That cozy, old school cabin photo of a Delta Air Lines L1011 TriStar from the 1980s is getting people talking for one simple reason: it looks roomy. Wider looking aisles, big overhead bins, and that warm lighting that makes the whole cabin feel like a different era of flying.Delta's own history of the L1011 explains why it felt that way. The airline called it "high, wide and handsome," noting a cabin about 8 feet high and 19 feet wide, plus wider aisles and large entry doors designed to make boarding and deplaning easier.Delta's first revenue L1011 flight was on Dec. 15, 1973 from Atlanta to Philadelphia, and the airline ultimately flew 70 of the type, the largest L1011 fleet in the industry.Delta retired the L1011 in 2001, after decades of domestic and international flying, including transatlantic and transpacific routes. And over time, the industry shifted hard toward efficiency and packing more people into each flight, especially after U.S. airline deregulation in 1978 changed how airlines competed. Looking at this cabin, you can see why so many travelers say, "Yeah... they really don't make it like that anymore."
>be a clown who picks some budget airline for being 25 $ cheaper >wonder why flying was different in the past
>>2062055>300 for NY to LAChrist thats cheaper than taking a bus
>>2062434Yeah, and it's actually a bit conservative. You can go from NYC to LA for significantly less if you don't care about the actual airport you go out of. There's a reason Greyhound is dying.
>>2062036absolute kino interior
>>2062036Reminder: commerical flying only exists as a halo project of futuristic, and can not exist without massive subsidy from goverments, never making financial sense in a freer market.>but trains are subsidizedLiterally Cinderella case.>whole hog on the greatest communist venture in human history: the interstate>hold it against the only viable form of travel overland
Post Your Bike ThreadWinter Warriors EditionPrevious Edition>>>2054430
>>2065095zoomers are so easy to scam, sometimes I wonder why I have morals.
>>2065071>rim brakes>alloy rimsI heckin LOVE extra maintenance and objectively worse performance by every metric. it's so RETRO bro
>after work mountain bike ride>all is well, kind of short, muddy, snow ect>random hiker comes to talk to me as I am loading up to leave>says he wants to try some beginner trails as he just bought a mountain bike>mention some nearby>he knows them and scoffs at the suggestion because he wants more hills to practice climbing and the one I said is kind of flat>its like 1200ft in 8 miles of rolling hills and rock gardens>hes a roadie>give him some names of others>he he has hiked or biked them already and says they have too many rocksNIGGER WHAT?>he continues to act like some elitist because hes road up a few hills and says its too easy>why buy a $3k mountain bike and want smooth hills?>why are roadies such insufferable jackasses?
>>2065110i unironically work at a defense contractor and i think it sapped the last bit of hope for a free market i had. when it's not high-value grift it's rent-seeking and Man will continue to be dominated by people who demand you pay them money just because. not to live, and not to have leisure. they will literally just step up with a hand out like "pay me nigga" and some niggas will just pay them
>>2065115i replaced my brake cables it took like 5 minutes and i have internal cables this is looks like a nightmare
Postan my old folder of /n/ images since I found it on a usb drive in a drawer. These are circa 2009 I think.
>2008 wowzers, I went on 4chan for the first time that year.
>>2059838Total shit like all early DH bikes.
>>2058883I saw you today, kek. Won't name the road but the initials are F H. Near C H Place.
>>2059822Does this sail work?!?
>>2059119He has Kleinfelters. Cheating
Although I set out some preferences for the last one I ended up settling for literally anything to do with Britain. Those preferences about foreign exports and rare diversions remain in place but otherwise post what you like as long as it fits the broader requirement
>>2063267Sweet, they ought to get her certified.
>>2064229It wouldn't be able to run in the UK. It's Cape Gauge, and it would cost a small fortune to build a railway for it or convert it to Standard Gauge. Plus it has a huge grate and is probably equivalent to 2x UK 4-6-0s or Pacifics in terms of coal burn.
missed opportunity?this is probably more fascinating than the pacifics Bulleid built, perhaps chain driver valve gear wasn't a bad idea
>>2064923>Chain driven valve gearHorrendous>CaprottiSexo
>>2064966>caprottiabsolute nothing burger of a valve gear, hardly used
Is there still a fixie subculture anywhere out there, or am I showing my age? Im still enamored with the whole “fixie punk” aesthetic. Considering jumping back on social media is there are still people doing this. But I realize its a niche subculture from the early 2000’s thats been made fun of since day 1.
>>2033562that woman won't be a good mother.
>>2040047I hope people like you get run over more frequently.Good day, sir.
>>2040047>much lower maintenance,AIEEEE MY CHAIN IS 0.1MM TOO LONG, THE ENTIRE BIKE DOESNT WORK NOW!!!!!!!
>>2034395Literally. it is obvious that there still is a fixie culture. I ride a road bike but I'm not a lycra faggot so I feel like I can't escape being surrounded by fixie riders.
>>2064562>Good day, sir
I was thinking of picking up one of those cheapo Aliexpress carbon forks, but my buddy probably rightfully talked me out of it due to safety concerns.Where should I buy an affordable carbon fork in 26" for rim brakes (in Yurop)?
>>2064883>motivated by an urge to make you feel slow and poorI'm motivated by not suddenly having my skull smashed after hearing loud crack coming from my frame/wheels.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gnj8X0r0HA
>>2064895it's funny how you unracers accuse normies of being brainwashed by GCN when you seem to be the only regular viewers of that channel
>>2064897what makes you think I'm unracer though? Get your head checked you have some "rent-free" bogey mans in your skull.
>>2064899sorry I've lost track of what you identify as. if you've transitioned and you've got a new name, I'm happy to call you by your name. this doesn't need to be a heated rivalry.
As an ali express and ebay special enthusiast just wanna pop in and give some insight. In my experience I've yet to have an aluminium ebay special or aliexpress part break on me. I've heard of people having issues with cheap chinese carbon constantly. If you're going to go cheap aluminium may be ok but understand the risk you're potentially taking. I've had no catastrophic failures and I ride my bike everyday.
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
>>2062325>Neil Straussjesus, he even looks like a PUA
no but I will openly and defiantly pick my nose. really get in there, you know, clear things out
>>2064862we really need to de-stigmatize nose picking. blowing doesn't get stuff out that's hardened big enough, or in the nostril chamber that's set back from the air flow. after it hardens, it *hurts* and you can't blow that shit out.
>>2064942yeah cold dry air means it's well hard in there, you can either wait until you're in warm air again and have a runny nose or you can take control over your own destiny
Every single weekday for many months now, I see the same girl. She lives at my home subway stop. Some mornings she gets on with me. She always gets on the same car that I'm on in the afternoon (I stand by the doors, she passes right past me then goes back into the car to stand or sits down) and she'll be standing next to me for a few seconds by the door as the train pulls into the station, then I see her again at the faregates to leave after I go down a staircase and she gets down the escalator. She is very pretty but I have never spoken to her or even so much as made eye contact with her either. She usually spends the entire ride with the same frowning neutral expression whether she's scrolling the phone or staring ahead, I don't think I've ever seen her talk or smile. I would guess that she's probably 6-8 years younger than I am. And I doubt that she is even aware of my existence, but not like it would matter if she is, because I'm about as big of a loser as a person can possibly be and I'm sure she has a boyfriend, has a successful job, and has a happy life, unlike my miserable existence, and there's no reason for someone like me to even think about talking to a girl like that. I'm not sure why I've gotten this obsession over this girl. Despite being in my 30s I've never really had a crush on anyone before and haven't been like this in the decade of riding the subway either.
Post your shitbikesssss
my $80cad secondhand 90s raleigh that i made into my janky freight/bike tour rig. most expensive piece is the woho triangle bag...
>>2064685Modern 10/11/12 speed group sets are also way too fragile
>>2064748wow, very cool.an entry level 90s Raleigh was my first bike shop bike. loved that thing. sold it to my buddy who went to college out of state. probably still getting traded around on the used market up in MA.
>>2056320what you doing by the tracks anon
Post your favorite or most used train station or bus stop.Once a year or so I like to start this thread, it usually ends up pretty interesting.
MBTA
i like it
>>2047870>rainy stormcloudsKino
>>2064948>californian views image of "weather" for the first time
>>2036072even the anarchist couldn't bring himself to spray paint over that nice art. Good stuff
A 17-year-old German teen has been living life as a modern nomad, leaving his parents’ house to live on trains and travel all over his country.While most 17-year-olds are only just beginning to consider the idea of leaving the nest, Lasse Stolley has already been on his own for over a year and a half. Convinced that his school studies were already behind him, he convinced his parents to allow him to leave their home in Fockbek, Schleswig-Holstein to embark on a unique train-hopping adventure. It took a lot of convincing, but they eventually agreed, and for the last year and a half, the German teen has essentially been living on trains, traveling all over his home country, working as a self-employed coder during the day, and sleeping on night trains at night.“I’ve been living on the train as a digital nomad for a year and a half now,” Lasse told Business Insider. “At night I sleep on the moving Intercity Express (ICE) train and during the day I sit in a seat, at a table and work as a programmer, surrounded by many other commuters and passengers. I travel from one end of the country to the other. I’m exploring the whole of Germany.”He gave into his wanderlust in 2022, selling most of his possessions and packing what was left in a 36-liter backpack that he has been carrying with him ever since. Minimalism and resisting the urge to acquire new stuff are an essential part of his lifestyle, as he needs to take everything with him wherever he goes. It’s not always easy, but he has found a way to make it work.https://www.odditycentral.com/news/german-teenager-left-parents-home-to-live-exclusively-on-trains-for-the-last-year-and-a-half.htmlhttps://www.businessinsider.de/leben/bahncard100-17-jaehriger-lebt-seit-jahr-2022-in-den-zuegen-der-bahn/
>>1992458You laugh, but this is peak efficiency: whenever he's feeling peckish he can just squeeze some milk out of one of his mantits instead of having to buy an overpriced snack on the train.
>>2051911>this thread has been living on a train for the past one and a half years
>>2058074the chai latte hipsters are less likely to murder you as part of some weird initiation rite
>>1986463I don't imagine he's on the same train all the time, he probably swaps trains and hangs around at stations too. I did something similar on a trip from germany to italy. Spend the day exploring the city, spend the night on the train.
>>2042250That's counting heat, utilities, food etc.
Elon Musk wishes he was 1/10th as GREAT as this English manlet.
>>2060208Standard should have been 1500 mm. That would be right 0.007” less than 4’ 11 1/16.” Everyone’s equipment would have been compatible with each other regardless of which measurement system they were using. No one needs anymore than that.
>>2060319Probably but it's a bit early to say that.
>>2060108>wishing was someone he doesnt know existed
>>2060208 i mean, sorta did, ireland and parts of australia did adopt 5'3"
>>2064926Australia adopted them all.
>>2063195
Time to gaan: isthisliv.com/stream
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>>2064784Knew I'd miss it. This board is too slow to pick up on something that only lasts a half hour before it's too late.
absolutely
I NEED electronic shifting!It's SOOOO much better and faster and smoother than cable shifters!Shimano please take my one thousand american dollars to make my shifting divine forever! *(*- until next iteration of Di2 releases)
>>2060870No. It intercepts the shifting cable and ads logic. I invented a clever mechanical trick too where it reverts to regular shifting upon power down without adding drag.
>>2056430Wow what a tough guy can I have your autograph?
>>2056430my morning commute will never recover from this
>have 8 speed friction shifting on my classic bike>pretty good>want to try 10 speed for more gear range>oshitniggawatudoin!?Surely 9 speed is the solution to this problem, right?
perfection already exists, if you need more you are dumb goonsoomer
>learning spanish>start drinking heavily>day labour at Lowes>get into 4mm, 5mm, 6mm hex specs>boss wants me to adjust his handlebar
>>2048456>>2054732How do you even know where to get good bolts
>>2045564All good stories begin with it
>>2054700You need thinner tape probs
>>2060755Yes, that makes it easier
>>2047004It's used as a scribe to carve a tag into the seat
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.
>>2059942have you decided yet?
>>1992029>>2043515When I was a kid my grandparents lived in Montana so I would take the Empire Builder from Seattle out there at least once a year. Board in the late morning, get a comfy meal in the restaurant, sleep in the bunk bed car, wake up in the early morning to my grandparents picking me up in their random tiny town, extremely comfy desu.Regarding the monorail, I had a job in highschool where I actually used it to commute from downtown to Seattle Center lol. I can’t imagine it gets used much for work.
>>1992023Amtrak is mid, but the local transport in my area going east to west is even worse. If I wanted to travel from Santa Rosa to Sacramento directly by public transit, my only choice would be Amtrak. The county bus line that used to go between Sonoma County and Napa County was canceled in 2018. So the only bus that goes from one to the other is the Amtrak bus. It's slow and costs more than the local bus did, but now it's the only bus on the road. If it didn't exist the only option for public transport would be to travel to San Francisco (bus or train and ferry), then to the East Bay (BART and bus) to board for the train to Sacramento. Marin, Sonoma, Napa, and Solano Counties all have over a million people in total but there is no public transportation system going east to west. It isn't Amtrak's fault the local transport systems have such a hard time bringing people to their train stations.
>>2062712That's the problem with just about all rail based mass transit, it goes in and out of a big hub but there's no "periferico line" so to speak
>>1992023Why is a round trip from NYC to Delaware 200$? Who knows, god is dead, Amtrak is all that remains. Death to this nigger company genuonely
