It disgusts me how today's so-called "cycling activists" are doing the work of the automotive lobby while thinking that they're the good guys.Imagine if a bunch of politicians started pushing for a special residential area for a certain group, after having them habitually assaulted with weapons for many years. "We're terribly sorry about all the bloodshed but can't guarantee your safety, if you want to be safe, you have to go in this special place we designated for you".That is what bike lanes are. We've tried "separate but equal". It doesn't work, because tyranny of the majority means a highly flexible definition of "equal".People who have been riding bikes for many decades know what the game is. But zoomers and corona cyclists believe they know best. Instead of demanding justice, they demand segregation. Which is exactly what the automotive supremacists want.
>>1992145Why don't you answer the question? Why do you want everyone stuck moving at a crawl for hours on end every day?
>>1992147Why didn't you get the "hemi"? Don't you support freedom, Small Business Owners™, First Responders™, and Think Of The Children™? Sounds to me like you support Hamas and Communism instead.
>>1992152Typical cowardly evasive cyclist response. Wanting to destroy the economy then just acting smug when called out on it. I pray you are run over soon
>>1992153>I pray you are run over soonGod helps those who help themselves. What's the point of all those bike lanes if you're not going to kill me?
>>1992143He's too dumb to pass a cyclist. Many such cases
What are the considerations needed to make between choosing a locomotive or MU to power a train?I know passenger trains in Europe tend to be MU but freight is always locomotive hauled.
>>1991939Locomotive pulled trains only make sense for:1. Night trains, where it is common to mix/match/shunt trains midway to allow more connectivity and traffic is not speed sensitive.2. When you need to run longer trains on non-electrified territory. Larger diesel engines are cheaper to maintain and operate than an equivalent power in smaller ones.3. You run really, really long trains - like India-level 10-15 car ones, and you already have a bunch of wagons to do it.Also - the flexibility of loco-hauled trains is grossly overstated. Firstly - it is rarely needed. Secondly - with a fleet of EMUs of varying lengths ( pic rel - PESA elf series can be had from 2 to 6 section versions ) you can respond to traffic changes just as well and day-to-day savings from running EMU will overwhelm benefits of this mythical 'flexibility'. There is a reason why MU took over. People who run passenger trains are not dumb.
>>1991781>Depends. But I'm ok with spending more on railways if it creates local jobs in operations rather than in manufacturing train parts in Chyna or something.well if you're pro-make-work jobs i don't see why you're complaining about lack of flexibility with emus>Switzerland. They used to adjust compositions all the time for different lines, with trains anywhere from 5 or 6 cars (I even remember riding a 3-car train once) up to 16 cars, either single deck or double deck. They still do this, just less so. They'd even set up longer trains for holidays and such. Or add a few extra cars during peak hours. They could also add or remove restaurant cars. Now the EMUs will often run with a closed restaurant car when it's not operational on that route. And what's the problem with running with extra cars?
>>1991734They're pretty good most of the time, the experience is far better than DMUs.>>1991964>And what's the problem with running with extra cars?No problem when they're running and providing needed capacity. The issue is the extra money spent on maintenance and storage. There's a point where the benefit of spare capacity is outweighed by the increasing cost. Admittedly it's lower with coaches than EMUs but it's still there.
>>1991995Metra runs 6+ car trains nearly all the time but only opens the first 2 or 4 cars to save on conductors. I guess yard operations are more expensive than the added wear on the cars. I'm not sure when they actually use all the cars because even during festival weekends they don't use the full train length.
>>1991995but the additional cost of having a car running in a train as opposed to being stored somewhere is basically nil>>1992021>Metra runs 6+ car trains nearly all the time but only opens the first 2 or 4 cars to save on conductorsthat's because american commuter rail has insane staff bloat
What are your thoughts on Embraer? what is the future of the company? What do you hope they accomplish?
First E-Freighter flew today.
>>1977411Embraer makes some really sturdy airframes considering what air astana 1388 or air serbia asl86c erj survived through, or how an embraer legacy private jet managed to land safely after cutting off an entire boing 737 wing in a mid air collision.
>>1989890>sturdy airframesI realized something awhile ago, do airplane manufacturers or airliners ever advertise their products or services as being safe, similar to what car companies do?
>>1978898>imagine
>>1990042boeing is literally on record as saying safety is not part of their business model
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih6gIkSfwggThe /n/igger fears this
>takes longer>costs more>less flexibility>order of magnitude more land usageI wonder why we don't have passenger trains going everywhere...
>>1991709>takes longer>costs more>less flexibility>order of magnitude more land usagethan what? airplanes, HSR is faster under 300km and plane routes are hardly flexible. planes are also massively worse for the environment and are a pain in the ass to board and uncomfortable to boot.
>>1991716>and plane routes are hardly flexibleHow do you figure?>planes are also massively worse for the environmentI simply do not care
fuck i live in a favela
>>1991706N E E DPut a small nuclear reactor instead of relying on conventional fuel and you would have a proto snowpiercer.
pedals with clips or without?
>>1992114clipless >>>>> toe clips > flats. hate having my feet move around
>>1992122no. clipless > flats >>>>>> power gap > toe clips and straps and other death traps
>>1992124Hard agree but there exists bikes where flats are the superior choice
>>1992129we don't talk about that kind of stuff here, this is a family website
Ebikes should require registration and an active insurance policy. $15 million in liability insurance per bike, minimum, to cover the average damage they do every time they explode. That doesn't even cover the loss of life but it's a start. Possession of an unregistered ebike or unregistered parts such as batteries should be a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years in prison and being banned from touching another ebike ever again. Second offense is life in prison, you can't prove me wrong.>but muh cost of deliveriesMuh cost of rebuilding the entire block after it was leveled and rebuilding the lives destroyed, cash me outside howbou dah?
I've come round on ebikes and battery electric vehicles in general OP, I agree now. Not only are the batteries dangerous and less energy efficient than gasoline/other ICEs, they let people think that they can have personal transportation and still help reverse/lessen climate change, when the only real change will come with a heavy reduction in personal vehicles and greater focus on public transit which can be powered by energy transmission from static generated electricity (ie. third rail or overhead wires fed from nuclear and renewables).The government should start clamping down on electric AND traditional ICE vehicles. Stop subsidizing fuel suppliers and auto manufacturers (ICE or internal), heavy penalties for companies found to be using lithium sourced from human rights violating countries (and in cases on countries relying on forced or underage labour, military intervention if necessary).
>>1989353because everyone in a position to do something realizes that the whole delivery app gravy train is a major force in gentrifying the cities, if you ban the ebikes you destroy the profitability of these apps, which eliminates the well paid tech jobs, which suppresses demand for the cool gut renovated loft apartments in old warehouses, which is terrible for property values, and the whole house of cards falls downbasically it's better to deal with some fires (which pretty much have their impact limited to brown people anyway). it costs less, it keeps the firefighters busy doing something related to their jobs instead of getting into brawls at irish pubs and using their union connections to avoid drunk driving arrests, and it might even clear up some precious land to build the next colony 1209
England too
Run away!
>>1992111Stop burning hundreds of people to death every year would be a start
Any tips for sneaking a lil hotheaf on a domestic flight?
>>1992050Literally every single product works a little bit differently, I'm not going to experiment with some random garbage that has a totally different concentration when I can just toss a pack of gummies that I'm familiar with into my bag along with my toothpaste and everything else I'd normally use in a day
>>1992053until realized a sky fire is a bad af idea
>>1991087They’d probably just ask you to chuck it or give you a ticket honestly
>>1992054>no no you don't get it i MUST take my own weed to travel or else i get hecking anxiousThe absolute state of "not addicted" potheads who "don't really need" to get high
>>1992112Who said I'm not addicted? I have to rob white grannies every day for my reefer money. If I can't inject an eight ball of primo mexican cartel marihuana every morning I will literally kill someone.
Why is every bridge built in the last 20 years a cable-stayed bridge? They're kind of soulless and boring.
>>1988726I heard a zoomer unironically call it that the other day and I was at a loss for words
>>1990213I think I get it. The road bridge (connection) crosses the water viaduct (separation)
>>1988721>They're kind of soulless and boring.You want soul and excitement?
sovl coming through
>>1988721They're cheap, they're cheap, and they're cheap. Also, they have a bit of visible drama to them that arch bridges don't have without looking as busy as a truss bridge.
>bike got stolen last november>whatever it's cold soon anyway>also bought a car in december>missing outside activity other than running, really miss going on trails etc. >considered buying another bike but also like the idea of skating because I enjoy ice skating and am pretty good at it>also would fit in car easier than a bikeWhat are some good beginner cheapish skates for a big guy with wide feet?
>>1987918one more thing .. Are K2 Fatties still a thing?
>>1987919>K2 FattiesNow that's a name I haven't heard in years...
>>1988066Man o man, I had many pairs. It was fun seeing your picrel. Brought back memories
>>1987775i hear decathlon skates are goodgo for 4 smaller wheels instead of 3 big ones unless you have the need for speedi wanna get some skates too i had some when i was younger and loved themhonestly seems like a great way to get around in an urban environment
>>1990364can confirm, I thought 3 big wheels looked cool to start on and I live in an area surrounded by hills, no bueno. You pick up to mortal speed pretty quickly so learning to stop and build leg strength right away was a big challenge. Also tore my TCFF in my wrist because I forgot about guards. I think wrist guards are a great safety net for inexperience in hindsight.tldr; 4 wheels probably less fast and more manoeuvrable
>>1992070Did you get fired?
>>1992080No, no one gives a shit
>>1992070Based thank you for not making me late for my connection
>>1992082No problem. Hope you’ll fly with us again, soon!
>they're kissing
Kinda nuts that literally ONE company in the entire world has a monopoly on all train coupler systems.
>>1991303explain. there are plenty of different couplers, and AAR at least has multiple manufacturers
>>1991331Everyone uses Dellner
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Space transportation general. Since spaceflight is increasing exponentially, since we are up to at least a launch per week and since we are days away from an industry revolutionizing fully reusablesuper heavy lift launch vehicle.Upcoming launches:>https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/2023-launch-schedule/SpaceX livestreams on Twitter/X: >https://x.com/SpaceXUpcoming NASA operations:>https://www.nasa.gov/launchschedule/SpaceX Mars goalComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>1991696Bro the demiurge just makes these to deceive us about the truth.
Mars today.. our future home.
>>1991497Sweden just signed today
>https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1780661200818200921Lot of answers from Tory
Prepping to remove more of the vertical orbital tank farm tanks in the next few days.
>they used to serve McDonald's Happy Meals on United flights.we used to be a real country
>>1985926>>1985927
>>1986304>>1986336why did he gaan?
Can't the planes just fit automated kitchens now? I want freshly cooked food. Not warmed up stuff.
>>1985928spoken by a faggot who has never tasted true freedom
>>1985926I honestly don't understand why this sort of thing (useing name brand food for in flight catering) isn't more common. I can't imagine it's any more expensive, and I imagine for a lot of implementations the logistics are probably easier. Benefits include a hightened sense of familiarity for the customer as well as the food probably being better than whatever dogshit they've got on the normal menu.I remember one time when I was a kid, for whatever reason they had instant ramen as a backup meal on a flight my parents took me on and it was incredibly good, since ramen doesn't have the problem a lot of other food does when it comes to reduced sense of smell at altitude, and the fact that it was just really warm and comforting was excellent. From a logistic standpoint that must also be incredibly easy since it's just a pre-packaged, unrefridgerated thing plus hot water, no need for anything like a microwave.
>Saudi Arabia has been forced to scale back its $1.5trillion plans for a 106-mile linear desert megacity, according to reports, in a humiliating climb down for the kingdom.>The Line - part of the country's audacious and futuristic NEOM project - was meant to be home to around 1.5 million residents by the end of the decade, with plans to ultimately increase its full capacity to nine million people.>Now, according to people familiar with the project, the development will only stretch 1.5 miles and house fewer than 300,000 residents by 2030, according to a new report from Bloomberg citing sources close to the project and documents.Lol it didn't take long to happen exactly what /n/ said would happen.
>>1991051"I don't approve of it" doesn't mean "it isn't a culture"
>>1991055A symptom of global decay is hardly what you call a culture, unless you consider shitting on models chests as cultural enrichment.
>>1991954If shitting on model's chests is a defining feature of a place's recreational priorities then yes, actually it is a culture. Again, culture doesn't just mean "stuff I like". In fact, very often, it will be a lot of things you find disagreeable. Read a book some time
>>1990776kek it's going to scale back to being just a building in the middle of the desert at some point.why the fuck couldn't MBS just turn Jeddah into Tokyo 2.0. I guess the Emperor has no clothes in Saudi Arabia
>>1990935?>>1990926it's a country ran by braindead yes-men.
Why are you destroying the environment with your discount bargain bin chinese carbon wheels with no warranty, when you could be saving the environment with the revolutionary new FusionFiber™ that come with a lifetime, no questions asked replacement coverage for the original owner? Sure it costs about 3x as much but think of the moral superiority it gets youThe only problem is it's made in Utah which is full of crazy people, which kinda negates the moral superiority, I'd almost rather send money directly to the CCP at that pointAlso discuss wheels and stuff
>>1989655yeah, it's helpful if they have a wheel on the tip, or at least some low friction material so you're not just dragging steel across the rim. i'd worked in a shop for 16 years and never used the Park dials until recently and they're pretty cool. Definitely a luxury, but it's cool to see it measured rather than just looking at the gap between the rim and the arm.
>>1989655Sure. my unbranded truing stand(which is so old no thru axle wheels fit) just has threaded adjusters for side to side play, and a plate for in/out play.
What do we think of gokiso? I already have a high stiffness shaft but my nuts aren't so spherical anymore
Is there a rule of thumb when buying rims? I'm looking for an inexpensive upgrade to my chink rims (622*17c) for my gravel bike.
>>1991688If it's japanese it should be okay.>>1991967sun ringle stuff is old and works.Dt swiss is nice and expensivevelocity is goodmavic stuff supposedly isn't as good as it used to bechink rims are meta, specifically carbon ones shilled by youtubers.Don't get a super wide rim when you plan on running narrow tires. Don't go low spoke count unless you go tall strong rim or high spoke tension.Used wheels are the best deal if you are going rim brake. Fork disk you can probably find new rims on sale.
