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>Named "Spirit">*dies*Who the fuck is writing this shit?
>>2072232The American goy doesn't deserve low cost airlines. You will pay up and you will like it. Meanwhile Eurochads can still fly anywhere on the continent for €29.99
I hated Spirit but flew a couple of times into LaGuardia, where they use the old Marine Air Terminal, a 1939 Art Deco Time Machine. Not too many gates, a short walk to luggage and ground transportation, and lots of retro futuristic murals and chrome. I hope some other airline jumps on that.
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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.
>>2072185Don't threaten me with a good time
>>2072186Thank you>>2072187I love it when people say this
>>2072187
he got ratioed by an actual pro that posted on some vid of him descending in switzerland or someshit going into oncoming traffic about how he isn't as cool as he thinks he is lol
>>2072646Can you link the vid? He has sponsors and I imagine the pro has sponsors so if a pro is creating internet drama over his descents it must have been a pretty big deal
Why did hydrofoils never take off?
>e-scooters of the sea
>>2044167America fielded them in the Navy. As far as I'm aware the Russians did not. Ultimately the cost to operate it did not justify it's advantages. If the soviets had started fielding them we probably would have kept ours.
>>2072101>America fielded them in the NavyPegasus-class was cool and never should have been scrapped.
>>2072101Cost to operate is usually cope. Slight design modifications can deal with most of those easily.
>>2044074Square cubed law prohibits scaling to multi kilotonne sizes. Bad weather (any sea) would require a tens of kilotonne scale, and likely need an unfathomably strong hull to resist constant wave action hitting the hull at speed.Worse, cavitation of the hydrofoil onsets around 50knots, destroying L/D; not much faster than a highspeed displacement hull.It’s disappointing.
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.
let's be real, 90% of riders actually shift maybe once a month
>>2066779Weird thing to admit but ok
>>2068148just stand on your pedals bro. this isn't a race, it's start-stop traffic
>>2059102In 500 years there will be a taboo against thinking computers and having an unregistered Di2 part will be the technology equivalent of a smallpox vial
>>2054389Oops everyone forgot to give this guy a (You)
I have been on this site for 10 years and I only noticed this board today. Since I'm already here, I'd like to ask a question:Why are train autists so much more hated than other autist brands?
>>2060456>everyone pay for my roads to nowhere and war for oil>others are communists.....
>>2060465why is it so clean
>>2069952Because it was literally brand new inside of the factory.
>>2069954but the type of train it is looks like they don't make it anymore
>>2072462It's a GEVO. They're still widely built all around the world.
The EMUs are out of service. Post your pics here of Queensland Rail service- double imaginary bullshit points for rural/discontinued services
>>2058560That's just a Sydney thing.Which isn't in Queensland.>>2060233Because rail was laid before federation.They actually did consider making it all the same gauge. But some Scottish wanker in NSW wanted to use the Scottish gauge over the agreed upon Irish gauge.So Victoria and SA had Irish gauge.Other states were just being cheap or something and so they did narrow gauge.
>>2049223?
>>2060233what border, australia's borders are called beaches
>>2066588nah they have a maritime border with timor-leste
>>2055247Conductor we have a problem
Post some Low Cost Carrier (LCC) experiences. Personally, I've never had any positive ones and avoid them whenever possible
>>2069071Flew Frontier from Atlanta to Portland, with a layover in Denver. The flight was completely unremarkable. A week later I flew from Seattle to Atlanta, through Denver and once again it was unremarkable.
>>2069336i want to go to japan really really badly. its gonna be so awesome. i wanna go this august once i get my paycheck and summer job ends. please guys reccomend stuff for me to see there, im thiking of going to sapporo or something cuz its so hot in august
>>2072310its okay i flew frontierim still upset, my family is in orlando and spirit could get me there for $100 round trip through most of the year other than major holidays. frontier was $90 lga to mco and delta was $100 mco to lga when i flew this weekend
Flew on a Song airplane on a Delta flight after the latter reabsorbed the former but hadn't rebranded the aircraft yet.
Ryanair is the peak airline, O'Leary should have a monument in Brussels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWQ3iLVr-0E>That cylinder is a mass dampener also known as a J dampener in physics.The purpose is to neutralize high frequency low amplitude oscillations.Mass dampeners are currently used in Moto GP and were banned in F1 in the mid 2000s.The mass dampener can also be placed on the fork,above the bottom bracket and as shown on the rear swing arm/triangle on a full suspension bike.have these been used on road bikes yet? i have a stiff track bike fixie, anything that could improve performance or comfort would interest me. i haven't paid attention to bike stuff lately so idk if it has been mentioned on GCN/GMBN yet. GCN has done a lot of videos on tire pressure so i could see them experimenting with tuned mass dampers.
>>2019204A good saddle and bigger tires is all you need, get a b17 and 32s or 35s. But you deserve to suffer if you are riding a track bike on the streets.
>>2060905>yes, you literally posted a picture of such.that is not a road bike.
>>2045216That doesn't look very comfortable
>>2045216that rear fork looks actively unsafe
>>2033307Technology is only ok if it's cars
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?
>>2068057>most drivers are finei have encountered very few cars on the road that don't immediately pull a dangerous, illegal, and generally boneheaded maneuver. most average car commuters are fucking terrible at actually driving and should never have gotten their licensemost places are making it harder* to get a license now because there are so many dogshit drivers on the road (and they are collectively aging and going blind/deaf/stupid as their bodies turn to mush) that the only means left to reduce accidents is to reduce the number of cars on the road at all. *unless you're indian, in which case here's your free Class 1 with Airbrakes>>2028137there's a reason people say "if you want to get away with murder, use a car"cagies that kill pedestrians only even face court like 5% of the time, and something like half of them who have been identified (so excluding hit n runs where prosecution is impossible because you don't even know whodunnit) don't even receive a fine
>>2068079I don't dispute your post but I would be interested in your sources so I can use them. I know the CDC lists cars as the number one killer in the US that isn't disease (neck and neck with firearms, anyway, and that's only because new safety features in cars made crashes slightly more survivable, allowing guns to finally edge them out), but that's all I got
>>2028005it's called a wet dream.
>>2068082There was a radio show on NPR that did a piece on this if that's not too woke/anti-white
>>2069948NPR doesn't exist anymore grandpa
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?
>>2071954At this point in their war, Hitler was touring the Eiffel tower, Napoleon had already visited Frederick II's tomb and departed long ago, and the Japanese were a week away from taking Singapore on bicycles.Will Trump ever get to tour Iran peacefully in his lifetime?
>>2043741Hey wait shut up about your dumb political arguments that don't matter, this guy is wrong on the internet.
>>2036140$1500?! Holy Kek, am I ever glad I'm not American.
>>2072418Pretty sure op is talking about a bike that satisfies modern-day expectations of someone who enjoys riding, not just some shitbox boat anchor that satisfies a dutch person's idea of something to steal on the way home from the red light district before attempting and failing to throw in a canal because it's too heavy to throw
>>2043715I fucking hate curved top tubes.
The fundamental problem of any form of public transportation is the other people you're unfortunate enough to be forced to spend time with. Prove me wrong.Pic related
>>2066408>they're carrying a load...let's be real here, you can't carry lots of stuff on the bus. maybe like two of the standard 20L "reusable" shopping bags plus a backpack, MAX. the same shit fits in panniers on a bike
>>2067973I agree, depending on what time you ride. If you only ride during heavy work comute hours, it's usually fine. But still, in general these types of situations are why people dislike public transit.
There are niggers sitting in the stairwell of the light rail who didnt pay, daring legit users to ask them to move.
>>2066317This is true for any public space, not just public transport. It can happen in a store, gas station, airport, parking lot, public restroom, post office, park, you name it. It's just part of life, eventually everyone has to deal with some other person they consider to be a nuisance or are not comfortable with. Unless they decide to leave civilization and fend for themselves in the middle of nowhere.
>>2066317Pic related? They end up becoming the best of friends.
Post your ride during sundown Post your favorite lights and light setupsDo not: Be a haterTalk shitPost daylight ride photos
>>2067400but it's a night ride thread, not winter one.
>>2067409Science fact of the day: the nights are longer in winter
>cycling through frozen hell in dead of winter>can't wait for spring>spring arrives>immediately miss the struggle>have it too easy during summer and fall, get soft and lazy>dreading the arrival of winter>winter arrives>this is my shit>cycling through frozen hell in dead of winter>can't wait for spring
Hey /n/, what strategies do you use to mitigate ass pain and skin health? I only experience deep muscular soreness on very long rides, but as I get older my skin is getting irritated more often. Painful red bumps crop up and ruin the ride. I hit them with neosporin and cover with a bandage, which works, but I want to prevent them in the first place. I always ride with a clean ass and clean undies, but now those padded cycling shorts are suddenly making more sense. I might even pick up some chamois cream even though the idea always seemed gross to me.Anyway, how bout you? Is your ass chapped like mine? Tips from ass masters would be appreciated.
>tfw you’ll never have a bike riding gf whose bike seat you can sniff after you two go on a hot sweaty bike ride together, then fetch her sweaty bike shorts out of the laundry to wrap on your face to jerk off with while she showers
>>2065227Trust me, you don't want that
Sometimes it is possible for a saddle to be too hard, though
Rezpondez silvous plait >>2071852
>>2072392
(Reposting something I found online:)Things that happened faster than California's high-speed rail project (390 miles/32 years):China's entire high speed rail system (30,000 miles) took 15 years from breaking ground to passengers riding trainsThe entire city of Dubai went from barren desert to gleaming metropolis in 30 yearsiPhone 1 through iPhone 17 (18 years)The Internet (32 years)For what Newsom is spending on this ridiculous train to nowhere, he could:Pay for 200 L.A.-to-San Francisco limousine rides for every person in California.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2072195>literallyThat was true not that long ago but there's actual viaducts and shit now. Just no track laid on them.
California's HSR hasn't actually been under development for 32 years but I'm sure everyone here knows that right? I'm sure OP is going to respond with what he thinks is some gotcha where some politician made some statements back in the mid 1990s because we all love arguing in good faith here on 4chan.org/n/ don't we folks?
What's really crazy is if they spend couple hundred billion to finish it, the system will still only be used by a very small percentage of Californians. For most in the state, it won't be something they ever use. And most who do use it, will only use it once in a while. A very small number of people will use it frequently and be glad the state spent hundreds of billion for their particular personal want.
>>2072351you are right. that guy is a dumb flame-stroker. the guy just wnats to flame or he is a retarded person who doesn't understand america. this is america. california is the best state because it is richest, and being the most prosperous means theres a big government apparatus. it takes time for things to happen here. we are also an individualistic nation far more so than many others. a chinese-style fast build cannot happen here.
>>2072353California has a lower number of state employees per capita than the national average. But it's kind of true about individualism. There's many ways to litigate available for those with the means.
>Less than a week left until shutdown>Only a decade run>Only one line completed out of several proposed>Underperformed despite a Union Station connection and being in one of America's best transit citiesSo, what went wrong here?
>>2072066Did you even read my earlier post
When I lived in Atlanta, my condo was right next to the downtown streetcar and I never used it. Even when it was free, it was of no use to me as I could walk almost anywhere on the route much faster. I used the heavy rail system to get around the city but for getting around downtown, the streetcar was pretty useless.
>>2072167The Portland streetcar was a huge success (for a streetcar) which made every clueless city think if they dumped a streetcar into their downtown, it would magically become Portland (of twenty years ago).
>>2068940>So, what went wrong here?Trolleys cause too many moral dilemmas.
>>2072330That's why streetcars usually have multiple cars. It can split and kill everyone on both tracks, completely solving the moral dilemma.
