Why is /n/ in general so much more friendly and cordial than other boards?
>>2054633I used to go on cigar forums and they were pretty chilled out
>>2047059Find all threads containing the terms "cager" or "Fred ".
>>2056605the guy who used to spam those urbanism threads has chilled out a lot in the last few months or maybe he got range banned, we can only hope
>>2047065I spread seething hatred in the plane and urbanism threads against child raping car brained (R)etard subhumans while posting normally in bike threadsWhere is your god now?
I have a pretty strong hatred for cagies, I'm not going to lie. Car centricity is modern day Satanism and debt slavery in one go. I hate how ignorant and humble smug the average cagie is too.>"Oh you're gong on the bus? Stay safe...">"Are you sure? I can just drive you there..">So when are you buying a car?"They make every day 20% more insufferable since their so invested in their financially illiterate satanic cult theirs literally can't function imagining walking for 20 minutes, but no. It's the governments fault you're living paycheck to paycheck and unable to save and everyone else are just inferior because they don't worship 1920s credit propaganda. In fact, what we need to do is frack MORE for cheaper gas so you can keep paying hundreds a month on a deprecating asset. That will lift people out of poverty for sure.So yeah. I'm a proud cagie hater. Esp that includes my own family, country and community.
I bought an NJS frame. Does anyone want to make ignorant comments assuming that I have never ridden fixed-gear or that I don't know how JIS standards work or what toe overlap is or similar?Yes, I'll be riding it exclusively on the street.
Are fixie-specific frames needed for a fixie? I took the freewheel off my road bike a couple months ago. Am I damaging my bike?
>>2057283You need some sort of accommodation for tensioning the chain yeah. Semi-horizontal dropouts are the most popular way of converting a road frame.
>>2056611the frame is fine either way, its just that your back position is a bit different and you're a lot more relaxed with risers
Fellas……….
>>2055290Cool frame anon. Hope you enjoy riding it. Sometimes I consider getting an NJS frame myself, but my state frame is perfectly fine imo. Plus it has wider tire clearance which is nice.
If all children's (geared and break-pad) bikes were banned and everyone rode fixies (adult bikes), then we wouldn't need any of the polarising debate over 'bike infrastructure'. We wouldn't need to slow down traffic through cities or dig up roads and pavements, everyone would be a lot safer and bikes could flow freely among cars.Is it finally time for governments around the world to ban geared bikes (at least for people above the age of say, 10) and give up on the idea of seperate bike and car infrastructure, letting all modes of transport to flow freely among eachother?
You can't pedal a bmx up a steep hill tho the power just isn't transferred. Gears have their purpose. Riding a bike with no brakes should get you beaten up by the police imo. No tickets just a serious beating.
>writes essay on sharing the road>gets sideswiped by a soccer mom answering her onlyfans followers while driving
I can understand a fixie but why no brakes? There are bound to be situations where it is useful.
>>2057993I ride my fixed gear or BMX every day to work depending on which one I ride. It's totally doable if you are willing to sweat a bit.>>2057963You can brake with the fixed gear drive train. It's a totally effective brake and the term 'brakeless fixed gear bike' is a misnomer
>>2057537>break-pad
Why did hydrofoils never take off?
>>2044099Hey! I was gonna make this same joke, asshole
>>2056421Guess that guy was just a little faster than you.
There should always be a hydrofoil thread up
I rode one back from Yakushima to Japan mainland and honestly it sucked. Like a fucking aeroplane, can’t go outside, just sit in your seat and get blasted by adverts from the TV goy. The car ferry I took going there was way more cozy, huge decks to wander around, sleeping mat areas, smoking deck, restaurant, civilisation.
>>2057709I did the same but enjoyed it because I didn't get seasick on the hydrofoil
As you guys may know, theres now huge subsidies coming from the WEF or the EU to remove car traffic from city areasits a bit sad because some of these towns and cities used to have extremelly walkable main streets in the early 20th century, beautiful cobblestone pavements, etc, and it was all removed for cheap asphalt when cars became the thing. Now the pedestrian pavement is often just cheap concrete or modern materials imitating older cobblestone. You even see some retarded mayors destroying an entire 19th century park to replace it with concrete and fake grass and it just breaks my soul. How can we conserve and preserve true traditional urban planning and 19th century walkable standards?
>>2057191NTA but the world is changing in ways that I like and you hate, sounds like the only one with a problem is you.
>>2057630Well, I grew up running through the gardens and parks until our parents were calling like an hour after sunset with a group of about 14 neighbourhood kids. I still turned out akward because most people today just don't operate socially like our little gang back then.
>>2057852Only 3 lanes in America because your cars are so fat
>>2057856>t. poor Enjoy getting stabbed on the cattle cart.
It's not an issue of europe vs the states, I find it hard to choose between rural and city living in general.
another one down in Philly boys, reports say fatalities on the ground
>>2058051In my country there aren't even any "murdoch presstitutes". It's all Democrat party anus lickers from the council-controlled public stations to the "private" newspapers largely owned by the domestic socialist party and financed by government-funded programs to "save our democracy".Focusing on an applicant's sex or racial background instead of the applicant's qualifications regarding the position is a horrible idea asking for trouble. That's what the Democrat party itself has been sugarcoating in the Newspeak of "DEI" and that's now exploding in its hands.Next you'll tell me, "queer" and "diverse" were "murdoch presstitutes"-dog whistles, right?I'm speaking from my experience with "public" vs. "private" in other sectors.In the end, it hardly ever mattered for the quality of service. Sometimes the private entity would do better, other times it would underperform.Although the worst performer would be that one 100% publicly owned company, that got forced into the shape of a private company, ending up as a bastard child completely dependent on public money.I take that to suggest, that combination-models are a bad idea: Either properly privatize completely or leave it be.
>>2058051>Lacking followup on near-misses and reccommendations that had been made for years?DEI plays a role in this>Upgrades that have been missing for decades?DEI plays a role in this>Separate finnicky ATC overlaps in close succession in a high traffic area?Yes, DEI plays a role here too. I have seen the identity-based incentives handed out for ATC, A&P schools, etc.>Systematic staffing shortages and worsening conditionsThat they have wasted no time importing H-1B for, a great number of which have fraudulent qualifications.When merit is supplanted by meeting quotas for various identities to be "equitable", and incompetent Indians are imported to avoid paying higher labor costs, it has an "enshitification" effect everywhere, across every supply chain and service. The decay will continue.
>>2057883if i had a nickel for every time an MDD trijet crashed because the left engine came off during takeoff, i'd have two nickels, which isnt a lot but its weird that it's happened twice
>>2057861>FAA records indicate the aircraft was brought to a repair facility at San Antonio International Airport, where issues such as a crack in a structural beam of the center wing fuel tank and corrosion on a major structural beam in the center cargo/bilge area were addressed. After repairs, the plane logged approximately 70 hours of flight time before the crash.Were repairs done improperly and cause portions of the wing to break off during takeoff?
ERJ 145 crash lands at Kolwezi Airport, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPDuNZgSN1g
If BOAT stands for "Bust Out Another Thousand," what does PLANE stand for?
>>2055838POOR LITTLE ANNIE's NOAA EMERGENCY
>>2055838PleaseLeaveMyAirspaceNigg-Er
>>2057695PLANE stands for:PfixLitAgainNtonEy
If you can afford the asking price:Probably Lacks A New Engine
>>2057748PotsLfArouble,NsuallyEerious
I want to become a helicopter pilot. I live on the West Coast of burger land and I am not sure exactly what jobs are available to me after 150 hours. Everything I was able to find requires the 2000+ hours of flight time.So, my question is, should I be under the impression I can get a novice level job after flight school, or should I plan to commit a huge amount of my time and financial resources to get that 2000+ hour mark so I can apply for those $114k+ jobs that seem to be all I can find?I am not sure what other certifications I would need, and I'm open to input, however, I want this to be my career for the rest of my life, I want to enjoy it, love my job, and possibly build a personal company around it. Can I get some advice that maybe isn't found in a youtube video on general flight school questions to ask?
>>2049846I dunno man, every pilot I've talked to about it says those crop duster guys don't stay healthy too long...
>>2049178Heli pilots are the best
>>2056315Helicopter is all fungicide and foliar. Maybe some insecticide but that’s in limited concentrations and though acutely a pain isn’t bad for you long-term.Herbicide is bad.
>>2056315Crop dusting can get very messy with no notice.It comes with the territory.
I got a job at a tactical helicopter trainer as an IT monkey, should I abuse the flight sim and claim on my resume that i have so many dozens of hours of flight time?
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
>>2012325No, I never initiate any conversation although I wish I could. I'm a bit of a sperg so whenever I sit next to someone, either a pretty girl or just some dude, I waste a lot of time thinking what can I actually say to that person. The easy question is the direction, but it really leads nowhere, unless you try to turn it into an uncomfortable interview. Maybe I'm just overthinking it, but I wish I could talk to people but I really don't know how to do it normally.
>>2035592That woman is cute. Does anyone know her name?
>>2054798Lorna
>>2049311I don't think she would have enjoyed that
There was a cute girl with wavy hair who used to ride the bus on the same route as me when I lived in mexico and she smiled and made small talk with me a couple of times but I was too much of an idiot to ask her out
These guys passed you on the last big hill before the cafe. Didn't even take pulls. What do you tell these Freds to not seem mad?
>>2033752Because downhill is fucking rad and you're a pussy
>>2052168???? Roadies go downhill all the time, how do you think they get back down after going uphill?But going downhill after taking the chair lift just seems sad, I don't see the point, but I'm not obese so maybe that would help me understand better. Like people who don't seem to mind eating entirely out of cardboard boxes and 2L bottles of soda.
>>2048867https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/11-bikes-stolen-from-french-team-cofidis-at-tour-de-france
>>2054701surely it can't be easy to resell a bunch of team-livery bikes
>>2052169Tbh I wish there was somewhere I could get a tram to the top and just ride down descending is the only fun part of road riding
>*combines the aggressive solipsistic entitlement of an exurban helicopter parent SUV karate lessons karen with the sanctimonious humblebrag better-than-you instagram mentality of a childless upper middle class urbanist in your path (literally in your path because it's in your physical path being as expensive and space-hogging as an actual car, while being as slow and annoying and needy and pointless and "look at me" as a dutch bike, in everyone's path) in your path*>*heh, nothin' personnel kid, as in, look at these kids of mine that I am effectively using as human shields, so give me everything in return for nothing or you're a monster and I will have you cancelled for not buckling immediately and catering to my massive sense of entitlement, kid*When did cargo bikes go from being a crusty, get-it-done, no-nonsense niche improvised delivery tool for reasonable humans, to being the single most punchable conspicuous consumption fashion accessory in the history of wheels?Also, cargo bikes hate thread, and yes I took my meds thanks for the reminder though
>>2042856how do you carry big things like plyboard on those
>>2052091is this temporary
>>2052097>>2052092how do you attach a random trailer to a bike
>>2042821does the front wheel necessarily have to be small just saw someone cut up an old bike and make it into a cargo bike i guess that'd need a tig welder xyz cargo designs are just bolted together anyone ever build one of those? sucks how they're all igh dependent though
>>2056646you want the most weight bearing wheel to be larger
I want to strangle every single big buck roadie fred and especially every single downhill-bike-in-a-park pomp who rides around just to do chainsaw sounds with their bicycle's very very expensive hub. "Give way, the asshole is coming!". Like, if you wanna make motorcycle sounds, get an actual motorcycle. A Harley actually sounds cool. A freewheeling bicycle sounds supremely annoying, and also means you are a weak shit who is not pedalling. Fuck you, go ride into a river.
>>2038727Oldhead alert
>>2038727Pokemon cards sound better.
>>2031782>IT'S TOO NOISY!>meanwhile>someone else has a silent hub>passes by you without warning at jogging speed>get butthurt>"YOU ALMOST RAN ME OVER!"Get the fuck off my trail faggot
>>2031782Get outta the way!
>>2056925truly hikers pay for nothing buy nothing and just shit up trails made for other purposes.
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
here in Chicago I sometimes see a CNW caboose roaming around in active service.
>>2056653>>2056654I played a video game where they used shipping containers as prison cells once.
>>2042477I don't really get the point of a conductor having a separate compartment. Here in the US, conductors just ride in a pre-assigned seat in the passenger compartment and to my knowledge that's always been the practice.
>>2045720cute
>>2047949>supersized cabooseWe could all use one of those>>2056642This
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?
>>2049469Why not just go to a bike shop and try one out?
>>2049469this isn't 2019 anymore, brands like Winspace make UCI approved frames
>>2055764Yeah but people who are looking for an ali express bike are probably pretty price sensitive. If you're buying a winspace frame you're looking at an all-in cost that rivals a prestige brand's cheapest possible bike. You're getting a much higher spec bike, but it's not for hardcore penny pinchers, it's still going to cost you like $5k if you want a build that's worth all that trouble
>>2053280I have it on good authority that bottoms are women
It's frustrating because I prefer the look of rim jobs but a decent set of rim brake alloy wheels is like $1000, I can get a better set of carbon wheels for less
The Golden Gate zipper moving the middle barrier.
They've had these in NY for years.
My city just uses lights and a barrier at either end.
>>2055615>>2055655Its not artificial intelligence, its a vehicle
>>2055774This is the americanproof solution
