I might be making a terrible mistake but I've been researching moving to Chicago because of a job opportunity. I'm also determined to go carless before year's end and there's no where else in the Midwest I can do that comfortably.I understand there's some bike infrastructure but it's been ranked as one of the least safe cities to bike. The L seems decent by US standards though they're a little poopy and your odds of getting shot aren't concentrated in any area like other cities (it happens everywhere in Chicago). What does /n/ think of Chicago transportation-wise?
>>2069193I know, you had to move back in with your parents. We already established this. Now go make your plastic bag troonshine or your chest hair is gonna start growing back.
>>2069194This is /n/. There's posters that touch grass on here.
>>2069196My parents are 4 hours away by plane. Why are you so obsessed with medical feminization procedures? If you live in Chicago you should be able to find a doctor to take care of that for you, instead of weirdposting about it on a congolese click language IRC channel.
>>2069200Just trying to relate to your lived experience
>>2069205There's a whole board for that, I'm sure someone can help you sort this out:>>>/lgbt/I hope you find yourself soon nonny!
I am a railway fan from Moscow. In my free time, I make videos of trains, subways, and transportation. Ask questions about my activities, and the transport of my country, stereotypes, in general, everything that is interesting, I will try to answer.
>>2051893I would plap both of these canadian daytime tv type anime characters. based USA doing something right for once
>>2066193I mean it kind of is empty though except for that one narrow line straddling the kazakhstan/mongolia border
>>2055036>7.1 Surround Rail
>>2067566Yooooooo
>>2055104lewd
Post your ride during sundown Post your favorite lights and light setupsDo not: Be a haterTalk shitPost daylight ride photos
>>2065815>>2065712how many lumens friend
>>2065934I had to check online, this light is ancient. It states 1800 but I doubt it's accurate. Plenty bright though, and the pack is two 18650s. I have gone 5 rides without it dropping more than one indicator bar and have never had it die on me. Great light, honestly. I did de-solder the cable and cut it down though, it was way too long.It's an Evolva, probably some defunct Chinese nothing brand.
Now that winter is almost over in the northern hemisphere, perhaps the Australians will sustain this thread throughout their winter
>>2067400but it's a night ride thread, not winter one.
>>2067409Science fact of the day: the nights are longer in winter
hey /n/ this is my cat rupert i was thinking about taking him on the bus to see the sights of the city but i couldnt find any rules on it, do you know if can cats go on busesi have a cat carrier but would he be allowed out to see out the window?
>>2057259Just chain them to the radiator so they can't get in trouble. Like Christina Ricci in cat form.
>>2056672>>2064014how do people take cats out like this aren't they worried that the cat will panic and fuck off in a random location never to be seen again
>>2065597They do, but you don't see pics or videos of the ones who do because the owners are embarrassed
>>2056672Sex with this creature.
>>2067340Meow means meow
An entry level new bike, that is agreeable to ride, not dragged down by antiquated standards like QR, that you won't regret buying, nor immediately feel the urge to swap out half the components because of cut corners, cost approximately USD $1500 at standard retail prices as of late 2024, give or take a few hundred (depending on the finer details).Now, the prices are going to go up by at least 20%, and the smaller independent brands are going to go under as only the largest players will have the spare cash to ride out the sudden loss of consumer confidence. The most interesting and original bike products will simply disappear from the market permanently until the next wave of prosperity (which may be entirely concentrated somewhere far away and foreign, so that only the wealthiest of your peers will be able to import and use such goods).How does that make /n/ feel?
>>2036143where the america bikesu promised america bikes
>>2067424After the war, we'll have great American bikes again, it'll be great, I promise greatly
>>2067425i cant believe "bigly" has fallen out of fashion among MAGA and MAGA-parodiers alike
>>2067426Bigly is too on the nose, great flies under the radar greater
>>2036143EBC in Newport Beach - bankruptRad Power Bikes in Seattle - bankruptTrek in WI - mass layoffsQBP nationwide - mass layoffsCannondale in PA - mass layoffs, factory shutteredRapha - fired all its US employeesCanyon - fires all its US employeesAre we winning yet?
What are the advantages of these things as opposed to, idk, a bus?
>>2069097>higher capacityOnly matters if you can fill it to capacity (which may or may not be the case)>higher efficiencyOnly true if you can fill it to capacity (which may or may not be the case)>lower maintenance per kilo of meat transportedOnly true if you can fill it to capacity AND depends on the make and model
>>2069149if you can't fill it to capacity, you keep the busif you fill bus to capacity, you make tram instead of having more buses
>>2068874>When you talk about TODs that happens MUCH later.Yeah, that's why I mentioned the Kansas City streetcar specifically. The initial line went in about 15 years after the downtown area actually became liveable again. The extension opened up about 25 years after the downtown became liveable (and goes a bit further than just downtown). >>2069149>Only matters if you can fill it to capacity (which may or may not be the case)A lot of it has to do with peak capacity. Again just referencing the KC Streetcar system, it works pretty well. On an average weekday without any special events going on, people who live and work in the area use it to get around and it never gets super crowded. But when there's a sporting event or a convention or multiple events going on, the streetcars get so jam-packed with people that sometimes people have to wait for the next car because the streetcars end up being at capacity. And since there's like 7-10 streetcars running on the line, one streetcar arriving at a stop every 8 to 10 minutes, it works a lot better than the buses. Like, for the average day to day residential commuters, the bus can probably handle that. But whenever anything out of the ordinary is going on, even just a weekend day with very good weather that brings people out, the bus system we have wouldn't be able to handle it
>>2057440Steel wheels on steel rails are more efficient than rubber on road. Trams have lower running costs than buses, with a higher initial investment. They're also quieter, easier to board, less likely to get into an accident, more comfortable to ride. I live in Melbourne, riding the tram feels comfortable and smooth, riding the bus feels like getting tossed inside a salad spinner.
Do tramways generally require less maintenance than roadways?
> I need to ride a bike > i dont know how to ride a bike I need to ride a bike I dont know how to ride a bike > I need to ride a bike > i dont know how to ride a bike I need to ride a bike I dont know how to ride a bike where do i start with riding a bike
fatherless post
Is riding on top end groupsets if you're not a top end cyclist stolen valor? Or is this sour grapes?What groupset would you ride if you could get any groupset you wanted for free, but when/if you sold the bike you would have to price it as whatever groupset you ride now. That is, if your financial circumstances were no different and you were subject to the same "rules" as you currently as in terms of other people judging (because we all know unlimited wealth begets shamelessness), what do you choose?
>>2064064They made a sequel to Liquid 2?
>>2055119stop being poor
The only bike I have ever had with a full groupset was the Peugeot my parents bought me back around 1990.
ive been riding on random shit i pull off of facebook marketplace bikes and its loud as fuck.
>>2038740I want a full NOS shimano DX groupset on some obscure mountain bike like a Mantis XCR EC>ModernI don't fucking care.
My city is cutting bus routes starting in 2026, so tell me me/n/, do you ride bus routes for fun?
I took the bus the other day because all the overhead signs changed to "delays" simultaneously on the subway platform, I didn't stick around to find out why
>>2058540No, but that's an interesting idea. I'll ride metro routes for fun.Milwaukee needs a metro system. I want to live there but my autism prevents me from living in cities that don't have metro trains, and from living in parts of the city that aren't covered by said metro. Because I like riding trains, you see.
>>2064010Are you ok?
I should take the bus more often
Nice to see Chicago's suburbs finally getting their own transit
yeWax or Oil?What do YOU like better?I don't wanna listen to the youtube silca shills
>>2066642Are you poor? Just get a new chain.
Nothing beats the original bike chain lube.
>>2066642I use drip wax, it usually lasts ~300km.I wax the chain at the night and in the morning it's rock solid.No marks on your hands and no cleaning needed
I just put a huge blob of vaseline on there. Take a good shot-sized chunk and run the chain through it right in my bare hand. Feels good man
>>2067296I just cum on my chain
You guys like Roaring Camp?I like Roaring Camp.
I went there as a kid and no other train experience really lived up to that. You must have to be a really jaded foamer to say stuff like this >>2065917
>>2065272It's a nice place. Shame that we'll never have the original experience of crossing the corkscrew trestle. Also the beach train line used to have another tunnel until it was burned down in 1993. Now the train goes through the cut away right next to the buried tunnel remains.
Has anyone ever been to Eadaville?It's a shame all their steam engine are gone, particularly the fiji sugar engine (pic related).
Let me guess, you guys want more?
>>2069064Did you hold a phone in front of the phone you were using to take the picture? Why? Or worse, was it edited in?
Mexican railways thread? The government of Mexico is trying to bring back long distance passenger routes and building light rail in the Mexico City metropolitan areaRailway history in Mexico is actually very interesting. They used to have a national railway company called FNM after they nationalized all the railroad companies in 1908, until the 1990s when they privatized it. >Isthmus of Tehuantepec railway - three lines >Buenavista to AIFA airport to Pachuca intercity railway>Texcoco to La Paz light rail >Costeno, Jarocho route revival>Mayan Train
>>2066899The trolleybus network was in terrible shape until they got some new chinese trolleys. They also got new chinese LRTs. So maybe if China sells them some trams they might get some tram lines going as well.
>>2066957China doesn't really sell trams except for that DRT shit. I'm sure they could probably custom order it though. Mexico City trams would probably be CAF, Siemens, Bombardier
>>2067013>Mexico City trams would probably be CAF, Siemens, BombardierThey could never afford that.
>>2067019>>2067013bombardier isnt real
>>2067073What did she mean by this
Anyone here into it? Or even just into collecting models of trains. This shit is so expensive only codgy old boomers partake.
>>2068680Import from Japan.
>>2068633Probably mail ordering from Japan. I did a quick search and a lot of stuff popped up, both from Kato and Tomix. I don’t know how badly they’ll get you for tariffs, VAT or whatever but unless there’s a UK business that stocks Japanese trains, mail order is your best bet.
>>2068680https://www.katomodeltrains.com/product-page/kato-10-1933-1934-jr-e259-series-narita-express-renewal-color-6cars-set-nTrack you can get more locally from the model centre or rails of Sheffield etc. you can either stick with Kato moulded unitrack or lower profile n scale track from peco or w/e.
Nigger scale checking in: haven’t played with my trains in over a year plus :(
accurascale bought heljan and announced that it will be sold solely online and the boomers are SEETHING
Why is /n/ in general so much more friendly and cordial than other boards?
>>2062265>"posted by immortal ronald reagan ai
>>2057787kek stay true anon
>>2047059low amount of americans
>>2062879>My main board is >>>/sp/don't you hold the record for "most mentally unstable" person? didn't y'all have someone stalking a tripfag for MONTHS just based on posting style?
compared to what literally the most garbage reddit tier board
Seishun 18 Kippu EditionOld Thread: >>2035672
>>2068752>>Just tossing three beautiful lines into the trash like that>I will never forgive the Japanese.The company is 3rd sector, so the local municipalities are on the hook for running the line. The projected deficit over the next 30 years is 11.0 bln for bus vs 14.8 bln for """BRT""" vs 43.9 bln for keeping the trains.https://tabiris.com/archives/heichiku-haishi/>>2068809>FUCK I was planning to go to Hokuriku region this year and go through Takayama and Nagoya on the way back to Tokyo, and this will presumably take a while to fix.JR Tokai says it'll take at minimum 2 months to restore services.
>>2068809>this will presumably never be fixed.FTFYWasn't there also talk about turning the JR West-section of the Takayama Main Line into 3rd sector?
>>2068752I honestly thought Heisei Chikoku had a chance by pivoting to tourism, etc. like that restaurant train they showed on NHK Japan Railway Journal If you need someone to blame, it's the local government that won't pay for them anymore.>line north of Takayama fucked due to some supposed corrosionIt's shocking JR West is getting away with not maintaining the line. By law, JNR partition and privatization mandated all successor JRs maintain and operate the lines, outside of natural disasters which has been their go-to excuse to killing off a line. JR West is trying to achieve the same result by simply neglecting maintenance...>>2068809JR West, like all JRs, were looking to get out of their essential service obligations. The difference here is Toyama Pref. is looking to play ball and tried getting a good deal out of JR for the maximum benefit they can get, and then operate the lines themselves since they already own and operate so many as a pref.Takayama Main line becomes JR West if you go north enough, who is screwing with it not JR Central.>>2068931See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaIMLliuEVU
https://tabiris.com/archives/kumatetsuhukkyu/Kumagawa Railway will come back to Hitoyoshi on September 20th after 6 years. No new news on Hisatsu Line though.>>2068963>>2068931The JR West section is from Toyama up to and including Inotani station, the last station within Toyama prefecture. The bridge is between Inotani and the prefectural border, but it's already JR Central territory.
>>2068992>It's Tokai's faultWell that tracks I guess.>Hey can we get some funding for this line?>Is it the Tokaido Shinkansen? No? The get fucked m8.
