. Any anons with boats that can share their experience?
2. Cycling (Only recommended 15km max, secure locking place, shower)
3. Train/Bus (Best all-rounder)
4. Taxi/Uber (If time is important)
5. Own car (Only with kids or clients)
Through an exhaustive R&D process to refine the oval chainring we discovered that optimum pedaling efficiency didn't come from subtly altering the circle, it came from a whole new shape we call the 'square'. By breaking the pedaling action into 90-degree segments the rider effortlessly puts four times more power to the rear wheel. In between these peak power moments, there is the restive stage of pedaling which riders report a 90% decrease in fatigue.
The unique geometric shape of the 'square' also provides our Quadrant rings with the revolutionary Parallel Chain Retention Technology. While conventional chainrings can only have 180 degrees of chain contact, the Quadrant ring has up to 270 degrees of contact that eliminates all chain drop. Forever.
Easier pedaling, more power, less stopping and dropping.
The Future is Square.
He purposefully waits at well known spots to record people checking their phones in stationary traffic and reporting drivers to the police.
Responsible for over 360 convictions, as stated in his twitter bio.
Big advocate for Cycling lanes in the UK.
yes you shouldn't be on your phone while driving but in stationary traffic is hardly the worst offence.
should this power lay in the hands of a rat. see the twitter page for his total.
I don't know anything about bikes, what would you recommend? I need something for under 2000€ that I can use for everyday transportation
This would have many benefits:
- analyze which part of the hull breached before the plane disintegrated or see which passenger detonated his west
- during an evacuation see how crowds act under stress and whether attendants did everything by the book, rather than rely on their oral statements "yeah, we did everything correctly" and see which passengers took overhead luggage to fine them
- determine who started a brawl
- observe generally suspicious behavior, for example secret agents spiking a drink of a political opponent or an heir shooting a poison arrow at their parent across the aisle to inherit wealth
- relay hijackers' positions to a SWAT team about to storm the plane
>change my wheels (zaffiro pro slick) asap cuz they suck
>get cheap helmet no one cares
>get non polarized oakley cycling glasses
>get castelli or Assos apparel, pay extra for the bib
>get clipless pedals, shimano RC5 or RC7 with SPD-SL clips
>get a multitool
>get an emergency pump from top peak but not the kind you screw to the valve cuz you can unscrew the valve
>get bottles
>get a small bag to put your stuff
>get a proper fitting
Is it any good? Something else I should get/avoid?
Repeat with me: cyclists life won't matter until black LGBTQQIP2SAA life matter.
What is /n/ doing to show support to our oppressed allies? Personally, I've attached a Pride Flag behind my bicycle.
>construction contract already signed for $16 billion
>100% private, not going for state or government gibs
>land completely bought, just waiting on permits from the federal government trying to cuck it at every step
>physical groundbreaking beginning this year, will be completed in 2023/24
If anything, comparing Texas Central Railway to California's fully government-run high speed rail project that still doesn't own all the land along its proposed route and has been in construction hell for 2 decades shows that private infrastructure is the only way America can build high speed rail.
There's gonna be 3 stations - in Dallas, Houston, and a central one near College Station that's probably gonna allow a new line later into Austin and San Antonio. This is just the start, once this route proves its profitability (which it obviously will on one of the shittiest highway commutes in the country) you'll see private HSR zooming ahead leaving Commiefornia in the dust.
https://youtu.be/gVASwXudabw
/n/'s thoughts?
>do you wear them?
>why?
>when should you defenetly wear one, and when is it ok to not wear it?
>up to what speed do you not wear one?
I myself am split about wearing them, in summer I find them not easy to wear and way to hot.
one time I collapsed because I overheated in the sun at 35°C and could not recover to continue my tour. So in summer I tend to not wear it unless I drive in strong traffic
Guy hikes up the hill and retrieves his vehicle and drives it down to the beach. Girl then starts stripping out of her kayak suit right there in front of the jeep, in full view of everyone. There were some old people 15 feet away, a family with children 50 feet away, and she wasn't even trying to hide behind the vehicle or anything. She didn't care one bit. She got completely buck ass naked and put on a shirt and black thong and a skirt and started loading gear into their vehicle like this is a totally normal thing to do. Imagine having that kind of casual aloof body confidence.
I wasn't hiding in a bush with groucho marx glasses, I was maybe 60 feet away wearing my high vis cycling shirt.
I saw boobs and butt today.
For this month: Enjoy fixed gear. Appreciate not coasting. Have fun with hektik skidz.
Also does anybody know anything about AIM? I live near Norfolk, VA and have been really thinking of applying and attending AIM to learn how to work in airplanes.
Thanks frens.
why didn't american cities, particularly new ones on the west coast, take cues from tokyo?
I have a friend who knows a fair amount about cars but I know he’s got a pretty strong bias. He tells me the ecoboosts and the 10 speed transmissions are essentially the worst ever made. As far as he’s concerned the ecoboost is LITERALLY HITLER dumpster fire irredeemable trash and as long as the Broncos have them then they wouldn’t be a good buy even if they were $10,000.
Is his hate for Ford and more specifically the ecoboost/10 speed warranted? Exaggerated?
The new Broncos are everything I want out of an off road toy. 35” tires from the factory, doors and tops that are super easy to remove, triple locking differentials, sway bar disconnect, sharp turn assist, wash out floorboards, comes already wired for accessories like lightbars and amber lights, terrain selection, all the numbers on things like approach angle and ground clearance and wheelbase are great and that’s without a lift, it checks almost all my boxes except having a solid front axle.
So.. are the ecoboost engines and 10 speed transmissions really so bad that it makes it pointless for me to look at the bronco at all, even though it’s basically my dream off roader? I want to love the bronco but reliability is very important to me.
And please don’t suggest something like a 4Runner, you can’t take the doors off a 4Runner, you can’t flush out the floorboards of a 4Runner, you can’t lock the diffs on a 4Runner, honestly the bronco and the rubicon are the only 4x4’s I know of that are seriously built with off road as the first priority and offer the full suite of off road features while also still keeping a small, fun form factor instead of being a pretty fucking big SUV.
They look to run from $3500-5000 USD and they sell at dealers.
I got my granddads ancient bicycle
What maintance should I do to it
Right now I just ride around the city but I'm getting more endurance and want to venture out to Long Island or something.
I don't know maybe I'll try a trip to south brooklyn?
Image of Italy unrelated.
What further changes might happen in the industry?
A local columnist speculated on it and I wanted to know /n/'s opinion on if it was accurate.
>The third scenario, and what I think is most likely, is that CN runs more trains on its Minnesota route and a U.S. railroad purchases Canadian Pacific. If the CN-KCS merger is approved, Canadian Pacific becomes the smallest Class I railroad and is a tempting target for a U.S. company that needs access to the west coast. Whoever gets CP can bypass the current behemoths on the West Coast (BNSF Railway, Canadian Pacific, and the Union Pacific) and have direct access to the Pacific via British Columbia’s ports.
>My guess is that Norfolk Southern (most likely) or CSX (possibly) will make a bid for CP. Minneapolis would probably lose Canadian Pacific’s U.S. headquarters to either Norfolk, Virginia (if Norfolk Southern wins) or Jacksonville, Florida (if CSX gets the prize).
I'm flying the King Air because it's as simple as the Baron (more switches are confusing me) but it has more pickup.
I also tried cutting throttle and windmilling, throwing out the gear and sticking my hand out of the window. The Kingair don't have spoilers and airbrakes... right?
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I am thinking of building one myself, due to high prices and in my opinion some questionable design choices of consumer ones.
My primary use would be commuting to work and stuff. This way I also get to do some exercise and commute at the same time.
Also I would use it to travel/tour. Maybe with full reclining seat, I wouldn't need a tent.
Has anyone here driven velomobiles, maybe even tour in one?
What did you like/hate? What would be your concerns?
Any experience and advice appreciated.
And why are consumer ones so weird looking? Some of the racing HPVs look much better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9ZLfd5c4Iw
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Post below regarding everything encompassing truck driving, OTR, local, places hiring, bonuses, advice for new drivers, etc.
My current dilemma:
My girlfriend and I are getting close to pulling the trigger on CDL trucker school (160 hours) to begin applying to some companies and local companies for team driving. We both are set on it. She used to drive Pierce fire pumpers and freightliner rescue trucks. She’s tired of the dead people. I’m done with babysitting in county jails. 15 months - on the road - coast to coast. We will decide, after 15 months, if truck driving is for us.
Nitty gritty: some companies want to offer us trucks in return we hand over all of the goycoins. Should I buy a used but rebuilt rig or stick with a new Volvo or Freightliner Cascadia? I’m such a sucker for a Kenworth W900. Jake brakes are my weakness. I understand the job is sucky, but every job is and this job will put me at less of a risk of contracting HIV thanks to some idiotic low IQ retard. In any case, after 15 months, if things don’t pan out — we’ll both return to our professions... with some extra cash.
https://youtu.be/D8aKWgF8A5A
>non competitive
>$40 entry fee includes a tshirt and a literal participation medal
>helmet required and have to get up at 7 am
Guess that's another year I won't be becoming a raceist.
It's comfy and barely any slower than using clipless shoes.
Guy tries to help Elon Musk in his genius plan!
General Director of Euro Exim Bank Ltd. got economists thinking when he said:
"A cyclist is a disaster for the country's economy: he does not buy cars and does not borrow money to buy. He does not pay for insurance policies. He does not buy fuel, does not pay for the necessary maintenance and repairs. He does not use paid parking. He does not cause serious accidents. He does not require multi-lane highways. He does not get fat.
Healthy people are neither needed nor useful for the economy. They don't buy medicine. They do not go to hospitals or doctors. Nothing is added to the country's GDP (gross domestic product).
On the contrary, every new McDonald's restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself."
Choose carefully: cyclist or McDonald's? It is worth considering.
P.S. Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy bicycles.
Post your dumbass question and one of our operators will google the answer for you.
>*straps a $1000 phone to the bike, rapes the non-removable battery in 2 weeks of riding*
>crashes, destroys the phone
Why do people do this?
I have a friend who is new to road cycling and I've been trying to stress to him the importance of learning to replace an inner tube while out on the road. The guy (mid-30's) in question goes cycling 20-30 miles deep into the countryside, gets a puncture and then either calls his dad or uncle to come pick him up and save him from the walk home. He doesn't have a clue how to even begin to repair a tube and despite my numerous offerings, won't take the 30 minutes that's required to learn. I keep stressing the need to be independent and that it must be a bit embarrassing taking it to a bike shop and having to wait 24 hours to be repaired - to no avail. The guy literally goes cycling with nothing but his phone on him. No tools. No tubes. Not even a bank card or any money to get home via a taxi or something. The guy seems happy to selfishly ask others to come pick him up, which has happened 3 times in the last 2 months.
Is there any other way of getting through to people like this?
If your cycling buddy refused to learn, and got a puncture, would you bother to help them if you were present? Remembering that they have repeatedly turned down opportunities to learn and that it will be your tube and time you will have to use.
Sorry for the rant.
This guys just getting to me a bit and I know that eventually he's gonna get stuck somewhere stupid and nobody will be around to pick him up - then after the experience he'll probably just jack in the hobby.
Why do people do this?
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Imagine if Conrail had acquired struggling shortlines across America during the 1970s-1990s instead of letting dozens of them be abandoned. Or imagine Conrail taking over the Rock Island in 1980. Or the Milwaukee's Pacific Extension in the same year. It would have become a transcontinental operator. It could have even been a transcontinental electrified route.
What about every other house?
That would bring them stable income and decrease or even eliminate subsidies.
Where on earth would you leave it while you're inside the store without having someone steal it?
Who is ourguyTM
Why not just ride two bikes? Why do tandems even exist? Somebody please explain the point of them.
Picrel is not a tandem but the little girls face perfectly embodies the experience of riding rear on a tandem bike.
I'll start with Charleston, West Virginia.
>shit seats, not even comfy
>no good A/C, it is always hot inside the bus
>vibrates a lot you feel sicks
>no suspension at all which could lead you in an annoying bouncy ride
Why do volvos make such shitty bus?
Fuck Volvo Buses, Fuck Novabus, Fuck Prevost, Fuck Wrightbus, fuck anything made by volvo
>safer than bike
>less maintenance than bike
>more maneuverable than bike
>can ride on sidewalks without being a dick to pedestrians
>foldable, can be comfortably carried on commutes, in grocery stores, taken to the office etc
>comfortable ride with a straight spine, no need to bend over and and jam a seat into your rectum
Kick scooter is the ultimate short distance urban mogger
I was pretty surprised at the lack of bike lanes right in the downtown area when I visited. But I saw bike lanes north of downtown.
>walkway too narrow
>seats with so little legroom that you need to be an anorexic midget to sit there comfortably
>early models had a vibration so heavy that it caused nausea and headaches
you literally cannot change my mind
Due to bike shortages it's kind of pointless recommending specific new models. If you have options, post em for hot takes.
General advice for new bikes
>avoid 7 speed
>avoid cheap suspension
>avoid alloy/hiten forks.
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