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Y’all got gas guzzlers, let me introduce the electroc guzzler with rheostatic power dumping. These machines will cook up the air faster than the cooling towers of chernobyl when braking.
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>>1942896>>1942897Good morning sir
Sofian Pesa Swing. Love it.
As i stumble into unemployment again, i've gotten the absurd idea of selling my car and getting an ebike and work locally in my area. Considering i haven't bike in so long, i figured i might as well invest into an ebike, but considering the unknown reputation these things have, is it worth getting one or am i better off getting a traditional bike?
>>1951063I actually just got to the point of the 15% cheaper energy from the wall calculation, then I tried to come up with "but actually a human is more efficient at putting the energy into miles" though I wasn't able to make that argument. I went as far as finding a source that says humans use 218 watts to travel 20.3mph (which is the speed that ebikes are limited here) or 262w to travel 21.9mph, and 250w ebike motors can reach 20mph (and would go faster if they weren't capped) which implies a very similar usage of watt hours per mile, however I couldn't find any hard data for the ebike at a specific speed. In any case, a real human is not getting calories by chugging corn oil, so he's probably like 10x less cost efficient than an ebike if he has a normal diet. I forgot to consider waste of electricity during the charging or whatever but I doubt it's anything near this. On the other hand, you can consider calories to be free in the sense that most people desire to eat way more than their body needs for their normal activities, and the cost they spend on the food is primarily for the taste and social elements of eating. Most people would physically enjoy the act of eating extra food and would find this to be worth the money in and of itself as long as it didn't make them fat. So in that sense, the cost of consuming additional calories for your bike can actually be considered less than free because the act of consuming the calories provides surplus pleasure.
>>1951074A huge amount of motorcyclists in the United States are unlicenced. Cops never pull over motorcycles or scooters and they don't care
>>1951074You sound gay.
>>1951074yeah where i'm at anything over 49cc requires a license. i could see how that would be a deal breaker for some people. i still have a hardtail mtb with a bafang bbshd on it at 52v, so i would recommend that combo too.>>1951076this has been true in my short experience. cops do not seem to see the scooter so far.
>>1951075No, no no no my frienda human is way ways more inefficient. Thing more akin to the average efficiency of an internal combistion motors across all of its load-speed conditions than the electric system. The later is or can be very efficient if you don't completely fuck up (like brushed motors governed by some linear regulator.In other words: Any 'cost' (be it environment or monetary etc.) of wall power being less than 3x that of food and it's already no contest.
I found something neat on Craigslist, 24" gauge tracks and a small locomotive from a mine but the seller doesn't know much about them as they belonged to his dad previously. At $75 a track I really like the idea of having a 120ft oval loop around my backyard. Can anyone help me compute just how much track I need to pull this off, especially with the curves? I really have no experience with anything bigger than some model trains on this.https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/for/d/san-ramon-24-gauge-railroad-train-track/7658009797.html
>>1949789holy fuck buy it, there is no shame in a non looping layout. you can always expand, but a good deal is an opportunity
You should go to the seller and try to lift one of those sections of track by yourself OP
>>1950372are there any sections used for interchanges? because if so you could try to rig something up where you go on one track to the end, go in reverse and change tracks for the return.
>>1949789BUY IT ALL
>>1949789>120ft oval loopAlright, it's retarded enough that I'll bite. What are the dimensions of your yard, and how fast do you want the little choochoo to go?
>Similar geography and size to Japan>Similar population size and climate to SpainHow come it can't into trains like Japan and Spain?
>>1950364OOWWWWW!
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>>1939794Are we talking about spain or america?
>>1939789yes, different population ”””distrubution”””
>>1939999We're better off investing into the current highway system. It basically magically creates money in the short and long term if you develop your road systems further, especially interstate.
Post your favourite liveries from railroads that are no longer with us ITT.Pic related. I've always loved the red & grey/silver with the touch of yellow. I don't know if this came before or after the blue but I think it looks a lot better. RIP Santa Fe.
>>1950339what went wrong? is it just paintshop laziness?
>>1950940Pretty bad. I never liked the B&O
>>1951108
>Five years ago
>>1948186is that a gas station for choppers?
>>1948301Only for the small ones.
>>1948301practicefield,,,ishowand be the 'native,,,wave my stick withanailandrive them off!
>>1938754>Five years agoHonestly if you had asked me, I'd have said it was longer ago, 10 years or so. F
How do you guys learn to repair your bike? I've been a daily commute biker for over 5 years and I don't know how to do any repairs except the extremely most basic shit (replacing rim brake pads, flat repair) because I have no way to learn or practice since I only have my one bike, and I'm not gonna fuck up my own bike trying some unnecessary repair. I have never really had any significant issues
>>1949848no the green bike is just sitting around atmit weighs a tonne even by steel standards so its not really worth doing much toi have plans for it thoughthe perfect bike for me is a very personal thingi just want to choose every component of my bike so the whole thing fits my preferences perfectlyand its thanks to both of these pieces of shit that i learned how to achieve thatnow i cant even imagine just buying a bike and riding it and accepting things i dont like knowing that i can swap any component for any other
>>1949885By asking what your perfect bike is I meant in terms of components not your philosophy on the subject although I do appreciate your answer. As in what style of frame and so on.>its not really worth doing much to>i have plans for it thoughI know the feeling. I've also got an old steel mtb which weighs more than its worth but it's hard to fight that urge to make it just that little bit nicer.
>>1949888well this is the steel frame and fork i boughtthose wheels arent the ones im gonna use those are just for showi kinda cba to explain every component im gonna use thoi have my preferences for almost every individual component at this point>it's hard to fight that urge to make it just that little bit nicer.yeah its very tempting but i know im not gonna ride it unless something goes catastrophically wrong with every other bike ive got
>>1949786how is it consooming if it's cheaper than paying for somebody else to repair your bike? the only tool i've gotten so far that isn't in a standard home toolbox is a spoke tool for 2 bucks.
>>1940878i have a buddy who fixes bikes
>inb4 gaanpostingWhich is fineSomeone just uploaded 10 minutes of crisp CVR audio from the Northwest 255 crash a few hours ago if you're into CVRkinohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noADOBnvfZQ>still no Pakistan 8303 report
>>1950188>"damn that sucks. Better not do what he did."
>>1938996we gaan to gaanpost
>>1949408was this that ATR in India that feathered the props to idle and crashed?
>>1950886It was in Nepal
Was there ever any transcript released from the Germanwings crash?
Ocean liner fans rejoice! The Queen Mary reopened for hotel guests in May and in June, I had the privilege of spending two nights on board. I'll be uploading my album of the ship over the next few days and discussing the history of the ship that I learned while onboard.
>>1943812theyve had them since the 1910s
>>1938375Thanks for posting these pics anon. Very cool to see the old gal.>>1943773>you vs. the guy she tells you not to worry about
>>1938375I really enjoyed your thread. For once, OP was NOT a...
>>1938394i grew up there, tje ship is a little patchwork because i have to imagine its a large project you cant do all at once. there's a lot of nice pieces but yeah the ship as a whole is definitely shabby
>>1944080Nigger.
So... im new here, i was planning buying an electric scooter just to do little tasks like going to the store but they are expensive and look gay, someone recommend me this board, i have a very retard doubt, why and when you change gears on the bike? They are faster than fixies? Im currently driving my beloved tweaker BMX
>>1950936you change when the teeth are sharktoothedusually this can be delayed if you replace chain before too much stretch
>>1950936You use gears to get more torque out of you pedals. Meaning you have to use less force to get up a hill.
World hour speed record was set by a fixie.
>>1950936if it's flat where you live, a single gear ratio might be all you need. but the ratio that comes with the bike may not be what someone with your weight and strength wants to push, but you can tune it by changing out what you have.multiple gears let you spin an easy ratio to start and then gradually work to faster speeds when they spin easily enough to switch to a more difficult ratio. they really come in handy for climbing up hills. instead of mashing a fast ratio, you downshift to an easier ratio and spin uphill. a "slower" ratio spun fast can actually be faster on a climb than a "fast" ratio spun like going through molasses, and you can hunt for the gear that you like best for any particular terrain.
>>1950936Very obviously your body, your legs and ass have an optimum for power delivery, force production and endurance.Suppose you pushed on the pedal of a bike that was geared arbitarily high. You'd produce the maximum of force you are capable of producing but you can not do so for long and, unless you're able to produce more force, you wont get that thing spinning and thus power output will remain low.Suppose the opposite: The gearing is arbitarily low. Your muscles can only produce force up to a certain speed. In fact you can only produce that maximum force determined in the first thought experiment up to a certain speed, after ehich it will drop. Also when spinning out you're utilizing alot of power merely to reverse the momentum in your legs.At last on a bike with sensible gearing you'll be able to produce a force far from your physiological maximum but one that your fatigue resistant muscle fibers alone can peoduce. You'll be able to produce this force for possibly many revolutions per unit of time, thus increasing power, without wasting too much power on reversing the motion of your legs.Now if the gradient shifts or wind changes your effective gear ratio changes. Which is why you want to be able to change gears.You should, when riding, aim to be riding at a cadence at which you can produce the highest power possible, for indefinately long. Choose the gear accordingly. Do not mash unless specifically wanting to do so and understanding why. Also do not spin out, which you wont do, no one volutarely spins out.
I do not have a car, I do not have a drivers licence. I have never ridden a road bike.I want to buy a road bike and go for some nice long, exploratory road riding but things like this confuse the fuck out of me and worry me especially if I don't plan the trip.Commuters, hobby road riders, wanna-be racers, 4chan schizophrenics: >how would you handle this road?>what are some other confusing or potentially dangerous pieces of road infrastructure for a cyclist?>am I overthinking it and should i just ride my bike like a someone drives a car?If it matters more than the fact we drive on the left, I'm in Australia not the USA
>>1950829>wait for the light, go straight to the other corner and stop, then turn your bike and put it in the bike lane to go the next direction, wait for the light and go straight againThat's called a hook turn and it's what the government says to do but I've never seen anyone do itWould you fully do it like this and just join the other lane at the crossing?
>>1950874I suppose so, if the bike lane wasn't against the curb.I like going all the way to curb though, because I wedge my front wheel into the curb and lift the rear end of the bike to turn it to the new direction, like a fulcrum and lever. Maybe that's less of an issue if you're a roadie though? I carry a large pannier so the bike is kinda annoying to lift.Still, the "proper left" where you use the turning lane (or I guess "proper right" in AUS) is way more comfy if traffic conditions allow for it. Probably why you've rarely seen hook turns.
>>1950800Road riding is not nice, for the simple fact that you have to share the road with cars.
>>19508001. Rule of cycling: You go. Motorcripples are fucking stupid degenerates and have to wait. If they hit you it's their fault and they are liable. After all they do enough operating a murdercage alone and they are very aware of associated risks and still decide to do so.2. You turn left on your green or at will as long as no pedestrian is crossing the lane youre turning into. Also watch out for homosexual cyclists and 'e-bike' fags on the cycling lane. Ruins your day when turning left.3. You go straight on green or at will.4. You ONLY turn right if no one coming your way wants to go straight or (their) left.5. If someone coming your way wants to go (their) right you both turn right infront of each other.6. If crosswalks are present let pedestrians cross.7. A bicycle is not a pedestrian. It ha sno business on sidewalks or crosswalks.8. If several parallel lanes are presentmake lane changes according to your wishes to go any direction at the intersection. Wanna go left then start by sticking to the left. Do not cut right across infront of everybode else.9. Remember you're representing cyclists. If you spot any motorist including 'e-bike' forget all of the above, give chase and overtake.You got this man.
>>1950903I don't know, occasionally cars are fun. I love the smug feeling of cruising past a big line of traffic, or getting in just the right spot for a cheeky draft. The worst thing is the noise honestly, when lots of cars are passing at high speed they drown out my music
Post all you got of cars getting shown what the superior means of transport is
>>1935455>>1935417Its a very common and effective suicide method.
>>1950794You're a transexual
>>1931125What's the train supposed to do in this situation, when there's no huge accident? I mean it's not like it slowed down a lot due to the impact, so it'll take a while to stop, by then it'll already be quite far away from the car.I mean it's kinda the same as if it hit some animal or even a person, there's really not much you can do, so do they just keep on going and report it or whatever?
>>1950891Probably just stop anyways.You can't really assess the damage from inside the train. You wouldn't want to keep going and then discover a hydraulic system is slow leaking or a shorted wire has electrified the frame of the locomotive or something.That and why finish your shift? "Stress leave" starts as soon as you finish the police report.>t. not an actual engineer and just making shit up
>>1950891Stop and report an accident as you would in a car.It'd be a hit and run otherwise bro.
What's /n/'s choice of bike basket?
>>1948108>shitting on flats or twistiesactually go die
>>1943092These are the bike equivalent of a fanny pack.
>>1948451id say thats a frame bagi love frame bags btw
>>1946387zip ties are great for smaller loads but not larger, i zip tied a milk crate to the rear rack thingy and the zip ties broke with a heavy textbook, hose clamps worked well until the bike got stolen.
>>1948108you are a certified homosexualyou're probably also blinding oncoming people at night, IF you ever even ride.
Class 465/466 Networker:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEXn3TlPi2Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0wyXHfgZrQClass 365 Networker:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2509s0PnBwoJubilee Line 1996 Stock:https://youtu.be/BeYKmKWc6uM?feature=shared&t=20https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24sx3aFynQIClass 373:https://youtu.be/KQKhsuaXmXc?feature=shared&t=585
>>1943494https://m.youtube.com/shorts/nTltLoKrvgwLove me a chopper.
interesting
>>1943114not as cool as those ones but thought I'd share anywayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2HClRpofAM
>>1943114None of these are steam engines.It's like you're contemplating which brand of washing machine sounds the best, when actual music exists.
>>1950136eww
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/air-france-airbus-face-french-court-over-rio-paris-crash-2022-10-10/>But I've had the stick back the whole time!
>>1943876reddit is that way
>>19446532 more weeks
>>1945357>>1944653
>>1872756the problem was that the stall horn went away when they pitched up because their AOA was so high that the pitot tubes didnt pick up the stall when pulling the stick back but then they pitched down it came back
Caius bumparee?
