Disasters never have one root cause and neither did the destruction of cycling. But I know some important milestones in the decline and fall:1. COVID 19. Enough said.2. Full suspension mountain bikes. Enough said.3. Reddit. Enough said.4. Twitter. Enough said.5. British "people". Enough said.6. The d-tch. Enough said.7. The state of Utah. Enough said.8. Zwift, Peloton, "Spin Class", and other cancer. Enough said.What were some other key moments?
>>1962645More people ride bikes today than at any point in history kill yourself niggerfaggot
>>2076946because the "responsible" adult is travelling 38 km/h on a sidewalk because he is not, in fact, responsible, and unlike a regular bicycle that's self-regulating through effort expended, electric shits take no effort so he doesn't see a secondary downside in travelling too fast somewhere that can't support it
>>2076962>travelling 38 km/h on a sidewalkBut bikes don't belong in the road??? And there is no speed limit on the sidewalk. Do you roll at Two Miles An Hour on the main road in town?
>>2076967>Two Miles An HourI liked them before they were cool
>>2076967>But bikes don't belong in the road?They belong in the road in this jurisdiction, faggot.
post thr modt beautiful train station from all over the world.if you would like i would be happy to see your cities train station.
>>2078764wow, a real life Hall of Justice
>>2078697>I know they’re talking hotel and restaurantsIf they get the building in use, don't complain too much; it's far better than letting it go derelict.
>>2078547Don't care about "powerful" but "efficient" is definitely true (assuming non-retarded track layout) as there's less crossing of train movements.
>>2078856That's true. However, it ignores the simple fact that trains have to stop somewhere, both as scheduled services and in order to recover from disruptions elsewhere. These concepts are foreign to transit youtubers who just learned what through-running means from a dictionary, or have had this pushed upon them by The Algorithm, and so will basedface point at it just like they did HSR, clockface timetables, cross-platform transfers, """multi-modal integration""", blah blah blah blah blah.
A few years ago people starting referring to certain China wheelsets as not just "the best Chinese wheels" or "the best budget wheels" but simply "the best wheels". This year, Winspace released the T1600, a CDM (Chinese Domestic Market) product that costs more than a Madone or a Tarmac. It's UCI approved right out of the box (though you may need to tape some lead weights to it to get it to pass the weight restrictions). Western buyers need not apply, though they no doubt will try.Western brands were folding right and left before the iron curtain 2.0 was raised, now the "tiro de gracia" has been fired and big companies like Trek are going to go bankrupt because their supply chains have been cut off by Import Substitution Industrialization, a popular third world development tactic pioneered by visionaries like Pinochet and Galtieri.Is this the end of the western bike era? Will tomorrow's dentists settle for nothing less than Chinese bikes on 100% Chinese groupsets?
>>2075322The nonsense you spew is genuinely impressive.
>>2071489This. A wheel has a much wider diameter, so it needs less clamping force to stop. Rim brakes are the solution. With discs, your brakes will simply slip.
>>2075322you genuinely believe that automotive disc brakes are mechanical?
>>2076916Counterpoint: hydraulic hose systems are cheap and effective
>>2076922Some of them must be
What is it about steam engine chugging sound that makes it so soothing? I really like hearing it, but I can't explain why.
>>2077468Thanks, I would like to thank MFNY's "Cherry Lime x O2 OG Kush" live rosin gummies for that shitpost
>>2077357steam engines CHUFFit's diesel engines that chug
>>2077357it's fire and water turning to steam like at home on a woodstove
Because believe it or not, steam engines are living, breathing creatures. Now I want you to imagine the immense sound this guy was making back in the day as a helper over this 4% grade
>>2077367>>2077367The harmonics of the long, individual, intake and exhaust and thus low rpm.Steam expansion causing the pipes to ring. The noises of steam condensing after being dumped into normal atmosphere. The noise of the condensate collection. High horsepower AND torque at low rpm. The work done per liter is much better because it is all mechanical, no chemical combustion stoichiometry/spark impulse/bang timing/thermal waste retarding efficiency.
Is there still a fixie subculture anywhere out there, or am I showing my age? Im still enamored with the whole “fixie punk” aesthetic. Considering jumping back on social media is there are still people doing this. But I realize its a niche subculture from the early 2000’s thats been made fun of since day 1.
Surly stopped selling the Steamroller :(I'm thinking about watching craigslist for an old road bicycle to turn into a fixie, but I don't really want to die.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmmfOvlia0Y
What's up goobers
>>2076258nice sugino crankset>>2078256luv triple triangle simple as>you will never be a real track bike. you have vertical dropouts, you have derailleur hangers, you have cable stops. you are a road bike twisted by conversion and a magic ratio into a crude mockery of nature’s perfection.
>>2033564>now
>>2067265
my car didn't pass inspection, so I decided to get a bike because I live in a bike friendly city anyway, and I've always been jealous of cyclists who are able to keep going when I'm stopped at a red light or in traffic.I walked into a used bike shop with a cute city bike in mind (like the retrospec beaumont), but they didn't have any city or basic step thru bikes. The smallest bike they had (I am 5'1) was a road bike that is slightly large for me. I can't fully stand over it.I stupidly bought it because I was already there and just wanted to get my transportation issue out of the way.The more I ride this bike the less stable I feel. I don't feel like I am riding the bike but I am part of the bike and unlike a step thru bike, I will just go down with it if I fall. There's zero recovery. I just practiced riding it on the bike path today and it was so crowded so it was hard to just go slow and cruise on it. I can't sit on it idly with my feet on the ground or even just one foot, I always have to get all the way off. I can't swap or return it, so I guess I'm stuck with it. I appreciate how lightweight it is, but I wanted something more relaxed. Is practicing on this for a year a waste of time or will it improve my skills in the long run until I'm able to get my dream bike? like pic related.
>>2076509I guess you could look into a shorter and/or riser stem, and some swept back handlebars. that will at least give you a cockpit setup like you prefer.since you can't stradle the top tube, when you come to a stop sign/light, start getting used to keeping one foot on the pedal and lean over on the other foot while remaining seated. spin the pedal crankarm up and when it's safe to go you push back up with your leaning leg and then mash the pedal with the other leg and you're right back to riding. this is useful for all riding since even on a correctly sized frame, if your seat height is correct for your leg extension you can't put both feet on the ground while seated anyway
>>2076541>My ex girlfriendIs this her and her girlfriends?https://youtube.com/watch?v=xt0V0_1MS0Q
What does it mean pass inspection? I just got a cage and I'm afraid of what this means. Who inspects? Do I need to do anything to make sure I pass?
>>2078829Not safe enough to be confident that your shitbox won't kill you when you drive it. Could be anything from extremely worn tyres of non working indicators(blinkers), brake lights that don't work, brakes that don't brake well enough you get the idea.
>>2078829It varies by jurisdiction
Seishun 18 Kippu EditionOld Thread: >>2035672
>>2078520Suyaa~
>train fell over, Japan
>>2078581Even the little 20 foot containers look cute
I'm trying to make a colouring sheet from a photo of the Odoriko I took last November. My plan is to make a colouring book of various trains I've been on. I've never done this before, although I make technical drawings for a living.
>Due to the temblor, which measured up to 7, the highest level on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, rail joints near Shin-Yatsushiro Station in Kumamoto Prefecture shifted by more than 50 centimeters, and elevated tracks sustained damage, according to the company.>Damage such as collapsed noise barriers has been confirmed at more than 200 locations. Persistent aftershocks have delayed restoration work, JR Kyushu said.>“We have never experienced damage on this scale before,” JR Kyushu Managing Corporate Officer Michiya Sadakari, a board director, told a press conference Wednesday.Damn shit's actually pretty fuggin' fucked, I just hope the damaged zairaisen lines aren't abandoned or some shit.
>take job interview>"Do you have Reliable Transportation?"How do you explain that your bike is "Reliable Transportation" in the High Figgies Job Interview?
>>2076533Pretty much this. >good healthy cardio>muscle building>can sometimes beat rush hour traffic>use trails to get to work quickerautomobilfats hate this one simple strategy.
>>2076284>High Figgiesdon't inquire about reliable transportation because they assume you have a car like a functional adult.
>>2076284The answer is yes. Did you just turn up in lycra and a hat to a proper interview.
>>2076284I have never been asked this outside college kid insternships, it just hasn't even been a question. Of course I own a car, I'm not a fucken bum. Multiple people ride their bikes to work a lot of the time at my office. They all own more than one car too.
>>2076316If you aren't a poorfag incel you have at least two cars. Wife has one and your kid has one, too. So at least four cars in a normal and healthy family, they won't all break down at once, right?
Hey /n/, what strategies do you use to mitigate ass pain and skin health? I only experience deep muscular soreness on very long rides, but as I get older my skin is getting irritated more often. Painful red bumps crop up and ruin the ride. I hit them with neosporin and cover with a bandage, which works, but I want to prevent them in the first place. I always ride with a clean ass and clean undies, but now those padded cycling shorts are suddenly making more sense. I might even pick up some chamois cream even though the idea always seemed gross to me.Anyway, how bout you? Is your ass chapped like mine? Tips from ass masters would be appreciated.
>>20742710.02$ have been deposited into your account
>>2074236English is actually my fourth language.
>>2043922Be a man and ignore it
>>2043922>Yes, I will spend $4500 to enter a sports hobby simply to drag my hubby/OF top donator around to take pics of me to post onlineA guy picks up a book and he's performative
>>2043922improve your glutes
GPS used to be fancy, and is now affordableCarbon frames used to be fancy, and are now affordableCarbon aero wheels used to be fancy, and are now affordableHydraulic brakes used to be fancy, and are now affordableWireless shifting used to be fancy, and is now affordableGood tires used to not even exist, and are now available albeit a little expensiveLighting used to be heavy and annoying, now it clips to anything and you can light up the road with something the size of your thumbWide range cassettes used to be unimaginable, now some lazy people are even going 1x because they got filtered by 2x It seems like it's all been done. Seriously, what's left. What else is there to improve? We even got bonuses like thru-axle, 3d printed saddles, internal routed everything, and aero frames/cockpits, which let's be honest, you weren't really expecting were you?Can the cycling industry outdo itself or is it now a plateau of stagnation?
>>2071002Can't they just put a small turbine engine in it? I know they exist and they work in other vehicles
>>2073262saar white man cannot be allow to see our high technology saar
>>2021767>curved top tubeDisgusting.
>>2075095Why
>>2020833Need is compressed air powered bicycles
Quick reminder you should not own any electric vehicles, unless you live in a house on a large plot of land where you store batteries in a shed large distance apart from your home.
or justbuy some sheet metal and rockwool insulation...maybe with a sprinkler set up
>>2076652My pitch would be a plastic dresser, where the upper drawers are filled with sand.Thermal runaway melts the plastic, dumping the sand to smother the battery and provide thermal ballast.Still want to keep that outdoors, though...
>>2076630this only happens if you're a retarded nigger who charges it improperly
>>2076664clever. I think it would work but yeah, outside. even if it worked perfectly and nothing else inside caught on fire, the fumes would make your house smell for a really long time
>>2076630>you should not own any electric vehiclesICE vehicles can catch fire and create exhaust that suffocates you. Don't get them either.
Can anyone tell me why shipping is more efficient than rail? I thought water has more friction than air
>>2068722Yes, why do yo think the largest cause of drag, 1:1 , is air? Is your infographic for theoretically flat ground? Or real world averages?
>>2068722Water is 30 times thicker than air, but its self lubricating.
>>2068722Ships expend zero energy to produce lift.
>>2076449So to trains....
>>2068722>water has more friction than airand ground has more friction than both
Let me guess… you NEED more.
>>2078634moot point. everything is made out of Chinesium.
>>2078586Kind of a morons take to simply use mtiplication to arrive at a number of unique possible combinations - when in reality many can not be counted as unique ratios as they overlap closely.
>>2078693there are different tiers of chinkshit>>2078560 this is lowest walmart big box grade
>>2078715same as every 2x and 3x derailleur setups. people still say "ten speed" or "twenty-one speed" even though there are lots of redundancies. it's just another way of saying 2x5 or 3x7
>>2078800Yes, like I said, that's bot very sensible. But there is a difference. If you have a 500% range and 3x9 there will only be very few gears that can be considered redundant, depending on how close they have to be for you or anyone to be 'the same'.Meanwhile the '252 gears' bike can not simply have a much greater total range, as there exist very practical limits at either extreme. This leads me to suspect that if you apply the same definition of redundancy to this case you'll find that speeds are not simply redundant but even redundant severalfold. And probably occurr at very unpredictable intervals through the common sequence of shifting that is a nested loop. This is not the case with a 3x9 and this makes 252 speeds pretty retarded.On a sidenote: I guess most amateurs, probably including myself, can not even accurately assess which of two very similar speeds is physiologically optimal and results in faster pace or better endurance.
What are the advantages of these things as opposed to, idk, a bus?
>>2076826DC has a very robust existing heavy rail and bus network already. Most North American cities trying out trams are just using it as a cope.
>>2057440>Tram goes DING DING>Bus can only go beep beepIt's quite obvious, OP
>>2057440Take up an entire laneCostly to maintainNot very useful most of the time, but somewhat useful during rush hourExtremely inefficient
>>2057440A bus only gets your elected politician a few K at most to sway the purchasing contract. That monstrosity gets them millions for funneling billions of tax dollars to their totally not mob construction buddies.
>>2078700and a trolley goes CLANG CLANG CLANGhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwP6kNIDg30
Just got one of these.>https://kross.pl/esker-1-0-szary-grafitowy-polyskWhat's worth upgrading?
>>2078786you don't even have your other bikes properly fit, you don't know enough about bike fit to fit a TT bike, you're not going to pay for a TT fit so the bike will never even come close to fitting you properly, and you can't actually pedal a 54+ tooth chainring up a modest hill
>>2078787bike fits are an overrated corona cyclist scam
>>2078786I had an accident on my TT once. Here's how it played out:>be me, young>think it cool to go to uni on the TT>back then other options would have only been road / race bikes anyways>its winter, snowing, thick slush onnthe roads>ride home from uni, the trip starts downhill>on aero bars to close in on car infront so I can draft it the rest of the way down the hill>drafting car, still on bars, probably wouldn't have even made a difference if I were not, probably thought it cool again>cager spots a parking lot>ohshit zero time to act, slush on road and braking surface, pull on brake before weight transfer, one arm still on bars>nothing first>then everything>car stops>I flip OTB just a foot behind the bumperComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2078774>>2078775Do a search for the manual:131264 rev 0718 cd om bicycle owners manualenter that into google, and goto page 57 (or 55 if looking at page number at bottom of pages in document itself)Model = Quick"Maximum Weight Limit1", of Rider: 136 kg
>>2078789most areaerobars introduce a lot of extra nuance and complexity and you absolutely need a good TT/tri-specific bike fitter BEFORE you buy the bike if you want to get the benefits of having that style of bike. if you just want a cool looking bike that's fine ofc, but you're not going to see any podiums.
