t. 2022 Marin Alpine Trail E2
>>2001254smol frame anon, how is it buying all the bikes I see online for cheap while I slurp up the few xl bikes floating around secondhand
>>2036171are you not slightly worried of the chinese dropper post rectifying your anus, that is my only cope to keep paying the 450 they want for one here.
I found a nice full-sus bike.But because it's nice, I can't have it, it will stand out too much.I wish nice bikes looked like shitbikes.
>>2053951450 is too much, you can get a decent one in the 150$ range and it will be name brand. The only significant issue with those is that the lever will be the shittiest one they can bundle along, and then buying a new lever will cost you 80$ or something ridiculous like that. Mine failed a week ago (after a year of use) because the worm screw that held down the cable on the lever stripped out so i had to ghetto mod the lever to temporarily fix it. Then bought a ~30 dollar chinesioum dropper lever and it turned out really well, just transformed the dropper performance and it kinda feels as good as as a mid-upper range dropper post now.Just insane response speed and overall stability.
>>2053741Luna Cycle has been around for decades and is probably the most reliable source for the grey area you have in mind.
Are there any actual disadvantages to them? They seem to perform as well as standard bike frames but with the advantage of being easier to mount and dismount without the top bar getting in your way. I know they were originally marketed to women who wore skirts because the top bar on traditional bikes got in the way and exposed their panties but it never quite made sense to me why these weren't just the "default" frame style in the first place, especially since most utility bikes and pretty much every single E-bike on the market uses this style of frame.
>>2046762Comfy and safer for amateurs, but I just see something designed to snap.
>>2047181>not wanting free CBT every time you stop or get ready to dismount in order to not fall over or whateverIf anything step through's are more masculine in that regard. Women don't have a pair of balls they need to worry about slamming into a steel or aluminium tube.
>>2046762I have one, which I got after moving back from the Netherlands. I love the comfortable upright riding position. Yes, they are a bit gay in my opinion though. It will be less so when I spray it black.
>>2046762>Are there any actual disadvantages to them?They are weaker in minor collisions, thus the tube can bend whereas the diamond frame would have withstood the minor collision. If you don't bump into things or have things hit you, then the step-through model does have convenience in mounting or getting off for older people.
>>2046900Hello, based department?
Damn wtf are we supposed to do
>>2053845Dougie is also closing all the beer stores, so there's no where to drop off your empties.Just saying. Completely unrelated.
>>2053774>authoritarian police state>4chan not banned
>>2053873>>4chan not banned (yet)I'm sure our government will just copy the UK's Child '''safety''' act... While continuing to do nothing about the rape gangs actually harming children.
>>2026369>VolumesHow about average commute times?
>>2054059>spoonfeed meSee >>2023599That was also in the middle of them doing a traffic study, to help the adjust the light timings. I remember because I biked past the equipment a few days later.The ultimate target after timings were adjusted was a 1 minute increase in commute times compared to before the lanes were installed >>2024320
In which we discuss the Bikelighting culture (Fahrradbeleuchtungskultur) of our countries.Here in Germany, because of the Danger, it is not allowed to have a blinking Taillight. This is also the Reason that all emergency Vehicles in the World have blinking Lights. By attracting other dangerous night Vehicles to crash into the Ambulance, instead of the civilian Vehicles, it spares Drivers in smaller Vehicles, where the Occupants are less able to administer emergency self-Aid. This is the Consequence of what we call a „high trust Society“; our culture of Politeness dictates the most Risk to the most capable Roaduser. The same Expectation is extended to Police and Construction Engineers who are paid more for occupational Hazards such as a blinking Light.Do you have a Law about blinking Bikelights in your Country?
>>2054075Are you illiterate, too? As I said, it's a problem on two way streets (ours are narrow) and MUPs. Sorry that your educational system failed you
>>2053772These little shits are the best "toss it in the bag and give to an idiot roadie friend who saved 20 grams" lights out thereNot just because they are cheap, small and ubiqtous, but also because they are the perfect brightness to be visible without blinding anyone, have good strobe modes (particularly the running light mode that doesn't blink you in and out of existence, you can feasibly run it instead of solid in the dark as long as you put the guy in the middle of the pack), and don't have the idiotic fucking "brake sensing"The battery is small, but because they aren't retina blasters they last surprisingly long, not long enough for a night ride but long enough to get you homeThey are also perfect for DIY projects, they are only a big battery and a USB-C port away from being actually top tier lights, and their reflector is very easy to integrate into a 3D print
>>2054087As for front lights, I would've sworn by these LD28s... If you could actually find them now, they seem to be discontinued. They are the only chink light that actually had a proper lensed light pattern that lit the road and nothing else. The current trend in bike lights is "MAX POWER MAX GLARE IN EVERY DIRECTION BLIND THE FUCKING PLANES TOO" and it fucking sucks for everyone involved- you get a less focused light that needs to consume twice the power to light the road as far as this one does (and thus lasts for half an hour on an included 18650 that's half sand), and everyone else get a retina blaster that will kill their night vision and make them crash into you. Plug this one into a medium-sized powerbank (they don't have built-in batts), and it'll last you from dusk till dawn and more. Apparently they also work off dynamos if you rewire them, haven't tried that though. If you find them on a secondary market- grab them, they are the best, the only downside is that their "strobe" mode is very slow breathing that makes you disappear for half a second, but they are efficient enough that you can just run them in low power mode during day (which is when you should strobe, never strobe at night).
>>2054084I have never seen that, so you are obviously wrong. Sorry about your delusions.
>>2053902>Only ebikes use 15000 lumen giga-blinders on MUPsNope, you can buy ones with built in battery that will pierce even your eyelids all the same.
Hear me out, we need one of these.
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>>2041959not a natural fabricshe is literally disrupting her hormones and will end up infertile
>>2052294its an AI image bro fuck u on about>>2053966god I love fake boobs
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
>>2053992Sir, the poltically correct term is "farming products and equipment."
>>2053994My sidesGood one anon
>>2049405>How do you fix that.Ask your city to build an overpass / underpass. This is where the road goes under the train with the train not being affected by a grade change.Many cities build an overpass for the train. The train remains at grade while the road goes under the tracks. No real tunnel needed as it is the overpass style of train tracks.Overpasses are what our cities use here for the major roads crossing the train tracks.
>>2049434>>2049459Doofus here. Do you build a pass for the people or the train?
>>2049815>>2049819I'm going to go kick his ass, just after my siesta.
Thoughts on this transcontinental rail line proposal put up in preperation for the world cup?
For me the appeal of intercity rail is that I get to see the landscape up close, why do I want to see Kansas? Missouri? Southeastern Colorado? It's just corn and angry illiterate religious maniacs.
>>2052438Now That's What I Call Edgy!
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>>2049984>Thoughts on this transcontinental rail lineLooking at the route for Amtrak, it's no wonder it is a money-losing train system. A transcontinental route that skips many population centers means it will not get regular route usage from casual vacationers and casual travelers. To be useful, an Amtrak transcontinental route should have a stop in each state's population center. Instead, Amtrak skips Phoenix, Arizona for example. Thus even the Tucson, Arizona people find it even harder to use Amtrak as they have to go all the way to Flagstaff to catch the train. Driving that distance they should just commit that distance towards driving to their destination in San Diego or Los Angeles anyways.
>>2052438Last time I was on the Southwest Chief, there was an abandoned old house along the route in Kansas.That was neat to see.
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.
Johnstown, PA was the smallest city to run PCC cars, up until the system went bus in 1960. Normally I’m not crazy about advertising on streetcars but I always liked the big Pepsi bottle caps.
>>2053920DC losing its streetcars is one of the more painful ones, they had a good network until the end of the 1950s and it didn't even use catenary. So much potential to have kept them. Man.
>>2054004I’m obsessed with electric conduit powered systems like DC, London and Manhattan. They evolved from cable car vaults with a narrow plow picking up both live current and the return. Picrel shows 42nd St. near Grand Central in Manhattan where two systems shared a short section of track but used two separate conduits.
>>2054072Didn’t post pic
>>2054073>two conduits>one of them just changes position relative to the tracks
>>2054054Even the HS lines which are like barely 20 years old lmao
>>2053986Do tourists even go to madrid? I thought it was all the southern coast and bilbao
>>2053986it's the opposite, the guiris take 20 euro flights direct to Alicante, Malaga, etc. Spaniards have to travel to Madrid by train for work all the time.in b4>Spain>work
>>2053984It's in Spain.Fuck Spain.
>>2053984Continuity
>Faster>More aerodynamic>More comfortable>Easier to ride at any age>Retains all benefits of cyclingWhat is the point of using a normal bike?
In the real world, the speed difference between recumbent and upright bikes are fairly minimal for the vast majority of riders. The fastest speed on a recumbent clocked in at 90 mph, while the fastest speed on an upright bicycle without using a draft car (subject to aerodynamic resistance) is 45 mph, however, the fastest speed ever recorded on an upright bicycle with a draft car in front to eliminate drag, was set in 2018 by American cyclist Denise Mueller-Korenek at an astonishing 183 miles per hour, which is also the land speed record for any human-powered vehicle to date. An upright bicycle is already 99 percent efficient, meaning the biggest limiting factor when it comes to speed is aerodynamic drag, which goes up exponentially with your speed as per the inverse square law. In the real world, unless your daily commute is always in a headwind for some reason, a recumbent will provide little advantages with typical cycling speeds of 15-25 mph in typical traffic, and the cons (lower seating position, significantly worse handing, worse ride quality.etc) greatly outweigh the benefits in the real world.
>>2054018>More comfortableHave you tried riding any bumps on one of those?
>>2054030Well, I would have to leave the city first, but then I can ride to the next bigger city without having to share the road with a car once. The only interaction would be on intersections.
>>2054018with a regular bike, your legs and arms are your suspension, with these you get nothing and everything goes directly into your spinethere's a reason they are called rectumbents
>>2054018Price.Worse handling.More dangerous in traffic since you are less visible and see less due to your low seating position.Annoying to stop and start (keep in mind : your average bicycle is a commuter or used for short trips in cities where you will stop all the time)Meanwhile the main advantages are too niche to justify the price for the overwhelming majority of people.I've only known one guy who switched to recumbant entirely (rather than getting one basically as a novelty while already having a fleet of several bikes) and that was because he broke his hip and leg in a motorbike accident and could no longer pedal upright bikes without pain.
This thread is for talking about railways, and things related to railways, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - that means we're all about big intercity trains, modest rural trains, long freight trains, trips, tracks, trams, subways, stations, you get the idea. Trains are cool.If you're planning a journey, take a look at the nationalrail.co.uk/ journey planner - tell it where you're headed from and to, and it'll show you your options before handing you over to a train company so you can buy a ticket. Doesn't matter which train company, they'll all charge the same price for the same seat on the same journey. Overseas visitors - trip.com and thetrainline.com are your best option.Here's a few links:~New rolling stock currently on order, listed (trainlogger.co.uk/units/)~A Visual History of Railway Rolling Stock in Great Britain (gaelan.me/br-stock/)~The Man in Seat 61 (seat61.com/) - easily the best rail travel resource out there.~Geoff Marshall (youtube.com/@geofftech2) - likes trains. Mostly harmless.~Jago Hazzard (youtube.com/@jagohazzard) - London train history. Ditto....and some cool 'open data' stuff:~Realtimetrains (realtimetrains.co.uk/) - live train timetables: ideal for keeping on top of ETAs and platforms.~Openrailwaymap (openrailwaymap.org/) - not quite 'Google Maps for railway infrastructure', but close.~TIGER (https://tiger.worldline.global/home/) - live departure boards.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2048197just extend the tram to fucking Stockport already
>>2053490The cowards have left off Carlisle - Nottingham
>Trade in bananas from the West Indies grew very rapidly in the first years of the twentieth century. Imports were started about 1902 by Elders & Fyffe through Bristol and Manchester (Salford) Docks. Within three years, six more boats were in service and three were being built. It was at this point that Elders & Fyffe, who wished to increase the service from Manchester to London, approached the GNR for heated wagons and storage accommodation in the goods yard. They were offered three bays under the new Outwards Shed, in what were formerly the Western Coal Drops.>The volume shipped via King’s Cross increased from 2,255 tons in 1905 to 7,768 tons in 1907, suggesting that bananas had rapidly become a staple of many Londoners’ diets.>Milk became an important traffic for the Company in the 1880s. In 1884 King’s Cross dealt with 44,273 churns (a churn held 10 gallons or 46 litres). The Company built special sidings at King’s Cross in 1893 for the milk trade, and by 1910 about 250,000 milk churns were being delivered each year, four or five special milk trains being run every day with many other wagons attached to ordinary trains. The milk platform was formed with a low area so that trucks could be backed directly alongside rail wagons for the transfer of milk churns.The more I read about the pre-Grouping companies' freight operations, the more I'd love a simulator - or even a Two Point Hospital-a-like - that made use of storage and handling infrastructure like all this.
>>2053995I've often yearned for a Railroad Tycoon style game where you have to make freight yards (with hump shunting etc.), and trains don't phase through one another, and there are turntables for steam locos etc.
>>2052242Correct.
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
>>2053779Yeah well I genuinely thought for a second they'd have nothing besides the marker lights in the night but even if those headcodes aren't powerful enough by modern standards it doesn't seem to be the case. What can I say though safety standards were different and that must be why it became mandatory in the 1970s
No greater aesthetic than early 20th century electrics
>>2053825here's something for you then, 1910 short film of the met: https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/film-video/item/2005-3467
SS United States to be sunk, creating the world's largest artificial reef. RIP to one of the greats.
She looks so naked without her funnels
>>2053404Is this still in Alabama?
>>2053405yes, and probably be there until March 2026 at least
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>>2040519>Parts of the design were considered classified military secrets for yearswhat, like the fact that the whole "no flammable materials used in construction" was bullshit?
Need it or keep it?
>>2051006>How many miles is the at-grade section?About 4 to 5 miles along Rainier Valley (the poor neighborhood). But they put a one mile section at grade in Bellevue (light industrial zone in a wealthy town).
>>2050098The Redmond section layout turned out kinda dumb. It does a U-turn around into downtown from the other direction, which makes it hard to ever lengthen the route if they want to go further east. There's a pretty big business park in Redmond Ridge, SpaceX has an office and factory there... it would have made sense to extend the line up that way.
>>2050143For a few years they even had buses and light rail both using the transit tunnel, but now it's exclusively for light rail.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX2cbp56TSY>oopsy, we need $20 billion more, paypigs
>>2049487>Need it or keep it?The people of King County (where Seattle is) originally voted against it. But the county board of supervisors then used their emergency powers to override the public vote to have it built anyways. There must have been a lot of money "under the table" at stake for the board members and sinecure jobs and "pass through dollars" for their families. The people voted against it. Lo and behold, it had billions of cost overruns and here we are now still paying for it.
What the fuck is wrong with these mongoloid slackers? They completely underschedule longhaul trains everywhere outside the NEC so almost no one can use them for shorter trips and then wonder why ridership is in the shitter. Each route should be minimum 3x a day per direction.
>>2052493No, but I make sure to bring a bottle of bourbon with me personally to help pass the time.You're allowed to drink in bedrooms/roomettes as long as you don't disturb anyone.
I have to say this is pretty much the GOAT way to travel. And yes there is wifi
>>2052723max comf
>>2043515>rail priorityNews about some of that:https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/norfolk-southern-agrees-give-amtrak-trains-highest-priority-over-freight-trains-and-make-itsNorfolk Southern will give Amtrak the highest priority on the Crescent route.Now we just need this on every route.
>>1992023>Daily trains pass through Lakeland station to Tampa.>Turning around in Tampa, passing Lakeland again.>Can't ride from Lakeland to TampaWhy?
