Why weren't these a thing more often in the heyday of railroads?>gives freight trains an additional source of income>passengers can presumably pay for tickets less since freight trains usually run on slower schedules>allows for mixed trains without the need to pull a coach from regular passenger service>can be coupled to the back of a regular passenger train during periods of high demand, the crew will enjoy the added privacy too>lonely freight train crews will enjoy the additional company>can be outfitted as extra crew accommodation when not in revenue service
>>2041354i try this shit every time i boot up openttd and it never works
>>2074951>a city is worth an awful lot more than the same area of farmlandpassenger rail has less of an impact on the growth and development of population centers than it's ever had since its inception.
>>2070676That thing's seen better days
>>2078863perhaps the same could be said about all of us
>>2041357You laugh but from the 1800s up until the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 railways were legally required to provide passenger service along their freight lines which greatly shaped expectations of what passenger service should look like.
Anyone else feels like absolute shit after crashing? it's not even the pain of it it's just the faith in your ability slowly dying inside. When I was younger it was whatever but now it feels like someone chipped away a chunk of confidence.
I had a bad crash at the end of june. Broken ribs, scars reopened and new groupset needed. I was absolutely gutted for a 4-5 days. I had work off and the crash didn't make sense. I have two scars on my face from when I crashed in Switzerland. So I walked 12 miles home with blood streaming down my face when it started raining. I looked crazy. Some kind person stopped and offered me a lift and put the car in their truck. I lied to them and said I lived just 5 minutes down the road (I didn't, no where near) I was just that depressed about it.I fixed the bike up, the frame is fine, barely any scratches on it. Scars look worse though. Forehead and eyebrow has a huge gap now.
>>2080201I meant bike in the truck
I have only ever fallen while dirt jumping on a bmx and even then it was once or twice, I don't get how some people crash often. there has a be a lack of risk assessment with those people, there is a pair of busy 4 lane roads in my town and you constantly see spandex clad retards risking their lives to ride on them, I cant comprehend the decision to do so, there are side streets a block over on either side of these roads that go to the same places. it seems like completely pointless risk yet so many people do it.and anyone speeding towards a blind corner is a fucking moron.
>>2046153Based optimist. I believe in you.
>>2079139Well he wrote crashes plural so it's safe to assume it's 365 days a year. Probably keeps a crash journal>>2080201You walked for like 4h with broken ribs? What was it like? (besides painful and depressing)
"deep aero" rims look stupid and are inappropriate for any bike not actively participating in a race.
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>>2080759counterpoint: you can draw cute girls on full disc wheels
>>2080759The only people you will see riding on those things outside of a triathlon is the fixie guys and fixie gals and I'm pretty sure they don't care what you think since you have never seen a vagina in real life
dgaf
>>2080779>deep aero is for people who crave vaginaWow, seems kinda homophobic to me. Twitter, can we get a cancel on these folks?
/lgbt/ got lost and showed up at the /n/ meetup
>>2080799Great thread dude
>a gay existsI'm being genocided :(
Post your shitbikesssss
>>2080723 I do not think it belongs here.
>>2080741ntait definitely does
>>2080472Mothbar
>>2080469>upwards curved weird frame>almost says KUNT on it (pls change that E to U)>chain made of pure iron oxide>wildly different tires>front brake disconnected, just sitting there>wait, no rear either so no brakes at all>literally useless rear fender cuz it's too short, just adds weight>forks from the future>motocross handle bars>white electrical tape as grips>did the worst possible taping job, so loosegod damn is this an abominationthanks for the laughs seriouslyComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Can someone please explain this shit to me, an out of touch boomer who apparently isn't the right demographic to be brainwashed by my hand computer into committing suicide by I-beam? Why are today's no-good teens so eager to grind themselves into hamburger meat in front of hundreds of commuters? And apparently the thing to do is when your friend gets dismembered you run away and send a message to the group chat about this epic thing that happened, instead of calling an ambulance. It happens at least once a month.When I was a kid the naughty kids would play hookie to waste $4 worth of quarters on street fighter matches against much older kids, we didn't have these tick tocks rotting our brains. Is that what this world is coming to? Can't a kid just play a wholesome game of street fighter while smoking a cigarette and throwing up?
Teenagers taking stupid risks is a timeless part of human nature and since we don’t have “take this spear and sacred amulet and go hunt the bear, son” rites of passage, the darn kids will find outlets for these primal urges. How common is subway surfing around the world? I’ve read about kids in Brazil riding on the tops of commuter trains and getting pulped, will do a bit of research.
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/brazil/2024/11/rooftop-train-surfing-resurges-in-rio-raising-concerns.shtmlThere’s also a popular video game in Brazil called Subway Surfers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_surfingA lot of this is “millions of Indians piled on a train” but there’s a section of recreational train surfing, with the most interesting part on post Soviet Russia.
>>2078730who is driving?
>>2080745Eddie the detective in Roger Rabbit does this with some kids to emphasize how broke and cheap he is. I imagine it's a common thing on any tram that has a place on the exterior that's sittable
This thread is for talking about railways, and things related to railways, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - that means we're all about big intercity trains, modest rural trains, long freight trains, trips, tracks, trams, subways, stations, you get the idea. Trains are cool.If you're planning a journey, take a look at the nationalrail.co.uk/ journey planner - tell it where you're headed from and to, and it'll show you your options before handing you over to a train company so you can buy a ticket. Doesn't matter which train company, they'll all charge the same price for the same seat on the same journey. Overseas visitors - trip.com and thetrainline.com are your best option.Here's a few links:~New rolling stock currently on order, listed (trainlogger.co.uk/units/)~A Visual History of Railway Rolling Stock in Great Britain (gaelan.me/br-stock/)~The Man in Seat 61 (seat61.com/) - easily the best rail travel resource out there.~Geoff Marshall (youtube.com/@geofftech2) - likes trains. Mostly harmless.~Jago Hazzard (youtube.com/@jagohazzard) - London train history. Ditto....and some cool 'open data' stuff:~Realtimetrains (realtimetrains.co.uk/) - live train timetables: ideal for keeping on top of ETAs and platforms.~Openrailwaymap (openrailwaymap.org/) - not quite 'Google Maps for railway infrastructure', but close.~TIGER (https://tiger.worldline.global/home/) - live departure boards.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Posting this simply because I like it, as well. London Gateway > East Midlands Gateway through Stenson, apparently.
>gay>poor>twee>brainrotten (politics, self-hating)
The new DLR trains are finally, finally starting to come into service. This is the first of fifty-three: better late than never.
>autosageyay
>>2076272>>2076297>>2076698Looks like there's a small update to this unpleasant business from a few months ago: https://www.railmagazine.com/news/bedford-collision-aws-fault-stopped-emr-810-after-passing-green-signalSounds like the 810 went past a signal showing a green aspect, but for whatever reason an AWS alarm was triggered, as though the signal had been showing red - the driver was then understandably busy with a 'what the fuck?' response, during which time the alarm wasn't acknowledged - the AWS then duly slammed on the brakes. So that's why the 810 had come to a screeching halt.What's weird is, the driver of the following 360 seems to have acknowledged his own signal warnings, but still kept his foot on the accelerator shortly before an 'oh fuck oh shit' kind of brake application. So, an 'almighty driver cockup' indeed - seems like they're still looking into this part of the puzzle.
Where is it? There is a mesabi range in minnesota
>>2076727Presumably that's what he meant. DMIR ore jennies had a seperate brake pipe/valve. It's called "straight air" or Orinoco retainer. There is a seperate handle on the engine to set up the brakes and it can be maintained as you use your normal automatic brake. The Orinoco *retainer* name hints at its intended use. It basically takes the place of a conductor going back and flipping some retaining valves to hold a set on cars.This system still exists today with CN keeping captive AC44C6Ms in the area(3300-3350 mostly) being fitted with the straight air handle.
>>2076727>>2076731>The Mesabi Range was known to the local Ojibwe as Misaabe-wajiw ('Giant mountain').[1][2] Throughout the Mesabi Range, Mesaba and Missabe spelling variations are found along with places containing Giant in their names.
I guess it's like allegany/allegheny/alleghany where there's a bunch of places around that drainage basin where they spammed a different transliteration onto it because there was no agreed system at the time
>>2078743The Ojibwe rode Giants?
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?
>>1962645More people ride bikes today than at any point in history kill yourself niggerfaggot
>>2076946because the "responsible" adult is travelling 38 km/h on a sidewalk because he is not, in fact, responsible, and unlike a regular bicycle that's self-regulating through effort expended, electric shits take no effort so he doesn't see a secondary downside in travelling too fast somewhere that can't support it
>>2076962>travelling 38 km/h on a sidewalkBut bikes don't belong in the road??? And there is no speed limit on the sidewalk. Do you roll at Two Miles An Hour on the main road in town?
>>2076967>Two Miles An HourI liked them before they were cool
>>2076967>But bikes don't belong in the road?They belong in the road in this jurisdiction, faggot.
What's the deal with bus drivers?
No matter what the cause of the crash is here, there is a way bigger deal with the cagers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdX1eBY64iI
>>2080663cyclist was at fault
A few years ago people starting referring to certain China wheelsets as not just "the best Chinese wheels" or "the best budget wheels" but simply "the best wheels". This year, Winspace released the T1600, a CDM (Chinese Domestic Market) product that costs more than a Madone or a Tarmac. It's UCI approved right out of the box (though you may need to tape some lead weights to it to get it to pass the weight restrictions). Western buyers need not apply, though they no doubt will try.Western brands were folding right and left before the iron curtain 2.0 was raised, now the "tiro de gracia" has been fired and big companies like Trek are going to go bankrupt because their supply chains have been cut off by Import Substitution Industrialization, a popular third world development tactic pioneered by visionaries like Pinochet and Galtieri.Is this the end of the western bike era? Will tomorrow's dentists settle for nothing less than Chinese bikes on 100% Chinese groupsets?
>>2071489This. A wheel has a much wider diameter, so it needs less clamping force to stop. Rim brakes are the solution. With discs, your brakes will simply slip.
>>2075322you genuinely believe that automotive disc brakes are mechanical?
>>2076916Counterpoint: hydraulic hose systems are cheap and effective
>>2076922Some of them must be
>>2078850must be what? poor?
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.
>>2061472Everyone hates this. The original design failed but because trains are expensive and heavily-subsidized we've been stuck with them until we can afford to retire them.
>>2049967Fuuuuck, this really tickles my autismImagine if you could just book a sleeper train from anywhere in europe to anywhere else, like you currently can with planesThe comfyness is almost overwhelmingSince trains have carriages there's also so much potential here for splitting up passengers mid-jouney while they're still asleep that you simply don't have with planes, boats or coaches.You could have a sleeper train with 6 carriages travel from Glasgow to Paris, and then the train gets divided up and each group of 2 carriages travels to a different part of France. Could even join up with carriages that have come from other countries (e.g. Germany) to build up a full 6 carriage train again.The logistics of this would require more planning that people currently put into rail now, but this isn't infeasible, this is something we could easily be doing right now.We could also automate a lot of it, instead of the decades we've spent trying to invent self-driving cars why don't we just create train carriages that can self-propel themselves at low speed enough to automatically couple and de-couple, tied in with an automated points system. We easily have the technology to do this. A sleeper train could arrive at a station, detach the cab and then automatically split its carriages into 4 groups, then another 3 trains could come along and do the same and now you have 4 full trains again ready to go off to different parts of France.
>>2080537Anon discovers the magic of through coaches
>>2080537What this anon said >>2080560This was standard practice before flying became commonplace.In theory this could be revived, would need some investment but if done well it wouldn't be too expensive in subsidies to keep prices reasonable.You could define a list of cities that will definitely get night trains and establish all the necessary logistics for it systematically. Right now this gets subcontracted and is one of the things that makes operation so expensive because there's no economy of scale.But the EU isn't actually about doing neat things, it's a neoliberal project that seeks to privatize all basic services within a state-directed oligarchy. They don't gaf about trains.
>>2058558butthurt alcoholic failure's shaking hands typed this post
ÆRO edizionehttps://www.sheldonbrown.com/https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/previous thread >>2077464
>>2080616meant for >>2080604
>>2080599Aside from the seized chain it looks ok, Shimano Claris 2x8 at that price point is really good. Only weird thing is open dropouts on a disk brake bike, which is weird to see in current year. Woulda thunk everyone had moved to thru axles for disc brake bikes. Not necessarily a bad thing, I have the same setup on one of my bikes, have never had a problem. Looks like a heavy hi-ten steel fork, too. The bike will probably feel slow to accelerate with slow handling. For 600 eurobux? Sure why not>>2080604>(non-bike) storeBike's setup will likely need to be adjusted by a decent bike mechanic
that's bump limit, folks
>>2079062So which of these 4 worked best?
Direct your questions here >>2080737
I am currently using a xiaomi smart band 9 to track my rides (so thats GPS from phone + HR from band), I start and end the ride from the band and the app automatically transfers the route, speed and heart rate to stravaI am wondering if I should upgrade to a bike computer cus I am not worried about how much calories I burn nowadays, as I got the idea of it. I just want to know how far I went and how long it took me, and to keep track of cadence so I learn to ride optimallyI have been looking at XOSS G2+ (pic related) with 2 sensors - one for cadence on crank and other on rear hub for speed (rotation)my questions about bike computers in general are:>do the bike computer accessories (cadence, speed, HR) connect to it, or to the phone>does only the bike computer connect to your phone and stay connected constantly, or only to transfer data to strava or an app once the ride finishes?>can I just get on my bike and ride, and the bike computer will then automatically upload my ride to strava once I am done?>can I still use my xiaomi band 9 to measure my HR? will I be able to see my HR on the screen? or the bike computer only connects to HR sensors and not other "smart" devices>should I get a bike computer with an actual screen to show maps/route?>should I even get a bike computer to begin with, I am riding actual gravel and trails, basically exploring my region on weekends and driving 2-3 times to work a week, will the sensors and shit survive the rough terrain?>will my mechanical watch (8 year old skx007) get fucked by the vibrations from the single/double track?Thanks
>>2080359they still make these and even if you're a brand-obsessed base slave who needs it to be Bike Thing, Garmin still makes gps map units that are just your position on a map from 5 years ago and that's it
>>2075963>Residual magnetismDo americans really?
>>2061289They make standalone Apple carplay screens for pretty cheap now, that would probably do the job if you could find a way to power it.I was actually thinking about this the other day. But then you need the screen, some kind of battery, and then still need to carry your phone. At that point why not just mount your phone?
>>2061289>>2080566I recently mounted one on my motorcycle that has the option of being powered either 12v or USB. Use case for it on a bicycle is kind of extra though, not really needed
>>2080590>motorcycleFUCK YOU FUCKING FURFAGGOT GO BACK TO >>>/o/
How in the fuck are they pulling this shit off? These commies are making us look like clowns! What is the reason for this?!
>>2031662https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJe7wGUMyTo
>>2053484They also have Bonin Islanders too who are polynesian and western white mixes.
>>2049774dog your great great grampha used to work 15 hour shifts at the textile factory embedded 15 miles into a WV coal mine
>>2035195notice how that got memory holed after a couple weeks?
Priorities that's all
