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In some places it's so obvious I wonder why the one-way still stands.
I used to think you needed a downtown that was segmented from the rest of the city via a waterway (like South Beach Miami or San Francisco or Manhattan), but now I'm thinking you can just employ it on any urban freeway.
Also, is there any reason NOT to use congestion pricing? It seems like the only way to fund urban freeways. It's been tried and tested in several countries around the world.
Remember when cycling was exciting? There were new design innovations every year. Now it's all static. Just the same shit over and over at lower levels of value. Surly is an embarrassment these days
>brooks plump grips in black leather to match my saddle
>wait a week
>open package
>only 1 out of 4 grip screws included
>have fun finding 3 more matching screws
get your fucking shit together Brooks, starving child laborers do a better job than you
>Oy vey! 83,000 deaths since 1977?
Steam engines were safer.
If you do ride, how do you maintain your bike afterwards?
Could this be used to get Ukraine grain to the rest of europe?
They have different rail gauge between rooskie and EU tracks but blimp can be handed off with out even slowing down
THIS CAN WORK???!!!!!!!
BLIMP TRAIN HOLEY ROLLER
RIDE ON THE BLIMP TRAIN
BLIMP TRAIN SAVE THIS COUNTRY
AND MAKE IT WHOLE AGAIN
Now Im on the edge of something
Wondering bout the blimp train
ooooohhhhaaaaa eeeeeaaaaahhhooooaaaa
Talking bout the blimp train
What we know:
>the train would run between Los Angeles Union Station and San Francisco's 4th & King Street Caltrain station
>rolling stock will consist of streamliner cars built in the 1940s and 1950s
>actual train consist would be a locomotive, 5-6 sleeper cars, and a lounge car serving drinks and "tavern food" (idk what that would entail)
>the train would run on a ten-and-a-half hour schedule, departing around 10pm and arrive at its final destination at 8:30am
>Tickets will be in the $300-$1000 (the minimum is slightly higher than the current price for a private room on Los Angeles-Oakland on Amtrak's Coast Starlight at $284)
>there will be no coach service, sleeper class only
>the company hopes to begin operations by Summer, 2024
>the project is far enough along that negotiations with Metrolink and Union Pacific for right of way have already started
The most detailed sources I could find
https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/la-sf-night-train-proposal-dreamstar-17891587.php
https://www.railtech.com/infrastructure/2023/04/21/new-rail-operator-dreamstar-lines-to-run-luxury-night-trains-in-california/?gdpr=accept
https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/dreamstar-lines-back-to-the-future/
The company's website
https://dreamstarlines.com/
What do you /n/iggers think? Is the LARK finally back? Or is this all just a big LARP?
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>>2020610
what are your touring plans for 2025? cooking up some months long big adventure or just few small trips every now and then?
maybe you're already on a tour or just finished one recently?
I'll be going across the Europe to Santiago de Compostela, starting in April.
>Cadence team members include CDPQ Infra, AtkinsRéalis, Keolis, SYSTRA, SNCF Voyageurs, and Air Canada. This selection highlights the leading-edge expertise of the consortium, with deep roots in Canada and world-class know-how in the design, development and operation of passenger transportation infrastructure.
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/cadence-consortium-selected-to-transform-canadian-mobility-with-the-alto-high-speed-rail-project-866673435.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsB5_mLcfwM
Fine
>wears a rain coat when it's raining, just like gene kelly
Fine
>wears gym shorts at the gym, just like wilt chamberlain
Fine
>wears aviators just because, just like val kilmer in top gun
Fine
>wears tacticool ballistic nylon cargo pants when working, just like steven seagal in under siege
Fine
>wears cycling shorts when cycling
Whoa 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!!!!!
simple as
Thoughts on the Dutch using Klinkers instead of asphalt for their streets? The Dutch seem to have an edge on anything transportation-wise compared to the US.
>given the gift of train autism
>foam over dash 9's and GEVOs
>witness the majestic site of an IC SD40 deathstar leading a long distance freight job
>waow-based-based-based.jpg
>suddenly become nostalgic over time period i was a part of
>realize i will never see this again
standard cabs were the peak of american railroading and i never got to see it :(
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What would public transit in LA be like today if it had been?
Here's a nice film that covers the birth of the sport from the perspective of a photographer who was part of that American story, tons of cool images.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsbJojnbdYY
Of course off road cycling has many points of origin, in the UK we have the 'rough Stuff fellowship', which claims to be the oldest off road cycling club in existence and predates the Repackers by several decades, here's a link to a thread that talks about that.
>https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/rewriting-mountain-bike-history.226245/
No doubt throughout the history of the bicycle right across the planet, small groups and individuals independently 'invented' mountain biking' by simply taking whatever bikes they had and riding them in the wild. It would be great to learn more about the history of mans off road cycling adventures and perhaps discover where this amazing sport really was birthed.
Share any images and stories here.
Why not land ektranoplans that use electricity from electric lines as trains does.
More speed, less road or rail lines infrastructure.
https://youtu.be/MFv6Vabu5Uk?si=s55_6wo4rgDdHWsF
If you're unfamiliar with train travel, take a look at National Rail's journey planner, at nationalrail.co.uk/ - tell it where you're travelling from and to, and it'll show you a few options before handing you over to a train company so you can buy a ticket. For the same journey, they'll all charge the same price, so it doesn't matter who you buy one from. The best option for overseas visitors would be to use thetrainline.com/ - it'll support your language and payment card.
Here's a few links:
~The Man in Seat 61 (seat61.com/) - easily the best rail travel resource out there.
~A Visual History of Railway Rolling Stock in Great Britain (gaelan.me/br-stock/)
~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 (tiger.worldline.global/home/) - live station departure boards.
~Traksy (traksy.uk/live/) - live signalling information.
What's happening?
~Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: bills.parliament.uk/bills/3732/ - (mostly) renationalising the railway.
~Phase One of High Speed 2 (Birmingham-London): hs2.org.uk/
~Belfast Grand Central: weaverscross.co.uk/belfast-transport-hub/
~The Transpennine Route Upgrade (electrifying the Liverpool-York mainline): thetrupgrade.co.uk/
~The Midland Main Line electrification (still no website!)
~The East Coast Digital Programme: nextgenerationrailway.co.uk/
Is this the future of electric bikes?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFsnS0Yb1Bs
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.
All you need
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm27x5klxxlo
>24% of London's cycle network is rape-friendly
>50% of all London cycleways contain at least one rape-friendly section
>7 London cycleways are totally rape-friendly
>a third of women cyclists avoid cycling at night so they don't get raped
What do you tell these Freds to not seem mad?
>An entire carriage wasted on first class
>1/5 of each carriage taken up by luggage space, toilets or food court
>No air conditioning
>Insane pricing where it's cheaper to buy multiple tickets for some reason
>Not even a single electrified train in their entire collection
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?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTJ3taJHOn8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2lT4oE4DxE
Just do it:
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cW8VLC9nnTo
Trek Zektor B
Shimano Alfine hub, belt drive, hydraulic brakes
$280
Or
Cannondale Bad Boy 3
Shimano Alivio 3x9
Mechanical brakes
$300
I've been using pic related for a year or so now and it was pretty comfy, but I realized that parts and replacements for that kind of bike are rare and very expensive for some reason
To the point that I think is better to just buy a new bike and just forget about it, I have like 300 bucks so maybe I get a cheap fixed gear or single speed since I liked that kind of bike
But do you think I could get a gravel bike with my budget? what bike do you recommend me?
>Winter Commuter
>"I'm not a cyclist"
>Limited Edition
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>>2018643
>no girl is sitting on it
what even is the point?
no one fucking cares
F
![BP2I0673_2048x2048[1]](https://i.4cdn.org/n/1716778736172048s.jpg)
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
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https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/fra-approves-first-test-program-of-autonomous-rail-cars/
Phase 1
>2 mile section of track with no crossings
Phase 2
>30 miles of track
>no other rail operations
>crossings flagged
Phases 3+4
>84 miles of track
>incorporating track warrant authority
Phase 5
>actually hauling containers
Phase 6
>160 miles
>incorporating system into usual railroad operations
>containers now have test loads
Phase 7
>"limited" revenue cargo
>"platooning" operations of up to 50 cars
>Takes you to heaven instead
If it's Boeing I'm going to heaven
Will dump my album and go over some history of the railroad and its equipment below.
The only problem is it's made in Utah which is full of crazy people, which kinda negates the moral superiority, I'd almost rather send money directly to the CCP at that point
Also discuss wheels and stuff
https://youtu.be/MYhMjGChybY
So it looks like if I'm not too hung up on getting a name brand duende meme bike I can probably pick up what looks like a pretty good steel frame for under $3k. Possibly even less. But then I'd really have to go with some pretty narrow, hard, puncture-prone tires, and I just don't have the energy for that shit. I haven't struggled with inner tubes and frame pumps in pelting ice cold rain by the side of the road in years and I like it that way, latex blood runs through my veins. But TPU was invented, and that's caused me to begin doubting my faith.
Would I be consumed with post-purchase rationalization if I fell for the steel meme? Are steel bikes and rim brakes the cast iron of bikes? Opinionated attention whores who need to have something to argue about at all times so they pick the most argumentative pointless crap that has a grain of truth that gets overemphasized at the expense of the big picture? Or is there something to this memery?
Before you start your angry typing, I am a mamil with crabon and aero and absolute black and all that stuff, so please, be accurate with your strawmanning. I can supply some other personal aspects of myself if you wish to find something to be aggressive about but I trust I have given you enough information to get irrationally angry over bicycles.
I currently live in the 'burbs and it's fucking dogshit.
>WFH
>go outside
>get in car
>come back
>get in house
>go outside later to walk the dog
>only children playing and parents outside
>people my age only leave their house to get in their cars and despawn from the map
>feels like nobody really lives here, just come to die
>everybody in their pod home
>I just want to live in a place where I can walk to most places and see my neighbors doing the same.
> I just want to live in a place where some dumb roastie on her phone can't dictate how quickly I can reach my destination.
> I just want to live in a place where I don't have to sit at a red light for 3 minutes when I'm THE ONLY CAR ON THE ROAD
>I just want to live in a place where I can walk to a bar and actually recognize the people there, like my cute neighbor
> I just want to live in a place where I can walk or bike to places.
I know you fucks all avoid homeless, libtards, and nignogs, so how are you guys liking living in these areas where these people are rampant, but you get to experience the walkable city life?
If I have to live another year in a lonely suburb as a young guy looking to have fun ima blow my brains out so how the fuck do anons deal with living in a place like NYC with all the shit that comes with it? Considering the move bros...
This general is here because spaceflight is increasing exponentially. We are up to at least a launch per week and we are now in the midst of flight testing an industry revolutionizing fully reusable
super heavy lift launch vehicle.
Upcoming launches:
>https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/2025-launch-schedule/
SpaceX livestreams on Twitter/X:
>https://x.com/SpaceX
Upcoming NASA operations:
>https://www.nasa.gov/launchschedule/
SpaceX Mars goal.
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1740847084646040048
>https://youtu.be/921VbEMAwwY
>https://www.spacex.com/human-spaceflight/mars/
Starbase 24/7 streams
>https://www.youtube.com/live/mhJRzQsLZGg
>https://www.youtube.com/live/60YnbafD6vY
Old Starbase tour
>https://youtu.be/t705r8ICkRw
>https://youtu.be/SA8ZBJWo73E
>https://youtu.be/9Zlnbs-NBUI
>https://youtu.be/3Ux6B3bvO0w
Newer but less quality starbase tour
>https://youtu.be/aFqjoCbZ4ik
>https://youtu.be/InJOlT6WdHc
Latest news on Artemis.
>https://youtu.be/aFqjoCbZ4ik
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.html
https://www.businessinsider.de/leben/bahncard100-17-jaehriger-lebt-seit-jahr-2022-in-den-zuegen-der-bahn/
i'm so happy
never felt so free
going around with my
bicycle
The Railroad once again reigns supreme.
![positive-bearded-guy-enjoying-friendly-260nw-1576569517[1]](https://i.4cdn.org/n/1722994105536334s.jpg)
>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
Then today, I’m sitting in my financial accounting class, staring at a balance sheet, and it hits me like a freight train: I don’t give a single fuck about this. I don’t care about IFRS standards. I don’t care about “optimizing shareholder value.” I don’t want to be some Excel wageslave shoveling numbers for some middle manager who clocks out at 5 to drink himself to sleep.
I've always wanted to fly. Not the airline cattle herding bullshit, but real flying—bush planes in Alaska, aerobatics, corporate jets where you get paid six figures to sip champagne at FL450. Problem is, flight school costs more than my net worth (which is fucking zero), and I don’t have daddy’s trust fund to bankroll it. The rational choice is to finish my degree, get a stable job, and maybe try to pivot later. But that sounds like slow death.
It’s like I’ve been lulled into this easy, respectable path, the kind everyone around me nods approvingly at—“smart choice, good future”—but at the cost of ignoring the closest I can get to a real life of adventure.
Do I finish the soul-sucking business grind, or do I say fuck it and go full send on something I actually want to do, even if it means being broke for years? Anyone else been in this position, or am I just terminally retarded?
2023 started out as a crazy year on the collectible market but things seem to have settled down a bit
Have you made any new acquisitions ?
What do you wish to buy year?
Collectible bike thread!!
Unfortunately, campus is 5 hours and 30 minutes away walking, and 1 to 2 hours by transit.
Transit here is kinda expensive and can be unreliable.
By car though, it takes 25 minutes to get there from my apartment.
I don't know what to do. I'm too broke to buy a car at the moment. Buying a car implies not just buying the car, but also insuring it because it's mandatory in my state.
Maybe I could consider an alternative vehicle that's faster than walking? Like an electric bike?
The problem is I know nothing about these things.
I see a lot of people in my city with scooters, electric bikes, etc... and there are also e-bike/scooter rental services but honestly these seem like overpriced memes.
Resources:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help
RJ the bike guy on youtube
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>>2028416
Imagine if a bunch of politicians started pushing for a special residential area for a certain group, after having them habitually assaulted with weapons for many years. "We're terribly sorry about all the bloodshed but can't guarantee your safety, if you want to be safe, you have to go in this special place we designated for you".
That is what bike lanes are. We've tried "separate but equal". It doesn't work, because tyranny of the majority means a highly flexible definition of "equal".
People who have been riding bikes for many decades know what the game is. But zoomers and corona cyclists believe they know best. Instead of demanding justice, they demand segregation. Which is exactly what the automotive supremacists want.
What kind of transportation would be feasible on this island? I imagined the country as a British colony settled in the early 18th century and gaining its independence after WWII. The population is around 1.8 million, though the overwhelming majority live in the twin cities of Kingsport and Arkham. The interior of the main island is sparsely populated and mountainous, with a few dormant volcanoes.
I'm trying to imagine the rail lines connecting all the cities on the south coast, and the ferry system between Kingsport and Arkham.
The construction of the Japanese Shinkanzen high-speed rails, form 1964.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYjFOYLAtoE
Both the footage and the tempo if that of the '60s, so do NOT expect some twitch footage and on point editing.
But, I think you all would appreciate it, or - at least - should see this!
ps: use auto-subtitles. While at some point it it definitely an 'eh', it is better than nothing.
Did anybody pick up any cool clothes to wear on the bike? A new jersey is 15 bucks on Ali. High fashion stuff like Syn and Pas normal have hipster cred. Vintage 80s throwbacks are in. Everyone has figured out taint pads rule even if sewn into 'tactical' mtb shorts.
It's never been cheaper to look good. What is your bike style and what are you doing in 2025 to make the scene?
>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.
>ride Amtrak for cross-country tour across the United States
>have lunch
>can't have a burger and fries
Explain yourselves Americans.
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Let’s say you are going from Augusta, GA to Los Angeles. You could leave AGS at 5:35 and take a 1h4m gate to gate flight to Atlanta, have a 2h16m layover in ATL, then continue on your cross country 5h9m flight to LAX. Add in 2 hours to get to the airport and you have a full day of 10h29m of travel. 5h20m of this time was dedicated solely on getting from Augusta to Atlanta. This is a trip that could take less than one hour on High Speed Rail.
>“These gently used, lovingly maintained 1985 F40 diesel locomotives could be yours,” the listing states. “The historic locomotives come with 40 years of service, and more than 1,000,000 miles traveled. Perfect for your model train set, train-themed diners, ornamental lawn decor or planter box, unconventional bed n breakfast or just to show up your overly gnomed neighbor’s lawn.”
> When Caltrain completes its electrification project with full service Sept. 21, it will retire most of its diesel fleet. Almost 100 gallery cars will likely be sold to another operator, said Caltrain spokesman Dan Lieberman, and the locomotives are being split up by age.
>Nine newer diesel locomotives will remain in use for the Gilroy service, which isn’t undergoing electrification because Caltrain doesn’t own that portion of the corridor. However, Caltrain has 20 diesel locomotives that have passed their expected retirement dates and will no longer be operational.
>These older trains might be scrapped, Lieberman said, but first, Caltrain wanted to give rail fans the opportunity to bring them home and make something out of them.
>The engine must be disabled and the buyer must cover the costs of storage and transportation, according to the listing. The locomotives will officially go up for auction in October.
https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/want-to-buy-an-old-caltrain/article_5e80d0d2-77c4-11ef-8753-8f597dfafd08.html
If the pilot's job was to kill a specific target on the flight, it would have been incredibly easy to cause an aerodynamic stall and crash the aircraft into the ocean. He could have even pitched the aircraft into the Indian ocean after leaving radar range, yet WISPR data shows the aircraft flew for over 7 hours until it was ditched in an incredibly remote location.
The question which should be asked is what or who on board the flight to Beijing needed to disappear (and also be completely un-investigatable) why was a regular crash not sufficient to accomplish this goal, and who benefits from an unrecoverable aircraft accident?
Carbon frames used to be fancy, and are now affordable
Carbon aero wheels used to be fancy, and are now affordable
Hydraulic brakes used to be fancy, and are now affordable
Wireless shifting used to be fancy, and is now affordable
Good tires used to not even exist, and are now available albeit a little expensive
Lighting used to be heavy and annoying, now it clips to anything and you can light up the road with something the size of your thumb
Wide 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?
x.com/the_transit_guy/status/1849965574513983784?t=LnWnXPGzOCHpUBPjXa30pQ&s=19
>GCN puts out bait bike
>gets stolen
>track it down
>homeless junkies living in an alley
>feel sympathy for the junkies
>don't call police and let them keep it
Maybe the underlying reason why bike theft is so common is that bike owners on average just have less balls than bike thieves.
I had a package that was supposed to arrive a week ago and the service paid for weekend delivery, then they just forgot about it. I thought that it was lost in transit because it wasn't updating at a distribution centre for four days. Now finally it goes out for delivery today but the driver didn't make it out to me and supposedly Fedex is bringing it tomorrow (maybe).
This hasn't been my only problem with Fedex. Every time I've had lost packages it's always been Fedex. Or absurd delays it's been Fedex, or delivering the item to the wrong address it's been Fedex.
I'm going to stop buying stuff from places that use Fedex for delivery.
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"?
https://youtu.be/ZVFB2g25OkM
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
>23 year old co pilot
Imagine if you could just stop at a gas station and fill this little black box behind the seat tube in 4 seconds instead of risking a house fire to charge it overnight.
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So let's post our walkscores and let's see how bad things really are. If any of the there numbers are under 90 you don't belong here.
It's a 100 year old, 6 mile rail tunnel through the mountains in Colorado. Apparently there's no ventilation and very little clearance with the walls.
>Transport ministry is investigating the cause of the data loss following the worst-ever aviation disaster in the country’s history
FDRs and CVRs don't just stop working for no reason. What the fuck is going on?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/11/jeju-air-black-boxes-ceased-recording-before-plane-crash-south-korea-says
Yes, it's realistic to think American cities can also have large amounts of cycle commuters. We just have to actually build bike lanes. And desu, we have the space.
https://momentummag.com/paris-cycling-numbers-double/
At first I wanted to get the Chinese ones on Amazon, but after reading about them apparently not being reliable/lasting long, I decided to get a used moped from a more reputable brand. Since I don't have any experience with mechanics and is quite lacking in funds, buying something that might break easily is not a good idea.
I went on FB marketplace and found some good deals. There is :
>2016 Vespa 50cc for $350
>2020 Genuine Scooter Buddy 50cc for $799
>2007 Genuine Scooter Buddy 50cc for $500
The Vespa is the cheapest but also the most broken(see webm). Parts of it are cracked and the owner admits in the description "broken key but start up good and is in good condition".
The 2020 Buddy is a little expensive in comparison, but almost like new.
The 2007 Buddy is the perfect balance of affordable, from reputable company for reliable scooters, and does not appear cracked at all(the owner even says he had it repaired at a shop before listing).
The problem is that the 2007 Buddy is located 73 miles away from me in a different city. The other ones are at least in the area and I could pick it up by transit.
The hill from both cities is steep, so trying to go in bus and go back on the scooter might not be a good idea. I considered uShip but the lowest estimated quote is around 121 (average 211, highest 272).
What would you recommend?
I'm trying to raise my FTP, need to lose like 10kg by next year for climbs BUT the Physiotherapist told me I need to do more strength/weight training for my body... Specially my back and shoulders.
I'm currently doing:
>Intervals 3x/wk
>Strength routine (Kettlebell + pullups) 2x/wk
>Long ride on weekends
I've literally never done any strength stuff in my life before and generally hate it compared to cardio.
