Why do they use flexi-posts in bike paths? Why not actual fixed metal ones designed to stop drivers trying to kill you?
>>2081564You never had a point, niggerbrain
>>2082142i have seen cyclists do as much dumb shit as roadies, but pedestrians truly are the dumbest of all worlds. and YOU JUST KNOW that every time you encounter an utterly retarded pedestrian, they definitely drive a lifted F150 with a Kona permanently seized to the rear bike rack they installed to not scratch up the bed
>>2081895you'd be wrong. Cities allocate funding based on expected property value, they aren't going to make emergency services more urgent in areas where there's nobody to impress, hence the poverty cycle never ends. Its just the way it is son
>>2082245Based and deserved
>>2082245i wasnt talking about funding though, i was talking about willingness of an individual officer to run over a flexipost. even in da hood police occasionally exist. otherwise we wouldnt have so many hilarious Suspect Decentralization videos
The Amtrak redemption arc continues?>https://media.amtrak.com/2026/04/amtrak-takes-big-step-towards-new-long-distance-trains/>It’s official! We’ve started the procurement process for Amtrak’s largest-ever Long Distance train order.>Our customers deserve the best, and this new fleet will move us full speed ahead into a new era of American train travel.>We’ve issued a formal request for suppliers to bid on the new Long Distance fleet replacement contract. Interested carbuilders are now preparing their proposals for submission. Following an extensive evaluation, we plan to announce our selected supplier by the end of 2027. >This once-in-a-generation fleet replacement program was developed in close coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration, with the goal of modernizing overnight and cross-country travel for a fleet that includes many cars today approaching nearly 50 years of operations.>The program calls for more than 800 new railcars across 14 routes.
Amtrak is shit and they will probably piggyback on the VIA order because the niggers that run Amshit are too incompetent to do the purchasing on their own.>>2074708based. I like to call them 'Unhandy Incapable'.
>>2081633Thank you BaconRider
>>2070947Long distance trains are the worst value train type. If it's longer than overnight it's no good. Train companies outside the U.S know thisOnly boomers and railfans ride long distance, and boomers are dying out. How much do you wanna bet Amtrak isdoing this to purposely sink ridership numbers to justify ending amtrak altogether at the next congress
>>2070952i think the main argument against double-decker trains is they slow down boarding and disembarking, unless you also have matching split-level stations.though how much of a problem it would be in the US where trains aren't the primary transportation option i think is a question worth asking.
>>2077867Federal spending is always newly created money. There is no direct relationship to tax revenue.
In general I prefer older road bikes with rim brakes, exposed cables, mechanical shifting, tubes, weight > aero etc. The modern disk brake bikes just don’t make sense to me. I don’t hate them, if I lose my rim brake bikes and can’t purchase another or parts for my bikes, I won’t stop riding, I will buy a modern bike. But I have never ridden a modern bike. I can’t rent it here and I have no friends with one to borrow. So, sometimes I wonder - are they really that bad as the rim brake enthusiasts make them to be? I mean, majority of the bike riders out there are on modern bikes and they do not complain, they seem happy with their bikes, so bad could they be? So if somebody who has ridden a lot both - which is really the better option and is there even a better option or both are just fine?I do ride XC MTB as well and my MTB is with disk brakes, tubeless, electronic shifting. So, I am familiar with the technology, I like it on my MTB (minus the e-shifting, but that’s how the bike came), but I still think these are not right for the road. But since I haven’t tried, I don’t know. So, am I right it my assumptions or am I missing out and people that are bashing the modern bikes are just contrarians?
>>2082176Not even your family will attend your funeral
>>2082176You're so stupid it's unbelievable
>>2080160
>>2082205GOTCHA
>>2081765>Disc brakes create intense force on one side of the wheel.This. I recently bought a bike with mech dicks on it and the first time I used the breaks the hub twisted so bad the spokes all went right through the rim tape and deflated my tires instantly. The sealant didn't even have time to do its job.
We had to destroy the plane in order to save it edition.Crashes year to date:https://aviation-safety.net/database/year/2026/1Last thread:https://boards.4chan.org/n/thread/2062242/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjYq4XwUdHk
>>2082104autorotation bros...your response?
>>2082105"mayday"
>>2082105Why weren't they orbiting?
>>2082105You can hear the gearbox tearing itself apart in that vid. Too low to autorotate.On the video, you hear the engine spooling up, then the overspeed warning horn, (beep beep beep beep), then spooling down, then the low RPM warning, single long beep right before impact. You also hear the pilot say "fuck!" and the reporter ask if they can go up--- then impact. Wreckage shows the rotors weren't spinning at time of impact.
Post some bad (poor quality) seats
>>2081688NGL I'd pay extra to ride backwards on a plane. I prefer to ride backwards regardless of the mode of transportation because I prefer being pushed back into my seat by braking force.Though planes don't really brake much...
>>2082168Highest quality
>>2081688this would be sweet with a full size table in the middle
>>2082210via rail does this and it is indeed sweet
Why do people subject themselves to this in this day and age?
>>2081979That's an Amtrak "roomette", so it has its own door. Amtrak doesn't have shared/berth style sleeper compartments anymore, which is a shame because even roomettes are fuckoff expensive compared to any European berth style sleeper. Hell I paid to block out an entire bank of berths in Europe and it was still cheaper than a similar distance trip on Amtrak.
>>2081335> Why do people subject themselves to this in this day and age?Because you can have sexo with your gf while you’re riding through the night.
>>2082187>gfWife.
>>2082197>>2082187I often have sex with both your gfs and wives.
>>2082124Yeah I wish the roomettes were cheaper, I'd take the train everywhere if they were. Apparently if you book a normal seat you can put yourself into a lottery somehow to get upgraded to a roomette day of trip but that's a big risk if you don't get one.
Why did bi-level vehicles go out of style?
>>2071709so are a few LIRR lines
probably accessibility requirements made them illegal
>>2069068>Why did bi-level vehicles go out of style?They become forced to use only a few routes due to overhead obstacles such as:-- pedestrian walkways-- roadway overpasses-- plaza exchangesThey also require right turn modifications in USA cities or else the bus, which has no hinge in the middle, will sweep people standing curbside. With all these problems, it's far easier and cheaper to just not have these buses around.
>>2082167Why would double deckers cut the corner more than a normal bus you utter retard
>>2069068
>take job interview>"Do you have Reliable Transportation?"How do you explain that your bike is "Reliable Transportation" in the High Figgies Job Interview?
>>2081110Yes.
>>2081110>ebike>illegal>NOOOOOO YOU CAN'T JUST BUY A BICYCLE THAT GOES 40MPH!>YOU MUST BUY THIS PLASTIC IPAD TESLAFIED HYUNDAI WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD AT 40% INTEREST!!!!!Get the fuck outta here.
>>2081915It's literally illegal. That's why you only ever see niggers and redditors riding them. Enjoy going to jail and having your e-"""bike""" crushed in front of you.
>>2081916>it-it's illegal>because i said so!Thanks for your contribution.
>>2076284That’s such an American question.
Soul vs. soulless
>>2082038its a perfect example of the non-enshittificaiton but just abjectly awful engineering of everything modern. a 5c diffuser could have fixed it instead of using a 37$ tempered glass orbi recently read that most street lights even use rgb led sets instead of just a given color of LED. why? because engineers are just incredibly stupid and can't think past the first page of DigiKey. it's not a cost thing. they are just bad at their jobs
>>2082046>i recently read that most street lights even use rgb led sets instead of just a given color of LED.if that's true, then that results in fucking HORRIBLE color rendering (thus low CRI). there's a reason "white" LEDs exist.That's also what some people do, buy RGB LED strips and use as room lighting. Colors of objects in the room often look fucked completely.I just made picrel, the spectrum of three R, G, and B LEDs is very different from a single "white" LED.
streetlight autism
>>2079994>if you have any special and even positive feelings about street lights and feel offended by an updateI feel called out. There's an old soulful streetlight not far from my window and seeing the first snow illuminated by cold white just wouldn't be as comfy.
>>2082055lucky. there's an led security light on the building across from my window and as usual for modern retard lighting, there's no shroud on it so it just shines in every direction like a fucking marine buoy
Post ITT things you never see. People on public transportation are usually ugly, poor, or otherwise undesireable
>>2081549montreal owns but i miss it and last time i went back to visit family it was saturated with browns and, oddly, new yorkers. lotta charm lost when instead of random french it's punjab and unmistakably Amerimutt accents
>>2080964That was the first time and last time she went on public transport.
>>2080964That's her on the right, just finding her picture on 4Chan.
>>2080938per capita
>>2080964People will be posting this bus foid until the world ends
A thread to talk about this integral component.Along with tyres a saddle is perhaps the most impactful upgrade you can make to a bike in terms of delivering immediate and noticeable improvements to comfort and ride quality.I'll kick things off with a Brooks related question. Can anyone identify picrel?It has B66 Champion stamped on the side, and is fitted with the old fashioned sprung dual rail system. However, the B66 has a width of 205 mm, whereas this saddle is 175 mm. More like a B17 on top. A conundrum indeed.
>>2081005i have a backup saddle thats not as good but looks better
>>2080345>>2080948Brooks has in current production the Flyer, which is a sprung version of the B17 at 175mm width. From what I could find on a google search, the only difference between the Flyer and B66 Champion is the rails (single vs double) and the rivets (steel vs copper). The leather top is otherwise identical.
>>2080345You want a saddle with a cut-away section, or it will impede blood flow to your penis.
i notice that casuals love getting a saddle as big as possible. myself i like the little mtb one it makes me want to go fast
>>2082017They never ride a bike in their life, then go on a 30 minute ride and complain that their ass hurts not knowing it takes time to adapt to riding a bike. So they think obviously it must be a cushioning problem and not a "I have to be less of a fat fuck and ride my bike more often" problem
Why do they do this? Happened this Friday
>>2077837wtf ANON NO
>>2075401how could we have ever known this would have happened, liberalsisters? Our actions have...consequences?
>>2077825would
imagine minding your own business inside the plane and suddenly your head hits against the front seat breaking some of your teeth
>>2077837>She's consenting...Looking for her contact lens. But it'll do.
Was he retarded, malicious or both?
>>2080104>be me>first world country>wealthy for said countries and global standardsIMO nothing is more embarassing, effeminate, latent homosexual and weak than motorized personal transportation. It's even more embarassing when the user does obviously not only do so for the utility but also some kind of signalling, like 'OMG look at me im a homosexual brown person and relatively impoverished'
>>2080082>Are you implying no man was ever deceived? Mass hysteria is not a thing? Marketing has no point?no, that's why there are cyclists after all>inb4 more hysterical ramblings about """""motorists""""""
>>2080105>OMG look at me im a homosexual brown person and relatively impoverishedbut enough about your pedalling cope
>>2080105counterpoint: the sound of electric motors is soothing and the sound of gas/diesel engines is exciting, and you are SOULLESS, HEARTLESS, and absolutely YOULESS if you don't think machinery in general is fun and that riding a creature is also fun, and that combining the two isn't hella mad fun
>>2079469>Nearly all motorists cooperateWell, there you go. Forester needs a motor.
do you miss flying or do you prefer the bus?
>>2080437I dunno man, it looks nice in this one picture but imagine how much nicer it would be if it was on a train. You could have properly enclosed compartments, a place to go to get food & drink at any time, a consistently paced ride without ever having to stop for traffic (assuming good rail infrastructure), bathrooms that are guaranteed to exist and be functional and larger than a shoebox. Trains are so nice you can comfortably ride them for weeks on end, a single day on even the nicest bus is enough to wear most people out.
>>2080384>>2080388Buses in my region are very modern, they have ac and usb charging ports, and the passengers are regular working class people and students. Still don't like it. Had to take a 2 hour bus trip once because the train drivers where on strike. I was so fucking exhausted after that journey that I couldn't bring myself to do anything the rest of that day. They're only useful for inner city travel where you can hop off after a few minutes.
>>2080442>You could have properly enclosed compartmentsI don't see wha you cant have them on a bus and I suspect this company has got plans to do that.I also don't see how it matters really, when you fly first for example you got like 6 to 8 seats or so there and even if they're all occupied its not really that bad like you hardly even notice other ppl bc the dividers.>a place to go to get food & drink at any timeThose busses have that>assuming good rail infrastructureThis is literally the issue. If there is only shitty rail you can sit and throw a tantrum or simply accept that the way to fast dorward it is this sort of bus.>bathrooms that are guaranteed to exist and be functional and larger than a shoeboxThis bus has a bathroom and seperate dressing room.>Trains are so nice you can comfortably ride them for weeks on end, a single day on even the nicest bus is enough to wear most people out.Motorism is for various kinds of undesireables anyways so why would I care if theyre worn out?
>ChatGPT Image Aug 7, 2026what is the purpose of this
>>2080370Why not both?
My CFI put us in a spiral desecent 50 knots above manuevering speed, am I being a huge wuss or was this guy being seriously reckless
>>2082744Eh, depends on how hard he was pulling. all maneuvering speed means is you can put one input fully without the plane breaking apart. If you're not pushing it too hard it's fine.
>>2082743I doubt Hawaiian is that unwoke, but maybe the B717 side is more faggy than everyone else. Otherwise spot on.>>2082744>maneuvering speedDo you understand what Va actually protects you from and how it's not relevant for 99.99% of GA maneuvering. Context matters though.
>>2082746Yes, safe speed against one single control deflection. We were descending at a 60 degree bank at 150 knots which I busts the manuever anyways.
>>208274450 knots above won't do any harm from just the incomeing airflow alone. just watch the G indicator when pulling out of the dive, that's where it can become dangerous. It just means you exeed the structural capabilities of the airframe when using full control autority. as long as you don't yank the stick all the way you're fine. as >>2082745 already said.heres a nice engineering book abt aerodynamics. it's complicated though.https://mega.nz/file/E4IimJ7B#ZwR2Uge6iN0PWHYddcYvO1se4IXNOC7j5bhLYpIwMJ8
