Why are so many lot of bus drivers annoying cunts?
>>1116248I could understand if it was 20 or even 10, but that's just utter bollocks.
I've never had a problem with the bus drivers in Florida.
>>1112469>great driving skillsThat's a reach. You need to be competent - not exceptional - to drive a bus.
>>1112606>>1115355Black culture is fucked up because of black people, blaming whites for that is just retarded.
>>1116157It was probably at the start of their shift
Perfect bike for a few cheeky km's to work.
>>1117637If the hub is SS then the freehub will be inboard of the low gear on a typical geared hub. Also, the chain is clearly on the big, outboard ring in op pic.>you don't know shit.
>>1117651>you don't know shit.And you're an idiot. The guy you're replying to wasn't talking about OP's bike, he was talking about the one in the post he was replying to.
>>1117650Yeh thats the plan, I need a specialised tool to remove the cranks and change the front rings. For the meantime i've just removed the biggest chainring.>>1117613I take the bike a few km's to work on flat path or roads, never changed gears when i was on my old road bike so i just took them off when i bought this one.
I get very triggered when I see a mtb being ridden in a city.Good job guys.
>>1117637Whatever makes you feel better. I think I set it high for a short downhill sprint on the way back....
Everyone who has been through a bank's drive-thru has seen one of these - a pneumatic tube system which transfers materials between driver and teller. What if a public transportation system could be implemented using the same principle? The tubes could be built above ground and could either transfer individuals or groups of people. Thoughts?
>>1117677Drive thru bottle-o's are common in straya though.
>>1117681Oz here 2. I member maybe 15 years ago one in wollongong. Dunno if its still there.
>>1117682murca has drive through jesus though
>>1117653Meanwhile in Europe:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_drive-in
>>1117444pneumatic is not a subset of hydraulic. HYDRAulic is specific to liquid as the fluid.
why arent you watching the best traffic youtuber?
>>1117660>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDpLfY_djbs&ab_channel=adampalyaThey should put traffic light there.Also European design is much better overall.
>>1117844I forgot to addOr at least accleration lane for those who trun left to the main road
>>1117660I only watch the Bikmanforu livestream. its so comfy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh7-Jc1LqJoHe's so great with customers. Its fun to watch his social interactions
>>1117844What the fuck? How can such busy intersections like that be completely uncontrolled?
>>1117660What the fuck is traffic youtube? I clicked a video and watched 30 seconds, he's just sitting at an intersection describing the cars that go by? This is the most autistic shit I've ever seen.
I just bought the "Serfas Super Cruiser"" the worlds largest bicycle saddle available on the market. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJC5dK2u_YcIt will arrive in 1 week. I plan to use it on my cruiser/roadster bike (upright position). I paid 90 dollars incl shipping to Europe. Anyone else has experience with these super large saddles? I will review it on /n/ when I get it. People's experiences with it have been great as long as you use it on the appropiate bicycle.
this is bigger
>>1117611So are you a 400 pound fatass who literally can't get your enormous buttocks onto a normal saddle?Enjoy your massive amounts of chafing and extreme discomfort. Larger does not equal 'more comfortable'. You should always get a saddle that is the correct SIZE and SHAPE for you.
>>1117611depends on the bike. they're only decent for short (less than 30 minute) rides on cruisers that sit you uprightotherwise they just cause a fuckload of chafing and asspain. Because you have so much more saddle contacting you when you move you legs, that gives you chafing. and when you have something super cushy, you sink down into it, and more of your weight goes on soft tissue, causing asspain. a firm saddle that fits you properly, you're mainly putting weight on sit bones, which are great at taking weight.ive tried dozens of different saddles, my favorite one is one that's nearly rock hard. comfy as fuck, can spend hours on it no issues. Specialized Power saddle.
>>1117611This guy basically said anything you need to know: >>1117638for long rides the only option that will give you a pain-free ride is a hard and quite narrow saddle.If your sit bones are not symmetrical (as mine are) you can go for a leather saddle which your butt will shape over time until you don't even notice it is ther.
congratulations on your massive ass
Maintenance, gear, and other questions that don't necessarily deserve their own thread.Previous thread (currently on auto-sage): >>1111660***My question:Looking for recommendations for a seat bag that either has a zipper that won't die in less than a year, or that has something other than a zipper as a closure.Pic marginally related; I thought it was nice, even if it's not what I'm looking for at all.
>>1119291Thank you kind anon, that worked better than I would've thought.Steel really is real.Those flanges were practically touching before, I couldn't even get a sturdy screwdriver in at first. Had to work my way up with progressively bigger tools.
How do I stop this caliper from moving around?I have to keep tugging on the cable to keep the pads from rubbing the wheel.
I need some advice on fitting. I commute about 11 miles every day for work, and if I make some stops, I'll notice two things, that my lower back kind of hurts and I tend to slide off the front of my saddle. I don't have perfect KOPS, it's a little behind there. However, my saddle is already adjusted as far forward as I can get it.What's the best solution here? Should I try to move my handlebars back? Do I need to get a bike with a shorter top tube? It fits me by the some space to your junk when straddling" metric. I've been riding this much for a few years now, continually trying to adjust my posture, but I can't seem to avoid the low back pain on longer rides. Thanks guys
>>1120297If you have a seatpost with some setback you can flip it around or buy one with zero setback, if you already have a straight post then you'll need to get one with setback and flip it.
>>1119278CALL THEM. BF IS VERY HELPFUL.
The more I look at this bike the more I fall in love with it. First I disliked it but its growing on me. Where can I buy one?
>>1117457>>1117584There is a bar-end shifter though
>>1117380>1st freewhell no derailleur shit triggers me. >2nd the degree on the saddle makes it impossible to sit confortable. >3rd no resting bars or gripsConfirmed for show-off bike that is impossible to ride.
>>1117457It's like those cheap ass OTS-to-SS conversions but done to a recumbent
>>1117625It's seems to be a Roulandt 'bent from the early 80s.> saddle degreeDoesn't look comfy but since you push yourself up with you legs, I think it might work. Sometimes things look worse than they are.> no resting barThere is a steering bar. You don't need anything else.> show offMaybe. At least a very early model.> impossible to rideYou haven't ridden it or tried to ride it or have seen anyone doing either. Stop hyperventilating.
>>1117382No way man. Skids are for kids
/n/, how does this make you feel?
>>1116348>twin falls>east of provo
>no stop in ShizuokaI'm quite offended.
>>1116348>Santiago (South)What did he mean by this?
>>1117670Maybe the author was illiterate, so: Santiago, South America rather than San Diego, CA.
>>1116160Afrika is obviously not worth it.
Tell us about your flats, or lack thereof.>how many>which tires>the culpritBuy any cheap tires that were puncture resistant? Expensive ones that were shit? Let's hear it.
>>1094704>tfw gator hardshell tiresI can actually only think of twice I've changed a tube in the last two years.The first time I was nailed by a '98 Cadillac and taco'd my front wheel.The other flat was just a pile of broken glass on the road I didn't see while riding to work at 4am.Honestly feel very pleased with these tires for city riding. I've plucked out a few goat heads in the past, but without actually puncturing the tubes.
>>1096142Look into some wider tires, I'm almost the same weight, but I don't really have any problems until I get under 60psi, but I'm using 700x32sI agree with >>1109825 though. Sidewalks can be really shit sometimes, so ride the roads when you can.
>>1094704schwalbe marathon and marathon supreme are all I ride these days. girlfriend trashes a set of gp4000s every few weeks, but won't switch to a protected tire because she thinks they're too slow.my mom has some old pasela TG tires that ride well but flat more than I'd like.oh and the sunlite/kenda/cst "raised center" tires are absolute dog shit. not all the kenda are bad though. I have kontacts on my bmx and trailers and they roll good and haven't flatted yet. and I've heard good things about the kwick as a budget city tire.
>>1116291Like how do they manage to flat so often? Pinch?
>>1116423for the paselas- they have good protection but it is not stand up to long objects like glass shards or staples.for the gp4000s, it has been death by nails and screws in the road, or abrasion from other bikes in the bike car on the commuter train.
Direct drive recumbent
>>1117007Well, for one, you can't properly adjust chain length and tightness with those short road dropouts if you wanted to use a different ratio (I just noticed there's a multiple speed freewheel there also). That would be quite annoying if you were actually using it for any serious riding, but I guess the owner just wanted "muh clean build". Plus I'm pretty sure that's a custom built frame, so if the owner actually wanted to ride track, he could have built it that way.Once again, nothing wrong with any of this, just odd choices.
>>1114916hmm, that doesn't look retarded enough, is there anything better for that?
>>1117089you are no bike enthusiast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzXqT-2BD-8I found a German speaking jesus riding a fwd bent on youtube
lmao
Schwalbe Marathon (original) Cause: Nice inbetween slicks and heavy marathon plusses
>>1114113The speed doesnt really matter, just by getting further away the perceived frequency will already change, if you move the source the frequency will always change.
>>1113967Combining these with those velocity ChromaFlair rims they used to make and some heat anodised Ti spokes and you'd have one trippy wheelset.
>>1114113maybe you dont
Im riding Michelin Pro 4 Endurance v2
Had these on for only about 400k, seem good so far, had a decent bit of glass stuck in the front a week or so ago, didn't puncture
Can the cyclists and the car users put aside our differences for a moment and agree that the true menace to both our kinds is these pedestrian fuckers?They don't look where they're going, they step out into the middle of the road. Or vibrate side to side along mixed used paths without looking if cyclists are coming.I generally do not have an issue with cars when cycling, cars are easy to predict, don't change direction randomly and MOST people in cars are careful because they don't want to kill cyclists.But despite pedestrians being literally on the bottom of the food chain, they don't seem to care about their own safety and will just step out in front of cars or cyclists.Twice this week I've come off my bike when I've been using a mixed used path, as a pedestrian has just randomly walked onto my side of the pavement and I've had to serve to avoid them.
Slow to walking speed near pedestrians on a 'mixed use path' Always give them right of way
>>1117513nah nigga, just strap a boombox to your bike and play soundtracks from animu, they'll move
>>1117385we are all inherently pedestrians but its at a point where a lot of them need to be gassed. they have the same issue as cyclists, they cant obey basic signals.
>>1117389Then why did you not just pass them as close as possible and knock the phone out of their hand or elbow them?They would be careful after that!
>>1117392Aberdeen?The cunts with their dogs and mistakes (kids) are worst here.
So /n/, what's your plan to improve public transit in your area, and why is it numerous, complex, unending highway improvement projects?
My plan: rebuild the entire interstate system. It'll take a generation at least. Lifelong employment in the construction sector. Emphasis on separating commercial traffic from other vehicles.>>1117204>>1117206This, can't believe anyone thinks private freight rail carriers should be given more money. Clueless.
Actually OP, it's 9km of new rail line mostly underground.
>>1117530t. Subsidized truck driver/company
>>1117543Problem, trainlet?
>>1117547>I will bait people in the slowest board of 4chan for some reasonkeep going then, kiddo
Dood...Imagine listening to this on full blast as you set out on your bike journey:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPc1f51fFwA
>>1112329>420/10; would ride high to, too, two times (too short for long excursions).
>>1114180who are you quoting
Why aren't all boats shaped like a canoe? As in tapered at the back.Wouldn't there be much less drag?
>>1117215most of that is above the waterlinethe black paint is where the boat naturally sits in the water under a normal loadpic related is USS Regan at sea, note that the bulb is just below the waterline, and all grey paint abovethe downwards v shape of the bow stem (well, the modern steel equivalent) is to help the ship in heavy wavesduring large storms, ships turn to face the waves and break the waves over the bow of the ship, instead of rolling over them sidewaysthis reduces the chance of capsize and reduces the area of the ship exposed to the worst of the weatherhowever, it can lead to large amounts of water coming up on deck, requiring the bilge pumps to work very hardthe downwards angle, sharp v shape, and large bow overhang helps break waves down and to the sidealso, the Regan is a Nimitz class carrier, and has to be able to launch some pretty large planes, and that design gives it more runway space
>>1117213the americas cup is getting out of controlthe boats are dope though
>>1117215The flare also greatly improves stability, as the ship rolls the flare causes the center of the mass of water displaced (center of buoyancy) to move outward, causing the an increase in the effective righting arm (the distance from the center of buoyancy to the center of the ships internal mass), which pushes the ship upright again.
>>1117217Are all the cables made of CF? lol
>>1117290probablythe sailors are all wearing helmets because they're moving so fast that an impact with the water could kill them without a helmet
