https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKzuHZoRguYBitter, smug failed bike shop owner lectures everyone on why his entitled customers were the real problem and why you really do need a new $3k carbon road bike instead of just a chain and cables for your old steel beater.
>>2079736I think he means they have brain damage and now slur all their words due to sustained exposure to R-Type (IREM)
Honestly I'd love to run a bike shop, a real bike shop, the way I want a LBS to be.When I am retired and can afford the money pit it would mean.
>take my bike to the lbs for a wheel truing>they cut all my brake and shifter cables >now demanding 375$ to replace them>wheel is visibly even more wobbly than it was beforenever going to a bike shop ever again
>>2079585Used to wrench at my LBS, we had a sign:Tune Up $50$100 if you want to watch$200 if you want to help
if retarded normies weren't so deranged about ebikes, i'd open an ebike repair shop
>take job interview>"Do you have Reliable Transportation?"How do you explain that your bike is "Reliable Transportation" in the High Figgies Job Interview?
>>2076284>High Figgiesdon't inquire about reliable transportation because they assume you have a car like a functional adult.
>>2076284The answer is yes. Did you just turn up in lycra and a hat to a proper interview.
>>2076284I have never been asked this outside college kid insternships, it just hasn't even been a question. Of course I own a car, I'm not a fucken bum. Multiple people ride their bikes to work a lot of the time at my office. They all own more than one car too.
>>2076316If you aren't a poorfag incel you have at least two cars. Wife has one and your kid has one, too. So at least four cars in a normal and healthy family, they won't all break down at once, right?
>>2076284steel IS real
Just got one of these.>https://kross.pl/esker-1-0-szary-grafitowy-polyskWhat's worth upgrading?
>>2079702it's obviously getting loads of attention so maybe they know something we don't but yeah I feel like maybe you could do better. Buying a whole bike sight unseen is also a bit dodgy in the best of times too unless it has killer deal potential, and it's carbon? Somebody could have fucked it so easy and not known. Another thing worth thinking about is there seem to be a lot of "older" carbon frames on want ad sites for cheap. Think about it, these were hype beast sleds and now the true hype beasts have followed the herd.
>>2079733>carbon bikeNot a bad thing per se>old carbon bikestill not a bad thing per sethe FD is clamp on, good.Do I spy aluminum dropouts?In my experience many of the early carbon bikes that had aluminum dropouts bonded in and deraileur hangers riveted / glued on will show signs of corrosion there and eventually have those parts become flexible first and if not caught pop out.Not uncommon for someone to complain they bought a second hand early CF bike and they cant always shift the chainring, even after having adjusted it several times.>have you checked the hanger is very stiff?huh?>wiggle wigglealways
>>2079702>>2079704this bike would be about as useful at a TT event as a tricycle
>>2079735I agree, just wouldn't buy one sight unseen. Just like you're saying with the dropouts etc. Might be another story buying from a guy on a forum but ebay is a fairly antagonistic, low-trust platform ime, not most people but enough
is it a good deal to sell a bike at ~40% after half a decade with less than 5k km use
my car didn't pass inspection, so I decided to get a bike because I live in a bike friendly city anyway, and I've always been jealous of cyclists who are able to keep going when I'm stopped at a red light or in traffic.I walked into a used bike shop with a cute city bike in mind (like the retrospec beaumont), but they didn't have any city or basic step thru bikes. The smallest bike they had (I am 5'1) was a road bike that is slightly large for me. I can't fully stand over it.I stupidly bought it because I was already there and just wanted to get my transportation issue out of the way.The more I ride this bike the less stable I feel. I don't feel like I am riding the bike but I am part of the bike and unlike a step thru bike, I will just go down with it if I fall. There's zero recovery. I just practiced riding it on the bike path today and it was so crowded so it was hard to just go slow and cruise on it. I can't sit on it idly with my feet on the ground or even just one foot, I always have to get all the way off. I can't swap or return it, so I guess I'm stuck with it. I appreciate how lightweight it is, but I wanted something more relaxed. Is practicing on this for a year a waste of time or will it improve my skills in the long run until I'm able to get my dream bike? like pic related.
>>2078829It varies by jurisdiction
>>2078829they make sure you have the government mandated lift kit for your F250
>>2078829how did you buy a car without knowing all the responsibilities that come with it
>>2078831Implying the motorist was ever absolutely confident they won't kill when operating their glorified mobility scooter on public roads.Weird how the motorist always claims. it were so but also insists the killings were not on purpose but 'accidential' and somehow those 'accidents' only ever befall other motorists, never themselves.
>>2078829lmao RIP anon here will be like OP soon enough
I like mixed trainsPost mixed trains
>>2073892Ngl, that is a really pretty engine. I want a toy of this thing.
>We'll be your pilots todayWhat do you do in this situation?
>>2079321Ask them out to dinner
>>2079321I'd be like stop fucking up your hair with that shit, it looks bad
>>2075719>>2067904If the train is black it's ok>>2079321Cute
What are the advantages of these things as opposed to, idk, a bus?
>>2057440Take up an entire laneCostly to maintainNot very useful most of the time, but somewhat useful during rush hourExtremely inefficient
>>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
when will cycling be perfected?
>>2079875>t. chain and derailleur peasant
>>2079934>derailleurI ride 90% of my mileage on IGHs
>>2079865Based and shaft pilled
>>2079143>companies gave half a fuck and wanted shit to last.dont give them any credit. logistics and communications were just more expensive so RMAing shit was actually expensive. now the margins are so abusively huge and international shipping is so cheap that they dont give a fuck and will just give you a coupon for a new one in exchange for another 5 star review
>>2079333the plates are indeed thinnercyclists are dumb and believe in a lot of easily disprovable engineering fuddlore but it's just that giganigga 800 gear chains use smaller/thinner side plates so they still fit but are thus easier to damagealso being newer theyre probably made worse too, because consoomer slop doesnt have to last longer than a year or two until a new "standard" comes out from one of the two(2) companies running the entire industry. meanwhile a standard #10 chain for any ol 7 or 21 speed bso has to survive some abuse so walmart doesnt get sued when it explodes (and the original manufacturer doesnt know if it's going into a chain hoist or being rebadged for a kid's bike and makes it properly in the first place)
Heavily encouraged Bike use in the city. Advertise the convenience of taking your Bike on the Train. Literally don't make a place that bikes can be put for the journey. The only way you can relax and feel comfortable doing this is if you're a wanker
>>2074686>north europeWhy? Marc is Maryland regional.
I take the lizzie line every day for work (jesus christ I hate indians and spanish tourists) go on the first or last carriage and put your bike in front of the drivers door.
>>2074658<3 cycling in the rain
>>2078717Kys
>>2078717FUCKING FURFAGGOT, GET THE FUCK OFF MY BOARD!!!!!!!!!
Post your shitbikesssss
>>2079845>motorcycleWrong board.
>>2079845go to containment thread pls
>>2079871>>2079874well, it is a shit bike after all
>>2079845I-Is that a BATTERY?!AIEEEEEEEEEEEE IM GOING INSAAAAANE
>>2079845It looks too nice...drop a deuce on it or something
Why do they do this? Happened this Friday
>>2077825She's consenting...
>>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
I don't mean to sound retarded , anons , but please help me , i have bought a new bike for the first time of my life , im 28 years old , i have never rode a bicycle in my life , and im keeping the bike inside my apartment , and for some reason , i can't bring myself to actually take it out and start training because i tried only one time and it felt too difficult , i already have difficulty balancing myself while walking and this feels fucking impossible , also there are nobody to train me so i need to do it all and learn to teach myself , but it really feels too difficult .can someone tell me just how to start ? i need hints from actual people because youtube videos sounds more like people who wants to tell me they can ride bikes , they doesn't take in consideration the begginer's ignorance , so these videos didn't make sense.pic related is my bike.
>>2079716Good adviceDon’t give up OP. The bicycle is self stabilizing and will make up for your issues with balance.
>>2079734>>2079732>>2079800>>2079797Thanks for your time , anons i really am thankful for your help.by the way , >>2079797 care to explain further ?this sounds interesting.
>>2079810>by the way , >>2079797 care to explain further ?He's shitposting
>>2079810>care to explain furtherI've said it before above but I want to reiterate:Do not think about it. Do not read about it. Your kuscle memory does not care about the physics. It is a subconscious process, just do it and track progress. A person who can cycle is probably more likely to fuck up if they tried to consciously steer as to when they tried to just 'go somewhere' and their subconscious does the rest.
>>2079706OProgress ,,report!,,,lapsaround parking lot?,,Crashs?,bleeding?,,girlaffing?,,,SPILLIT!,,practice patching,,should be under 4 minutes.,,,,oil chain without sloping shirt.,,,check alignment,,helmetstraps.,lights charged.,,,,snacks,,,gota have Snacks!
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.
I hate the class 80X
>>2079492They're not all that bad, I feel. They'll be due for a mid-life refurb in a few years, which will most likely alleviate the social-contagion SEATS BAD thing ... just a shame that Hitachi seem to have seriously dropped the ball when it comes to the 810s.
Looks like there's been a derailment near Lewes this afternoon. A few people hurt, a few carriages off the tracks and on their side, but thankfully nobody's dead. The usual knobheads are doing the 'well nobody wants to speculate BUT i'm clearly qualified so here's how I think it happened, <substack link>' shit, but of course there won't be anything definite for a while.
HS2 platforms are complete at Old Oak Common. I like this picture: it'd be nice to see the same view once everything's up and running, and the actual concourse is overhead and so on.
>Green light for Virgin Trains international services>https://www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/green-light-virgin-trains-international-services>The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the rail regulator, has today announced that on 13 August it decided to pre-approve a new framework track access agreement between HS1 Limited (trading as London St. Pancras Highspeed) and VTE OPCO Limited (Virgin Trains). The agreement will allow Virgin Trains to operate up to 20 new daily return services between London and Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam from 1 October 2030 to 31 December 2040....basically, Virgin and HS1 have shaken hands on a track access agreement. It's one of the first things in a long, long list of things to tick off before a Eurostar competitor appears on the scene, though ... but it's a start. As pointed out in the ORR release:>There are a number of steps before the new services will be able to run. Virgin Trains must also procure rolling stock, secure access to other rail networks, and obtain safety approvals from ORR and the relevant authorities in the EU. Virgin Trains plans to begin running services in 2030.
They're the definition of cattle class. They're slow, expensive, and you're sleeping in a tiny room with total strangers. Any sleeper route can be better served by a low-cost airline, and cheaper to boot. Sleeper trains made sense in the 19th century when they were the only option, but they make absolutely no sense today.
>>2077672As they should be
>>2049551In Canada with the Via rail service, I think another anon mentioned it, it is a luxury cross country service. It is not meant to be fast or efficient, it is just for the vibes.
>>2049578I live in Romania and every time I want to book one it’s never available within the timeframe I need it in, nothing extreme either I’m talking looking 2-4 weeks in advance, not once in the past 5 years or so. I end up flying.
>>2064447Americans truly are subhuman.
>>2061472Everyone hates this. The original design failed but because trains are expensive and heavily-subsidized we've been stuck with them until we can afford to retire them.
This is some actual Fallout looking stuff
>>2078705is that four wheels per car? must have rode like shit
>>2079521IIRC the aerotrain is just a switcher engine with an aluminum body plopped on top so that picrel is closer to the original product
>>2078450Someone should make an RV that's shaped like that.
>>2079588it apparently did ride like shit, which is why it was never popular.
>>2079618Pretty much. The powered truck is basically a prototype of the Flexicoil which was then introduced new on the SW-1200 as an option instead of the standard AAR trucks.
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?
>>2077282I worked in composites for years. I don't see where I mentioned fear. I said it's not to my taste.
>>2077316It's ok to like have nice things even if they're no longer cool by the standards of 2015 people who are still desperate to prove something
>>2038740I'd be happy with a regular shimano 105
>>2038740Not more or less like a cager torturing a sports car, going shopping in a GT3 RS, being stuck in traffic on a Panigale R or driving their own Bentley Mulsanne.
>>2079837>>2018683
