i am looking for something that i can ride for 7 miles to work occasionally and also to the railway stationi was thinking of an Manual kick scooterwhat are the odds people will laugh at me when they see me on it?also will it even be doable or is it too slow?
>>2049510Why do you care about other peoples opinion of you? Just stop that.For a commute as short as 7 miles you have absolute freedom of choice, running shoes, inline skates, bicycle, amish scooter even the kick scooter you're suggesting.If I was you I'd get a bicycle. It carries your shit too so you don't have to, it's the fastest and most efficient option and when you need to go somewhere you have a bicycle.Other options, especially the kick scooter, are severely limiting you. You probably wont go 100 miles or further on that thing.Get a bicycle friend. Get a used, no bells and whistles, ordinary bicycle in good condition. It won't break the bank and will be loyal to you forever.Also bicycles are the only vehicle that have a soul just saying.
>>20495107 miles is about the upper limit for the average person on a kick scooter. That distance could be covered in an hour at a moderate pace. A bike would be ideal but if you don't have secure locking at your destination, then a scooter makes sense. Skateboard has close to the same speed, inline skates might actually be faster but will require more effort. Really depends how /fit/ you are, I could do 20+ miles on a skateboard but I could also do 100+ miles on a bike. Fatties here think 7 miles on a scooter is absurd but they're just fat
>>2050130>Why do you care about other peoples opinion of you? Just stop that.Because you exist in a world where interacting with others is a part of life silly duffaaaah
>>2049512this is more likely to be stolen.
>>2050378this so called world has you contemplating transportation on MiniDvdsyou retard, fuck em
another one down in Philly boys, reports say fatalities on the ground
News about the Voepass crash (the one that crashed after a stall): according to a former employee of the company—who acted within the maintenance sector—an issue with de-icing system was ommited from the technical logbook. The issue was found by a pilot who flew the night before the accident. It was only communicated verbally and wasn't logged. Such issue should have grounded the plane, according to the brazilian civil aviation regulation.Source (in portuguese):https://g1.globo.com/sp/ribeirao-preto-franca/noticia/2025/08/02/exclusivo-aviao-da-voepass-que-caiu-ha-1-ano-teve-falha-omitida-em-diario-de-bordo-horas-antes-de-decolar-diz-testemunha.ghtml
ooftahttps://x.com/matt_vanswol/status/1952104698934149225
>do a barrel roll
>>2052507Gravity always wins, even with the power of god and afterburners on your side.Didn’t they lose an m-346 doing the same thing not that long ago? At least this one looked mildly survivable?
>>2052520>Gravity always winsIt's literally the weakest elemental force.Even weaker than the "Weak Force".
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.
>>2052546Now this is one of the most interesting platforms in the system, the green line platform at Fort Totten, which seamlessly transitions from an open, naturally lit platform to the subterranean, gently illuminated, platform under the characteristically parabolic, waffled, ceilings. I also quite like the design of the lights on the open section.
>>2052548And finally, the Dulles station, one of the newest in the whole system, the design is quoted different, and yet its sleek, space-agey, and somewhat blocky and bureaucratic architecture still seems to me to be within the general aesthetic spirit of metro as a whole (and also goes perfectly with the airport itself, whose design I am also quite fond of), this picture was taken after arriving back home after a short vacation, the in which the post sunset colors of the sky blended with the station itself was quite beautiful and really seemed to me to be emblematic of what I love about the DC area.
>>2052549And before I go, here is the bus stop which I most frequently used, and used far more than any train station in the city, it certainly is nothing special but damn if it isn’t one of the most familiar sites imaginable, whenever I go back home it’s always a breath of fresh air walking up and waiting there for the bus to arrive. I would also like to say that there are lots of other cool metro stations that I unfortunately did not have pictures of, including the oft photographed, vast and cavernous Metro Center and L’Enfant Plaza, but also the unique semi open station at PG plaza with its high, flat, roof, or the rolling, low, horizontal ceilings of Anacostia. In terms of the trains, I’m not too picky but I like the 6000 series and below the most, they just have a more unique and officey atmosphere which goes with metro’s general aesthetic, and I much prefer the white and brown paint jobs, which again, go much better with the general aesthetic of the system and city itself.
>>2035500From San Francisco, Glen Park Station. Love the brutalist design.
>>2052554im a retard forgot the picture lol
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?
>>1962672kek
Cycling is literally the definition of a "Gear Queer" hobby.
>>2010927By container. They generally don't really give a fuck how heavy it is for calculating the freight cost. They'll still weigh it, but that's more for safety and figuring out where to put it in the stack. Trains and trucks care, but the difference between a container full of aluminum bike frames and a container full of steel bike frames isn't enough to really matter to a bike business.The containerization of modern shipping is a modern wonder on the same scale of grand achievement as any of the ancient wonders of the world.
>>1970461John Forester's philosophy has lead to more cyclists dying so you are correct
>>1962645>enough said>enough said>enough saidare you stupid or something
/vr/ here. I was playing GTA San Andreas and thought the interchanges were confusing. I then googled the actual LA interchanges, and they were even more complicated. Is this a common thing in America, or just LA? Is it as hard to navigate as it looks?
>>2050754kTake a look at some of Houston's shit. A lot of their interchanges are stack style but there's sections where it's madness.I play Simcity 4 (with mods of course) from time to time but I was unleashing distilled autism in the game a few years ago and recreating Houston (I don't even live in TX btw) and I found out how crazy their highway system really is. Some of that shit I had to look closely at a map and draw the shit out on paper first just to determine what and where it goes. Picrel is I69 and where SH 288 begins. Plus there's another interchange a short distance up north. I think Houston is only rivalled by LA by how comprehensive and conplex it's interstate system is.
>>2052247Any time two highways intersect at odd angles, HOV lanes are present, or more than 2 routes are involved you'll get an unconventional design. Check out the Horseshoe in Dallas for example
>>2052247It just looks a little more complicated because of the extra ramps to the regular streets, it's a Y-shaped intersection at its heart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Clgl63CWOkMI really like this video for some reason.
>>2052421The absolute madman lol. And he got it done right before 9/11 paranoia kicked in
GPS used to be fancy, and is now affordableCarbon frames used to be fancy, and are now affordableCarbon aero wheels used to be fancy, and are now affordableHydraulic brakes used to be fancy, and are now affordableWireless shifting used to be fancy, and is now affordableGood tires used to not even exist, and are now available albeit a little expensiveLighting used to be heavy and annoying, now it clips to anything and you can light up the road with something the size of your thumbWide range cassettes used to be unimaginable, now some lazy people are even going 1x because they got filtered by 2x It seems like it's all been done. Seriously, what's left. What else is there to improve? We even got bonuses like thru-axle, 3d printed saddles, internal routed everything, and aero frames/cockpits, which let's be honest, you weren't really expecting were you?Can the cycling industry outdo itself or is it now a plateau of stagnation?
>>2041753Stockton and you have something in common: a poor understanding of what applications different materials are good for
>>2041753>build sub out of carbon>call it titanwhat a moron
>>2039699underrated post
>>2044788I thought the dome was titanium though
>>2024052why would they do this?
How fucked is SEPTA?
All of septa’s funds should go to rebuilding train service in the Lehigh valley TYVM
All of septa's funds should go to me
>>2052388So true mein Fuhrer
if only we could toll i80 like our western friends do...
>>2052394>roads should be tolled so motorists pay their "fair share">roads should be tolled so the state can have another slush fund to shovel into SEPTAWell which is the narrative this time?
I currently have a very basic one that came with the bike (pic rel). It's at proper height so I get zero pressure on the perineum, but if the terrain doesn't require me to get up every couple of mins, I quickly get sore sit bones. I wanna do some touring (min 50 km daily) so that won't do. So, I measured them bones and set about finding a new one.Thing is, I have zero experience with other saddles and have no clue what to look for. It seems like saddles under 50€ aren't worth looking at, but it also seems like I'll have to buy multiple either way until I find the right one. It baffles me that saddles go up to 300€ and there's never a way to try them out. Am I just supposed to waste money until I luck into one that fits? Is there at least a flowchart?
>>2046295skills issue, (You) problem
>>2048934baste this is what I did
what does /n/ think of ergons
>>2046018>Seethes this hard>Internet tough guy>Gets filteredL m fucking a oGood bait
>>2046121>"Front break? Yea my friend's gay female cousin has one of those"
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
The other day I got on a mostly empty train car by myself and there was one blonde woman there who glared at me apprehensively since I'm a shitskin and, well, you know.I got the message and parked my ass a good distance away from her, and proceeded to doomscroll for a few stops at which point three loudly drunk middle aged men holding 40 oz containers of something in brown paper bags got on board and started crudely complimenting her. "I said you're pretty, did you hear me?" And so on, while she pretended not to hear them. Had she not given me the "get away from me rapist" glare I might have said something, but hey, not my problem and I got off at my stop.Reddit, am I the asshole?
>>2046297and even if you do say hi or ask a questionthey take the ear bud out for 2 seconds to answer, then put it back in
>>2049294fuck her
I’ve been learning Italian so I’ve practiced with a bunch of Italians on the NY subway. It’s really fun. Assuming you can actually hold a conversation (not just regurgitate some phrases from Duolingo) they’re really impressed.
>>2049342anon, those were mexicans. easy mistake to make, the languages sound about the same and they both have firecracker women and they both have a guy named "garibaldi" who figured large in their early military history (as a modern nation-state)
>it's another "anon has nothing to do on a beautiful weekend so he goes on an aimless 20-25 mile bike ride for an hour or two just to be out of the house" episode haha gee it was great biking past all the families, friends, people with children, eating at restaurants, walking the streets together, doing stuff at the park, and living their lives happily while i was complete self-congizant how im the autistic retard biking alone through town
>>2050612It's the hedgehog's dilemma. Your have no social skills because you have no social interactions, and you have no social interactions because your lack of social skills makes them awkward. The good news is that they're just that: skills. You can learn them like you can learn how to swim or ride a bike. Start out by learning how to do smalltalk. It's not magic, it's a skill like any other.
>>1999701Unironically me. I hate kids. I had a date yesterday. I think it made me realize I actually prefer being alone I just like the idea of having someone sometimes.
>>2052160It's weird how women equate misogyny with inexperience with women. Being around women is how men get misogynistic. Anti-misogynist men were just too weak and gave in to the loneliness.
>been NEET-mode for a few weeks now>go ride my bike on some weekdays for a few hours through town just to do something>feel weird biking at random weekday hours because I should be working >see people around town, wonder what their story is shopping or walking around in the middle of the afternoon like me>bike past my old schools (still live where I grew up because I'm a loser), sometimes when school is getting out of session like 3 pm or so>see all the kids and see the classrooms and structures I remember, and get memories of back when I was a somewhat happy kid and wasn't a miserable loser
>>1999701fuck you
Resources:https://www.sheldonbrown.com/https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-helpNeutral Support News on Youtubeprevious thread: >>2049205
>>2052236I finished already. I decided on 3.5mm on the bottom row and 3mm on the top row, and everything fits together very nicely. >>2051779Both packs of bearing balls combined was lower cost than just a tool to remove the freewheel. I don't know anything about standard practices, where you say there should be a preload on the bearing balls and that you can tighten it to the point where it locks. In my case, I had no extra shims to remove to decrease the gap, so a bigger ball made sense to me. I wanted to keep a gap, with the gap size approaching zero.
>>2052457based trainerpill.nta but I use an Elite Direto X, which I got used during covid and it has been a great investment. I grind intervals in ERG mode while watching some documentaries. In the winter I'm propably more fit than in the summer.>>2052460A modern smart trainer with electric eddie current brake will generate some noise but it is not as bad as an indoor rower with an air brake or a traditional roller biker trainer. If you are concerned for the noise below your floor just use a rubber mat for washing machines beneath the trainer.
>>2052457Good suggestion, but I already get gym access through work already, thanks nonetheless!
>>2052451I do have fenders, so that is not a worry, all i see for rain capes still seem quite long for me, but that might just be a me issue. you're definitely right on the sweating though. If i could, i'd have something that more or less straps on and over, sort of like a vest, but vent holes for underarms, back, and a split kilt that buckles/ties into place.
NEW THREAD:>>2052480>>2052480
>get salary>urge to spend it on a gravel bike becomes unbearable
>>2052395>simworks homage 26. basically panaracer mach ss with modern compound and kevlar bead. I run them on one bike and they're greatOh man, they do look great and aren't very heavy, either. Great recommendation, thanks. Now I'll have to find a pair in Yurop.
Cube Nuroad EX 2025 comes in lilac color. Honestly I love this color, but will people think it's for women/gay?
>>2052718I meant 2026.
>>2050962again my first non-MTB bike so I have little to compare it against. I could not find anything really wrong with it, handles gravel and asphalt well, I sometimes suffer the somewhat limited 1x range but for me the removed complexity from a 2x makes it worth it
>>2053806Thanks buddy, I backordered the 2026 one because I liked the purple color. I searched around for a bit and no other brand offered the same amount of value for the money in Europe.
Why is /n/ in general so much more friendly and cordial than other boards?
>>2049283Sir, this is a train autism board.
>>2047059A lot of images don't even load. I think is one of the worst maintained servers.
>>2047059Because the janny bans anyone who says anything slightly outside his comfort zone
>>2047059>friendlyTry asking something about disc brakes or carbon frames and they want to literally strangle you with their onions powered 50kilo twink skinnyfat bodies
>>2052185They moved my electric train thread to a "/test/" board that doesn't even exist, the only reason I haven't made a new one is because I haven't gotten any progress in clearing out the room I'm going to build my setup in, so I don't exactly have any new pictures to post anyway
What's stopping i/n/cels from renting a car and attaching it to Amtrak California Zephyr from S.F. to Chicago?
>>2051933ok hear me outwe get a hot air balloonand we attach it to the train
>>2052012nigga you can find abandoned train cars just about anywherefuck nigga, people even turn them into airbnbshttps://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44613554da train car don't cost shit
>>2052035I was born in U of M hospital across the street from the station, and when I was really little, we went to Chicago from that station. is the street still paved with brick over there?
>>2051933Straight out of Atlas Shrugged. If I ever get rich enough I would definitely do this.
>>2052130There’s still some brick paving in front of the old depot, a chunky stone Railroad Romanesque gem, which is now a restaurant. The current Amtrak station is just down the block, functional but charmless.
Begin training for your big summer ride in the spring winds. 78 Days to Unbound 200. 127 Days to RAGBRAI.>/pybt/- post your bike thread>bad vibes discouragedprevious thread>2028188
>>2053901why bladed spokes for gravel?
>>2053916They look cool
>>2053924it's your money
>>2053927They were dirt cheap, because nobody needs 26".
