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.
>>2071857Yeah, women and faggots lmao
>>2049576>>2050026>>2069214>wifeHow are fags on 4chinz getting marriedgib tips for a 19yo
>>2069203Yeah nah m8. We dont do that in England. That's prob just a Scottish thing
>>2061284What is infinitely better in a train station is that unless you're waiting for a connection, you spend 10 minutes there, not several hours.
>>2071906idk lad, I met her while I was at university and found some excuse to spend some time together then started kinda dating and so on. Guess it's easier if you have some reason to start spending time together
I saw there's threads of any kind but not for the most important part of the bike, the seat.So this it will be a /bsg/ Bike seat generalTell me your most comfortable seat, because I got a shitty standard one that break my ass
>>2065659mine was stolen, I replaced it with a smaller, crapper one from my previous, much older smaller bike, eventually just lost the spirit for it at all and left it to rot. then took it to be serviced years later and they tried to charge me double so I followed bad advice and just left it with them for scrap.never had a bike since.my whole life is like that
>>2065667Akshually you use your legs and core to support your weight on the bike and the saddle is only there to look cool
>>2066088Based ans man made horrors beyond my comprehension pilled
Anyone else get "elbow skin" on their ass on the spots where the ass bones touch the saddle? How do you avoid that? I wear pretty good bibs and always load up on cream before the rides but it still happens.
I wish I knew how to quit you
The Electra Townie is apparently the best selling bike in America. I figured it would've been some gravel bike or hybrid but nope, it's actually just a cruiser/commuting bike with a really weird seating position (even for cruiser standards). Anyone ever ridden one? I just got one used for about $150 as a daily urban rider but the weird tube angle is starting to give me second thoughts but I haven't had a chance to ride it yet. What do you velophiles think of these things?
This absolute Gigachad does hill climbing and 40mph hill bombing on his Electra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQd_C4rQS_w
>>2071738I was about to call you a fag for calling this guy a chad but he does shred lol
>>2071738That was sick
>>2071738That's pretty nuts to do with just a coaster brake. Most electras have at least rim brakes
>>2071900i get the whole "no brakes" thing is a point of pride because you're just le that good at controlling your speed but it's like 3g to save yourself from getting creamed by a truck and reeks of asshole childishness, same as nigger "couriers" who make videos of cutting off traffic in NYC
Now that wider tires on road bikes are the default and you can barely even find a rim brake bike for sale anymore (other than at the antique store), how long before Big Cycling realizes there's no more upgrades to sell and if they want to continue selling bikes now they have to promote thin, high pressure tires and turn of the century frames as an improvement (complete with convincing-looking data presented by convincing-sounding "engineers")
>>2070390>wider than 16mmso, the entire pro peloton?if your 16mm tires make you faster than them, you really ought to start racing, you could make a lot of money
>>2069550throw a cheap amazon air fork on one of those shitbikes and boom now it takes a front disc. mixed brakes are fine - if you can already lock the rear on rim brakes, then a rear disc can't add any more stopping power
>>2070377that suspension is horrendous
>>2065818Kek. Another unc thread about shitty bike tech.Is anyone still using a CRT TV? Or flip phones? Or god awful leather bike helmets? It sucks. It simply sucks thats why no one is using this shit anymore.You cant even compare bikes from 10 years ago to modern ones. The geometry and efficency, and the money that flew into development surged like crazy during the last 10-15 years.I had a few steel shiters because i liked the look but they are fucking horrendous in every way compared to modern aero race bikes.The comfort, handling, shifting, brakes... its not even funny anymore how bad things were back in the day.
>>2071023>Is anyone still using a CRT TV? Or flip phones?yes, actually, flips are still popular among boomers and drug dealers and CRTs are still used in industrial environments and by meme-enslaved gaymers
Are all carbon bicycles in 2026 made in the same building by the same guy and he just slaps a different logo on them depending on who placed the order?
>>2071873You basically just described how outsourcing works in general anon
The ones you can afford? Pretty much. Unless you're riding an appleman or a calfee it's probably made by quest composites in GREATER CHINA
>>2071873Yes and no, for budget carbon that's exactly how it is but for higher mid tier options the frame design is made independently then sent to another independent manufacturer, usually the same one who produces low end slap a name on it frames. High end options design and manufacture in house. You can skip the branding and order a slap a name frame directly from a manufacturer but quality control becomes a gamble depending on price point
>>2071873Bike frames are a low barrier to entry potential sideproject for an large number of carbon layup firms that each serve a narrow industry like aerospace, sail, automotive as the core customer.
>>2071873yeah thats basically all consoomer goods these days. only different is what shift the chinese factory was on when it was made
When are we getting nuclear powered ocean liners?
>>2067252Garchomp wasn't suppose to be a documentary.
>>2063465When they standardize reactors.
>>2063465You won't. Many countries prohibit this and with good reason.
>>2066180Just replace them with jets.
>>2063465You really want niggers messing around with nuclear components, especially if one exists on a Carnival Cruise ship?
Why is /n/ in general so much more friendly and cordial than other boards?
compared to what literally the most garbage reddit tier board
>>2062222This is true, I rode public transport for a few years in New York City and I was forced to eat the bugs and own nothing by the knockout game
This thread is old as hell. >>2067017>>2062879>>2047103>>2047067>>2047066All of these. And more adults. I bet the average age of this board is past 30. Also, I'm pretty sure the mindset that makes someone interested in transportation topics makes you a bit more socially liberal (rather anons want to admit it or not) and therefore or a bit more "agreeable".
>>2062213Cigars are ok if you never plan on having sex ever, or if you are in a situation where the consent of your sex partner is optional, but the stench will permeate everything in your body, your clothes, everything you own. Odor wise they are like 10x worse than cigarettes.
>>2047059/n/ doesn't stick out in the navigation links at the top and bottom of the page. This reduces the number of anons who stumble in accidentally or through curiosity. And honestly, things around here can be a bit of a hugbox and bubble, with those whose opinions don't match a certain narrow narrative dismissed as trolls. In some ways that attitude is understandable. I've seen /n/ topic raids on many boards like /g/, /diy/, /v/, and even /pol/. Doubt more than a handful of those are actual /n/ posters, it's just a convenient subject to get anons mad at each other. The discourse hardens attitudes leading to veterans of those threads becoming a bit testy when posting here. OP, from experience elsewhere, I can tell you that you're dooming yourself and us with this type of thread. While that certainly wasn't your intention, communities that call attention to themselves for being cordial soon find themselves the target of trolls seeking new frontiers.
I like mixed trainsPost mixed trains
>>2071568no it's the welshpool & llanfair
>>2071573Oh, well I think it's a CUTE regardless
>>2071685>Do they expect me to pull THAT?!
>>2069444
What is the intent behind statements like "I'm not a cyclist, I'm just a person who gets around by bike"?At a surface level it is obviously meant to (proverbially) throw other cyclists under the bus, but to what end? Would it somehow appease the anti-bike people if the person "blocking traffic" didn't agree to be referred to by the word "cyclist"?
>>2069145>people shouldn't wear triathlon gear while participating in a triathlon on a closed courseYes. Being good at things other than watching vtubers is very cringe! Mediocrity is good!
>>2000001I just don't want to be associated with obnoxious lycra clad biker dads
>>2071358It's really just this.
First nice day in a while and all the pinarello customers are out. I think you know the kind I mean.Starting to see why everyone hates roadies and I'm a roadie myself.
>>2071358>>2071407too bad, you are
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.
>>2067227Dang, ain't that the truth?
>>2040087my brother in christ, this is mental illness or bait, call it; retard.
Am I considered a fixie guy if I never pedal backwards, and ride my bike like a single speed with extra long braking distance?>>2054377Attention whore, but GOD is it effective. I wan- nay, need!
>>2054377Cute girls were a mistake
>>2069482>Am I considered a fixie guy if I never pedal backwards, and ride my bike like a single speed with extra long braking distance?You're still a single speed rider but that's ok you guys are alright
I just noticed biketubers are saying "de-railer" now. I could have sworn when I was younger this was contentious. Only weirdos and Sheldon Brown called them that. The standard pronunciation was "de-railleeoor"". How do you say it?>use the generalNo.
>>2071565d'RAIL-ur
>>2071696the shifter is the thing that shifts the chain across the casette. the (gear) lever controls the shifter.
I pronounce it the same way that the presenters on GCN pronounce it "derail-eur" how they kind of accentuate the french origins of the word
>>2071699look, Ivan, the thing in your pic is called a shifter in English. usually in cars it's called a "gear shift," or "shift knob." the thing it controls is the transmission. on a bike, the thing the shifter controls is the derailleur.the lever IS the shifter. you say they don't call it that in the former USSR? fine, call it whatever you want in your language. but this is an English language website. you're calling the parts the wrong fucking thing. it's not about being mad at you, I'm trying to make you be understood.
The "Shifter" is just the device that interfaces with the transmissionFor cars this is usually a lever, for bikes it can be twist shifters, or some kind of paddle shifter on the handlebarsThe Transmission is what transmits power from the output crank to the wheels. For Cars it's a gearbox, for bikes it can also be a gearbox but is more commonly a derailleurJust call them transmissions, it's the generic umbrella term for a bunch of different things
Would more lifeboats have actually helped?
>>2070743>Women and children onlyNo.
>>2070743The lack of lifeboats wasn't the only thing that killed people in the Titanic disaster. Several factors were at play here:1: The ship sank fairly slowly and it only started to become noticeable in the last half an hour. For well over an hour/hour and a half, there seemingly was no rush to get into a lifeboat or make a makeshift raft. The sudden rush made filling and launching lifeboats very hard. This contributed to the death toll.2: The crew was professional but new and made critical mistakes like not filling the lifeboats to their full capacity. This contributed to the death toll.3: The patch of Atlantic Ocean they were in was an ice-field with very cold waters streaming in from the north, coming from the North Pole/Greenland with sea and air temperatures below freezing. This made it unappetizing to get into the (cold) lifeboats early on and many preferred to stay inside the (warm) ship. This effect reinforced points 1 and 2 and for any passengers and crew sinking with the ship and going into the cold waters, this was a death-sentence due to the frigid waters. Normal sea temperatures are around 6 to 7 degrees centigrade and air temperatures around 10 to 12 degrees. Cold but still somewhat survivable. The sea and air temperatures being below freezing contributed to the death toll.4: Cultural issues and order misunderstandings hampered and delayed people getting onboard lifeboats. 2nd and 3rd class passengers were initially barred from going to the deck with the lifeboats because 1st class had priority. Said 1st class didn't want to enter the boats because of points 1 and 3. The ones who wanted to go on the lifeboats couldn't while the ones who could, didn't. Women and children had priority in boarding but some officers misunderstood the order as in women and children ONLY. This contributed to the death toll.5: The absence of the Californian who could've arrived at the scene before Titanic fully sank. This greatly contributed to the death toll.
>>2070743Yes.
>>2070921thanks gemini
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."
>>2066435They didn't recycle the air in that era, especially since you could smoke onboard.
>>2062036>>2062668where do the middle-row passengers place their bags?
>>2062668>>2062036Ok yeah a bit more room but>costs 3x as much in real terms>chance of dying horribly is like 20X higher>still pressured air that makes you feel horrible
>>2062046>People probably took less stuff too as rolling cases hadn't been invented>>2062039>Airlines hadn't started charging extra for checked baggage yet, flights often weren't completely full, so less overhead bin space was neededThe rolling cases is part of it. When you had to carry your entire luggage with you one-handed, you packed a lot differently. Rolling bags allowed people to carry more stuff. But when you didn't have a rolling bag, it was more of a pain in the ass to try to lift it above your head for overhead bags. So most people checked their bags. If they brought a carry on it was something small like a purse or maybe a briefcase
Cheap airfare needs to die.
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/
>>1986079https://youtu.be/gSqMAADNKA8?si=15u9QjYr0QSEWrmN
>>1986079He got off the train thougheverbeit?
>>1986100of course they have the internet, they have Obama phones. Lefties can’t give away the hard earned money of the middle, and lower middle class, fast enough to useless drug addicts and hobos.
>>2071201damm, I forgot about that meme
>>1986079>17 years old>not living at homeThis must be fake news. He's of the sel-important/coddled generation. Worse than hippies.
ganked a guy with a train going 60mph
>>2062906hes gonna say it
>>2061738Cringe
>>2061607heh
>>2069644kid word
