Confess your sins, /n/.
instead of cleaning the toobless snot clumps out of my tires I just add more and more tungsten tape to my rims to counterbalance the weight issues
>>2056996news shows and Internet videos need drama to get views.I live in a majority black city for the last 25 years. there have been a small handful of incidents with bad people, but I interact with black people most days and surprisingly not only do most of them ignore me, but the interactions have been unexpectedly pleasant. this is the South, so people are friendly in general. but black people are even more socially outgoing. I've had dudes jump start my car, different guys pushed my dead car into a parking lot, I was dead broke and one of the guys tried to get me a job(!) neither time did anyone ask for money or act anything other than friendly. I killed the battery on my friend's car and a black guy jumped it and I tried to give him $20 and he got offended and refused. a guy a couple days ago got all excited about my bike baskets and I told him what to search for to get some, he was super ghetto, too, even more than usual but nice as could be. I literally don't have enough space to list all the positive interactions.the shit you see on tv is the opposite of my experience except maybe 2 or 3 things the whole time I've been here.
I finally broke down and made my first weight weenie purchase
i talk a big game about being a wrencher but really i just tighten/loosen the most basic shit and get a new used bike whenever my current one has completely fallen aparti >COPE by telling myself that replacement parts cost as much as a new used bike anyway so why bother
>>2056863i slow down for animals solely so i can attempt to pet and/or molest them.>>2053833in my town there was a weird fad just before/during early coof of people getting mobility scooters and modifying them to just use them as daily driversi am INCREDIBLY tempted to buy some deceased old's Drive(tm) Mobility Device just to fit a rudimentary frame to it and take it on the bike path to get to work. if rural niglets can drive those fucked up kubota "quadbike with a cab" things around why cant i bolt a tiny bed and proper windscreen to a mobility scooter and pretend i'm driving something like picrel>>1987307lmao but i have done this. not because im that retarded and unobservant, i had shitty bikes where shifting down already on a hill would lead to disaster and would just do it in 3rd and 1st (biggest to biggest gear for this anon, prolly around 1:1 gear ratio before wheel size does stuff)
Why couldn't you just leave the tunnel, you stupid bastard?
>>2059137why animals menace the transit so frequent?>>2056988for the love of god montresor
I flew down to the Bay Area to take a journey on the Niles Canyon Railway's mysterious and rarely traveled Eastern branch aboard the M200 Railbus. The last of its kind still operating, the M200 once served the California Western Railroad as a literal schoolbus for children. Today is its first publicly available excursion in several years.
Timestamp :)
>>2045316Looks like it was used for torture. Very surprised the chairs are unsecured to the floor.
>>2044526Why do you still have your birthday hat on, boy?
>>2055084L-Lewd
> Hey ladies, fancy taking a ride on ol' Dinky?
Postan my old folder of /n/ images since I found it on a usb drive in a drawer. These are circa 2009 I think.
>>2057501did he died?
>>2057495>maybe you still areOwO
>>2058519I took this on my way home while driving, it's funny to see it posted again. Did a U-turn to make sure I saw what I saw... sure enough, there it was: An actual /n/ jersey in the wild.
>>2058721That thread's a fond memory, glad to see you're still here anon
>>2058520post the cute twink in the 2nd image please
30 years after Mavic Zap, I finally tried three different bikes with electronic shifting (Rival, Force, and Red/XPLR) and it reminded me of the first time I got my dick sucked. It was alright. I'm glad I experienced it. But the overall feeling was like.... "that's all? that's what all the hype was about?"I am glad it's a thing, I'm glad it's available, I would never tell them to un-invent it. I suppose if you offered to upgrade my current bikes with all electronic I'd probably go for it (might have to think it through first). Overall, it was a disappointment.So what did I miss here? Is Shimano better or Campy maybe, was the problem fookin SRAM? Is it less about the ride and more the long term ownership experience, the maintenance perhaps? Why do people fork out 2-3x the monies over the cost of perfectly good mech shifting? I can't believe I'm even saying "perfectly good (old thing)". I love my hydro dicks, I love my crabon wheels, I would never go back and those were worth every penny, but the e-shifting was a big letdown. Again, it was fine, but just fine. For all the hype I expected to ejaculate instantly.
>>2054388>electric is for lazy and stupid peopleas i fucking suspected
>>2057185it's a shifter not a nuclear power station, I'll take my chances
>shifts worse outside of top 0.01% of big uphil pulls by athletes that have more muscle in one leg than an average man has in his body>less reliable>more maintenance (regular charging)>more weight>dramatically more expensive>easy target for thieves>eliminated the derailleur hanger so you'll break something expensive if you fall >exists solely to sell expensive shit to rich fucks, while giving manufacturers the excuse to make shit for peasants worse (why would we make good 11s cable drivetrains, you should buy electronic!)
>>2059104that's a lot of poorfag cope lmao
>>2059107>
It is said that if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Are you one of the good ones, /n/? Do people say you're not like those other cyclists?
>>2057325people and roads existed before cars. roads existed before the wheel.
>>2057409keep thinking about trannies retard lmao
>>2057295>roads are for ME and ONLY ME and if you disagree you are entitledCar ownership causes brain damage.
>>2057447>can't stop thinking about tranniesStop it. get some help.
Looks like someone had a meltie
The EMUs are out of service. Post your pics here of Queensland Rail service- double imaginary bullshit points for rural/discontinued services
>>2052924Move! That’s my spot. You’re in my spot.
>>2054283>Go to train company website>click "work for us"Here I did the work for you already for one option:https://pacificnational.com.au/content/join-the-crew
>>2049223Make your own board then
Fuck you cunts and your $20 or 25 airport train tickets that shit gave me a shock when i was getting a transport card at the booth
>>2056941>Make your own board then
In my small town, there is a day of the week where there is a craftsfair on the side walks AND live music later in the night. This all occurs on a less than quarter mile strip of main street. Many people have lamented that cars are allowed to operate on the roads during this night, crowding everyone on the streets (There is a LOT of foot traffic, people travel for the shows).My idea is they close off this small strip with barriers, allow drinks, and wrap it all up in the morning. This isn't unheard of as we close this same strip down for saint patties day, Halloween, and other random events. I also imagine it would make an already popular night in our town even more so, getting the business owners in on it would be straight forward. How would I even begin to propose this to my town? Yes I know I can google it, and I will, but I know you guys think about this shit all the time. Is the logistics of it my burden in my proposal? Is just the idea good enough? Are they gonna help me formulate my idea or just make fun of me unless I have the help of a professional?
>>2058755Non issue. Places everywhere waive it within certain grounds for festivals and events. In Philadelphia for example the ability to consume alcohol on a public street is granted along with block party permits.>>2058415I would start by identifying the levers of power in your municipality. Most often stuff like this is done through a streets department since at its heart its about closing a street to traffic. However it could also include a planning department if this is to be a regular thing. You also likely have some kind of representative already, such as a councilman or ward commissioner that you can approach to talk through ideas like this and who can help shepherd the process. Is there a community org that organizes the craft fair and the music? Are there businesses involved or who could be involved? Figure out who the stakeholders are who are going to own this process and this event. If the street does get closed, who's organizing the vendors, laying out the street, putting up signage and social media? Those are the folks who are going to be the big points of contact to get something like this done.Then honestly start with a simple petition. You really just want to track people, where they are from, and their interest in this project. When you go to your orgs or municipal folks you need a way to show that it has backing. Post it up on a flyer, have the interested businesses and orgs share it around. Have those orgs and businesses write letters of support if they can. Build documentation about how many people want it to happen.
>>2059080this poster is correct the biggest issue your gonna run into here is that you better be ready to dedicated 10hrs a week of your time to this for free and continue to run it every single week as a volunteer or its not gonna happen. You simply are not gonna just "propose" and idea that requires weekly footwork and have other people just jump up and start organizing getting volunteers to move barricades organize possible vendors etc.
>>2059080>>2059080Then here's the great thing. Basically every municipality is going to have some kind of permit process for closing a street. There are a million reasons to do it. All they really need to do is figure out what if any impact there is to EMS, arrange to have it blocked and unblocked, and a detour maybe. Once your stakeholders have an idea of what this will entail start with the basics. Aim to close a block off for tables to vend and then a spot to for music. If you can get some bar on that block to be able to sell beer in plastic cups under their liquor license, outstanding. If the weather is good, even better.Most events like this it will work pretty organically. And if you can get the people to have a good time to sign that petition to say we'd like to have a good time again there's your audience. If the business in that closed block do gangbusters fantastic, let other businesses know they can get in on the action if they get the permit to expand a couple of blocks. If it's anything like the neighborhood stuff I've seen, you already have the first thing solved which is attendance. Once you have people showing up it makes it pretty obvious how much better the event is with the addition of street space. There's two phenomenon that you can pay attention to here. The first is that lots of people have no idea how to interact with their city, so any opposition is likely to be a couple of vocal idiots drowned out if you can get a dozen people emailing a councilman in support. The second is that any opposition to stuff like this is almost always in the theoretical. "Oh what if the traffic does this? Oh where will the people park?" Once it actually happens that stuff melts away.Short version; find some one to team up with on the city side and the event side. Figure out who approves things in the city, use the existing approvals process. Don't be surprised if it takes a long time. Document public support.
>>2058746Ya I know bro, exactly why I want to propose it.>>2058755Valid, not a hill to die on. >>2059080>>2059083>>2059100>Short version; find some one to team up with on the city side and the event side. Figure out who approves things in the city, use the existing approvals process. Don't be surprised if it takes a long time. Document public support.THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is very helpful advice.
>>2059108My main point isn't that its gonna take a long time its gonna be to a consistent 10 hours a week of your effort for the rest of your life if you want to run this. I just have a lot of experience being close to people who have run local events and festivals and seeing how hard people burn out after 5 or 10 years.
turkish C-130 crashes in azerbaijan
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It reminds me of the Atlas rocket explosion in Koyaanisqatsihttps://youtu.be/cJrtROuQFfk?t=137
>>2058609It looks like at least a few were ejected, maybe even a failed parachute deployment from one in middle of the shot a few seconds from the end, looks like a drogue deploys form one of the dots that were ejected. Might be just debris though. But fuck imagine if you had survived that alone.>>2058609Looks like one almost pulled a chute in time, imagine almost surviving then your chute failing on you, sheer adrenaline probably would have you passed out before impact hopefully.
>>2058993hitting the ground at terminal velocity is by no means a guarantee of a painless death. and most people in that plane hit the ground at quite a bit lower than terminal velocity. most likely there were at least a few people who survived for several hours after the crash
>>2058564Separation of onje or more prop blades from #2 engine. Slice through fuselage forward of wing.>The front fell offAerodynamic forces rip the aft fuselage off the center section. Center section is the strongest part of the airplane because the wing box is such a stiff structure.There was a similar crash of a USMC C-130T in 2017 or so. That aircraft was not all that old (built in 1993), but poor maintenance failed to inspect the corroded prop blades. The Turkish one, a C-130E, was built in 1968.Poor bastards didn't stand a chance.
>Who puts a cement wall at the end of a runway? >Why is everybody so facking stupid?
>>2058874> Who puts a cement wall at the end of a runway?Bug people (asians) and their average IQ of +100
>>2058874>Who puts a cement wall at the end of a runway?Someone who put value engineering above safety regulations.Don't worry, he an hero'd like a week later.
>>2058874>Who puts a cement wall at the end of a runway?Probably the people living behind
>>2058874I did?what u gonn do bout it bitch?
Get in there motherfuckers.Share your thoughts and experience.
>>2059032>every 2.5 minutesnigga what
>>2058998I believe another aspect to this is regulations. Canada essentially follows the US's FRA regulations and these simply aren't designed for the type of commuter rail operations you see in Europe or East Asia. This includes things like signalling systems, staffing requirements on trains, rolling stock specs, etc. Toronto is great example of how this can get in the way since our GO RER project has turned into a debacle due to both Metrolinx's incompetence but also our Class I regulations being to restrictive. Deutsche-Bahn was supposed to deliver the RER system but backed out partly because our regulations made it almost impossible for DB to implement its desired changes. Canada is to shit even for DB apparently.All of that is to say that from a regulatory perspective converting the old commuter line into a light-metro would be simpler then fighting with the feds to change regulations and/or be granted exemptions. The REM is for all intents a purposes severed from the main line railway and is thus not subject to its regulations but is instead now governed by the same provincial regulations that govern the Montreal Metro.
>>2059045Fair enough. But I still don't see how that would preempt higher speeds and/or express services as well as more comfortable interiors for the trains, which are probably my main caveat on the project.But all the explanations really have helped for this thing to make sense to me.
>>2059064well your probably not from canada then, as a canadian the number on rule in canada is you can't have that.
>>2058932hopefully people like it and we can try to build again the one in the east
I currently have a very basic one that came with the bike (pic rel). It's at proper height so I get zero pressure on the perineum, but if the terrain doesn't require me to get up every couple of mins, I quickly get sore sit bones. I wanna do some touring (min 50 km daily) so that won't do. So, I measured them bones and set about finding a new one.Thing is, I have zero experience with other saddles and have no clue what to look for. It seems like saddles under 50€ aren't worth looking at, but it also seems like I'll have to buy multiple either way until I find the right one. It baffles me that saddles go up to 300€ and there's never a way to try them out. Am I just supposed to waste money until I luck into one that fits? Is there at least a flowchart?
>>2058474i dont know what a differential is, but your sale tactics wont work on me ex-surly/fork manufacturing employee>>2057065does pic rel fit in with an ideal downward slant?
>>2045632Just do what some ebikes do, and use a "moto style" seat.
>>2058979You don't know what a differential is? I truly hope you've never driven a car for mine and everyone elses safety.
>>2059005anons arguement could be applied to any subject matter that anon doesn't know about.
>>2046018I used to read posts like this but I have the mental fortitude to read like 2 1/2 lines and skip Feels good.
Fixies can be mass produced and retail <$400 (RetroSpec is practically giving away their fixies at a loss, at $179 right now)Generic road frames at every size from 54cm 56cm 58cm 60cmNice lightweight 700c road wheels and decent 28mm road tiresFront and rear rim brakes, swappable hubOh but a generic MTB frame in Medium size that fits everyone from 5'2" to 6' decently, ohhhh noOOOOO we can't do that lets do $1,399 MSRPI just want a super simple bike, geared low for cruising, and able to fit 2.3" tires.
>>2058822Everything after the first ? is bullshitTruncate your links nigga
it is insane how much prices have gone up i paid under $500 for the 2009 version of this bike the current one is $1300
the market will bear the price because it's more important to price people like OP off the trails than it is to save a completely trivial amount of money on an entry-level steed. I can't actually remember the last time I saw a bike worth less than $6,000 at the trailhead tbqh (other than my own)
>>2058823If you want a <$400 mtb frame here you go, it's on sale. Why does it matter if such a frame is being mass produced or not? It will last you a lifetime.
>>2058870by the amount of money printed during thy vid that frame should cost almost 3 thousand.
How is this guy alive? First one or two videos I watched, I thought he was just going for (You)s but they just get worse and worse. The only way this makes sense is if he has terminal cancer and he wants to die riding a bike and not in a hospital bed.
>>204200430 mph is 50cc scooter speed, teenagers ride those all the time without a helmet, stop being so overdramatic. Yeah you fall you'll get a nasty rash maybe a sprained ankle, big deal.
>>2056143You can die just falling over in your clips, it's not common but it can happen
>>2036239Highly competent rider. Crazy, but competent, talented even.
>>2042004outside of a peloton or getting hit by a car, there's not much risk of life-threatening injury at those speeds. the only mechanical failure that can kill you on a short, slow descent like that is a chainsuck. keep your drivetrain moderately well adjusted and it's about as likely as getting hit by lightning.
>>2036239that is a very large cemetery
Old thread finally hit its bump limit >>1750878 2023 started out as a crazy year on the collectible market but things seem to have settled down a bit Have you made any new acquisitions ?What do you wish to buy year?Collectible bike thread!!
>>2057117>These bikes have no brakes on purpose for weight reduction.lol
>>2057130It's true, lol. The funniest aspect is that this is a Schwinn. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velodrome
>>2057142>>2057117track bikes have no brakes so that tires don't leave a bunch of extra tire residue on the track surface, which would ruin itsame reason you need to wear bowling shoes at a bowling alley
>>2057142>It's trueNope.
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