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.
>>2057402Buy an ad, faggot.
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.
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/giant-bikes-and-accessories-made-in-taiwan-prevented-from-entering-usa-based-on-forced-labour-allegations>US Customs and Border Protection has issued an order preventing all goods manufactured by the Giant Bicycle Company in Taiwan from being distributed and sold in the US, after finding what it says is "information that reasonably indicates forced labour".>The 'Withhold Release Order' applies to bikes, bike parts and accessories, says the CPB, and is effective immediately. Giant owns brands including Giant, Liv, Stages and Cadex.This seems like a pretty big deal
I thought child labor is based tho
>>2054611Yeah they don't actually care about child labor, someone in the admin asked for a suitcase full of cash, and someone in Taiwan erroneously assumed that there's still a coherent set of rules in place on the US side and figured it had to be a bluff
>>2054588A third or more of my store's (became a wrench monkey this year) volume is Trek so at first I was a bit worried - assuming your info is accurate/up to date, I myself can't substantiate - but most of the Trek product we sell is their Malaysia slop. I do know Giant sells manufacturing capacity to other brands but not sure about specific companies such as Trek.
>>2054676Any updates from a store POV? I've seen little to no news on this since it was announced.
>>2054542so it's not just tariffs?
I NEED electronic shifting!It's SOOOO much better and faster and smoother than cable shifters!Shimano please take my one thousand american dollars to make my shifting divine forever! *(*- until next iteration of Di2 releases)
>>2056380Speaking of these types of shifters. Should I get these ones for $40 or just get ltwoo's 3x8 shifters which are $10? Or are shimanos atlus shifters better?
>>2057369My point is that a derailleur hanger doesn’t exist to be bent on an IGHI feel like you are underestimating the lack of maintenance normal people do to their bikes. I also feel like you’re underestimating the effect of wet/winter weather on derailleurs. I know a shit ton of people with gummed up hybrids which sit unused because they won’t shift well. If IGH were similar in price to derailleurs they would be the norm, and derailleurs would be the “performance” option. Further more, good derailleurs group sets are indeed great but bottom tier ones one very bad for reliability. Tourney and likes. That cheap shit is on a lot of bikes. Also, even if your derailleur is working well, without some knowledge of shifting you will have some skipping, delays in shifts, cross chaining. Its the same shit why 1x took over, IGH just works.You think your derailleurs is perfectly reliable because you take care of your bike, but most people don’t even do the minimum. I don’t know you but i feel like actually you’re quite autistic about your bike and you are not representative of most cyclists. I don’t know my perception of the average cyclist is a very low bar, amd they would all love an IGH precisely because it requires absolutely 0 thought.Also im not that igh guy i don’t even own a igh bike but the benefits of them is extremely evident to me.
>>2057361>that issue you’re having? Yea, its actually not real and its not happening at all.
>>2057386>obvious lies are obviouswhoa
>>2057386Yeah I fucking hate greasy ass derailleur nonsense fiddling with cables to adjust the shifters by millimetres. Oh your bike fell over on the derailleur side while you were getting a beer? Time to find your specific niche hangar and a whole new mech. Get fucked. Waiting for chinaman to set the standard for central pinion style IGH mounts and positions and start mass manufacturing so we can be rid of this ass cancer forever.
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every time I take the saikyo shonan shinjuku yokosuka sotetsu link amalgamation line I am thankful I don't have to rely on this clusterfuck every day
aside: anything physically stopping a saikyo e233 from getting lost on sotetsu and ending up on tobu or seibu networks via toyoko/fukutoshin?waiting for the day we have direct service from shin kiba (twr) to shin kiba (yurakucho)...now I feel like riding that just to see how the fare is calculated
>>2057036Train control systems are. E233-7000s can only go up to Shin-Yokohama station since they run on the same ATS system. Other than that its not equipped with the same ATO, CS-ATC, Tobu ATS, Seibu ATS required to operate. The Tokyu 5050s have 6 ATC/ATS systems on it for that reason.
JR East released 2024 lowest ridership lines list.https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2025/20251027_ho01.pdfI tried to make a list, but LibreOffice™ Calc™ is Fucking Retarded™ and keeps converting some numbers into dates in an irreversible manner even if I explicitly turn formatting off. All I can tell is that the worst section is the Naruko-Onsen - Mogami section on the Rikuu East Line at 31 passengers per day.
>tfw just realised after 10 years why the train is named Hokuto/Big DipperOoooohhhhhh...>>2057343>All I can tell is that the worst section is the Naruko-Onsen - Mogami section on the Rikuu East Line at 31 passengers per day.Is that not because the line is out of service perhaps with some bullshit bus replacement if any for that section? Same with the Tsugaru line. And sort of the same with the Yamada line with only three fucking services to Miyako a day.Also why no numbers for BRRRRTT BRT BRT?
Post your shitbikesssss
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>>2057376i do de-rust and service them, though.
>>2057377im going to actually put some money into this one and restore/upgrade it, so that i have at least one nice bike.
>>2057378shitbikes are just more fun to cruise around town on
is the dart silver line /n/ approved? it’s scheduled to open in october
>>2057362>neighborhood self determination is badYIMBYs are subhuman
>>2057364that corridor was marked for passenger rail since the 1980s, they knew when they bought the house that the train was coming
>>2057370What are you even arguing. You think adults who own houses should be punished with preventable noise just because you have a weird axe to grind with people who symbolize your parents in your mind? Grow up.
>>2057371that corridor was marked for passenger rail since the 1980s, they knew when they bought the house that the train was coming
>>2057372What are you even arguing. You think adults who own houses should be punished with preventable noise just because you have a weird axe to grind with people who symbolize your parents in your mind? Grow up.
I bought an NJS frame. Does anyone want to make ignorant comments assuming that I have never ridden fixed-gear or that I don't know how JIS standards work or what toe overlap is or similar?Yes, I'll be riding it exclusively on the street.
i have an njs bike as well, been using risers instead of drops for a year now and its comfy
>>2055729This looks sick but I need a brake. Do you find the frame a bit small with risers or a bit large with drops?
Wife won’t send me a full photo of the frame but paint looks good
Are fixie-specific frames needed for a fixie? I took the freewheel off my road bike a couple months ago. Am I damaging my bike?
>>2057283You need some sort of accommodation for tensioning the chain yeah. Semi-horizontal dropouts are the most popular way of converting a road frame.
>>2056922lmfao like 80% of HSR lines are built in no man's land while so much of the populated area has none. Absolute clown land
>>2056922That is why it makes sense to build the network like a cartwheel
>>2057047Should have just built a tourist attraction along the med coast.
>>2053984Madrid is fucking cancer
>>2057274The entire fucking country is, really.
Post road network gore.
>>2047792>>2048570SOVL
>>2056778Please be bait
>>2044416don't forget they fucked transit in the area or years and years by demolishing the old orange line elevated (the supports are still on the middle bridge in your pic) and (after 15 years) replacing it with a shitty "BRT" service.
>>2048472Is this the old or new one? They both look bad.
>>2055691>>2055694Layering is kino.
