I got caught in the rain today. The bike and ass are covered in god knows what. I bought the fenders right after I got home. What’s your excuse for not having fenders now that’s it’s fall especially?
>>2021769How do you even know it's clogged up if nothing bad ever happens? Wouldn't that make you much slower or even stop you entirely?
>>2021882The clogging up with snow issue is pretty evident. You can hear it and feel it. You can also see it at times.
>>2021670it's less about gap to get stuff through and more about not rubbing on the tire. if you shake the bike and the fender doesn't touch, it's good. the closer to the tire you get, the more self-cleaning you get.
I have the SKS Bluemels Style.Yes, I ripped my hair out during installation, but I never have to deal with dirt on the frame or any kind of splashes ever again.
>>2022528I just ordered myself a set of SKS B69 Bluemels yesterday because my current Zefal half fenders have inadequate coverage in heavy rain. The Zefals are like 1/3 the cost and are easy to install but the rear just doesn't protect enough. Full fender options for wide tires are limited.
It disgusts me how today's so-called "cycling activists" are doing the work of the automotive lobby while thinking that they're the good guys.Imagine if a bunch of politicians started pushing for a special residential area for a certain group, after having them habitually assaulted with weapons for many years. "We're terribly sorry about all the bloodshed but can't guarantee your safety, if you want to be safe, you have to go in this special place we designated for you".That is what bike lanes are. We've tried "separate but equal". It doesn't work, because tyranny of the majority means a highly flexible definition of "equal".People who have been riding bikes for many decades know what the game is. But zoomers and corona cyclists believe they know best. Instead of demanding justice, they demand segregation. Which is exactly what the automotive supremacists want.
>>2022373not that i am advocating for being an asshole either, but i would say that 90% of people drive like assholes. Most people don't leave a safe following distance and drive too fast. So they are actually not upholding their end of the social (and legal) contract. This does not mean that cyclists are entitled to act badly, but it makes it ridiculous to focus on the ones who do so, as they are wholly insignificant compared to bad drivers (most) and good cyclists (most)
You people need to understand speed and convenience are the most important factors. Maybe some city in Europe is ideal for sharing the road. In America time is money and if I can't go 5-10 over someone needs to die until ass is being hauled.I like riding to work. If I'm in a hurry I'll drive. Know your place. Don't ride abreast, or enjoy dying abreast. Fuck the climate and your social ideals.
>>2022497Wow such speed!
>>2022498Manhattan is an exceptional case. This is really simple. Bike lane or sidewalk pn roads over 25mph, no riding abreast.
>>2022512Shut up suburbanite
>here’s your fully automated flight experience bro
>>2017113Compare the readings to the third sensor and sound an alarm to bring the pilots' attention to the discrepancies.
>>2016953If it's Boeing I ain't goeing
>>2016953> only relied on one kind of data source to determine the pitch angle> didn't have a limited range of values for automated manuevers involving pitch, so it could shove people into the airplane's ceiling and not give a fuck about it> ignored the manual override laterPAJEETED.com
>>2020323>PAJEETEDMore like FROGGED. It's the pinnacle of 80s gaul software engineering
Time to buy Embraer stock
Where are all the kits? >fixes the inherent instability>reblances inherent load distribution>instantly makes biking more accessible to disabled people>maintains ride height unlike recumbents>saves shipping costs off-standard trikes that balloon costs>keeping 60% of the bike standard and deconvertibleI have 4 pairs of identical junk bikes but no welding equipment, so ideally bolt on everything, and possibly maintaining original front fork that saddles into reversible bike trailer. Other rules are all same wheel size. Someone explain to me the instinct to go small or slightly smaller wheels. Just to carry different inner tubes? Sell more overpriced specialized equipment?
>>2019623absolutely, steel is king, aluminum needs to be heat treated in an huge ass oven just to get it the proper rating suitable for riding.even if you weld something little on one side of the bike the whole bike's aluminum rating is ruined due to its heat spreading properties.This summer i met a northern euro fella that was bikepacking his way around europe and the middle east on a cheap used belt driven city bike.The seat and chain strays on the side of the drivetrain where both somewhat bent and made the wheel go out of alignment after a car crashed into it i think. anyway with a little rubber mullet and a heat-gun/torch and plastic jaw'd pliers we managed to massage those stray pipes back to alignment and that was only possible because it was steel, if that was aluminum or god forbid CF it would be a total loss.Though I do still see the appeal of light materials for sport stuff and for rich people that like wasting money like that, many top brands will sell additional CF lifetime frame warranties that let you replace it upon breaking, many aluminum frames are warrantied for decades or a lifetime.
>>2015195Those tadpoles are really fun if you put a good electric motor on them. Tons of fun to shoot right under garage gates. Otherwise they're pretty much for the infirm or cross country touring.
>>2014505>picWhy would someone do this? I just disregard it as being some kind of meme machine. Seems incredibly inefficient to ride too.>>2014947So many things wrong with the OP pic but yes the chain slack might be the worst thing about it.
>>2020295These people fighting for 7 pounds of a 200 pound combined vehicle and rider are hilarious.>warranties That's great, if try picked up all the costs of walking home with 50 pounds of stuff when their cheap shit breaks.>>2020306To fix everything wrong with "bladed" cycling....did you not read? How can two mtb tires at 50 psi, or even two road tires at 120psi....and then one more tire, not be worth the trade offs? No kick stand for one.....
I found a machine shop that is well rated. I'll bring back a price.
Disasters never have one root cause and neither did the destruction of cycling. But I know some important milestones in the decline and fall:1. COVID 19. Enough said.2. Full suspension mountain bikes. Enough said.3. Reddit. Enough said.4. Twitter. Enough said.5. British "people". Enough said.6. The d-tch. Enough said.7. The state of Utah. Enough said.8. Zwift, Peloton, "Spin Class", and other cancer. Enough said.What were some other key moments?
>>2018632>Disc killed cycling. Every oldfag with a working brain stopped buying new shit and stopped participating in the discussions.This. But the zoomers here will never get it
>I have an irrational fear that my QR wheels will fall off through the dropouts when I jump curbs and make sicknasty maneuvers. Neurotic zoomers feel safe following marketing hype
>>2020276Sick bike if that's yours
>>2022472I'm gen x and I'm with that person. lawyer lips weren't invented as a joke. now go ahead and scream about boomers, because age-related strawmanning is the best you'll be able to do
>>1965620Le 'if you don't like something you must be SCARED of it' trope.Straight out of the reddit playbook.
$1,000 for this hunk of shit.Remember when cycling was exciting? There were new design innovations every year. Now it's all static. Just the same shit over and over at lower levels of value. Surly is an embarrassment these days
>>2022193Butted Tange 2 bike was my favorite ride feel of all time
>>2022238you probably just liked the geometry
>>2022240I had a Reynolds 531 in the same size that rode like shit. I dunno. Both bikes were early 80s road geom
>>2022236this mf lives in 2025
Doesn't look bad, but needs higher bars
yeah dude let's shred, send it bro
>>2021830those lines are giving me anxiety
>kickstands>vertical surfaces for leaningim straight up not leaving my bike anywhere (outside of my home) unattended for any amount of time
>>2022417I am paranoid but I want to do chores on a bike. I have this issue too, even though I have old cheap bikes.
>>2022416lines?
>heh, even though I have a 400w motor on my $15k 30 lbs enduro, I still can't make it up over this small rockgarden on the climb since I'm 300 lbs, I'll just go over here and cause a bunch of trail erosion >nothing personal non-fat fucks
You're at the cyclist cafe when this lady compliments your orchid collection.What do you do, /n/? Oh and she's 163cm and 49kg, all slow twitch.
>>2016798He's just trying to calculate out how much tattoo removal surgery would cost her
>>1981075Btw if you guys havent figured it out, OP make a serial killer appreciation thread. The woman was the victim of a murder by an obsessed orchid collecting incel.This thread should be nuked. Its kinda anti /n/ its not funny or helpful and doesn't shit on my car or suburb.
>>2020750source: my ass
>>2009069yeah but he can hold his breath longer than most because he's used to having a cock all the way in it, so that means his vo2 max is second to none
>>2022422So I can increase my longevity by deepthroating cocks?whoa, gays had it right all along!
I rapidly alternate google searches between gay porn and terms like 'Dura-ace', 'electronic shifting', and 'ebike' to train the algorithm into forming a connection between these products and homosexuality.
>>2022403>>1985790
This is a reddit meme I fell fortrikes and training wheels are a good thingThere is no rush for them to learn to balance a bike as long as they are having fun and getting their exercisethey will want to learn if it's fun>thank you for hearing my TED blog
>>2022181>ESL or semiliterate gibberish Sort yourself out. I'll tell you what worked for my boy though:Tiny trike (@ ~2 years), balance bike (@ ~3), mini BMX-type thing (with pedals off for the first few days) (@ 4), 8 speed (@ 5). Fuck stabilisers.
>>2022277>Fuck stabilisersI had one kid that did the trike>balance>regular bikeI had one that considered the balance bike the gayest thing of all timesso we went trike> stabilizers > oh hey I took your pedals off lets learn balance today> pedals back on without stabilizersWhich is basically balance bike again but I had to convince him into it after he knew the bike was fun.
>>2022380Fair enough anon. I hope you're both enjoying cycling together. My boy and I love it (and my mrs joins in sometimes too).
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>>2017711I love my wife so fucking much
>>2016579>which carrierValueJet
>>2019342It's joever.
>>2018777sure just take a ship.
Is it the blimp trains time to shine?Could this be used to get Ukraine grain to the rest of europe?They have different rail gauge between rooskie and EU tracks but blimp can be handed off with out even slowing downTHIS CAN WORK???!!!!!!!BLIMP TRAIN HOLEY ROLLERRIDE ON THE BLIMP TRAINBLIMP TRAIN SAVE THIS COUNTRY AND MAKE IT WHOLE AGAIN Now Im on the edge of something Wondering bout the blimp train ooooohhhhaaaaa eeeeeaaaaahhhooooaaaaTalking bout the blimp train
>>2015602I'm sorry your brain isn't big enough to realize the industry disrupting benefits of the blimp train
>>2015602What spectrum are you on anon? The time for blimp train is NOW
>>1932070Hook nosed sociopath reposting the exact same shit for years.
>>2020327Its our cultrues anon
Would blimp trains need to tilt on corners?
If YOU were entrusted with a large budget to jumpstart the original Thomas the Tank Engine series again, how would you go about it?Would you literally kinda start where the Britt allcroft series ended in season 7 like a sequel series, would You literally recreate the stories in the book?… would you utilize classical models and practical effects or CGI?…. Would you try to enhance the historical vibe of the show by adding real 1920/30s music in the background, little stuff like old hits playing at stations?I’m curious. Say the BBC or Amazon contacted you and gave you millions to do this.Would the show still mainly be aimed at kids or would you take a risk and aimed at an older crowd? This is aimed at current or former fans of this beloved icon, and rail fans in general.
>>2006149I remember Ring Star as the conductor.
>>2016664Ringo Star
>>2008608cursed
>>2006149Honestly out of the two distributers I would probably stick with Amazon over BBC at least Amazon let some decent ideas get worked into shows if they're not paying too much attention to it. BBC on the other hand is far too compromised these days especially with their classics.
>>2006149Hire another member of the Beatles as narrator
>What's that? It's the middle of the night, there's like 2 people driving on the streets, and most people are trying to sleep?>Let's lay on the horn constantly for every single crossing that already has lights and blockades on it.I like trains, but every train engineer is an asshole.
>>2022305Shawn B uses /n/???
>>2022363>He does it for free
>>2022345>>2022347>>2022349>>2022351>>2022357>civieLmao you wanted a response to this so bad. I won't even dignify you with an insult
>>2022383>>2022362>>2022359>>2022356>>2022354>>2022350>>2022348>>2022346>>2022340Samefag
>>2022305>every train engineer is an assholeThe engineers are just following the rules. Blame the rule makers, and the retarded American public that made the rule necessary in the first place. Europe doesn't have this problem.
Do you wear a helmet while riding your bicycle?
midwinteride,,, pullinto store outa the wayofellow shopers by the open safe stacked with money,,fingers frozen soslow pullingloves off,,bristling with guns.,,,unknown lady walksoutof managers office,seesme!,stumbles back into office,,manager sheepish peeks around corner,,SKoffs,smirk,,"its ok,,,,justard".
i wear a helmet but sometimes it is a little annoying I go home and sit down and bump my helmet against the wall or something. also I wish we got more better designs, all of the helmets look goofy as fuck
>>1960158Lmao
>>2012335This kek
