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We've got one for trams. We've got one for bike paths. Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for...
The subway thread!
The Tozai line is a bit of a razor's edge for being called a subway though. It's more like "an underground section joining 2 lines"
Also, Victoria line trains are pretty sexy. A shame it's probably a hellish nightmare due to the lack of aircon though
>>961748
This thread needs more pics.
from the cyclingabout blog
posting pics because they're pretty
have you ridden any?
>Zigzag Road to Zukuk, India
>Tianmen Mountain Road, China
>Gorges du Dadès, Morocco
>Passo Dello Stelvio, Italy
since I shit on many cycling trends and fads like memebrakes and 12s meme casettes, lets make a list of what have Megalized and crew done right in the road bike section in the last 20, 30y or so
Freehubs > Freewheel cassetes
Better rim brakes > Bad old skul brakes
Stiffy frame > Flexy frame
BETTER TIRES ALL DAY ERRY DAY > bad tires
Shorter wheelbase > long casual comfy sluggish wheelbase
Helmets > flatcaps
CARTRIDGE HUBS ALL DAY ERRY DAY > cup and cone
Easy servisable cranks > meme old school twig cranks
threadless HS > threaded fix me all the time HS that is a pain to remove bars or stem
proper handlebar and grips > improper cloth
flawless short cage > slowish long cage
dual > triple
Power meters > heart rate monitors
Ant+ wireless > wired
![bikelockers2_0[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Wm0J27E.jpg "bikelockers2_0[1].jpg")
Any of you guys have anything similar to these bike locking cages in your area?
They have them here in the Bay Area subway stations. They are 5 cents an hour and uses an electronic key card to get in and out of your own personal cage and are solar powered. Technically they are for bikes but I guess you could really put anything in them.
Way safer and more secure than the typical metal bike racks and pretty convenient too
They're all over the Twin Cities near major employers and transit lines. They usually cost 48 dollars a year.
http://www.metrotransit.org/bike-lockers
I'd totally live inside one
>>976839
fucking cager
Did you use helmet Y/N
What is your favorite
Post one better than Octal aero raceday
>Protip you can't
lol wut, might as well not wear a helmet at all.
>best
>person of color helmet
>>976819
>no vents
sweaty bullshit
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot is the best cyclist currently racing.
Convince me I'm wrong.
Protip: you can't.
![DonaldTrumpHuffy+copy2[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/hMXsmyh.jpg "DonaldTrumpHuffy+copy2[1].jpg")
That would be Donal J trump
>female
>best
Pick one
>>976680
Have any men been simultaneous champions in Road, CX, and XC MTB?
I thought not
Any good books to read about the Pennsylvania rail road? I live in PA but don't know a lot about it
>>976440
Go to the railroad museum of PA in Strasburg. It's pretty nice.
>>976568
Yeah was planning to. Not far away
![51HcNsNk-3L._SX381_BO1,204,203,200_[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/7dI4Cpc.jpg "51HcNsNk-3L._SX381_BO1,204,203,200_[1].jpg")
your thoughts?
http://www.outsideonline.com/2053331/your-bike-should-be-better
>>975127
A recumbent would be faster and F the UCI twice as much, considering the UCI started regulating what counted as a bicycle were because of recumbents.
>>975130
>recumbents.
but they're ugly
>>975134
Why isn't stainless more common? It has essentially unlimited service life unlike crackly fred crabbon. You are not a professional racer, why not get a bike that's actually useful? If it makes your friends less likely to bully you, you can always slap on some carbon fiber texture decals.
Stainless is still susceptible to galvanic corrosion when in contact with aluminum components. If anything, aluminum is the way to go.
>>974818
No one makes steel frames any more it's 2016.
very niche product so ot has a very high price
So... these went out of use, pretty much.
But was it a right decision? If we used modern, lighter materials, could we make them smaller? Small enough for them to have length less than 8 meters and able to carry average family?
Think about the possibilities. They are quite fast, we can make them very safe (yea, I know about Hindenburg, but it happened literally nearly a century ago) and most importantly, they don't take the streets, so you get no traffic jams.
>>974583
mid-air collisions.
Would prbably be used to transport things and not people. There's a possibility that they won't need to be manned either, just plot a course here and there and voila supply lines.
If you're talking about a replacement for cars, helicopters are certainly a thing that already exists.
As ever, flying vehicles are expensive, fuel inefficient (for short journeys) and require extensive training to operate.
I want to get gigantic quads and booty. I know the guy in pic related is not natural but I still want those proportions.
I've thinking about getting a cheap fixed gear bike for commuting and a racing bike (like a CAAD12) for club racing and long distances. Of course, I will still hit the gym.
Thoughts? Tips? Bike recommandation?
squats
>>973853
But he is natural
>>973855
well he is a big guy
anyone have any experience with this maker?Also whats up with the size chart seems off...anyone have any exp?
>>973826
Literal trash.
Thruster-tier.
>>973827
idk what that is but I understand the trash part
They're pretty much the same as a noname chinese alu frame. But the branding will give you hipster street cred, I guess.
Is this the game changer for commute riding?
>For 2,999 yuan (that's around $455) users get a bike that can assist the rider's pedaling for 45 kilometers on a single charge, and comes with a companion app that logs your distance, speed, GPS location, calories burned, and more. The QiCycle also has Shimano three-speed gears, folds down into a (relatively) compact package that weighs 14.5 kilograms, and has front and rear lights built into its frame.
http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/6/23/12011786/xiaomis-foldable-electric-bicycle
e-bikes are already a thing. they're basically ostracized from bike communities though because they're lazy fat fucks who consider bicycle riding a kind of punishment to be endured in exchange for being "healthy", except actually using their legs to pedal is too traumatic to them so they think they can ease themselves in by getting an e-bike to test the waters.
anywhere that actually doesn't suck bans their use and possession, although enforcement is spotty.
>>971907
Counterpoint: physically disabled people.
>anywhere that actually doesn't suck bans their use and possession, although enforcement is spotty.
wot
In the EU and straya there are standards for up to 200 W / 250 W depending on how the assist works.
>>971904
because when i think "safe and reliable" i think "chinese"
its like you've never good stuff, then harbor freight stuff.
My mom showed me hacks for furnishing and makeovers for homes.
So i dipped my bike with black vinyl sheets.
here the result
thats wrapping not dipping and you only did that so the owner wont recognize it you crackhead nigger.
ps clean up your rat hole
scuk your mom's dick faggot
Its dipping niggers.....
You want her....
>yes I'm fine thanx. just having a bit of a rest
Looks like she's having more fun than you
>>970055
I'm having more fun shitposting that you're having complaining about not having a gf to cycle with.
>>970055
Yeah dude you're pretty gay
