After a Summer-less holiday since our Spring Babby Cup exit, sign-ups are open again it's almost time for /n/ to get back in the cockpit again and to hopefully rack up those jet hours in the upcoming 2024 4Chn Autumn Babby Cup. But even more importantly it's also time for our annual full roster poll in the link at the bottom. >What is this?This is a COM vs. COM football tournament on PES 17 with team exports built, custom player models designed and live managed by users from every 4chan board. The cup normally runs four times a year and has been going since 2011. Normally there are two 'babby cups' for the lower ranked and new or returning teams and two 'elite cups' for the top ranked teams in a promotion and relegation system of the top and bottom 16 finishers. The Autumn 2024 tournament is the second 'babby' tournament and final cup of this year's divegrass season with the chance to promote to the Winter 2025 'elite' cup.>I haven't seen this for a while, or before how are /n/ doing?In Spring we stayed in the babbies after a heavy defeat against /vp/ then beat /vmg/ but needed a win against /his/ to promote and went out the cup to an injury time winning goal for them. We finished in 23rd place of 32 teams and will likely be playing in the Autumn Qualifiers before the cup proper unless there is a 40 team 'megababby' which is a possibly as quite a few teams are likely to return.On another note too, it's with regret to announce that our longest serving manager, Vaughan, retired during the offseason after racking up an incredible 4000 days with team /n/, one of the longest manager stints in the history of the 4chn Cup. As a team we wish him all the best and are grateful for all the years of >fun leading the team to our first ever cup title, two runner-up finishes, a third place trophy and most importantly, three wooden spoons. Roster poll link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1s56Ha6gLvhd2gGvPxmwRVa5zxGHUrRqMI4F1OS2T02c/viewform?edit_requested=true
Now there's a few responses in I'm going to close the roster poll at some point early tomorrow evening Euro time so by tomorrow night the new /n/ roster for Autumn 2024 will be unveiled for the first time.
We've hit five responses so I'm closing the poll at this point. One unfortunately failed the verification questions so of the four that counted the individual player results are in *pic related*. New player suggestions:>Boeing failures, space transport and Boeing mission, state of public transport>boatpill, /mg/ rep, bike buying thread rep>Space Transportation thread or Boeing failures>Chinese CarbonPublic Transhit is going to be returning for the first point. There's also going to be a space transportation/Boeing rep joining and for the third, a maritime rep was suggested last year too so I'm going to not give /mg/ a rep as we have enough generals on the roster, but make a new player that covers boats/shipping. I think there's already enough bikes and Chinese Carbon is sort of half represented by Steel is Reel and $100 Chinese e-bike. Suggestions on returning former players: >Not really, if they were voted off in the past they weren't worth keeping?>bring back hipster fixie, airport general or public transhit, also make skyking a gold agian>not really>FRED, Sheldon BrownComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Full new roster and new player names will be unveiled later today but as it stand it's looking like:>GoldsI Like Trains (C)WE GAAN>Silvers737 MAX ImpactF40PH>Returning players Public Transhit >New players Space Transportation / Boeing space mission playerMartime/shipping player>Retired playersAesthetic Liveries of the WorldComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Our new finalised roster for Autumn 2024 but also likely the next year is now revealed.
>>2019038Bepsibros...
>wears a rolex daytona while driving, just like paul newmanFine>wears a rain coat when it's raining, just like gene kellyFine>wears gym shorts at the gym, just like wilt chamberlainFine>wears aviators just because, just like val kilmer in top gunFine>wears tacticool ballistic nylon cargo pants when working, just like steven seagal in under siegeFine>wears cycling shorts when cyclingWhoa wait WHAT NOOOOO YOU CAN'T DO THAT YOU TRYHARD WHAT IF SOMEONE THINKS YOU'RE LANCE ARMSTRONG AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO TELL THEM YOU'RE NOT A PROFESSIONAL RACING CYCLIST THEN THE UNIVERSE WOULD EXPLODE NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
>>2018683>Whoa wait WHAT NOOOOO YOU CAN'T DO THAT YOU TRYHARD90% cope from dorks that are afraid to wear lycra for whatever reason and 10% memes from dorks on 4chan dabbing on dorks that are afraid to wear lycra.as a fat guy that wears lycra: if you're looking at my dick or my fat ass in my riding bibs thats on you, fag. enjoy the show.
>>2018686>Walton had a bad back>look at his pro pictures>all his bikes are normal sizedlooks like he fucked himself
>>2018685>his bars are insanely highNo they're not. They're on a perfectly reasonable level. Your standards are insane.
>>2018753I second this motion.
>>2019066how did you get the impression that i think his setup is unreasonable or bad? i said it looks comfy and aero, learn to read context for hyperbole
Saw a hilarious noseless bicycle seat on sharktank called the v seat. It seems like to would make it tough to steer. Has anyone bought this? I know SMP has been selling a nose down bike seat for years but Ive never seen it in the wild on group rides.
>>2018886Speaking of sharks
>>2018900i put a brooks on to 'just ride' when i did a 5 month tour and i didn't even think about my ass being inpained riding long miles in regular clothing. it was just a comfy ride bonus leather whicks sweat better than synthetic saddles and so in summer it's very nice and cool. if you feel like going fast and stuff b17 is just an anchor that doesn't feel racey enough so i don't really ride it much in the city. god bless the autist boomer dentists who get custom meme saddle fits. 3 times now i have bought a used bike and sold the (rejected) custom meme autist saddle it comes with for more than i paid for the entire bike.
>>2018900>ISMI have one of these. Mixed feelings--you really need to be hanging off the front, and probably to set it fairly low, and I don't think I have the power to weight ratio that you need to do that comfortably all day, and I also suspect I don't have the right road frame for being that far forward. Zip tying the rails to squeeze the prongs closer together helped. But some guys love em. I'll also add a tentative voice to the Brooks Internet Defense Force--I think they actually are better than most if you're sitting fairly upright. But "better than most" is not real noticeable most of the time unless you're pedaling continuously for quite a while, and most people who do that on a regular basis aren't going to be all that upright.
>>2018982>leather whicks sweat better than synthetic saddlesTranslation: After a week of use a brooks saddle has absorbed a gallon of ass sweat while a saddle with a vinyl cover is perfectly clean after a quick wipedown.
>>2018972
TransportBros... What do you think Fucking happened here? Shouldn't a yacht like this be able to take a lot of punishment?And how are these Fucking divers only diving for 10 minutes at a time!? Bros, we need more out of you! Are these Fucking highly trained professionals or are these the scrubbies on site!? Now they are saying they are all dead because the divers failed to reach them in time and their Fucking air pocket ran out!
So basically there is never going to be any real investigation to find out what happened? We are just gonna swallow "Oh LOL crew accidently left doors open! Scusi! LOL" or some other bullshit while they killed this dude with some collateral damage.
>>2018419>deep state kgb illuminati wanted this guy dead>don't have some guy hit him with a bat or shoot him or push him off a balcony or OD him on some random drug or a thousand other easy options>instead somehow convince him to stay of his boat in the exact path of a storm>sabotage his boat then extract the entire crew that's all on your payroll as the storm hitsvs>out of touch rich person thought his boat was invincible>it wasn't
>>2014927>An extremely local storm that sank none of the smaller vessels around itThe nearby schooner that we have wind data from recorded force 12 winds. The difference is the schooner can't retract its keel and also only has a 29m air draft, not a fucking massive 72m air draft. Even with no sails up, that's a fuckload of windage acting like a lever on the hull, windspeed is often faster the higher you get from the surface, and with the keel up there's no counter force against the wind on the mast. I'm not surprised in the slightest that it got knocked down in those conditions, and those massive glass doors at the back of the saloon aren't doing shit to keep water out. Once it got knocked down, it was over.t. sailor
>>2014675>>2014542it's made up bullshit.With a rebreather you can stay as long as you want. And even on open circuit they would just need to bring more tanks down with them to do more deco stops.The 10 mins limit only applies to the most basic setup, 1 tank of air.Don't know anything about shitalian rescue, but I'm sure they have a more advanced setup. Plenty of highly experienced tech divers in Italy.
>>2016006Recreationals are basically professional in many cases, there just isnt a large need in 99.9% of any work that requires a full time diver always on hand, people that can do it recreationally and have been for years definetly have the capability since the barrier to entry is high
Post fantasies of your dipshit American suburb becoming literally Amsterdam. Bonus points for quaint and outmoded technologies like streetrunning rail mixed with car traffic
>>2018915I wish there was a rack railway to the summit of Mt. Everest
>>2018915>street-runningBut why though? That's going to be way slower than a 4 station line at the centers of each town and that airport.
I always dreamed of this train line when I went to college. I was driving up to Omaha frequently and I wish there was a DMU or HSR connecting these cities.
>>2018997passenger lines in nebraska would be incredibly based
The fact this isn't a HSR line upsets me
This is what carbrains actually believehttps://www.youtube.com/w0mpyk4atch?v=JlLyS8x1gZo
>>2016678sadly he's canadian, all urbanists are kinda limp wristed and I support the cause even. Except alan fisher he looks pretty chad.
>>2016589>just off that thumbnail Yes. Fucking spoiled parasites.
>>2016646She just personally invited President Donald J. Trump onto Red Scare.
>>2016842It doesn't matter how many options there are, they'll find something to complain about.
>>2016645Sailor Socialism was unironically the moment I realized I crossed from moderate right to radicalized left
What are your thoughts on kids bikes? Specifically, how important is it to have quality components and construction and how much of a difference is there between a lower end and a proper bike when talking about small riders?My kid is turning 3 and has been asking for a bike. he even has specifics; he wants pedals, and knows what colour he'd like.The only place I've found something that checks all the boxes is a hardware store kinda place. It comes with 10" wheels, which is the biggest he'll be able to ride, and training wheels. I don't particularly like it but it seems like the closest match to what he'd want. My wife is insisting it's merely a toy and is afraid it won't perform well, perhaps putting him off cycling altogether. She wants to get a balance bike instead and one that isn't the right colour either. Both are the same price range.Obviously, I'll probably end up buying the present for my wife instead of my kid, but I'm wondering if I'm underestimating how important the difference between the two may be. Thanks
No idea, but since I grew really fast my mom had me on a small or xs mtb and just pushed me along a track at a school and let go of me. After that I was doing road rides and saying"are we there yet"Whatever you do if you want to ride with your kid go short distances first. Going on 20 mile rides was just too much for me as a kid, mentally and physically and I wasn't enjoying it.
>>2015971get a regular bike and take the pedals off, instant balance bike
>>2015971Don't get him training wheels; he'll develop bad habits that'll hamper him later on, from not having to keep balance to stay on the bike (like getting distracted with everything and anything while riding, instead of keeping focused on the riding and learning how to actually ride); just get him a regular bike and remove the bb/cranks/chain, etc. to make it a balance bike till he gets the hang if it, then put them back on.Also, specially for cheap bikes, check if the geometry isn't off somehow (misaligned wheels, frame), though it nay not matter much if at all at that stage, it still shouldn't happen.
>>2015971I'm probably late to the party, but, balance bikes are pretty much a waste of moneyI mean they are actually the greatest thing to learn to ride a bike, but you can achieve the same thing with a normal bike, you just take off the pedals and use it as a balance bike until your kid learns how to balance properly and how to use the breaks, with no costs added
>>2018985Just as i say in comment just above yours
Buttigieg was in attendance for the groundbreaking of Las Vegas’s BRT. Do you think it will actually significantly change Las Vegas to be more transit- and pedestrian-friendly?https://urbanland.uli.org/development-and-construction/las-vegas-betting-on-bus-rapid-transit-to-spur-development-along-key-corridors
>>2017022wouldn't an airport be better served with a rail connection? BRT is hard to scale up with growth unless you run them every 30 seconds or something
>>2018882Obviously rail is better than BRT but it’s way more expensive and takes longer to build. BRT’s still a massive improvement over the status quo.
>>2018948i guess that's to be expected from a country that builds houses out of paper instead of brick
>>2019018What does that have to do with transportation?
>>2019018I guess you can spin a massive improvement sound negative if you scrape the bottom of the barrel for negative things to say. Personally I’m glad they’re building BRT, should help their traffic issues.
Recently, China's domestically produced comac C919 passenger jet model has carried its 500 000th passenger. The first model was inducted last year, 9 models are now in service. This marks a significant milestone in China's commercial aviation industry.did you know japan tried to build their own too but failed?why china can build commercial jet but japanese can't?look up mitsubishi spacejet>development suspended>As flight testing took longer than expected, the scheduled entry into service was further pushed back until development was first paused amid the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation[2] and subsequently suspended indefinitely.[3]oh no no no
>>2018956And a solid chunk of european/canadian/brazilian airplanes are US designed/built
no one here is old enough to remember flyover subhumans seething about japanese cars existing, or laughing at the idea that anyone would want something made in taiwan or korea
>>2018962The Japanese always could engineer though and had a certain element of craftsmanship since the samurai era. They invented 7075 aluminum in 1935 ffs. Honda motorized all of Asia by the late 60s with the Super Cub (1958).I don't have faith in the Chinese escaping their "cha bu duo" philosophy. As a race they're capable of it (Taiwan and Singapore are proof) but it's still present in PRC and hard to escape.>>2018957They all rely on GE/Pratt (US), RR (British), or Safran (France) Turbofans.
>>2018986>Pratt>UScome on now
>>2019000Are you a Canadian retard that wants to pretend Pratt & Whitney are somehow ACTUALLY a Canadian company more than a US one?If so, you're retarded, if not, explain what kind of retardation you think is true so I can prove you wrong.
Last April, a company called Dreamstar Lines announced plans for an overnight service between Los Angeles and San Francisco, in effect, restoring Southern Pacific's Lark service, the overnight equivalent of the more famous Coast Daylight, which ceased service in 1968.What we know:>the train would run between Los Angeles Union Station and San Francisco's 4th & King Street Caltrain station>rolling stock will consist of streamliner cars built in the 1940s and 1950s>actual train consist would be a locomotive, 5-6 sleeper cars, and a lounge car serving drinks and "tavern food" (idk what that would entail)>the train would run on a ten-and-a-half hour schedule, departing around 10pm and arrive at its final destination at 8:30am>Tickets will be in the $300-$1000 (the minimum is slightly higher than the current price for a private room on Los Angeles-Oakland on Amtrak's Coast Starlight at $284)>there will be no coach service, sleeper class only>the company hopes to begin operations by Summer, 2024>the project is far enough along that negotiations with Metrolink and Union Pacific for right of way have already startedThe most detailed sources I could findComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2009212How many doctors do you know that have private planes?
>>2009209>>2011387>I am a doctor/lawyer and live in LA. Unfortunately, I somehow can't find employment here, so I commute to SF for $600 a pop.Yeah... can't wait to see it happening.
Any updates?
>>2013893Unfortunately not
>>2000472>the ex Amtrak HiLevel fleetAre there any even left?
>>2001855lanklets BTFO
>>2011329Where's the switch?
I guess it's worth saving
>>2008570>gore posting on /n/
Happy 20th Birthday 4chan. I traveled to Fremont, CA to meet up with some dear friends and family and found out that the the Niles Canyon Railway was doing a steam excursion to commemorate the Bronco Billy Film Festival where they were showcasing silent-era films that were shot in Bay Area at the turn of the century so I booked a last-minute ride aboard it.Will dump my album and go over some history of the railroad and its equipment below.
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>>1996932lmao
>>1952987cool
anti yimby bump
Share your ride, ask for advice, shitpost about 'em, so and on and so on.All posters with pedal less monstrosities like Sur Ron's will be summarily executed.
>>2018893Check out the Lectric e-trike, it handles better because it has a rear hub motor and differential axle so the steering isn't as wonky as a front hub motor.
>>2018895>I heard trikes have shit stabilityThey do as the higher you are up the least likely it is to tip. The rad rides on 20s the sun you are on 24s with a real low seat.Theres a number of them with 26s that look dangerous.I think the rad has a better drive system
>>2018898Thx will do.
>>2018889Thanks anon, you saved me ton of money
>>2018893Traditional trike is a tip over machine. Reverse trike is the answer. So ice cream man bakfiet.
Do you guys ever have conversations with other people on public transportation, or try picking up girls there?>yet another day riding the subway sharing a car with plenty of cute girls, normal looking guys, and never make conversation with anyone to try to make friends or get a date>it's been like this nearly daily for 10 years>even see the same people getting on and off at my same stop, they live near me, and still never speak to anyone
>>2015625>Maybe you should leave /pol/ for a few months, to "save your ass".Your post reads like a shitty mutt larp.I'd believe you if you wrote the jew York subway or something.niggers are well domesticated here, it's literally the kebabs or slavs/drunks causing trouble.No one gives a fuck if you're blonde or blue eyed.Cute or genuinely handsome people usually get treated slightly nicer.
>>2012325Bro this is the fastest way to ordering up a 2 piece combo so I hope you are fucking hungry when you attempt this.
>>2012325Probbably a bit biased, as I work as a conductor for the Czech railways, but I often try to get into into conversations with the passangers to make their trip better or more interesting. Usually when I meet a fellow colleague or a railfan on my train, we start talking about the situation on my train and about anything railway and work related.As for when I travel as a passanger, the "coupe" compartment design (pic related) usually helps, as when few people are in this relatively small compartment, they get talking much quicker.
>>2018965Looks like a cute little super spreader chamber
I do but I don't let it go beyond the train.
Still the most noble form of transportation is to be carried around by others, walking yourself is for plebs. Show us your palanquins then!
>>1902636The most important thing is make sure all your bearers are about the same height and walk evenly.Nobody looks noble when they're clinging on for dear life because of everything getting pitched around like mad.
>>2018149you can hide the smol ones on the rear and just ride at an angle.
>>2018151Got that Kanpur Squat
I sometimes fantizise about traveling exotic cities, carried in my large and luxurious palanquin. As I peek through the drapes from my elevated position, I browse the local talent for young women to invite and breed. Obscured only by the sheer curtains of luxurious silk, the contours of our steamy copulation is outlined as we move along the busy streets.
