Alright, quit MONKEYING aroundHey guys I want to put APE hangers on my bikeResources:https://www.sheldonbrown.com/https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-helpNeutral Support News on YoutubeRJ THE BIKE GUY IS GOATprevious thread: >>2054840
>>2057384Thats really not true. I've had one by SKS for years, used it many times, and it's still fine. I'm all for quality tools, but where it matters.
>>2057391No suspension needed, brakes don't matter as long as they work, same goes for the gears. Maybe you want a rack to transport some things? Check craigslist or your country's equivalent for anything in your price range. Look for posts that state that it's been serviced and is ready to ride.
>>2057391>suspensionno
>>2057391best value is used. you need to find a frame that fits you but otherwise there's a lot of bikes that would work for you. avoid department store brands/Walmart brands. if you're average height that's most bikes but there's bikes for tall and short people, too. it's pretty important but a frame a little small is somewhat workable.search for size charts and measure your leg taint to bottom of your foot. you can post craigslist listings and we'll tell you if they're shit or not
What's up with this small hole on my suspension fork crown? not 1 for 1 the fork i have, but it's really close
hey /n/ this is my cat rupert i was thinking about taking him on the bus to see the sights of the city but i couldnt find any rules on it, do you know if can cats go on busesi have a cat carrier but would he be allowed out to see out the window?
The exciting part will be watching other passengers to see who is allergic.Please post results anon!
>>2056672OP you don't deserve to own cats at all and neither does anyone who thinks keeping them indoors all the time only to let them out on leashes and fucking bus journeys of all things is a good idea. It's crazy how ignorant you can be of their psychology and what they find distressing. Everyone ITT condoning this is as ignorant as you and I feel sorry for your cat if that's the life you ignorantly subject it to >>2056698And just when I thought I'd seen the worst of bad pet ownership someone recommends drugging them. You all ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Thank god cats actually enjoy their fulfilled lives where I live, what an awful thread
>>20572590/10 bait
I love you Rupert.
>>2056672i remember seeing rupert shopped in with a bunch of tits on either /s/, /aco/, or /d/
I want to become a helicopter pilot. I live on the West Coast of burger land and I am not sure exactly what jobs are available to me after 150 hours. Everything I was able to find requires the 2000+ hours of flight time.So, my question is, should I be under the impression I can get a novice level job after flight school, or should I plan to commit a huge amount of my time and financial resources to get that 2000+ hour mark so I can apply for those $114k+ jobs that seem to be all I can find?I am not sure what other certifications I would need, and I'm open to input, however, I want this to be my career for the rest of my life, I want to enjoy it, love my job, and possibly build a personal company around it. Can I get some advice that maybe isn't found in a youtube video on general flight school questions to ask?
>>2056028>There are more working navy seals than there are working ag pilots in America. Most of them are fixed wing too.noted. there seems to be quite a bit of ag aviation, both fixed-wing and rotary, in my neck of the woods but I'm definitely willing to accept that we have a disproportionate concentration of it. Or that it's just a small number of airframes that are super visible in spraying and seeding seasons. I also heard at one point that the pipeline to flying at least small fixed-wing air tankers (AT-802s) usually involves cropdusting, so I guessed it might have been similar for rotary. But maybe not.
>>2056039Bigger water bombers have a different trajectory but basically all SEAT pilots have 137 experience.
>>2049846I dunno man, every pilot I've talked to about it says those crop duster guys don't stay healthy too long...
>>2049178Heli pilots are the best
>>2056315Helicopter is all fungicide and foliar. Maybe some insecticide but that’s in limited concentrations and though acutely a pain isn’t bad for you long-term.Herbicide is bad.
Share your daily rides, post pics and stats. Complain about hills and mosquitoes.you do actually ride your bike, right anon?old thread >>2045380
>>2057293That could've been so much worse. I've had a few close calls with wet leaves, loose gravel, sand, etc. Looks can be deceiving at night. It's no joke.
Morning ride
Just 633 km away from a milestone of 100,000 miles (160934 km) total logged rides.
ahhh, fallen leaves on curves... home...
leaf surfing’s a blast
We are the most walkable city in the USAWe have pretty good public transit for the USABUT something sad is when I go to cities like SF and El Paso and Dallas among others I see old Philadelphia trolley cars. Yes, it's well know Philadelphia's trolley cars are world famous and we sold many of them off to other cities when we dismantled some lines. I've seen them in person in these cities. It just makes me sad but also a bit proud my transit history is all over the country I guess.I just want people to know that. That yes... Philadelphia trolleys are everywhere. It's a bitter sweet momentOh by the way... you didn't think pic related was Philly did you? Nope... that's El Paso with a Philadelphia street car. Imagine how that feels for Philadelphians.
So should I make a weekend trip to philly before the entire system gets gutted to own the libs?
>>2054759Oi m8 do you have a loicense for this much cozy?
>>2056738Here, have another
>>2057025it's a shame they demolished the old Ashmont station instead of just rebuilding it. the Cross transfer between the old Trolleys/Busway and the red line cars was cool as hell.
>>2057025PCCs are so kino there's literally no other public transport vehicle that comes close
Although I set out some preferences for the last one I ended up settling for literally anything to do with Britain. Those preferences about foreign exports and rare diversions remain in place but otherwise post what you like as long as it fits the broader requirement
>>2055594Why would someone do this? Why would a BR Pacer be shipped to Vancouver and if so, why the special carriage instead of just towing them?Turned out this is well known. It was for a transport expo in Vancouver and it needed more fittings to be of Canadian rail standards. BR didn't sell any Pacers there and it was shipped back after a couple of years. Still I enjoyed riding on Pacers in my childhood.https://youtu.be/-S84kngX2sc
why is painting the ends of locomotives yellow no longer compulsory? someone give me a rundown
>>2057405the rules are now "yellow end unless lights are sufficiently powerful"
>>2054524Paddington to Man Picc!? Good. Fuck Euston.
It is said that if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Are you one of the good ones, /n/? Do people say you're not like those other cyclists?
>>2057301they were designed for commerce and a car is the most modern equiv to a horse and buggy so they are not designed for people.
>>2057325people and roads existed before cars. roads existed before the wheel.
>>2057407>hehe a defoliated path is techically a road so all wagon-width roads are actually for pedestriansblow your brains out filthy troon
>>2057409keep thinking about trannies retard lmao
>>2057295>roads are for ME and ONLY ME and if you disagree you are entitledCar ownership causes brain damage.
If i take a class that teaches about boat repair at community college.I can afford to repair a boat.
>>2056059That means fuck all, povvos can get a Mercedes on finance
>>2054274Depends on the boat.
I was looking to build a sailing dinghy with a cabin for inland waters. What necessities should I include if I am wanting to sleep onboard with a partner?>Camping stove/food prep surface>Rotomolded cooler>Boom tent>Buddy heater?>Cartridge toilet?
>>2055627>Bicycles have an inverse relationship between utility and priceYeah well what's wrong with that? At least back in 2009 or so, I figured the sweet spot for me was around $500. I got a brand-new picrel with essentials (lights and lock). Was extremely useful for commuting around the city as well as some exercise and recreation. I didn't go off-roading but it was sturdy enough to handle shitty Boston/Cambridge/Brookline streets without ever getting a pinch flat or having an accident. It had straight handles for stable maneuverability and was light enough to be reasonably fun to ride and easy enough to carry up and down staircases. I've since moved away to the interior and a semi-rural area, so don't use it much anymore. But I got a solid 8 years out of that bike. WELL worth the $500. I could have gotten some cheap beater from craigslist but I didn't need to save $300 to roll the dice on getting piece of junk. And I didn't need (or even want) a specialty bike (racing bike, mountain bike, etc). Everyone who had more performance-oriented road bikes seemed to be constantly getting flat tires, and all the extra weight and complexity of a mountain bike would have been a waste on city streets.I did always wonder why it's so rare to find a decent performance-oriented pedal-powered boat. Traditional 2-seater paddleboats are kind of a joke.
>>2054274>boats are actually pretty affordable if you just own a drydockyou don't say
The end of ebike terrorism is in sight. Let's not count our chickens before they hatch, but I'm tentatively feeling hopefully about this. During the time that the last thread was up, hundreds of people were killed by ebike fires. We need to put a stop to this. I just hope they make sure to add prison time for people caught with unlicensed ebikes.
>>2027639>blaim registration instead of unstable lithium ion batteries with a lifespan under 5 years
>>2028692In shartistan they can go like 50+ of your poverty units per hour in pedal assist or throttle and be considered a bike and ride in bike lanes. Some states have defined them as limited to 20 miles per hour top speed to be considered a bicycle. The problem is chinkshit will be sold as s 20 mph class 1 but can be unlocked to 35 mph by the user. It's the ebike wild west here.
>>2031850this is how it works in canada. before the e-bike craze, the mark of a true degen was scooting around on an electric vespa knockoff because YOU JUST KNOW they lost their license but are too lazy to actually pedal.it varies slightly by province and municipalities have their own by-laws, but the rule of thumb is that if it's less than 50cc or is entirely electric, it's not a real vehicle and doesnt need a license. modern high powered electric bikes muddy the waters a bit but I gave my province's motor vehicles act a skim the other day and basically if it's slow enough it counts as a bike. But also you can get real bigboy moving violations on bikes now that affect you if you have a license.>>2048524privately owned e-bikes and even those shitty battery razer scooters are okay, but the rideshare ones are always ridden by menaces and they get left around as litter. cities should ban those apps
Another one goes up in flames. We need to bring back the 90s and 00s when bike messengerism was a noble profession that didn't intentionally kill innocent people to avoid having to pedal
Some citibikes are now capped at 15mph. I've also noticed delivery bikes going slower. But I've also seen riders on citibikes easily keeping up with me at 18+mph. So it must be a firmware update that takes a while to roll out.
(continued from >>2035254 )Let's discuss bike tires here.>pic related currently using>27.5 x 1.60 (650b x 40)>1000 miles in>pulled a few glass shards out>extracted a broken glass bottle shard that was wedged 6mm in the tread at an angle>no punctured tube>no flat>rolls great>doesn't weigh as much as a Marathon Plus or Mondial>installing them wasn't too bad eitherWhat's your daily driver? Do you run tubed or tubeless? General thoughts, experiences of tires you've ran with?
>>2056089>>2056355I think the problem is they didn't charge enough. they were selling them like they were gp4k when the market was hungry for a high end supple tire. they were in fact a high end tire but they didn't advertise and they were cheap so freds dismissed them
I need recommendations for 26x1.95 or 2.1 tires. I keep seeing Maxxis DTH or Billy Bonkers, are these any good for daily commutes on and off-road (gravel)? Are there any hidden gem (cheaper) alternatives? Or should I just go for contact urbans?
>>2057327From Personal experience, Billies are great for road and gravel use. And they are relatively light.
>>2057329Almost forgot: Conti Double Fighters aren't exactly a hidden gems, they are quite popular, but they are great all-rounders. They are considerably heavier than Billies, though.
>>2057327wingfootkickertwinrailvittoria evolution or marathon mondial if you want more of a street/touring tire
We won. This marks the start of a new era for public transportation.
>>2055492That boss was actually Albert Einstein.
>>2055492cause you only arrived 5 minutes earlier by pure luck, he knows that to consistently be on time with transit you have to be over a half hour early even if your lucky and have a 15 minute bus schedule not a 30 minute.
>>2048825We should have a generalized mileage tax. Gas taxes don't fund the roadways, and EVs certainly aren't helping.Put a GPS in every car that spits out a report of what roads you drove and how many miles, and maintenance funds are apportioned accordingly.And then if govts want to discourage certain trips from there, they can add on additional tolls, but traditional tolled routes will become toll-free by default since highway maintenance will no longer need to be funded by dedicated tolls.
>>2056126Wrong. I've literally never had been late to work and my main bus is a 30 minute service. The only times I've been late is because I was negligent and deliberately waited for an "on time" bus
>>2045365add more buses and bus-only lanes/roads
Cos you gotta have SEOULhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLKN_Rmb39I
>So I went to South Korea recently-amazing how these 'i just came back from vacation and you would not BELIEVE how AMAZING the stuff i saw was' videos all boil down to pointing at stuff and saying wow!. it's not 'the world's best metro system'. it's a metro system that serves Seoul. and i'd bet my left testicle that persnickety transit martyrs don't give a shit about 'has air conditioning', 'has an app', 'has pedestrianised streets nearby' or anything else raised in the video elsewhere, because again these videos are just THING: PLACE vacation recaps for other transit martyrs to cry over.
Public Transport shouldn't care about weatherhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=BXDP9WQe0io
>>2057402I'm never going to watch your vlog.
What exactly happened here?
>>2055865In a clearer video of the crash you can see the grey linkage i(the piece hanging vertically down across the tail rotor shaft) in the centre of the pic coming loose before the helicopter starts spinning, and the tail rotor blades in an abnormal pitch
>>2056032How do i get a job doing this
>>2056118Work for a grid company. I had days where i sat in that deathtrap for over 6 hours. 3 2 hour flights just hovering and doing 20mph along powerlines. It gets dizzy and the kerosene fumes are pretty bad
>>2056032I think I have a total of 1000 hours flying as loadmaster on Mil-8 helicopters in Sudan and Afghanistan. The only times I've been scared was when we had to land in a hot zone, other than than it was pretty chill. I think it's a personal thing, some people are scared shitless of these loud rattling mofos, can't blame them. I guess just embrace the fact that you will die one day.
>>2055851Ouch, that's bad
I first rode a bicycle in 2022 when I was 31 but didn't stick to it. I want to do it again but my mentor moved ot another country.
>>2054839>I first rode a bicycle in 2022 when I was 311.) That's really sad dude2.) Find a slight downhill gradient, it doesn't have to be that steep, just steep enough to where the bike moves on its own without you needing to pedal, keep your saddle at its lowest position at first, just so it feels less sketchy for you (you'll want to raise your seat later though) and then just practice basic handling and braking while on a slight downhill and gradually start pedaling until you feel comfortable doing this on level ground.,
>>2054839You'll remember, It's just like riding a bike
>>2054841yeah as long as you are going fast enough the bike sort of keeps itself upright. the hardest part is getting up to speed
>>2056786>>2056792Just do it.
