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?
>>2057325people and roads existed before cars. roads existed before the wheel.
>>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.
>>2057447>can't stop thinking about tranniesStop it. get some help.
Looks like someone had a meltie
In my small town, there is a day of the week where there is a craftsfair on the side walks AND live music later in the night. This all occurs on a less than quarter mile strip of main street. Many people have lamented that cars are allowed to operate on the roads during this night, crowding everyone on the streets (There is a LOT of foot traffic, people travel for the shows).My idea is they close off this small strip with barriers, allow drinks, and wrap it all up in the morning. This isn't unheard of as we close this same strip down for saint patties day, Halloween, and other random events. I also imagine it would make an already popular night in our town even more so, getting the business owners in on it would be straight forward. How would I even begin to propose this to my town? Yes I know I can google it, and I will, but I know you guys think about this shit all the time. Is the logistics of it my burden in my proposal? Is just the idea good enough? Are they gonna help me formulate my idea or just make fun of me unless I have the help of a professional?
>>2058755Non issue. Places everywhere waive it within certain grounds for festivals and events. In Philadelphia for example the ability to consume alcohol on a public street is granted along with block party permits.>>2058415I would start by identifying the levers of power in your municipality. Most often stuff like this is done through a streets department since at its heart its about closing a street to traffic. However it could also include a planning department if this is to be a regular thing. You also likely have some kind of representative already, such as a councilman or ward commissioner that you can approach to talk through ideas like this and who can help shepherd the process. Is there a community org that organizes the craft fair and the music? Are there businesses involved or who could be involved? Figure out who the stakeholders are who are going to own this process and this event. If the street does get closed, who's organizing the vendors, laying out the street, putting up signage and social media? Those are the folks who are going to be the big points of contact to get something like this done.Then honestly start with a simple petition. You really just want to track people, where they are from, and their interest in this project. When you go to your orgs or municipal folks you need a way to show that it has backing. Post it up on a flyer, have the interested businesses and orgs share it around. Have those orgs and businesses write letters of support if they can. Build documentation about how many people want it to happen.
>>2059080this poster is correct the biggest issue your gonna run into here is that you better be ready to dedicated 10hrs a week of your time to this for free and continue to run it every single week as a volunteer or its not gonna happen. You simply are not gonna just "propose" and idea that requires weekly footwork and have other people just jump up and start organizing getting volunteers to move barricades organize possible vendors etc.
>>2059080>>2059080Then here's the great thing. Basically every municipality is going to have some kind of permit process for closing a street. There are a million reasons to do it. All they really need to do is figure out what if any impact there is to EMS, arrange to have it blocked and unblocked, and a detour maybe. Once your stakeholders have an idea of what this will entail start with the basics. Aim to close a block off for tables to vend and then a spot to for music. If you can get some bar on that block to be able to sell beer in plastic cups under their liquor license, outstanding. If the weather is good, even better.Most events like this it will work pretty organically. And if you can get the people to have a good time to sign that petition to say we'd like to have a good time again there's your audience. If the business in that closed block do gangbusters fantastic, let other businesses know they can get in on the action if they get the permit to expand a couple of blocks. If it's anything like the neighborhood stuff I've seen, you already have the first thing solved which is attendance. Once you have people showing up it makes it pretty obvious how much better the event is with the addition of street space. There's two phenomenon that you can pay attention to here. The first is that lots of people have no idea how to interact with their city, so any opposition is likely to be a couple of vocal idiots drowned out if you can get a dozen people emailing a councilman in support. The second is that any opposition to stuff like this is almost always in the theoretical. "Oh what if the traffic does this? Oh where will the people park?" Once it actually happens that stuff melts away.Short version; find some one to team up with on the city side and the event side. Figure out who approves things in the city, use the existing approvals process. Don't be surprised if it takes a long time. Document public support.
>>2058746Ya I know bro, exactly why I want to propose it.>>2058755Valid, not a hill to die on. >>2059080>>2059083>>2059100>Short version; find some one to team up with on the city side and the event side. Figure out who approves things in the city, use the existing approvals process. Don't be surprised if it takes a long time. Document public support.THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is very helpful advice.
>>2059108My main point isn't that its gonna take a long time its gonna be to a consistent 10 hours a week of your effort for the rest of your life if you want to run this. I just have a lot of experience being close to people who have run local events and festivals and seeing how hard people burn out after 5 or 10 years.
>Who puts a cement wall at the end of a runway? >Why is everybody so facking stupid?
>>2058874> Who puts a cement wall at the end of a runway?Bug people (asians) and their average IQ of +100
>>2058874>Who puts a cement wall at the end of a runway?Someone who put value engineering above safety regulations.Don't worry, he an hero'd like a week later.
>>2058874>Who puts a cement wall at the end of a runway?Probably the people living behind
>>2058874I did?what u gonn do bout it bitch?
Get in there motherfuckers.Share your thoughts and experience.
>>2059032>every 2.5 minutesnigga what
>>2058998I believe another aspect to this is regulations. Canada essentially follows the US's FRA regulations and these simply aren't designed for the type of commuter rail operations you see in Europe or East Asia. This includes things like signalling systems, staffing requirements on trains, rolling stock specs, etc. Toronto is great example of how this can get in the way since our GO RER project has turned into a debacle due to both Metrolinx's incompetence but also our Class I regulations being to restrictive. Deutsche-Bahn was supposed to deliver the RER system but backed out partly because our regulations made it almost impossible for DB to implement its desired changes. Canada is to shit even for DB apparently.All of that is to say that from a regulatory perspective converting the old commuter line into a light-metro would be simpler then fighting with the feds to change regulations and/or be granted exemptions. The REM is for all intents a purposes severed from the main line railway and is thus not subject to its regulations but is instead now governed by the same provincial regulations that govern the Montreal Metro.
>>2059045Fair enough. But I still don't see how that would preempt higher speeds and/or express services as well as more comfortable interiors for the trains, which are probably my main caveat on the project.But all the explanations really have helped for this thing to make sense to me.
>>2059064well your probably not from canada then, as a canadian the number on rule in canada is you can't have that.
>>2058932hopefully people like it and we can try to build again the one in the east
I currently have a very basic one that came with the bike (pic rel). It's at proper height so I get zero pressure on the perineum, but if the terrain doesn't require me to get up every couple of mins, I quickly get sore sit bones. I wanna do some touring (min 50 km daily) so that won't do. So, I measured them bones and set about finding a new one.Thing is, I have zero experience with other saddles and have no clue what to look for. It seems like saddles under 50€ aren't worth looking at, but it also seems like I'll have to buy multiple either way until I find the right one. It baffles me that saddles go up to 300€ and there's never a way to try them out. Am I just supposed to waste money until I luck into one that fits? Is there at least a flowchart?
>>2058474i dont know what a differential is, but your sale tactics wont work on me ex-surly/fork manufacturing employee>>2057065does pic rel fit in with an ideal downward slant?
>>2045632Just do what some ebikes do, and use a "moto style" seat.
>>2058979You don't know what a differential is? I truly hope you've never driven a car for mine and everyone elses safety.
>>2059005anons arguement could be applied to any subject matter that anon doesn't know about.
>>2046018I used to read posts like this but I have the mental fortitude to read like 2 1/2 lines and skip Feels good.
Fixies can be mass produced and retail <$400 (RetroSpec is practically giving away their fixies at a loss, at $179 right now)Generic road frames at every size from 54cm 56cm 58cm 60cmNice lightweight 700c road wheels and decent 28mm road tiresFront and rear rim brakes, swappable hubOh but a generic MTB frame in Medium size that fits everyone from 5'2" to 6' decently, ohhhh noOOOOO we can't do that lets do $1,399 MSRPI just want a super simple bike, geared low for cruising, and able to fit 2.3" tires.
>>2058822Everything after the first ? is bullshitTruncate your links nigga
it is insane how much prices have gone up i paid under $500 for the 2009 version of this bike the current one is $1300
the market will bear the price because it's more important to price people like OP off the trails than it is to save a completely trivial amount of money on an entry-level steed. I can't actually remember the last time I saw a bike worth less than $6,000 at the trailhead tbqh (other than my own)
>>2058823If you want a <$400 mtb frame here you go, it's on sale. Why does it matter if such a frame is being mass produced or not? It will last you a lifetime.
>>2058870by the amount of money printed during thy vid that frame should cost almost 3 thousand.
How is this guy alive? First one or two videos I watched, I thought he was just going for (You)s but they just get worse and worse. The only way this makes sense is if he has terminal cancer and he wants to die riding a bike and not in a hospital bed.
>>204200430 mph is 50cc scooter speed, teenagers ride those all the time without a helmet, stop being so overdramatic. Yeah you fall you'll get a nasty rash maybe a sprained ankle, big deal.
>>2056143You can die just falling over in your clips, it's not common but it can happen
>>2036239Highly competent rider. Crazy, but competent, talented even.
>>2042004outside of a peloton or getting hit by a car, there's not much risk of life-threatening injury at those speeds. the only mechanical failure that can kill you on a short, slow descent like that is a chainsuck. keep your drivetrain moderately well adjusted and it's about as likely as getting hit by lightning.
>>2036239that is a very large cemetery
Who mogs?
>>2056992Buses are orders of magnitude more efficent. Trains build part of their wheel into the ground and in cases of appalling wasteful electrification, the engine too. Then receives a huge taxpayer subsidy and still charges you 10x-50x a bus ticket. When it hits a quarter inch track fault it derails, killing 200 people. Never has to pay fuel or road tax.Buses in the mean time are totally unsibsidised, pay for taxed fuel and road tax and bounce over 8" potholes without breaking stride. Only need a resistive surface, can go anywhere. Can charge route easily. And are profitable, a net benefit to society unlike trains.Passenger trains have been obsolete since the perfection of the pneumatic tire and small diesel engine in the 1920s, over a century ago. Trains only use today is what they were invented for, haulling heavy aggregates from mine to port. And that is what they should be used for.Trainlets should be offered courses on riding a two-stroke moped if they aren't happy about their historical preservation-as-reality being closed down and sold for scrap.
>cut corners on a train system>it sucks as a result and gets low ridership>use the low ridership as justification for cutting corners
>>2057127>Passenger trains have been obsolete since the perfection of the pneumatic tire and small diesel engine in the 1920s, over a century ago.Harsh truth. Trains can't switch tracks to avoid a breakdown like a bus can switch lanes. They can't decide one day to just stop somewhere else. There's a use case for passenger rail and subways, but it's very hard to account for the gentrification and enshittification of various parts of the city, and the city itself. Bus routes can be added or dropped with demand without having to lay/rip up miles of track, build million dollar stations, mothball carriages, etc.
>>2057431>real train ridership has never been tried before
>>2057127>>2057448
>it's another "anon has nothing to do on a beautiful weekend so he goes on an aimless 20-25 mile bike ride for an hour or two just to be out of the house" episode haha gee it was great biking past all the families, friends, people with children, eating at restaurants, walking the streets together, doing stuff at the park, and living their lives happily while i was complete self-congizant how im the autistic retard biking alone through town
>>1999701>>it's another "anon has nothing to do on a beautiful weekend so he goes on an aimless 20-25 mile bike ride for an hour or two just to be out of the house" episodeTo me, it's a moment of peace. Peace from the daily exposure of city noise, people, work routines, have-tos, traffic. A break from the daily routine of stress in general. So no, it wasn't an aimless 20-25 mile bike ride, it was to take a break from real life that doesn't involve doomscrolling on the internet in my own house
Sometimes I mutter abusive phrases to myself while riding, like if I'm climbing a particularly hard segment I'll be like "bitch.... bitch... take it bitch... yeah you like that don't you bitch...." and it gives me the energy or motivation I need. Usually this isn't a problem because there's no one around but me.Anyway on Saturday I was absentmindedly riding along, alone as usual, and I got to the top of a steep segment I was like "that's right bitch suck on that cock" and realized too late that i said it just as I was passing an attractive and fit woman in a fairly revealing running outfit. Like I was literally 5 feet from her facing her and I wasn't even thinking. So now I can't ride that route anymore for a while. I also had a to take a very roundabout way home just to make sure not to pass her or see her again. I really hope she didn't take out her phone and take a picture of me. I immediately put the hammer down and sprinted off when I realized what had happened. There's probably a whole tiktok right now where a bunch of women share their running stories about encounters with horrible men and it's all because of me.
>>2059066youre not man.
>>2059090What did she mean by this?
>>2059066yup the world just ain't meant for us anon. If you aren't in presenter mode 24/7 normies will hate you.
yeWax or Oil?What do YOU like better?I don't wanna listen to the youtube silca shills
>>2055017That guy looks like he sniffs bike seats.
>>2058747He’s saying that bike chains spin a lot slower than a chainsaw, which is why chainsaw oil is inappropriate for a bike chain.
>>2054955wax all the wayoil always grinds against the chain whenever you go out, it gets mixed with dust and other elements and destroys the chain in no timewax on another hand will always stay clean, I leave for ~300 km before re-waxingoil was a painful experience and had to change the chain frequently or keep cleaning it every now and then (only to end up buying a new one)
>>2054955I used to use PTFE but I'm looking for an alternative because of the health and enviornmental hazards. I'm leaning towards parafin.Also include your riding conditions, you fucks. I'm in dry desert.>>2054958Wet vs Dry condiditons.
>>2058970PTFE and parafin are not the sameone is a base, the other an addetive
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
>>2059409nobody's posting in it.everyone's waiting for the new one instead of making it .usually we get at least several posts per day.
>>2058680bump
>>2059586we're past the bump limit, dufus.also, there's a new thread now
New thread >>2041959
>>2059598kill yourself
POV: Your local transit system decided to kill itself>went from 3 lines going 15 minutes from one another to 1 line every hour
>>2058876Sorry, Rajeesh. Looks like you'll have to walk.
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>>2054785The render of a car with running gear made of granite or possibly concrete should have been a giveaway
>>2053446In Dubuque, Iowa there is a funicular connecting 2 halves of a rich guys house that became public after his death. I think it still costs 50 cents and you can bring your bike. I'd perish in it.
>>2054785That thing literally looks like it was designed by Viktor Antonov using a discarded Half-Life 2 Combine or Dishonored design as a basis
>>2053210>Redpill me on FunicularsPretty italian girls love them
>>2053210>cable tension intensifies
Welcome to Juarez city... now look at pic relatedCargo train runs right through this buys intersection en el centro.So if you need to get somewhere sometimes there's a massive cargo train in your way preventing you and making you LATE. How do you fix that. Not only that it's dangerous. There are no "Train crossing beware" it's just hopefully uou don't get hit by the train
>>2049815>>2049819I'm going to go kick his ass, just after my siesta.
>>2049406the tunnel bypass has been there for AT LEAST 4 years now you ingenuine faggot
>>2049405a big fuckin trumpet interchange. demolish all housing and commerce within a mile to make it fit
>>2053994
>>2053854what am I looking at here, why is there a giant wall of dirt?
Why don’t we fly DC-10’s anymore?
>>2052023bet you feel pretty silly now>b-b-b-but it was an MD-11same thing
>>2055272read thishttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/business/2014/10/air-france-flight-447-crash
>>2051314Beautiful plane. I miss them.
>>2051896Would travel.
>>2055288MAX crashes were third world brown pilot induced. If the autopilot ain't working, you fly the plane yourself, not let it kill you.
