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?
>>2043715I fucking hate curved top tubes.
>>2072435It seems manufacturers dropped that design when the world collectively realized they looked exactly like a cat taking a shit
>>2067357because Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory
>>2069199>>2071950Actually, mass unemployment is a good thing
>>2050785that is the magazineit's internal, non detachable
Do you guys ever have conversations with other people on public transportation, or try picking up girls there?>yet another day riding the subway sharing a car with plenty of cute girls, normal looking guys, and never make conversation with anyone to try to make friends or get a date>it's been like this nearly daily for 10 years>even see the same people getting on and off at my same stop, they live near me, and still never speak to anyone
>>2066589hell yeah brother
>>2069436>bumpkin think
Nah honestly talking to people on the train isn't really even an option for me anymore. I've become so miserable and suicidal that every day on the train I just stand against the door staring at the floor or out the window frowning. If I'm on the platform with people I just stare at the ground or on a bench with my head in my hands. All the people on there staring at their phones at least look normal and somewhat approachable.
>>2070928He had a name badge, he couldn't have been that successfulA while back I ran into an old coworker that I hadn't seen in like 20 years. He looked like himself but with a few grey hairs. I was feeling pretty down on myself so I pretended to be happy to see him, we exchanged info but he called later and ignored him. Wonder what happened after that.
Well, I should have known better than to come here. I got depressed again.I can only cope with the fact that many men nowadays are lonely, so it's not like it's totally my fault.
Chinese Railway is hilariously bad, even with the HSR it cannot compete with India on efficiency and connections.
>>2074084Any metrics?
>>2075990The central station in Mumbai probably sees more trains in a day than the entirety of Beijing. Chinese Railway at this point is almost an overland airline. Suburban or local services are pretty much nonexistent. I think India carries about double the annual passenger than China.
Good morning, sir.
Let's have a thread about weird shit
>>2075801>because people who don't ride don't think it's possible and is a photoshop.I refuse to believe people are that dumb
>>2075805you see it posted on all the boards on this site and normies invariably respond saying how obviously fake it is. or they did anyway, when it was first going around.
>>2075902Examples?
>>2075585yeah the piaggio locks automatically at low speed though (at least its supposed to, its not a perfect system). I tried to get my aunt to buy one since she has trouble with cars these days. she can't actuate the brake and accelerator pedal, but her arms are okay.
some dude near me owns a piaggio and while it still looks gay in pictures and sounds gay in concept, it's actually pretty neat to see in person. and they still lean quite a bit. probably more than an equivalently sized gas scooterwould never, ever buy one though
>Single-handedly ends the entire concept of passenger supersonic travelPssh... nothin personnel... kid...
>>2075782It would have stopped flying anyway.
>>2075993yeah they usually stop flying when they get to the airport where they're going
Can they become applicable for the air equivalent of trailer car? Can they help people flight in slow but somewhat more comfy travels? Or is it a pipedream?
>>2071449brainlet
>>2071471>classic projection
>>2065173They bump into randomshit at awkward moments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fwj5ZsqAg8&t=2sI think of the early airships America had only one survived.
>>2073342>I think of the early airships America had only one survived. Yes, because USS Los Angeles was built by Zeppelin themselves. All the others (Shenandoah, Akron, Macon) were poorly-made copies, with various design flaws.
https://youtu.be/lwOojwCAXf4
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.
>>2071907Maybe not now but back in the day? Having a motor car was a way to literally poop-poop on your poorer neighbors
I know a guy who, along with his friends, got robbed on train via sleeping gas and that apparently thieves were coordinating with conductors. Had to go a pretty long way home with just light clothes on his back.Not sure how it is nowadays, but I would be too paranoid to sleep on train.
>>2075867Where was this? Sounds lile something maybe from eastern Europe.When you have a private cabin you can lock it from the inside so that not even the conductor can get in. I think the shared cabins as well, though you'd be at the mercy of some other passenger being in cahoots with the thieves.
>>2069203>They used to make Rolls Royces where you could take a dump through the floor of the carNo they didn't, that was basically a one-off for royalty because due to safety considerations stopping for toilet break could be difficult. It also didn't just plop onto the road but had a waste tank.
>>2075907>eastern EuropePoland, several years ago if not more.
Post your ride during sundown Post your favorite lights and light setupsDo not: Be a haterTalk shitPost daylight ride photos
>>2058814is it a dumb idea to ride my bike on the road at night in the middle of the country? I wanna start riding to work but when I get done it's like 10pm
>>2073782I do this. Keep a tight schedule so you see mostly the same people, and be visible with a good tail light. Consider using two for redundancy. Maybe avoid Fridays when the drunks are numerous.
>>2073614I found a plethora of knives on a bike path. I like to collect hobo stabbers :)
>>2073782yeah, country drivers are usually worse and more often drunk. however there is less traffic overall so it evens out. but still, get lights. and as tempting as it is to get gorillion watt lumenblasters, they dont actually make you harder to hit
>>2075927
Hear me out, we need one of these.
>>2075655there are female chikan too anonI was on the subway in Hong KongStanding behind a qt3.14Caught eye contact with her in the windowShe smiledI winkedWith her eyes and smile locked on meShe backed up a stepShe start rubbing her ass on my crotchSwaying side to side with the train motionAt her stop she turned, waved, and blew me a kissThen she giggled when I had to cover my erection with a shopping bag
>>2075640 #Gooning is a human right, everywhere.>>2075701 #Nigresses are quite forward. Did she ask first?
>>2075655Of course it's staged. She's looking at the camera and not at the person holding the camera.>thread is over 1 year olddead board is dead
>>2072595I don't think breasts and butt are aero. Then again, I heard some pro got DQ'd because he had water bottles on his chest or something and it made him more aero
>>2075727Which anime was this?
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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.
>>2072232>F
>>2072232>jockogood.jpg
>>2072608
Spirit is coming back, they're restructuring and launching a new airline called "Spook", to better reflect the clientele they cater to.
For me it has got to be the following:Steam loco: German class 18Electric-loco: German class 101Diesel-loco: German class 218Chunter: German class V100EMU: Desiro Hc (It's the one I drive myself and I am very happy!)DMU: German class 612 as it was the one that drove on the only line my hometown had.Before you ask why all of those are german classes: I am german and biasedImage copyright: Me
>>2075422Oh, and post pics of the SP steamer, fellow TrainOrders subscriber.
>>2075456That’s wild. It looks like TV antennas on a 1950s apartment building. The University of Michigan had a crazy setup on a steeplecab that hauled coal to their power plant. Double bow collectors (rare in the U.S.), some third rail, and then what’s described as a trolley pole in the side of the loco, all of this to get through tight spaces around the power plant. I searched for photos and couldn’t find any online but I’ve seen it in a book on Michigan traction.
>>2075454>Also isn't the JR E351 just the NS ICM Koploper in a different painting?I suppose I have a "type". I love trains with the cabin set above the rest of the carriage. See picrel of the Odakyu 50000 series.
>>2075741HAHAHAHA OMG I forgot they did that. I don't think there is a single german train that has that sadly.
I've always liked up patch ex sp gp 40s for some reason
What the fuck is wrong with these mongoloid slackers? They completely underschedule longhaul trains everywhere outside the NEC so almost no one can use them for shorter trips and then wonder why ridership is in the shitter. Each route should be minimum 3x a day per direction.
>>2026197That's including the commuter rail in providence.Maybe boston has something like that, but that's an urban area of over 4 million
>>1999706more accurate to say because the glowies wanted it.
Took The Vermonter the other day. Why is it so much cheaper than NEC? It's like the same price as a commuter train. Meanwhile a trip between NYP and Newark Airport on the NEC is like $86 on Amtrak
>>2074105As the train rolls across the land, imagine the land beneath you generating little $ signs that float up into the air like super mario or sonic the hedgehog. The more rapidly the dollar signs rise, the greater the fare. In the northeast corridor it's high dollars the whole way through but once you venture off the beaten path, not so much
>>2074105higher demand on the NEC, it's the same with airlinesfor ny-newark airport there's no much reason to not take njt instead
Why is /n/ in general so much more friendly and cordial than other boards?
>>2073839hope he sees this bro
>>2047065Imagine being a low IQ normgroid that doesn't enjoy bicycles, planes, trains, ships, cars and any form of transportation"pick one side only!!!!" cucks are brain damaged
>>2073849But that post doesn't say one side only, why are you trying to create conflict where none exists
>>2073844And once more.
>>2073923really hope he sees this. then you can be agreeable together.
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chill it was just a joke bro lol
>>2075796Just a bit distracted by AI-Satellites.You know, like AI data centers on the ground, but in orbit, because the combination of buzzwords outweights the cost to orbit, servicability, link insecurity, etc.
Anyone here into it? Or even just into collecting models of trains. This shit is so expensive only codgy old boomers partake.
>>2064738>This shit is so expensiveIts not that bad if you buy used. The most experiences is the Locomotives, but you only need one to get started. If you like modeling search for Athearn Blue Box Kits, they out of production but there are still a ton on unfinished kits out there. There good place to start with.Also its a hobby where you by a set once and you can have if for life. For example a $600 locomotive will last for life if you take care of it. Unlike a $3000 gaming PC.Just dont buy used track.>only codgy old boomers partakeFrom experience I think a lot of boomers are coming around to being more open in a lot of hobbies. Many boomers are starting to realize they need fresh blood or most of their collections are going to end up in the trash. That goes for any hobby. But it might be too late.>>2064796Rip Blue boxes. Pic related is a unfinished GE C44-9W I just inherited from my Grandpa. I think I'm going to paint it like it just came out of the locomotive assembly plant instead of weathering it.
>>2075175You can also stalk Broadway limited refurbished page
>>2075175Why isn't there a muffler stack sticking out the top in front of the radiators?
>>2075794For the same reason the windows, air tanks, horn and hand rails aren't on it. You do that
>>2075103This. It isn't called Horribly Oversized for nuthin'.
