How retarded would it be to buy one of these as a first purchase? I will get a tailwheel cert before I do. The Champ has always been a favorite of mine.
>not building your own
>>2079153>What is so bad about the Taylorcraft anyway?the most recently built one was built in 19511951...
>>2079678I would be more concerned about maintenance logs and TTAF>>2079676Peter is a genius... I am not, I am more like this Chinaman.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIr-2dVZLQs
>>2079721>boomer logsmhm
Why does China has so few Railway stations?In total China Railways services around 5500 stations across the entire country, while only 3300 of which provides any passenger service, this include High-Speed stations. SNCF operates around 3000 stations and DB operates around 5600. Both of which are much smaller in scale.
>>2081334I remember in Shanghai (best city in China) you used to have to get the metro from the international airport to the domestic airport or the main train station which is at the opposite side of the city and this took nearly 2 hours, but they have a dedicated rail connection now (which I think uses the subway lines) to cut the journey to 40 minutesSo I think they are starting to realise this
>>2081350shanghai is developing a commuter rail network, jinshan railway + airport link with much more to come. don't think other cities are following along, just more and more metro (chinese edition, so a bit broader of a definition). shanghai also has a new tram, weird people mover lines, the crumbling maglev, and trolleybuses. i think pvg is getting an hsr line too. airport link isn't all that successful so they added intermediate stations but it sure beats line 2. too late now, but a true main intercity and hsr station in city center or just across the river at like century ave would be very nice..
>>2081362didn't they build the entire airport connector underground? how are they adding more stations?
>>2081256i've been to nice and i have ridden the tgv in that area, i dont see why huge cities shouldnt have more than one stationwhats the point of having faster trains if you still have to commute more than an hour to get to the other side of the town
If you look at some of the older railway lines in China, especially the railway network built by the Japanese in Manchuria, majority of the stations outside of any major city has been closed.
What are the advantages of these things as opposed to, idk, a bus?
>>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
>>2057512Where I live the rails were put there in simpler more communist times, so technically they were free.
>>2057440easy. they're simply cooler
>>2057440When I worked at Telstra in Melbourne, my boomer coworkers always hated trams with a passion.>you could fit 3 more cars in there!!How many people does a tram carry?
Silly /n/ things that happened to you.In high school my dad was messing around with his air compressor after school. He offered to pump my tire up for some reason, and I agreed. So this guy starts pumping my tire up and walks away and does some other nonsense and he blows my tire up. He never learned how to replace it so eventually he just threw it out one day, and I had to walk to school for a year afterwards. Never have an actual sperg as a father bros
>>2080961My dad didn't know it and neither did I, i was a dumb normalfag who relied on others until a couple years ago
>>2081023is your mother also retarded?
>>2081028Dude my mom was poor she didn't have a bike
>>2081023>Was'Fraid you still are, my boy.
>>2080961i was so autistic in high school, my bike broke down while riding it and i managed to fix it on the spot and caught the train on time and showed up to school full of black grease everywheregood memories, i miss riding my bike in my tiny shithole town i grew up in, but there is no way i am driving a bike where i live now, i am going to be slaughtered
Why is this allowed?
>>2081311Lots of projection in this seething post. I bet your mom drives you to college and hands you over tendies while you pretend to be the big and mean road cyclist showing up the cagies.
>>2081311>boastThat's your perception because you're insecure about where you live.
>>2081290No, it's decidedly rural out here
why did some retard start sperging out about bicycles completely unprompted
Because it's only South Africans
A 17-year-old German teen has been living life as a modern nomad, leaving his parents’ house to live on trains and travel all over his country.While most 17-year-olds are only just beginning to consider the idea of leaving the nest, Lasse Stolley has already been on his own for over a year and a half. Convinced that his school studies were already behind him, he convinced his parents to allow him to leave their home in Fockbek, Schleswig-Holstein to embark on a unique train-hopping adventure. It took a lot of convincing, but they eventually agreed, and for the last year and a half, the German teen has essentially been living on trains, traveling all over his home country, working as a self-employed coder during the day, and sleeping on night trains at night.“I’ve been living on the train as a digital nomad for a year and a half now,” Lasse told Business Insider. “At night I sleep on the moving Intercity Express (ICE) train and during the day I sit in a seat, at a table and work as a programmer, surrounded by many other commuters and passengers. I travel from one end of the country to the other. I’m exploring the whole of Germany.”He gave into his wanderlust in 2022, selling most of his possessions and packing what was left in a 36-liter backpack that he has been carrying with him ever since. Minimalism and resisting the urge to acquire new stuff are an essential part of his lifestyle, as he needs to take everything with him wherever he goes. It’s not always easy, but he has found a way to make it work.https://www.odditycentral.com/news/german-teenager-left-parents-home-to-live-exclusively-on-trains-for-the-last-year-and-a-half.htmlhttps://www.businessinsider.de/leben/bahncard100-17-jaehriger-lebt-seit-jahr-2022-in-den-zuegen-der-bahn/
>>1986079>He gave into his wanderlust in 2022He's been living on the same train in the same country for years. That's not wanderlust, that's just homelessness.
>>2051902
>>2077244Only grills experience wanderlust
>>2079141>what dead fish smell? your probably just gay
i read about this story on my B1 german book kek
I like mixed trainsPost mixed trains
What about a train pulled by a truck?
>>2079326>>2079969>>2079973Kill yourselves
>>2080425Choo Choo,
>>2080428I'd be interesting if car carriers eventually were modified to have independent locomotion units powered by the EV batteries in the cars they carry.
SS United States to be sunk, creating the world's largest artificial reef. RIP to one of the greats.
>>2016134brown
They called it the unsinkable thread
>>2015994Why don't they just restore it? It looks in better shape than the USS Lincoln.
>>2081260It's not. And no one wants to spend the money. Shitty bait, btw. ;-)
the ss united states has accomplished what titanic attemptedbe unsinkable
yeWax or Oil?What do YOU like better?I don't wanna listen to the youtube silca shills
this is what's currently on my chain
>>2058501It's not made by Park Tool so it would never work.
I'm a mechanical engineer and mechanic. I've been using SAE single grade oils my whole life for both motorcycle and bicycle chains. Usually I use SAE 50, but SAE 30 to SAE 80 works well. SAE 30 is not very viscous in the summer (it's like canola oil), but it's perfect during winter. Likewise, SAE 80 is very viscous and works quite well in the summer.But unless you are a detail oriented freak, tailoring your oil based on the season isn't that important. Sure, technically:- lighter oils lubricate better, get into tighter spots, but tend to fling off faster- heavier oils lubricate somewhat less but stay on for longer.But you have to buy two types of oils then. And for a bicycle, you're not gonna wear out your chain unless you're doing 200km/week. Buy 10L of SAE 50 and stick with it, that's my recommendation.For motorcycles, it does pay off to have two different viscosities because motorcycle chains wear out do way more miles that your typical bicycle. Otherwise, just grab a bottle of SAE 50 and you're good. Or even use left over engine oil from your car. Any motor oil works, really.
>>2081319>unless you're doing 200km/weekone big ride or two normal rides? up the volume i use 5W-30 or 15W-40, works fine for me
>>2076103>WaxAsk protourists, etc. (Haven't tried yet, btw)
It is impossible to maintain, build, or even conceive of a bicycle without Park Tool.
>>2081388I'm not THEY but you shouldn't be allowed to own or operate any vehicle
>>2081398when i built my moped, i had a failure so severe the chain bound up in the case, locked the rear wheel, and brought me to an immediate stop from ~45kmh to 0, while on a defacto high speed road (a posted 60 zone, but one used extensively by heavy trucks because it is directly next to a port that specifically imports and exports vehicles and only vehicles)the skid was bad enough that i looked at it immediately and thought "fug it it's nice i'll walk" and once i got it home a hole was worn not just through the tire but the tube had a good inch-wide hole in it. I am shocked that the rim didn't take any damage.Another time I had bad sproket alignment and a similar chain induced destruction and lost 4 spokes instantly, with 3 or 4 more being severely bent. I took the quick link out and rode home under electric power at the hub.This is who you share a road with, and if things were arranged a little better, such range and endurance and overall immediately available power wouldn't be required
>>2081402>>2081398>>2081395>>2081391btw my brothers in airspeed it is fucking Typhoon Seasoni should feel bad for making my vehicle an affront to Thoth, i still havent even looked at the clutch (but i have bought her one new wheel)gonna hit that bitch with the actual socket set instead of the adjustable wrench
>>2081402urge to buy JEEP rising
>>2081413you dont need to buy a jeep you just gotta hit yourself with the Installhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwUJbMTIljwBravery and Faith and Vanish and Doom
Good news!Funding deadline for the Amtrak Chicago-Moline line has been extended.https://www.trains.com/pro/passenger/intercity/federal-funding-deadline-again-extended-for-chicago-quad-cities-passenger-service/
Why did bi-level vehicles go out of style?
>>2078295make stations that are 2 cars long on a 3-car train, and make the alternate which cars get to disembark on each station. you learn which cars open on which stations and only take those from yours.
>>2078295Never heard of her!!
>>2069113>>2071594Not illegal if you are from a non european ethnicity
>>2069068>Bi-levelTell me you were barely "educated"at an American "school" without telling me.
>>2069068https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_gYdwlUORA
I will be traveling to Moab in October and want to do some mountain biking.I have the stamina to ride for 7+ hours, but have never done so at elevation or in the desert heat.Besides making sure my bike in good condition, what else do I need with me to go on some of these rides?are flats common? do I need spare tubes? Whats a good water carrying setup that isnt a camelback or backpack? i hate thoseWhat trails can you recommend as a good starter to get my bearings in and get used to the environment. I want to eventually do a difficult trail.There are soooo many bike paths around Moab that I have no idea where to start.
Anyone?
>>2080970>want to>>2080970>do someitrealy,,,is thateasy.,,,hathat is my recomend.,,,,also, a sitting mat.,,lots of patchsand pump!,,,rock bowlsand filled is water,,dig.,also,backpack bottles,gitgood.>>2080970>soooo many bike pathsdothemall.
>>2081367dontforget,,,jacketin backpack,,pack/helmet will help when pounced by Kitty or crash,,dont crash..,,,Lights,,dark is Dark!,,jumping choyea is NOT you Friend!,spines act like springs and will Knee you.,,,,never showeakness.
This is why everyone hates bikers you insufferable faggots
When you see itPrevious: >>1781074
>>2079129There was a Rock Island thread that lasted even longer.
>>1868300noooooo
>>2013301oooh, even better!
>>2080953I knowI was thereSo long ago...
>>1843110Damn I was a whole different person from when this thread was created.
move around and generate household power and get my daily dose of exercise.Is there any a bicycle can not do?
>>2078815what's wrong with the helmet?
>>2078937I am. calling it unrealistic. Even in the first world almost no commuter or utility cyclist wears a helmet. Sports only riders only started doing so what UCI started demanding it because apparently they want to ride with the exact same gear and in the circumstances of a TDF winner. But in africa? C'mon. It's almost as funny as the branded bottles.
>>2078954in my turdy country if you were a helmet (especially for commuting) you are committing street-cred suicide
Reminds me of this~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4O5voOCqAQ
Bicycle POWER
