Hypothetically imagine a mall so large it requires its own internal transportation system what would that be like?
>>2071550The “Fort Worth Subway” was originally for Leonard’s Department Store, and they got some PCC cars from Washington, DC and made them even more Art Deco futuristic. Later mods as shown in your pic made them boxy and plain but one has been restored to its original glory.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/department-store-monorails-are-a-memory-kids-these-days-wont-haveSome big U.S. department stores had these monorails for kids but they’re all gone now.,
>>2071937Radio Shack was never accused of having good taste.
>>2071938Rich's department store in downtown Atlanta had one called the Pink Pig that also went outside onto the roof. Helps that Decembers aren't very cold in that area.
>>2070941If you count outdoor malls, there are a couple in the LA area (The Grove and The Americana) that have trolley systems. They're really just gimmicks though and don't run all the time. Incidentally The Americana has housing as well like >>2071829 mentions, pretty sizeable (and very expensive) luxury apartments though so nowhere close to the population to sustain the mall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWQ3iLVr-0E>That cylinder is a mass dampener also known as a J dampener in physics.The purpose is to neutralize high frequency low amplitude oscillations.Mass dampeners are currently used in Moto GP and were banned in F1 in the mid 2000s.The mass dampener can also be placed on the fork,above the bottom bracket and as shown on the rear swing arm/triangle on a full suspension bike.have these been used on road bikes yet? i have a stiff track bike fixie, anything that could improve performance or comfort would interest me. i haven't paid attention to bike stuff lately so idk if it has been mentioned on GCN/GMBN yet. GCN has done a lot of videos on tire pressure so i could see them experimenting with tuned mass dampers.
>>2019204A good saddle and bigger tires is all you need, get a b17 and 32s or 35s. But you deserve to suffer if you are riding a track bike on the streets.
>>2060905>yes, you literally posted a picture of such.that is not a road bike.
>>2045216That doesn't look very comfortable
>>2045216that rear fork looks actively unsafe
>>2033307Technology is only ok if it's cars
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?
>>2068057>most drivers are finei have encountered very few cars on the road that don't immediately pull a dangerous, illegal, and generally boneheaded maneuver. most average car commuters are fucking terrible at actually driving and should never have gotten their licensemost places are making it harder* to get a license now because there are so many dogshit drivers on the road (and they are collectively aging and going blind/deaf/stupid as their bodies turn to mush) that the only means left to reduce accidents is to reduce the number of cars on the road at all. *unless you're indian, in which case here's your free Class 1 with Airbrakes>>2028137there's a reason people say "if you want to get away with murder, use a car"cagies that kill pedestrians only even face court like 5% of the time, and something like half of them who have been identified (so excluding hit n runs where prosecution is impossible because you don't even know whodunnit) don't even receive a fine
>>2068079I don't dispute your post but I would be interested in your sources so I can use them. I know the CDC lists cars as the number one killer in the US that isn't disease (neck and neck with firearms, anyway, and that's only because new safety features in cars made crashes slightly more survivable, allowing guns to finally edge them out), but that's all I got
>>2028005it's called a wet dream.
>>2068082There was a radio show on NPR that did a piece on this if that's not too woke/anti-white
>>2069948NPR doesn't exist anymore grandpa
I'd like to learn how to ride a bike, but I'm a few hundred pounds overweight. What can I do?
>>2072146>I've trurned the wheelamerican manufacturing is truly amazing. a bicycle where you can turn the front fork is wild
>>20720915 ft 7, 680 lbs
>>2072019Sorry what is a few hundred pounds? Just write your fucking weight. If you are for example five hundred pounds do you think there is a bike that could take your weight?>>2072218If you are really the OP and almost 700 do you really think a bicycle can handle that weight? It can't be realistic.
>>2072019Since you won't tell us your weight, I'd recommend going to a specialized bike store and talking to a knowledgeable employee. They'll be able to hook you up with an appropriate bike way better than we can over the interwebz. Cycling is actually a great choice for you, anon. It's some fantastic cardio without putting any stress on your joints. Your instinct to get on a bike is correct. Listen to it.
>>2072416I said above I'm 5 ft 7, 680 lbs
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5847263-trump-jones-act-fuel-prices-iran-war/Is it over?
>>2071867>“New data compiled since the initial waiver was issued revealed that significantly more supply was able to reach U.S. ports faster,” White House assistant press secretary Taylor Rogers said in a post on social platform X. Yep it's Joewari da
>>2069296Royal fleet auxiliary is hiring cadet eng officers right now.As long as you're not braindead retarded or mute, you'll be a shoo-in.
How do you guys handle sea sickness? Is it true it goes away after some time, and if so can you get fully rid of it or does it comes back at the start of the next hitch / in bad or very bad sea?
>>2072214Everyone experiences it to varying degrees and from what I experience and I'm aware you can't get rid of it, comes back at the next hitch. Me personally I can handle heavy rolling easy but pitching can get me sick and vomiting. Eventually it gets better after a day or two and you do just get used to it.
An entry level new bike, that is agreeable to ride, not dragged down by antiquated standards like QR, that you won't regret buying, nor immediately feel the urge to swap out half the components because of cut corners, cost approximately USD $1500 at standard retail prices as of late 2024, give or take a few hundred (depending on the finer details).Now, the prices are going to go up by at least 20%, and the smaller independent brands are going to go under as only the largest players will have the spare cash to ride out the sudden loss of consumer confidence. The most interesting and original bike products will simply disappear from the market permanently until the next wave of prosperity (which may be entirely concentrated somewhere far away and foreign, so that only the wealthiest of your peers will be able to import and use such goods).How does that make /n/ feel?
>>2071954At this point in their war, Hitler was touring the Eiffel tower, Napoleon had already visited Frederick II's tomb and departed long ago, and the Japanese were a week away from taking Singapore on bicycles.Will Trump ever get to tour Iran peacefully in his lifetime?
>>2043741Hey wait shut up about your dumb political arguments that don't matter, this guy is wrong on the internet.
>>2036140$1500?! Holy Kek, am I ever glad I'm not American.
>>2072418Pretty sure op is talking about a bike that satisfies modern-day expectations of someone who enjoys riding, not just some shitbox boat anchor that satisfies a dutch person's idea of something to steal on the way home from the red light district before attempting and failing to throw in a canal because it's too heavy to throw
>>2043715I fucking hate curved top tubes.
Thinly veiled e-bike containment thread.I bought a Tern Orox to prepare for the Australian madmax fuel apocalypse. Did I fuck up? What else should I have looked at for a cargo hauler with decent range and the ability to ride poorly maintained outback roads?
>>2069525Bicycles are cool because of the analogue aspect to them.
>>2072378ebikes are still bikes, just electric>>2072302muh supply chain was just cope for the masses as (((THEY))) consolidated their power into amazon and aliexpressalso dedicated bike shops stopped carrying ebikes as much because boomers are scared of battery fires due to fake news, people are buying fewer of them now that the initial novelty has worn off, and there has been a resurgence in RETVRN TO MONKE type thinking where people distrust anything high tech that they "can't repair themselves" even though they are total wrenchlets and were never gonna even replace their own tire let alone do any serious repairs or modifications
>>2072302They are e-waste. People need to buy another one every year or so. There's no used market and constant NPC demand. Worry not though, eventually the subscription model will arrive and Mr. Shekelburg will send his Indian to deliver your refurbished rental every year.
>>2072426>Worry not though, eventually the subscription model will arrivehttps://duckduckgo.com/?q=e+scooter+rental+apptheres like eight million of the fucking things already, 4channers truly are completely disconnected from reality
>>2072431Everyone knows about public rentals and financing options you dumb fuck.
> solves bikepackingNothing personal kiddo
>>2071820fluid. fluid drains out you cant use water or some shit. same if a hose bursts, a hose is harder to repair than a cable
>>2070551>32/11 with 26" wheels>blasts past youSure.
>>2071961No disagreement there, but how likely is it to tear a hose? About as likely to tear a housing somewhere right? It's just a better, more robust, lower maintenance system. If you need a bike that demands field repair-ability you honestly SHOULD get rim brakes.
>>2072424how likely is it that your cables snap or rotors explode? rim brakes just suck ass to get working in the first place and need to be constantly re-adjusted for weather and wear. discs just werk. the only reason to get hydros over cables is that you have too much money
>>2072432nta but I've had plenty of cables snap on me. never once had a cable housing spontaneously tear itself apart on me let alone a brake line start spraying oil, either "outta nowhere man" or in response to unscheduled contact with foreign objects. hydro discs are just a whole different animal when it comes to ease of ownership, and the cost difference is negligible these days, you're talking like it's still 2011 and hydro dick breaks are a boutique high end feature and not just something that comes with pretty much every non-BSO on the market
Front mech edition Resources:https://www.sheldonbrown.com/https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-helphttps://www.youtube.com/@RJTheBikeGuy/videoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx5GcsjMOSsNeutral Support News on Youtubeprevious thread:>>2070403
>>2072403Yeah that's probably a likely possibility. (I know that was a stupid sentence, I'm tired.) We actually have a really good used/consignment outdoor gear store that has racks and racks of bike parts and I bet I could find deals there with the low demand for low/midrange parts. I'm actually gonna head over there in a minute, I stopped in the other day and they had fuckall bikes but the tech implied there was a bunch of stuff that just hadn't been checked out and priced yet, so maybe there'll be something today.
>>2072402What did i do wrong this time, jannid?
>>2072333DESU if you're really that broke, buy the walmart bike my dude. They are well regarded for a reason. No it won't be any good compared to a "real" bike but it's enough to get you rolling. No way would "not riding" be an option for me.
>>2072423Yeah that's the fallback.That said, I just got back from stopping by the used/consignment shop, and while they didn't have anything suitable available I talked to the lead tech and he showed me about 40 bikes out back that are waiting to be serviced and priced, and said that there ought to be a whole bunch of good ones in my price range by the end of this week, so I'll check back and see if there's something better than the Walmart bike. This place has a really good reputation locally and I think it might actually be a good time to shop for used bikes, since everybody's upgrading as the season starts, so it's probably worth waiting a few days.
/no/bikes, i had a blast with the bicycle todayI had to take an angle grinder to the pedal stem and make it shallow for the cycling to pass the nearby guard plateI also greased pedals at this point of troubleshooting the root causeBut so far im like 20km or so, running uphill with this is okay, exhausted hikes with it needs workChain skips if i torque the fuck out of it at high pedal ford powerstrokeI had 2 chain dislodgens at high turbo all in, but if i pedal at like 85% i wont cause that; but limits my max power and speed which is kinda gayI suspect the chain might be bent in one area of torqued kill and itll dislodgeMaybe i pulled the adjuster too much and it needs more slack Otherwise its good for what it is, and i had fun today and got lots of exercise despite taking an hour an half cleetus wrenching to get it in working order
MD11 edition
>>2072362>They were going to be back up in July.Anon, Spirit posted 6 consecutive years of brutal losses. $5 billion total. Do you honestly believe they were going to make it this time? The elephant in the room is that niggers killed Spirit. No one wants to share an aircraft cabin with dumb, obnoxious niggers. Americans will pay a premium to ride on DL/AA/UA solely to avoid niggers.
>>2072314>>2072362Are you retarded? Most of the Spirit crews saw the writing on the wall years ago and walked. Especially with the furlough, dudes got jobs elsewhere. The Spirit recall didn't do shit because too many dudes got a new job and never showed up to the recall. That was a huge factor in what suddenly killed Spirit, not some bullshit about fuel.>>2072404>Americans will pay a premium to ride on DL/AA/UA solely to avoid niggersThe irony is the premium airline of the 3 is also the niggest, enjoy ATL friend.
>>2072415>Are you retarded?You already know the answer to that. The guy you’re replying to has ZERO jet time, he’s just parroting headlines.
>>2072415>premium airline of the 3 is also the niggest, enjoy ATL friend.United doesnt have a hub in ATL??
>>2072425>UA >premium nice tranny airline for women and faggots. Glad you think hitting trucks on the highway is the premium customer experience.
go out and do some centuries
>>2072374>do people just go around lying about rim brakesyou're just now noticing this?
I love these 1999 MTBR necrodiscussions
>>2072372I fucked up, should have said 'shot' instead of 'wasted', but thanks for great advice, anon
>>2069048>Not wanting to waste $3000 on a bike that performs the same as a 1980's bike means ur poor lolBrainlet logic
They don't even sell stick shift cars anymore it's sad
The fundamental problem of any form of public transportation is the other people you're unfortunate enough to be forced to spend time with. Prove me wrong.Pic related
>>2067973I agree, depending on what time you ride. If you only ride during heavy work comute hours, it's usually fine. But still, in general these types of situations are why people dislike public transit.
There are niggers sitting in the stairwell of the light rail who didnt pay, daring legit users to ask them to move.
>>2066317This is true for any public space, not just public transport. It can happen in a store, gas station, airport, parking lot, public restroom, post office, park, you name it. It's just part of life, eventually everyone has to deal with some other person they consider to be a nuisance or are not comfortable with. Unless they decide to leave civilization and fend for themselves in the middle of nowhere.
>>2066454>"Being alone is a human right. Everything should be designed around that."see >>2069832for a pretty clear counter-argument. strawpoll.com/e7ZJa0oAMg3
>>2066317Pic related? They end up becoming the best of friends.
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>>2072339I can see ityeeeeeah
>>2072339pea-green pedals would get it there
More parts have arrived. Still waiting on my cassette and brifter/derailleur from aliexpress.
>>2072386Godspeed, you mad lad. Godspeed.
>>2072386grim
Post your ride during sundown Post your favorite lights and light setupsDo not: Be a haterTalk shitPost daylight ride photos
>>2067400but it's a night ride thread, not winter one.
>>2067409Science fact of the day: the nights are longer in winter
>cycling through frozen hell in dead of winter>can't wait for spring>spring arrives>immediately miss the struggle>have it too easy during summer and fall, get soft and lazy>dreading the arrival of winter>winter arrives>this is my shit>cycling through frozen hell in dead of winter>can't wait for spring
Seishun 18 Kippu EditionOld Thread: >>2035672
From the morning of April 26, was some trouble at a level crossing somewhere on the Tokaido line that caused the Sunrise I was on to halt in a tunnel shortly before Odawara station for 30 mins, before finally pulling up to the station to let those who wanted out to get off there as a special stop, (interestingly also announced they would be skipping Yokohama to boot).Not sure how often such unscheduled alighting-allowed stops happen, but was able to transfer to the Shinkansen to get to Tokyo in time at least.Also anyone know what that patchwork-looking square under the second-rightmost window is? Covering up damage or something?
Anyone from this thread in this report?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq5QOOmM4iY
>>2072366>busNo rails no care
>>2061191bro i wanna go to japan so bad this summer in august... what train should i ride
>>2072380Any train that gets you the fuck out of the Tokyo concrete heat island, Isesaki hit 41.8°C (107.2°F) last August, central Tokyo wasn't much better at 40°C flat. Preferably one that gets you somewhere elevated or north, and where you can also see stuff so you're not just taking a train.Near Tokyo:>HakoneYou get to take the Romancecar, Hakone Tozan with it's twists and switchbacks, the funicular, and then a cable car to the actual Hakone part with a bunch of things to do.>Nikko/KinugawaThe Spacia X is a nice train, and it gets you either near the touristy bits of Nikko, or right in the middle of Kinugawa and it's onsens.>Koumi LineOn some days, HIGH RAIL 1375, a stargazing-themed train that looks nice on it's own, has a run from Kobuchizawa that has a dedicated break for stargazing, although the weather might ruin it. From terminus in Komoro you can still catch a train to Karuizawa to spend the night there.Further out:>Kurobe GorgeA small loco pulling tourist cars through beautiful valleys, tunnels and bridges.>Ou Main Line/Gono LineComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
