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.
>AIEEE WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO BE COMFY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PACK THEM IN TIGHTER AND INCREASE THE FARES OR NUMBER WILL GO DOWN!!!go get stabbed on an amtrak nigger op
>>2056163meds
>>2049551The rationale is its cheaper and more convenient than driving/flying + getting a hotel roome.g.>Option 1: take redeye train- trip takes 8 hours - arrive at destination refreshed and ready to head to your meeting>Option 2: Late flight takes you there in 2 hours but now youre sleeping at the airport hilton for the other 6 hours>Option 3: Leave early instead, have to get up at the ass crack of dawn for first AM flight to make the same itinerary, arrive at destination already depleted
>>2049551So you can sleep?
>>2057269This guy gets it.Short-haul flights up to around 2 or 2½ hours will still make you lose half a day at least. An overnight train up to 12-14 hours will make me lose almost no useful time. The train leaves at 8 pm right after dinner (or better still of you can have dinner on the train), arrives at 8 am and I have the whole day after a full night's rest.Whenever I have the option for such distance I'd take the train over flying, so long as the train isn't significantly more expensive. Unfortunately in Europe night trains can often be incredibly expensive which of course renders them pointless. I'm not paying three times the airfare or even more to take the train.
DC2 and a half editionPrevious >>2040735
>>2056756>Come to (my legacy) insteadAA is only taking military pilots and flows
No one has mentioned this, but OP pic is CI on a mail run for Chunghwa Post. Based Republic of China (Taiwan)
>>2056821I would never admit to working at the best of the big 3 (for white men), but regardless thats bullshit, plenty on non flow civilians are getting hired. The published numbers for 2025 so far, Jan 1 through Sept 3rd have, of the 64% of non flows hired, half are civilians. So update your app and get your bachelors.
>>2056629never be good at something you don't want to do
What are you /n/iggas' thoughts on fake steam locomotives (i.e. diesels or cab control units rebuilt to passably resemble steam locomotives)? Decent way to honor/raise awareness of the history of steam when building/restoring an actual steam locomotive is impractical or a retarded tourist gimmick?Examples:>Day Out With Thomas replica engines (pic related)>Calico & Odessa Railroad>CP (OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO) Huntington clones that Chance Rides mass produces for basically every second-rate amusement park out thereBonus question: Would these ever be remotely feasible for mainline use. Say I wanted to resurrect the 20th Century Limited as a luxury train for rich LARPers and managed to convert/custom build a bunch of streamlined rolling stock but didn't want to spend 30+ years and billions of dollars rebuilding an actual NYC Hudson to pull it. Would rebuilding a diesel to resemble a Hudson be feasible or would there be no hope of it passing an FRA inspection?
>>2056083To be fair, FRA and state emissions regulations can make building new locomotives a nightmare
YWNBASL
>>2055911Good enough for Thomas the Tank Engine kid stuff.Sure it'd be nice to have an actual tank engine as Thomas but the upkeep on that would be crazy.
>>2057055They gave a Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 0-6-0T a Thomas makeover and trailer it around to run at various tourist lines but I’m ok with that as there’s several other BEDT survivors.
>>2057055The do Thomas mock ups on both steam and diesel around these parts but mostly steam.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IncByFavkzA
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.
>>2057185Or they could just drive a coal roller into you with a bunch of pizzagate bumper stickers and get a presidential pardon and a $300k gofundme for the damage to your truck, seems easier to me?
>>2057194Deranged fredder
I have been thinking about how best this could be done. The big problem for automating bicycle gears of either derailer or the internal type is that you can't be applyling force to the pedels as you change gear, for either type. Derailers must turn a little and internal are better freewheeling but they are minus force on the pedals. Which means the rider must know he is to change gear which means it cannot be automatic.It occurs to me that the problem of continous automatic pedal drive could be handled as on modern car automatic gearboxes - with two clutches and two gearboxes and instantanious shifting between the two.I thought the easiest way might be to have two chains going to two derailers, both on clutches at the back. While one is engaged the other is disengaged but turning.When you shift, either by hand or computer, the derailer on the passive side would shift first, then once in gear that clutch would go in and the other out. The gear cogs would be spaced so as that would be one gear higher. Then to shuft up to the next the power drive would switch over by clutch again after engaging.On internal gears the same effect could be had by having two gearboxes side by side with matched gears. They could be identical using current designs or spaced apart uding a new design . Or a single gearbox could be redesigned to be two geaboxes internally with seperate clutches, and only one drive chain.I think it would work. Transmission would be continuous and able to be automatic.This does use some electricity but people could charge up before they go or operate a small dynamo to keep it changed. The good thing about this is it doesn't need masses of electronics. Just something that compares pedal speed with wheel speed. No app, just if there is lots of free wheeling shift up and if slowing while pedalling shift down. Maybe a lever to adjust targetted pedal rate.
>>2055941that shifter only uses energy when you shift, whereas your speed sensor is constantly probing 24/7 at a high HZ of course its gonna use more energy. Think about it for a second.
>>2057237>>2057050lmao didn't see
No sidewalks, no bike lanes, no other infrastructure, trees and rocky terrain elsewhere, rolling hills, sharp turns, cars coming out of nowhere.Is it possible to bike safely and ensure the safety of both the cyclist and driver, or does one need to find an alternative route? What if this is the closest path to a destination? I don't even think this is safe for drivers.
>>2056262There is nothing gayer than putting mirrors on a bicycle. If you're legit worried about it just buy a rear light with radar and/or a camera.
Best actual advice I could give (apart from not riding there) is a light up high, on the back of your helmet so you'll be visible to cars cresting hills sooner.
>>2056256I used to go jogging on a road similar to that no sidewalk only grass or dirt on the side and the cars will actually move closer to the middle of the road or make way for me 90% of the time, just be aware of your surroundings and leave enough space for cars to move past you thats it
>>2056613>calls everybody gay>puts mirrors on cars???
>>2056256What makes it safe is the six lane highway two miles off to the left that sucks away all the through traffic. I cycle on roads like that all the time but what makes it safe are the few cautious vehicles instead of constant thunder of trucks.
SS United States to be sunk, creating the world's largest artificial reef. RIP to one of the greats.
>>2055120back in August, the county said the ship would be sunk in late 2025.But, they also said the ship would need about a year of prep work after leaving Philly which would mean March 2026.At any rate no earlier than December so that hurricane season is over
>>2055214county posted an update of Facebook last week, which I can't read, so from a TV station:A date and location for the deployment of the SS United States as the World’s Largest Artificial Reef have not been finalized. She is still expected to be deployed in late 2025 about 20 NM south of Destin-Fort Walton Beach.All fuel has been removed from all 120 tanks aboard the ship. Extensive cleaning continues on those tanks to meet inspection standards.Top four decks have been fully remediated and are ready for inspection.All portholes and windows have been removed.70% of the wiring has been removed.Funnels, radar mast, propellers and other large topside items were removed in August.
Bumpo
>>2056186Okaloosa County commissioners have approved nearly $68,000 to document the towing and sinking with a live video stream.
>>2018494>It's 60 times more efficient per ton,Not if you have to eat and sleep. They are expensive bit you are light and cannot be stacked twenty deep in a steel container. Real world efficiency is what counts not theoretical maximums.People make similar errors with trains and buses failing to take account of the wasted space between each train or a bus on a dedicated bus lane.
another one down in Philly boys, reports say fatalities on the ground
It turns out that planes are much less safe than cars. The are only more safe per passenger mile - 190x safer according to thishttps://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics/deaths-by-transportation-mode/But seeing as planes typically carry about 190x as many people as a car they work out the same per vehicle mile.But planes do much more miles per trip than a car. At a guess, 00x as much typically. So for every trip on a plane you are roughly 300x more likely to die than when getting in a car.The per-passenger mile thing is irrelevent when you are all on the plane together. It is not like with average car journeys where only two or three people are killed and the rest delayed. Usually all the passengers are killed.
>>2057037>At a guess, 300x as much typically.I am guessing what the average plane trip length is compared to average car journey. Cars a few miles, planes a thousand?I wonder how it looks deaths per vehicle travelling hour.
>>2057022>>2057029I told you 3 months ago >>2049328 why you're a faggot, please stop gargling cum and rimming mens assholes for your opinions, you have no jet time
>>2057169Shouldn't you be spamming every board about how your wife left you and you're considering ending it all?
>>2057170shouldnt you be wiping the shit and cum off your lips?
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.
>>2057130>>2057150>>2057151
I'm in CDL school at the moment, and need advice on making tight right turns without hitting a curb.> inb4 I'm not an arab, hindu or mexican
>>2056183>>2056463here ya go
>>2056183>>2056463>>2057060this image is a lil better
>>2057062jug handle is better and comes naturally as you grow as a driver, hence the government doing their darnest to take it away from us
>>2057092>>2057062Horses for courses , you need boaf tools in your toolbox
whores for cores
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.
>>2036239Im not watching commercials
>>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.
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>>2055808>99% of the stuff you euros do with multicats is handled by 40+ year old tugs and small deck barges over here lolYup. And the dredge guys hate the multicats, because they like the barges more. It's what they're used to.
>>2035960How to protect them from Chinese sabotage?
Le bump. Sitting in the big chair listening to the radio while the mate takes a nap for his departure this morning.
>Get home last week, Excitedly waiting for the day we showed up in Houston. >Immediately want to go back to work
>>2057114Stay home for 3.5 months, get the call to rejoin the vessel. Day is ruined.Join the vessel, find out that the contract is almost finished Next port psc class and next charterer inspectionFuck this shit
Let's he real /n/, cycling will never become mainstream unless it adopts to the modern era and human bodies as they are, not how we'd like them to be. In this thread, let's discuss particular bike models that are supportive of modern people, and any good changes to bike infrastructure you've spotted that should be applied around the board. Also tips for personal touches we can do to make cycling with a bigger body that bit more comfortable.
>>2057101Nah it's because they break also you could look like this and ride most frames
>>2057107yes but thats just because the average slightly overweight male weighs 100kg
>>2057109a jacked dude also weighs over 100kgP(e)N(i)S make bib shorts with a 40 inch waist
>>2057113I always laugh when fat guys try to cope by saying muh bench muh bench, bench doesn't make your waistline grow
>>2057091This is a self-solving problem.>be fat>acquire bicycle>ride bicycle regularly>no longer fat
Confess your sins, /n/.
considering strapping a handlebar bag onto the integrated bar/stem of my full carbon road bike so I can carry a film camera and art supplies
>>2053857one of those fuckhuge bikepacking seat bags would probably be better. keeps the weight off the handling and looks better imo
Whenever a small animal darts in front of me I say "pregunta paisano, quieres morir" like I'm Benicio del Toro in Sicariohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsqpfnGE7eQ
>>1985790I come here a few times a year just to feel depressed about living in a rural shithole that doesn't have any public transportation at all. I don't have a driver's license and have been trying on and off for over 20 years now. I wish I lived somewhere more urbanized but at the same time I'm so scared of problematic people and situations from videos I see online which makes me fearful of public transportation. Which puts me in fear of livnig in an urbanized area despite desperately wanting to leave this rural shithole I've been trapped in my entire life.
I haven't ridden my bike in over an year. I take the metro everywhere for transport and I run for cardio so the bike just sits leaning on a wall.
What would your dream transportation job be? Any time period, any place. For me, it would be running steam locomotives on the ATSF from the late 1930s to the end of steam. A close second would be an airline captain in the 1950s and 60s to experience the beginning of the jet age.
working for BERy/MTA/MBTA sometime between 1935/1965, when most of the streetcar lines were still in place. I'm mad Boston gg no re'ed all of its old streetcar lines, unlike philly or toronto.
I don't dream of having a job
Bus driver in the 1950s would have been fun. No sycromesh so floating the gears once you got started with the clutch in first.I am sorely tempted to get bus learner licence just to be able to have a go on one.
>>2057030Who could not want to drive something with gearbox like this? The in-town models of what preceeded the Routemaster had a 4-speed gearbox taking them up to 30mph, the speed limit. But the out-of-town models had an overdrive fitted with a second neutral between 4th and 5th. This meant that if you misjudged it and came to a complete stop in 5th you could not then get back to 1st. You could only go to 4th then turn the engine off and try rocking it into a lower gear. Or letting it roll downhill slightly to move the straight-cut cogs then start up again and drive off in 1st.There are a number of bus preservation societies and if I volunteered I think I could wangle a go on one with a learner licence.
Tram driver for one of the lines on the edge of town, but unfortunately the pay and hours are currently pretty bad.
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?
>>2045632it's probably your posture, most of your weight should be on your feet not your ass. the retarded overly padded super wide seats just encourage improper posture and leg activation
>>2045632If you talk to any experienced bike fitter, they're going to tell you that like 99% of the issues that people have with saddles aren't even due to the saddle. It's what everyone likes to focus on because it's the largest point of contact with the bike, but it's almost always fixable with fitting everything else correctly. A saddle is one of the very few things that come stock on a bike that probably doesn't need any changing. The only real thing that you might need to change a saddle for is a pressure relief cut. If you went out and got your ass measured somewhere and bought a saddle, you probably have a saddle that is too wide. The overwhelming majority of people are fine with a 130-140mm saddle, on all bike types maybe save for an extremely upright townie or cruiser. Spend the $200-300 on a good bike fit, and that will probably make your problems go away. If you don't want to replace any parts, they can usually work with what you have to at least get it pretty good. But typically, with off the shelf bikes, you're going to need to go down 5-10mm in the cranks, down 10-20mm in the stem, and 2-4cm narrower on the bars.
>>2045669Literally one of the worst saddles available. And people still pay $175+ for them. They do look cool as fuck, and I do Iike leather and all, but I wouldn't even pay $25 for one. They're only still relevant because of the leftover sentiment from fixie hipster bike faggots glazing over them in the 00's and 10's.
>>2045632been there, done that.everything changed for me with an €10 *spring* saddle.lifelong biker since.
>>2055123You shouldn't be recommending anything biking related to anyone then. Saddles should be pretty much flat. 2 degrees up or down at the most. If you need to tilt your saddle down that far, it means the rest of your bike is set up like shit.
