Has anyone who mountain bikes NOT broken a bone?
>>2029863>>2029892>>2029930>>>/wsg/5791037im fucking retarded and i slipped on the wet wooden slats of the bridgealso im bad at video compression and my camera is ducktaped to my helmet so it bounces
>>2031324kekCheck out YT tutorials for making better MTB videos. This is pretty terrible to look at.
>>2031065Do you wear helmets now?
>>2031344Yeah because if I do that again I'm a human potato. I wore them on long rides, just not 2 miles from home to town. But the road bike is always a dangerous beast, beware /n/!
>>2015079sounds like you have a chronic fracture not showing up in xrays
Now that we are a fourth of the way through the 21st century, what has been the best mass transit project of the century so far?
>>2030215If it's edinburgh (which it almost definitely is) you also got:Airdrie-Bathgate rail link, opening another commuter line to edinburgh from the westThe borders railway to tweedbank was built, including a few rail stations in the city on the east sideThe fife circle extension to leven2 new rail stations on the west side of the city as tram interchanges, but also good connections to different areas of the cityOpen access operator supplying cheaper trains to newcastle and london (£5 tickets to newcastle on the lumo is class, I've used it a few times for day trips with the kids)Lots of speed improvements on pretty much every train line going - electrification has been pretty goodLots of new cycle paths and connections, the union canal was reopened in 2001 as wellGiven that all happened in the last 25 years only, it's been pretty good, hopefully the tram system expands in the next few years, seems like the granton - hospital line will be getting built soonI also think that people forget how shite things were in 2000
>>2030206>The Big Nig
>>2030189https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_Base_TunnelThe Gotthard Base Tunnel runs straight through the Alps instead of climbing them. It is the deepest train tunnel in the world.
Elizabeth Line's pretty great
>>2030817I live here and Link Light Rail is profoundly awful, its the sort of shitty New Urbanism project where the people planning it don't really seem to care about its actual usefulness as a form of transport as much as "WE HAVE A TRAIN". Its extremely poorly integrated with the existing transit system, by which I mean they've been removing bus lines and funneling people to the train which causes it to go over capacity constantly. This looks great on metrics for sure but tons of people with one seat bus rides to work now have to do two transfers on feeder lines to/from Link, and the Link trains are packed to the gills. This isn't getting into the shitty alignment north of Seattle (paralleling I5 rather than SR99/Aurora), the fact its a rolling homeless shelter, the boondoggle that is the floating bridge...The original line didn't have these issues, its mostly been the ST2 and ST3 expansions that suffer from it.I want to like it, but it sucks so bad.
If they were, how would it change the world?
>>2031276Children, subhumans, and midwits would cry about "jetpack-oriented cities"
>can a very inefficient mode of transportation ever be as cheap as a moderately efficient mode of transportation?no, dummy, unless you build a society centered around subsidizing jetpacks.
>>2031276That landscape is utterly barren. Where the hell does all their water come from?
>>2031667desalination plants powered by cheap oil. also it rains occasionally
>>2031352>>2031359Imagine getting stuck in jetpack traffic.
>be me>ride Amtrak for cross-country tour across the United States>have lunch>can't have a burger and friesExplain yourselves Americans.
>>2007935>restocking had to be done with McDonald's restaurants along the route instead of from fixed mid-journey stopsThat's pretty dumb
>>2019360>>2019332> if they had a train following Sherman's march to the sea i'd take that tripbased
>>2027022I can't read cursive.
>>2027323it' says 200% sinuq
>>2027323>>2031639
Sup, hoes. Where do Anons that want the walkable city experience live? I am a software engineer, young guy, looking to grow my career so it has to be a city that at least has a tech sector. I currently live in the 'burbs and it's fucking dogshit. >WFH>go outside>get in car>come back>get in house>go outside later to walk the dog>only children playing and parents outside>people my age only leave their house to get in their cars and despawn from the map>feels like nobody really lives here, just come to die>everybody in their pod home>I just want to live in a place where I can walk to most places and see my neighbors doing the same.> I just want to live in a place where some dumb roastie on her phone can't dictate how quickly I can reach my destination.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2017733>> I just want to live in a place where some dumb roastie on her phone can't dictate how quickly I can reach my destination.>> I just want to live in a place where I don't have to sit at a red light for 3 minutes when I'm THE ONLY CAR ON THE ROADdriving is way faster than mass transit >>I just want to live in a place where I can walk to most places and see my neighbors doing the same.why do you hate people?
>>2017733I live in Portland. I don't have any plans to move but there are some serious cons.Pros:>very walkable, good transit for anywhere in the city>no reason to ever go to the burbs so lack of transit there not a problem>eastside is still central and walkable and good for transit, but still cheap and not relegated to a commie block>downtown is expensive but obviously has all the perks of being downtown>people in portland tend to be young and socialCons:>eight billion homeless people who ruin bike paths with tents, shit up transit by being gross and insane, and make every transit stop sketch>downtown also sucks because of homeless people>bike theft again re:homeless>going out you will meet many many retards and tranniesComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2031579Uh... Oregon or Maine?t. flyover
>>2031579You mention homelessness. How is Portland on housing construction? I imagine with California being so NIMBY a lot of their homeless bleed over into bordering states, highlighting the need for CA to build a lot more housing.
>>2031650NIMBYs are the worst, Chang!
Hey guys, I need advice to buy a new bicycle for commuting to work (and also start delivering after work) I've been using pic related for a year or so now and it was pretty comfy, but I realized that parts and replacements for that kind of bike are rare and very expensive for some reasonTo the point that I think is better to just buy a new bike and just forget about it, I have like 300 bucks so maybe I get a cheap fixed gear or single speed since I liked that kind of bikeBut do you think I could get a gravel bike with my budget? what bike do you recommend me?
>>2028251>they aren't fragile>bent derailleur hanger intensifies
>>2028266>buys bike with aluminum hanger>complains when it breaksnot my problem>buys steel bike>bend it backjust works>buy sram derailleur with fancy thru axle mounting>bends cage on impactheh>>2028247I hope you have a good job and dumped your points into luck+charisma
>>2028251>they aren't fragilelmao
>>2028239dumb voice
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>>2030838i can't speak from experience but i researched this recently and it looks like there's not a lot of downside to going SPL/LAPL(S) -> TMG -> LAPL(A) -> PPL -> CPL -> (frozen) ATPL anyway apart from a bit more theory and bureaucracy but in return you'll be rated for a lot more types in the end
>can literally do a barrel roll anytime he wants>doesn'tthen dont complain
>>2030963Yeah it's much cheaper in the Slavic countries. Some Swedes goes to flight schools in Poland. If I do it the module-route it's closer to 50-70k here.>>2030974Taking the "PPL(A)>ATPL Theory>CPL/ME/IR>MC/UPRT" route will let me work at the same time and net me a frozen ATPL. Sadly my closest school that is one hour away they only offer LAPL(A) classes right now so I would have to do the checkride twice for getting the PPL.
>>2030974>>2031539god. can't believe i used to complain about the american route
>>2031539still, that' a big difference, from 50k to 1 million, I seriously don't believe it.
I just saw the 777-9 with the foldable wings at the tips and what is even the used of this? The difference between it being folded and not folded is so little how does this have any used at all (generally speaking)?!!?
>>2031464Use wikipedia lazy ass
>>2031464So it fits in the gates you dumb buffoon
>>2031530yeah, the gates of hell
>>2031464>I’m a dash 8 pilotsure, in microsoft flight simulator
>>2031464Muh 0.003% fuel savings per seat per mile per flight per capita adds up
Road signs. What do you think of them? Which country does them the best? Would you change anything in the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals?
>>2023106i can't imagine there's another country where encountering a carriage is so unusual that road users would have to be warned in advance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcg7k6PHcnY
>>2022717Do you ever get board driving? Or do you listen to podcasts and audio books all the time and end up at wizard levels of consciousness?Whatever Viz may say I don't believe tou killed any prostitutes.
What's the US equivalent?
>>2025880>Stop and give way are distinct shapes to make sure you can tell what they are even if snowed/iced over.Also, you typically have to look for the backs of these signs to know if you have priority in the intersection or not. (Though usually the general road layout makes it clear enough.) Because they are very stingy with these >>2031484 around here.Like the priority sign is reserved for high speed country roads and never seen in urban environment. The sign tells you that all the intersecting 'carriageways' are to yield. This, even if most of them don't have the fucking yield sign, just a name sign, which is supplied by the road maintainer, that is the sole owner of the road, or like a cooperative with 3 members in it. That you are supposed to yield coming from there because there is a priority road is just 'everyone knows' territory. Besides, the cars are going 100 at the main road and you ar approaching at 30, what are you supposed to do even if you are coming from the right? Many of such places where there is no priority sign yet this is what you do.
3 speedAll you need
>>2021785Oh golly gee, I sure like remove my wheel and crack open my nexus 8 every 5000km.Retard
>>19805311 speed is really all you need
>>2026132Adding:By old I meant, pre Sun Race and not some ancient AW.And yes, the freewheel kind of comes with package, because that's the simplest way to achieve overdrive.>>2028842You could say that 3 speed is all I need - it'll do, and it makes cycling viable for me.It's the single largest improvement to sycling since the pneumatic tire and chain drive. That's why it persists, the intermediate products have vanished between that and the 'carbon fork'. I do complain that the 33% (Shimano 36%) is rather wide steps but 'adequate'. The normal ratio (jesus Christ, do you freewheelers use that all the time?) is rather low, -33% is good enough for climbing, +33% is what you tend to use, too much.
>>20288673v Sunrace Sturneys are bad bow?
>>2031289No, but they offer the same ratio as everyone else now, it used to be that Sturmeys were 25% reduction/increase and Sachs and Shimano about 33%. Correct if I'm wrong, but at the moment, there's no 3 speed on the market that would have ratios other than ~33%?There are still plenty of that era Sturmeys around in the 2nd hand market so I don't think the advice was that unreasonable, keeping in mind the general caveat that with the last old Sturmeys the quality was hit and miss. Can we count on the survivor's bias at this point?With 25% it would be feasible to treat the 2nd gear as the default by gearing slightly up. 3rd would still be usable for good conditions and 1st becomes the 'coasting' gear for bad terrain. For hills, there's pushing.With 33% and upgearing the 3rd becomes too heavy for almost every condition. Instead one tends to treat the 3rd as the universal gear and adjust the overall ratio down if anything. 2nd is the 'coasting' gear and 1st is reserved for hills and snow.Curret market options force a certain driving style upon us, is all I'm saying.A 5 speed would be the solution, an overall range a bit more as with Sachs/Shimano, but extra gears also where Sturmey has them. Unfortunately: >the intermediate products have vanished between that and the 'carbon fork'.
Can I into gliders as a poorfag?
>>2030701in other words, not even half as long as this site existscome back in 2069, when they've been here for at least 4/5 of its existence
>>2030692how so? the club where i live offers 20 minutes sightseeing flights for tourists for 120€ which includes an aerotow to 2600 ft, so the price for a tow doesn't seem to have changed that much?anyway pretty sure winch launching is free for members and has existed for a very long time
>>2030692>a different time2022?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0nsVzK0tik&t=1m20s
>>2030756How about we compromise at 3/5?
Polite BumpAny other private owners lurking here? What's your ship?
Pic related DC-8
>>2029448Carbon composites and the difficulty of maintaining a polished belly
>>2026676Long plane is long
>>2026679McDonnell ruined Douglas and fucked up boeing. God i hate the beancounting bitches in charge.
>>2027710A challenger approaches.
>>2031423having the jets in the sight line of passengers was probably an issue. no one would want those seats
Last April, a company called Dreamstar Lines announced plans for an overnight service between Los Angeles and San Francisco, in effect, restoring Southern Pacific's Lark service, the overnight equivalent of the more famous Coast Daylight, which ceased service in 1968.What we know:>the train would run between Los Angeles Union Station and San Francisco's 4th & King Street Caltrain station>rolling stock will consist of streamliner cars built in the 1940s and 1950s>actual train consist would be a locomotive, 5-6 sleeper cars, and a lounge car serving drinks and "tavern food" (idk what that would entail)>the train would run on a ten-and-a-half hour schedule, departing around 10pm and arrive at its final destination at 8:30am>Tickets will be in the $300-$1000 (the minimum is slightly higher than the current price for a private room on Los Angeles-Oakland on Amtrak's Coast Starlight at $284)>there will be no coach service, sleeper class only>the company hopes to begin operations by Summer, 2024>the project is far enough along that negotiations with Metrolink and Union Pacific for right of way have already startedThe most detailed sources I could findComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Apparently BMW's involved now for some reasonhttps://lamag.com/latravel/luxury-sleeper-trains-set-to-connect-la-and-sf-overnight
>>1992961>LA traffic makes it take nearly as long to drive down as go by railJust drive at night, you can do it in like five hours
Nobody gives a fuck, let the thread die and start a new one when something tangible happens
>>2028656I care
>>2031508Nobody gives a fuck
Old thread finally hit its bump limit >>1750878 2023 started out as a crazy year on the collectible market but things seem to have settled down a bit Have you made any new acquisitions ?What do you wish to buy year?Collectible bike thread!!
>>2029558false . one reddit thread proves nothing
This keystone /n/ thread with no photo is a pretty crappy dealIs there any way for a mods to fix it?
>>1941662i have an og early 80's bmx frame in the shed from when i was a kid i might do it up and post some before and after pics.
>>2029987I dont know what we should do here
>>2029987>>2031454I'm somehow still getting it, although pics in other threads have disappeared for me
Is London the most /n/ city in the world?
>>2028257the passengers, of course
The Line©™ is going to mog traditional cities so much it's unreal.
>>2027909>It is walkable on the sub-district level, but it's hard to say for a district or a city as a wholeThis makes no sense to me. In what 10 million population city do you casually walk from one district to another?
>>2028222>stroadsDo you mean, avenues? Or highways? Anyways, can't do without either in a city that big.
>>2027780Paris > LondonIt takes 40 years for london to build anything, Meanwhile, Paris tripled its transport infrastructure by the time Crossrail 1 got built.Also London needs more tram lines. Overall
