The Melbourne Metro Tunnel just opened. What are some other ongoing transit projects that you are excited about?
>>2060282>Define "western builders".Not going to let you pilpul me
>>2060273Forgot to reply. >I think the cost overruns the MBTA had will haunt the CRRC's attempts to expand into the US. I think that Congress or at least the White House has pretty much banned China from being a rolling stock manufacturer in the US.>However I also don't discount the power of corruption and outright ineptitude of transit agencies either.While agency incompetence and soft corruption are definitely an issue in American transit agencies, I personally would place the majority of the blame with the state legislatures. Those fucking inbred dumbasses are allergic to spending a dollar this year to save ten dollars next year. Just look at the recent SEPTA crisis or all the shenanigans around the NYC MTA. I do have hope for the new Illinois NITA that starts operation in June.
>>2060189Fuck you guys
>>2060269I hate people on this site that think r*ddit is a good source of information and that there's nothing wrong with using it
>>2060055the build quality isn't really good at all, lots of panal gaps than a good'ol xtrap1Despite branded as modern, CRRC still decided to cheap out the in train speaker and display as crap as possible(stage 3 refurbished comeng has a WAY better PIDS speaker and UI though it sometimes being glitchy)while having a worse ride quality than a 20YO Siemens train and motor carriage comengMaybe the good thing is the seat layout is more capable as a modern commuter train than a subpar suburban train, with a lot of standing space by ditching lot of crossbench layout?
hey /n/ this is my cat rupert i was thinking about taking him on the bus to see the sights of the city but i couldnt find any rules on it, do you know if can cats go on busesi have a cat carrier but would he be allowed out to see out the window?
>>2056672i remember seeing rupert shopped in with a bunch of tits on either /s/, /aco/, or /d/
>>2057427There's a Rupert the cat thread in /k/.>>>/k/64450053
>>2058633Wait a minute, I thought it was Ru/p/ert the photo cat >>>/p/4476309
>>2056672Rupert you cute little motherfucker!
>>2057259>cats actually enjoy their fulfilled lives where I liveHoly shit, they are airline pilots?!?
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.
>>2060182what if i hit you with a Kel-Tek abomanacion
>>2058434>passover shitholeIt's a flyover shithole, Mr. 145 iq, jesus fuck how about I pour a Mazel Tov cocktail down the front of your pants
>>2060719awww the poor little doe-eyed bengalaru ESL doesn't know how to have a little fun with words without getting rhythmically spanked by the 10 lakh crore per hour engrish tutor hired by her father
>>2060749Yom Kippur!?! She's in your lap, how about you Yom Kippur!
>>2060758kippur? I hardly knew her!
Ocean liner fans rejoice! The Queen Mary reopened for hotel guests in May and in June, I had the privilege of spending two nights on board. I'll be uploading my album of the ship over the next few days and discussing the history of the ship that I learned while onboard.
>>2039697Only one propeller is left (the others were removed when the ship was decommissioned) and it's basically permanently stuck in place.
>>1938375just found this thread OP, i didnt look through it yet but i can see its qualitygonna look at it tomorrow because it sso late already, thanks, ive been really interested in the QM
>>2054639It was used to lob 1900 pound shells at a renowned wine producing region of lebanon in the 1980s
>>1938375Ok GAYwhat's it like to be GAYDo you like taking dick up the ass GAY
>>1956400fuck you, sicophant. you aren't that politician, you aren't winning.
>>2060425Because it's a huge advantage for mtb if you know what you're doing. However I agree with you, he really should be putting inner tubes in.
>>2045074Is that a bike designed for a midget?
>>2041376They're always seething autists. I usually don't take my bike in, and just walk in and buy a new chain without letting them see the horrific condition of my bike. Sometimes I'll ask a question if there's something I don't know how to fix, and just ask them to describe the fix to me.
>>2054851What chain checker do you have? Is it park tool or chink tool?
>>2060709>park shill
>learning spanish>start drinking heavily>day labour at Lowes>get into 4mm, 5mm, 6mm hex specs>boss wants me to adjust his handlebar
>>2045557Why can't my bar wrap jobs ever come out looking this good
>>2048456the sugino ones are really good. the campy ones are cancer
>>2048456>>2054732How do you even know where to get good bolts
>>2045564All good stories begin with it
>>2054700You need thinner tape probs
SDJS-034 edition Resources:https://www.sheldonbrown.com/https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-helpNeutral Support News on YoutubeWatch Yumika (1997) - Nagaremono Zukan (1998) - Shiro (1999)previous thread >>2057027
>>2059733Big tire good. Fenders bad. Simple as.
>>2060736Wha why not both?
>>2060715you don't use thick grease or oil on your drivetrain because it'll pick up every bit of grit and grime from the road and stick, then you're running all that shit through your drivetrain causing faster wear. you can get regular 3 in 1 oil anywhere for cheap
>>2060700claris works fine for me, as for fenders you have types that wrap around the fork like sks raceblades. >>2060736>Fenders badnotice how you didn't take that pic in the rain
new thread>>2060795>>2060795
just thought y'all might like it
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>>2058137Thanks doc
>>2058137Thanks for the daily dose.
>>2058136can planes fly backwards?
>>2059312yes but only when upside down
(continued from >>2035254 )Let's discuss bike tires here.>pic related currently using>27.5 x 1.60 (650b x 40)>1000 miles in>pulled a few glass shards out>extracted a broken glass bottle shard that was wedged 6mm in the tread at an angle>no punctured tube>no flat>rolls great>doesn't weigh as much as a Marathon Plus or Mondial>installing them wasn't too bad eitherWhat's your daily driver? Do you run tubed or tubeless? General thoughts, experiences of tires you've ran with?
>>2060566I'm asking more specifically about Rene Herse or Challenge tyres between 32 and 36mm.
>>2060551cst is budget maxxis
>>2060575yes
>>2060513holy shit
>>2060513people really need to start asking not if they can but if they should
If BOAT stands for "Bust Out Another Thousand," what does PLANE stand for?
>>2057695PLANE stands for:PfixLitAgainNtonEy
If you can afford the asking price:Probably Lacks A New Engine
>>2057748PotsLfArouble,NsuallyEerious
Blow itOut yourAssTony
>>2055838Personal Lucre Annihilator (Noisy Engine)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKVyT4nkofghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4FsDtgIKgM
>>2060013And bikes are /toy/s
>>2060009What failsafe features do these things have? Parachutes would probably only be good at altitudes above 100m no?And you cant glide down like a helicopter in case of an engine failure.Are they literally deathtraps if something happens at 10-50m?
why are zoomers and techbros so OBSESSED with the quadrotor form factor? what was wrong with one big rotor and a cyclic/collective control? >>2060052>Are they literally deathtraps if something happens at 10-50m?yeah but so are helicopters
>>2060009Those are pretty cool but I still would rather have sex with a woman with a human vagina
>>2060067>why are zoomers and techbros so OBSESSED with the quadrotor form factor? what was wrong with one big rotor and a cyclic/collective control?Quadcopters are more responsive and easier to control because they allow you to remove unnecessary control surfaces and replace larger single rotors with 4 smaller rotors that don't carry as much momentum. The only reason they haven't been feasible until recently is because they generally need flight computers to maintain stability >yeah but so are helicoptersHelicopters can autorotate on engine out though so they can still potentially land safely, I don't think quadcopters can do this though because the rotors are too small
Folding bikes seamlessly tie in with all transportation modes as they are specifically designed to be compact, stowable and therefore easily TRANSPORTABLE. Easily carried onto trains, planes, buses, trams and other automobiles.There've been many attempts to create the perfect folder, some designs have come very close and have remained in production for decades. The world of folders spans incredible genius tier feats of engineering to terrible examples of dangerously ill conceived death trap folly.Post yours here, or post examples that may be of interest for their engineering genius, aesthetic charm or worthiness of ridicule.
>>2053973I rode a six speed for years in very hilly terrain. You just need to know the quirks they shift great.
>>2059544the folding bike cannot carry as much weight as fixed frame bikes (is much weaker) therefore it is important to stay under the bike's rated weight limit (rider plus bags) for folding bikes. Fixed frame bikes, no need to pay attention to this.
I'm trying to buy a "20 inch single or double wall solid axel screw on wheel rim brake" for the back wheel of my folding bike. It's a piece of shit bike so I don't want anything super expensive, looking to spend about £40 or less - UK.I wouldn't even recognise one if I saw them though, and I barely understand from looking at pictures. Is there one on Amazon I could get or something? Double walled would be preferable as I hear that's better, but not if the price difference is big.
>>2053977hate to shit on your piss parade but plenty of white collar geezers commute by brompy where I work
me and my bro took the same length 20km road and both of us ended up needing at least 1.5x the time google maps estimated it would take. (my) 20" folding bike is slow bs
Anyone good with old bikes? I intend to buy this one (auction website) for 20 bucks. First i wonder what the brand on it is because i have no clue. Second, it has been stored for probably decades inside. The gearing feels fine, no rust there and i can feel some oil gunge there.
>>2060346Even just finding matching tires and tubes can be challenging on these old things.If you have the space to have it sit around while you try to come up with enough motivation to fix it up, for that little money, go for it.
>>2060343It'll be so much work and money to restore that thing that you may as well just get a dipshit fixie cruiser off a rack in a store. If you get that for 20$, you'll already be spending more money than it's worth on a couple cans of paint, a couple tires/tubes, and maybe a new seat and still have an absolute abomonation of a ride.
>>2060346 No , because the frame doesn't even have brake fixing spots somewhere or other essential components.
>>2060591>the frame doesn't even have brake fixing spots somewhereIt's a coaster brake.
>>2060591lol
Mark my words, horses will make a comeback as the superior transport method.
>>2057195Is that the baja?
>>2056982I'm a taxi driver and once had some horse riding people as passangers, i took them to a race where they would participate in, i could smell the horseshit on them, the clothes and hair soaked in the smell.
>>2058135that was not poop smell it was horse smell. I am amazed at how far removed from nature people from cities are, especially the lower classes who do not have extra income for travel. They seem to have very limited life experience
>>2060645God damn dude, move somewhere with some fucking grass if you're going to keep horses
>2025>I am forgotten...
>>2059226His stuff is still ok, especially with The Tim Traveler. I bet Vicki has gotten fat, though. She was cute 10 years ago, but from the glimpses we get on Instagram I think she's hit the wall. He's probably better off.
>>2059396>not spending their anniversary on the crossrail openinghow did he miss that option?
She looks like a female Stephen Marchant.
>Ditching Vicki>Choosing picrel insteadwhat a fumble
>>2060474Bros before hoes.
