If steel is so great, why do the companies that make the best steel tubing in the world use carbon for their forks?If steel is so great, why do the finest steel bikes in the world use carbon forks?It seems to me that steel has an aesthetic value that cannot be substituted by anything else, but as a material for building bikes, its value decreases the more that is demanded of a component.
>>2058614it's for people who have a chip on their shoulder about things not lasting forever. usually spergy, skinnyfat white males with a wound collector mentality. they've been KEKED by Big Bicycle one too many times, fool me once shame on you fool me twice I won't get fooled again. they probably weren't even cucked but it's just their paranoid way of going through life. they're on the looking for Planned Obsolescence boogyman that's out to GITCHA. the timeline is:-need bike-not this, not that, oh that will rust, oh galvanic corrosion, oh muh fatigue cycles, ugh carbon? no!-ahhhh yes titanium, it doesn't rust, it's invincible, just like me!-spends an entire paycheck on it, YES this is the FINAL bike!-fast forward 10 years-needs a new everything because it's all worn out-finds out all the standards have changed and he has to hunt for NOS at ripoff hipster prices-oh it turns out I kind of do want thru axle, I kind of do want bigger tires-sheepishly sells it on craigslist to the next sucker and buys a plastic bike with clearance for 32mm tires
>>2058625Plus the welds always break
>>2058614You can't make aluminium springy without it bending permanently.
>>2058758neither can you with titanium, even worse, titanium just breaks instead of bending out of shapeits literally only useful for withstanding compressive force or resisting high heatit is for aircraft and brake rotors, that's it
>>2058774Apparently more so than alu.
>wears a rolex daytona while driving, just like paul newmanFine>wears a rain coat when it's raining, just like gene kellyFine>wears gym shorts at the gym, just like wilt chamberlainFine>wears aviators just because, just like val kilmer in top gunFine>wears tacticool ballistic nylon cargo pants when working, just like steven seagal in under siegeFine>wears cycling shorts when cyclingWhoa wait WHAT NOOOOO YOU CAN'T DO THAT YOU TRYHARD WHAT IF SOMEONE THINKS YOU'RE LANCE ARMSTRONG AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO TELL THEM YOU'RE NOT A PROFESSIONAL RACING CYCLIST THEN THE UNIVERSE WOULD EXPLODE NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
>>2028747>grokkys
>>2058748quality post to bump this thread withyou twat
>>2055945also anyone who buys bill gates reasonable richman act is stupider the those who believe warren buffets charade.
>>2058762you mean the people who are like "actually warren buffet eats mcdonalds so the reason you're not rich is you don't eat low quality garbage"?
>>2058764No I mean the people who believe his I still live in the same house and overall lower lifestyle projection mcdonalds breakfast included. Yes he still lives in the "same home" that he had expanded to over 6 thousand sq ft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWQ3iLVr-0E>That cylinder is a mass dampener also known as a J dampener in physics.The purpose is to neutralize high frequency low amplitude oscillations.Mass dampeners are currently used in Moto GP and were banned in F1 in the mid 2000s.The mass dampener can also be placed on the fork,above the bottom bracket and as shown on the rear swing arm/triangle on a full suspension bike.have these been used on road bikes yet? i have a stiff track bike fixie, anything that could improve performance or comfort would interest me. i haven't paid attention to bike stuff lately so idk if it has been mentioned on GCN/GMBN yet. GCN has done a lot of videos on tire pressure so i could see them experimenting with tuned mass dampers.
>>2043618
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhmLb2DhNYM
>>2056005How would this affect a bike?
>>2056005You can tell this guy is smart because he's explaining it in a tone of voice like he's telling a toddler he needs to pull his pants down before peeing and I'm just not following at all>the first thing to understand is it's power preserving because the product of voltage and current is a power and anything that's passive in the electrical domain is... oh but there's 2 analogies and the first one that's about 2 and across variables and series connections and topologically identical and ground is a datum voltage and...
>>2019204Lol just lolYou best thing you could do is sell that single speed shit and get something with gears, and 32-40mm wire tires unless you only ride on glass smooth velodromes, in that case, keep your 23mm ice skate tires. Pros are setting records on 28mm tires now, the world has changed, more rubber is sometimes better. I think XC MTB uses 2.3" now, 2.5-2.8 trail.
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>>2054785The render of a car with running gear made of granite or possibly concrete should have been a giveaway
>>2053446In Dubuque, Iowa there is a funicular connecting 2 halves of a rich guys house that became public after his death. I think it still costs 50 cents and you can bring your bike. I'd perish in it.
>>2054785That thing literally looks like it was designed by Viktor Antonov using a discarded Half-Life 2 Combine or Dishonored design as a basis
>>2053210>Redpill me on FunicularsPretty italian girls love them
>>2053210>cable tension intensifies
Is riding on top end groupsets if you're not a top end cyclist stolen valor? Or is this sour grapes?What groupset would you ride if you could get any groupset you wanted for free, but when/if you sold the bike you would have to price it as whatever groupset you ride now. That is, if your financial circumstances were no different and you were subject to the same "rules" as you currently as in terms of other people judging (because we all know unlimited wealth begets shamelessness), what do you choose?
>>2058611Interesting and informative post man, thank you.
>>2038740>Stolen valorLOL. What kind of dumbasses are you talking to to even consider this?You SHOULD know that the Shimano trickle down system optimizes for different things at different levels and this CHANGES based on generation. There are times when the higher tier gets you weight reduction and REDUCED durability, or other tradeoffs, like say the shitty feel of many super stiff road disk forks compared to peak chromolly or rim brake carbon.>>2039102Sheldon Brown would ride it. >>2049843>>2049900It's not the bike. The equivalent is wearing a team kit for a team you don't ride for. Consult euro roadie rules for more details. >>2050190Do you have a Tite Gaps jersey?
>>2050190i do this but even worse: i posted on Secret Area of VIP Quality maybe three times total but call myself a VIPPER and make references to Daddy Cool
>>2058613wisdom.if people shopped for bikes the way they shopped for cars, everyone would know that this is what you need, like a Toyota Camry or something.instead, the whole bike industry is structured around selling people the equivalent of supercars or monster trucks and normies just assume they need this shit because they want something "good"
>>2058613>mt200NOOOOOO IF THE PARTS YOU HAVE ARENT THESE SPECIFIC MODELS YOU'RE DOING IT LE WRONG AIEEEEEE
Welcome to Juarez city... now look at pic relatedCargo train runs right through this buys intersection en el centro.So if you need to get somewhere sometimes there's a massive cargo train in your way preventing you and making you LATE. How do you fix that. Not only that it's dangerous. There are no "Train crossing beware" it's just hopefully uou don't get hit by the train
>>2049815>>2049819I'm going to go kick his ass, just after my siesta.
>>2049406the tunnel bypass has been there for AT LEAST 4 years now you ingenuine faggot
>>2049405a big fuckin trumpet interchange. demolish all housing and commerce within a mile to make it fit
>>2053994
>>2053854what am I looking at here, why is there a giant wall of dirt?
Why don’t we fly DC-10’s anymore?
>>2052023bet you feel pretty silly now>b-b-b-but it was an MD-11same thing
>>2055272read thishttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/business/2014/10/air-france-flight-447-crash
>>2051314Beautiful plane. I miss them.
>>2051896Would travel.
>>2055288MAX crashes were third world brown pilot induced. If the autopilot ain't working, you fly the plane yourself, not let it kill you.
Im wanting to figure out what is it that makes some bicycles have a more comfortable wheelie position than others?By comfy i mean a point that sits further back and also has freedom of movement before loopingSo far it seems higher bars help. And maybe a steeper seat tube?And i want it to be figured out for a hybrid/gravel bike with an upright position similar to picrelIf you are going to blab on about wheelie bikes, please at least help me understand what it is that makes wheelie bikes wheelie so well so I can find a hybrid that will wheelie well
>>2054525i got this and learned on ithttps://www.citygrounds.com/collections/big-wheel-bmx-bikes/products/gt-performer-29-bmx-bike-2022
>>2055480
short chain stays
short chain stays.also rear suspension can make it easier to pop up and balance against the tension in the shock while it does it's job.
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?
>>2056853They will be covered in rubber ding dong
>>2056274What about a small creature that gets zapped with increasingly high voltage shocks depending on the watts, how loud it's screaming tells you how many watts. An analog solution from a more civilized time
>>2020903Alloy rims/bars and other parts. Big improvements in weight just through that. Then the bearings got smoother. Cotterless cranks on square taper instead of cotter pins. 4 speed to 6 speed with higher PSI tubulars.Lots of improvements became common in that era.
The bike is a solved invention, so probably something that adresses the dangers attached to the act of cycling as i don't see the world getting on the level of Amsterdam anytime soon.>a directional airbag that deploys in the direction of an oncoming vehicle and the side you're falling on in case of collision.>cheaper, more comfortable and more stylish protective gear and clothes>an airbag helmet
>>2058538There's an airbag helmet already. Nobody bought it because it turns out the accelerometer can't differentiate between "about to die" and "just fucking around lol"Also if anyone turns my city into Amsterdam I'm going postal, FUCK that shit, a bicycle for normals weighs between 15 and 20 pounds and has a derailleur, I like to ride a bike not sit on my 50 pound 3-speed barge in bicycle traffic jams
Theoretically speaking, if I was an entrepreneuring billionaire and I wanted to bring back one of the great American passenger trains (Super Chief, California Zephyr, Panama Limited, Empire Builder, City of Los Angeles/San Francisco, 20th Century Limited, Broadway Limited, Powhatan Arrow, Coast Daylight, etc.) to run on a regular basis (let's put it at at least two times a month for a start), which option would be more feasible from an economic/technical/legal perspective?1. Acquire all of the surviving rolling stock (sleepers, dining cars, dome/observation cars, baggage cars, etc.) from the original consist from private owners, heritage railways, and museums, as well as matching surviving locomotives (can be from ones different railroads since thousands of functionally and aesthetically identical EMD F and E units were sold to all Class I railroads). Renovate them as necessary to make them FRA-compliant, obtain waivers wherever possible. Put them into service as a part-luxury train, part-mobile museum.2. Commission the construction of a replica consist. Building entirely new streamlined cars from scratch, designed to match the internal and external appearance of its original as much as possible, with changes only being made when it's literally required to make the car FRA-compliant/modern user friendly (updated wiring, HEP, power outlets at seats, WiFi support, replacing wooden paneling with MDF paneling etc.). Motive power consists of custom-built Siemens Chargers designed to resemble the original E and F units (streamlining, bulldog noses, matching paint schemes, etc.) as much as legally possible.1/2
>>2053389This thread's been up for over a year and most of the replies are just you bumping your thread. Not much interest in it. Let it go
>>2053390nta but I've ghost bumped it a couple of times
>>2011902
>>2056951Why?
>>2056965Why not?
>The San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway (reporting mark SDAE) is a short-line American railroad founded in 1932 as the successor to the San Diego and Arizona Railway (SD&A), which was founded in 1906 by entrepreneur John Spreckels. Dubbed "The Impossible Railroad" by many engineers of its day due to the immense logistical challenges involved, the line was established in part to provide San Diego with a direct rail link to the east by connecting with the Southern Pacific Railroad lines in El Centro, California.>the railroad has a checkered history, with periodic disruptions in service to rockslides, storms, fires, and derailments, and has never been profitable>the line ceased being used in its entirety decades ago and has been bounced around by owner to owner ever since>at present, only a fraction of the line in San Diego, Mexico, and Campo is actively used, with the rest being left to decayHere's my questions:1. Were the "Impossible Railroad's" issues inherent to the climate and terrain, or more so the technological/economic limitations at the time of its construction (the railroad was built with anachronistic infrastructure such as wooden trestles)?2. If funding could secured, would it be possible to rehabilitate or even rebuild the line in its entirety using modern engineering techniques to negate the hazards that plagued its previous incarnations?3. What services could be provided to make the line economical, or even turn an actual profit? Obviously there's tourism, Carrizo Gorge attracts thousands of tourists a year (many of whom come to gawk at the ruins of the railway). I recently found out that the Mexican portion of the line is used to host the Tijuana-Tecate Tourist Train (pic related, several gallery cars that were originally intended for it but ultimately left unused) and has proven quite popular. But I'm also wondering industries could be served or even if a US-Mexico commuter service would be feasible (ignoring current diplomatic issues)
>>2038870Of course not
>>2038870The biggest problem was that the original railway was built on a shoestring budget (it was basically the brainchild of one man, John Spreckels), hence the antiquated shit like wooden trestles and had the misfortune of construction starting just prior to the start of the Mexican Revolution. The fact that a significant portion of the line runs through Mexico complicates things further because piece of cargo and passenger traveling the full length of the Desert Line will have to go through customs inspections, twice, just to reach their destination.Honestly the view is scenic enough that I think it would have potential as a tourist line, especially given that one of the termini is downtown San Diego, but you would need to essentially rebuilt the entire line before that became feasible. It doesn't help that the route is 70 miles long and the other terminus, Plaster City, is a complete shithole with nothing but Gypsum mining to it.Maybe, you could do it as a hotel train where you depart in the early evening (5pm) running at a leisurely pace of >10 miles per hour (slow enough to make the journey around 14 hours and run comfortably), treat everyone to a fancy dinner, have the train turn around in Plaster City and return in the morning (7am). Restore some old heavy Pullman sleeper and dining cars and better yet, a working steam locomotive, and you might find a niche market for being the only play in the world where you can relive the zenith of American rail travel.
>>2057523>will have to go through customs inspections, twice, just to reach their destination.Check out the big brains on Brad. It's not like similar things don't happen between the US and Canada with no customs checks required.Most people on /n/ are completely fucking clueless yet pretend to be total experts.
>>2039300>The real money-maker in railroads has never been people, it's been freight.The real money maker in highways has never been people, it's freight.
>>2058499What point are you trying to make here
An entry level new bike, that is agreeable to ride, not dragged down by antiquated standards like QR, that you won't regret buying, nor immediately feel the urge to swap out half the components because of cut corners, cost approximately USD $1500 at standard retail prices as of late 2024, give or take a few hundred (depending on the finer details).Now, the prices are going to go up by at least 20%, and the smaller independent brands are going to go under as only the largest players will have the spare cash to ride out the sudden loss of consumer confidence. The most interesting and original bike products will simply disappear from the market permanently until the next wave of prosperity (which may be entirely concentrated somewhere far away and foreign, so that only the wealthiest of your peers will be able to import and use such goods).How does that make /n/ feel?
>>2055390People in China need jobs too
>>2043723I've got a Trek Crossrip LTD that was my first "nice" bike once I got a decent job out of college. Yeah, the bike has some weird issues, but I didn't know anything about bikes yet. It sat in my garage for the last 5 years mostly unused as I got fat and lazy. It's got TRP hy/rd brakes and they work well enough for me. I've been riding it as heavy as 240lb. They'd probably be more than enough for someone that's 150lb. If I could magic hydraulic breaks onto that bike I would though. I don't find that frame to be worth putting upgrades into, so I'm saving up for a nicer bike and will keep the Crossrip as a beater.
>>2056930The issue with hyrd brakes is you have to be in the drops to get decent braking power out of them, and they have to be set up absolutely perfectly using their autistic non-standard technique and they don't self adjust
>>2058492the fuck? no. just no.
>>2058493Yes. Just yes.
I am a railway fan from Moscow. In my free time, I make videos of trains, subways, and transportation. Ask questions about my activities, and the transport of my country, stereotypes, in general, everything that is interesting, I will try to answer.
>>2055187Last year they announced they're selling the only built station of Omsk metro with a starting bid of 2.5 million dollars, but it doesn't look like it went anywhere.
>>2055187>>2055223Every time I see the word "omsk" I think of this one troll guy who called a FSB operator and asked him about the thing in tomsk and they went back and forth a few times about whether it was omsk or tomsk and anyway the FSB inadvertently leaked some info but I forgot what it was
>>2056846https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwvA49ZXnf8Thanks for reminding me about this
>>2036639Can you still go from Moscow to Beijing with a train? I heard they scrapped the service during covid
>>2056880I don't remember it being navalny, crazy. I thought it was just some random troll.
hongcouver getting some china ferries…elbows up?
>>2046273Based, can't wait for Canada to become a Chinese province so it will finally have proper infrastructure.
>>2055505>the idea is if you buy local, it makes local jobs, and increases economic velocity. it's basically a way to do stealth welfare; instead of just paying hobos who will just spend it on crack, you fork over the cash to Irving who will then employ the hobos who will still buy lots of crack but also be emboldened to do things like rent property or eat groceries and otherwise participate in the normal economy, which in turn requires they pay taxes. its kinda like a pyrimid skeemI am aware of the economic arguments like this. I actually have an undergraduate economic background. Which is precisely the reason I say the arguments are retarded.Paying the hobos the money straight up will cost less than your elaborate stealth-welfare program. Especially when you consider how much the Irving clan that owns the corporations are going to skim off the top before it gets to the hobos. And the money stolen by the Irvings will not be going into the economy because they will just put it in overseas bank accounts.The only reason we don't pay the hobos straight up is that it has bad optics. Hobos look dirty and don't make for good photo ops compared to the Irving clan. And if you start giving money to some of the hobos in Nova Scotia, the ones in BC start to notice and get uppity, and there are a lot more hobos in BC than in NS.
>>2055588true but remember that the irvings will either kick back the money or have a politician driveby'd as appropriate if they dont do it that way whilst BC only has namby pamby film studios and techbro startups who do not enjoy such power
>>2046273So?
>>2046182are they auxillary invasion ferries?
Are the wingy bits on the butt important?Why wouldn't you just stop when it was on the ground?
>>2058278boss will kill me if i crash helicopter, and if boss gets blood on his hands he'll kill my family too so i'll kill myself and helicopter in crash and keep boss's hands clean
>>2058282Based and bootpilled
>>2058272Nah, that part is just decorative. The pilot was probably drunk.
>there's a helicopter about to crash and the retard is filming a fucking panoramaAlso he didn't fly so good.
>>2058281My assumption is that they were unaware of the tail situation.But why not land immediately and assess the damage... no idea. Just Russian things.
