Would there be any useful reasons for someone who bikes around town a lot but isn't touring or /fit/ focused to get a duotrap sensor?
You might find it useful to have a cadence sensor (to train yourself to pedal higher cadences) and a basic cycle computer that displays speed and distance, but there's no real advantage to using Trek's Duotrap stuff over any other kind of cycle computer.
>>937617
>cadence sensor
Hmm, I probably do have really shitty cadence control. Far too long spent with terrible heavy rattletrap secondhand bikes with 6 speeds at most
>>937623
>cadence control
If only I had a picture of Shadow the Hedgehog on a bicycle.
IIRC there was some recumbent guy who absolutely btfo everyone so it was banned. But suppose you could cross a handcycle with a bicycle and somehow utilize your arm strength too, could you participate in UCI races? Is there any way you can hack around the UCI rules?
>>937544
the UCI is a tool of bike companies how, who don't want to have to change their products much.
If the UCI wanted to be totally fair with competition, each year they would designate the exact bike setup that everyone had to use: what tires, what tubes, what frame, what fork, what seat, what handlebars, ect, every little part specified exactly,,,, but that wouldn't go well with the normal bike companies who sponsor teams now, would it? And without the organized teams the media rights value would plunge.
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Anyway-
there have been IHPVA bikes and trikes that had foot and hand cranks to use arm and leg strength combined; none of them did well in competitions. The consensus seems to be that the (hard) use of your arms interferes a lot with breathing. The bikes weighed more also.
Go ask on the recumbents.com site if you want to hear more.
There have been a few hand & foot-crank upright bikes produced through the years, mostly as home-builts, but there's been a few prototypes/limited factory runs too. The last one I recall posted online, the owner said that you don't use your arms for very long because they get tired very quickly compared to your legs.
>>937544
you could have a hydrolic handicycle handlebar for front wheel drive with rear wheel drive with pedals
>>937788
wait, you don't even need hydrolic, it's in line with front wheel so you could just have a straight chain line
Ive bought my first "expensive bike" which im more caring about than my car. what should i do to keep it rollin? Except only oiling the chain ofc. Also is it okay to wash it by dumping some water on it or will it rust?
I spray mine off at the car wash and then hand dry it with a towel. The biggest thing to keep rust away is not to leave it out in the weather and clean it if you get road salts or other debris on it. Lube the chain from time to time and check it overall for loose parts... bikes can last a long time with minimal maintenance and lack of abuse
If you have an expensive bike, nothing will rust other than your drivetrain.
>>937462
ah okay ty
What is the metro station with the longest name in your city?
pic related -- the longest name in the Seoul Metro system
Currently it is "Scarborough Centre". When the Subway extension to Vaughan opens it will be "Vaughan Metropolitan Centre".
>>937415
Can the Scarborough Subway extension retardation be stopped, or is it too late already?
>>937415
They should of stuck with Vaughan Centre, adding "Metropolitan" makes it pretentious.
Furthermore, the bus station will be partially named after the SmartCentre there; SmartREIT Bus Terminal.
bought a Trek FX 7.2 for commuting and tooling around on, decent entry level bike or did I play myself?
>>937342
Should have gotten something with hydraulic discs
It's fine, but /n/ is going to jump down your throat for the following reasons:
>trek raped my mother
>flat bar therefore faggot casual
>alexrims therefore faggot casual
>people should never buy new bikes, you should build it yourself using parts found on craigslist, using only rubber bands and tissue paper as tools or you are an LBS shill
>it has multiple gears therefore it's impractical fred shit for racing freds
>posting another bike thread outside of the containment threads that the train foamers want us to use
but at least it wasn't a surly, bianchi, specialized, dengfu, motobecane, cannondale, rivendell, or OTS, so you've got that going for you. also the lack of disc brakes shows you are practical and mechanically gifted and you know how to use a bike properly
Best use is for casuals on under half an hour rides. Long term, aside from basic commuting equipment, you shouldn't look to upgrade that. Your next bike should be more specialized in whatever you like.
newfag here, i live far away from any metro city so i don't know anything about /n/ stuff
i came back from a visit in italy
there was this subway train in Rome which sounds like "AYYYYY LMAO" evrytime it starts or stops.
where does this noise come from? it is electric so it should be silent
>>937341
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tk1Bm5xcA8
That noise in which you are hearing is "presumably" from the unit's traction motors, used by most rail vehicles of this era for propulsion.
Some are louder than others, and some are more "alien-like" than others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu_1JM_UiuA
rectifiers/frequency modifiers create audible vibration when converting 750 V DC to 3-phase AC needed by modern traction motors. As the frequency of the 3-phase motor has to be increased with the rotational speed, you get nice sounds such as here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ky7t6l0WcU
>it is electric so it should be silent
Said who?
Sun is shining, the thermometer approaches zero from below, wind is below 10 m/s and snow is below 10 cm. I am getting getting spring feelings so a bike babes thread would be nice.
Here's one of my all-time faves, a mexican babe named Mayra Rocha:
>>936803
Thanks i will continue in that thread. Sun spring and babes here i come :D.
>>936807
Kys faggot
Hello /n/
What Dirt Bike has the longest fork tube?
I'm looking for a fork that is 33" inches in length and preferably less than 2" inches in diameter.
This goes to /o/
>>936711
First of all you don't measure fork length that way, it's measured from the centre of the axle to the lower crown bearing race seat (where the steerer tube joins the crown), called the axle to crown length. To then know if it'll fit your particular frame you need to know the headtube length and headset stack height, add them together and make sure the steerer tube is slightly longer than that.
Regarding your required dimensions, no bicycle fork is going to meet those except perhaps a Super Monster. However if this is going on an actual motorcross bike then you probably are better off asking /o/ as I have no idea what the headset standards are for those.
>>936711
You can't build a "rocket bike" you dumbass. your plans looked stupid anyways
Will this fail?
>stations spaced every 1-3km
Depends on perspective. As a general answer, no, because it's part of a grand plan. The grand plan is to sell off the Sydney rail network in parts by way of "fake" privatisation where the infrastructure burden remains with the government but operation is given away on a diamond studded platter. In other terms, the public bears the cost while the operator pockets the $ and lines those of politicians (see: Metro Melbourne for a working example. MTR is slated to take this line. Somehow they are fucking amazing in Hong Kong but suck here, probably because they actually have to work for their $ in HK)
Station spacing is a relatively small issue since the distances at the outer edge are much like the rest of the Sydney suburban network - more stops will massively increase journey times as there will be no express services. Oh and they deliberately bought TBMs just too small for DDs
If you've checked out the train carriage exhibits, they hardly look fit for the 2020s era. When the working ones are delivered, they'll be overpriced curry scented alstom shit
And all the extra things tacked on don't really make sense. If they're going to branch the line, then it'll be impossible to do 30tph on the Bankstown line they want to lobotomise
The need to straighten out platforms for doors is a load of shit, more of a way to inflate the contract price to pay back mates. Japan does just fine putting platform doors on curved platforms
They trains are also physically smaller both ways. The width not too different to a Marunouchi Line train. If it was a completely isolated line, they could've done it like Seoul or Helsinki where the trains are fucking huge but instead they went for something shit
$5 says it'll be like Singapore where the trains are forever 6 cars long and overcrowded as shit because the government will be too cheap to buy more
Additional cash: Due to the construction schedule, they will be dumping everyone at Epping and Chatswood to join already full trains for years
>>936388
NSW INC: Working for corrupt fucking developers.
>>936403
This probably summed it up much more succinctly than my wall of text. Every council and the state government is corrupt to the end. Salim mehajer and gary goodman are just sketch comedies when pitched next to what casinomike is playing
Without directing me to google, what are some good front bike lights to look out for? I want something bright enough to ride at night with.
go to google
>>935599
this
and then fuck off faggot
Anyone have one of those action cameras attached when you're out biking? Im looking to buy a Sony as200v since it looks much better than the gopro hero 4 according to comparison videos. The only downside is its shape. It will do fine mounted on the handlebars or post. But say, if I do any other sports/touring and I want a more stable chest or head mount, it's gonna look ridiculous with the camera sticking out like the chestburster. So Im stuck with which to get. Not to mention the gopro costs a lot more
>>933906
i have the as30v. fantastic little camera. the OIS when recording is fantastic. Just get it, it doesn't look bad mounted on the chest.
>>933912
Do you find that it gets in the way, if you lean too close on your bike?
>>933906
Are you planning on filming every near miss and putting it on youtube like a twat?
Pic Unrelated.
Who here has a bike they love riding but value too much to lock up in case it is stolen?
I have my good bike, and an old Mountain Bike. Would it be recommended to set up my MTB for commuting/transport purposes and keep my good bike for the weekends?
>>933645
No, you should have a third, dedicated anti-theft grocerygetter/beater
>>933652
What would be easier?
>Theft-proofing my Road bike
> Adapting my MTB for Commuter duties
>>933656
GETTING A THIRD BIKE
Post news, pictures, videos of trams or light rail.
>Pic is a Flexity Swift E-class in Melbourne, Australia.
Charleroi (Pre-)Metro, Belgium.
LRV by La Brugeoise et Nivelles at Soleilmont Station.
>>932147
The original plan of the Charleroi Metro was a very ambitious plan, it consisted of 8 branches joined together by a loop in the downtown. Funds ran out during construction, and today only 3 branches (and 4 lines) are in service. A fourth branch (Châtelet) was partially built in the 1980s but it was never used.
The image is a current map, with the original plan on the top-right hand corner.
>>932148
Forgot the original plan.
Crossrail 2 has been given the go ahead by the National Infrastructure Commission.
>>932087
What the fuck is Euston St Pancras?
>>932087
This is actually great. I like how to the east it essentially emulates the Victoria line, then branches off at Northumberland Park to go to Cheshunt and beyond. A current dream for the Victoria line is services which stop at Northumberland Park somehow, well this solves it completely.
Revival Edition:
www.strava.com/clubs/forever-shinkansen
old thread >> Dead
. Congratz San FrAnon on making it.
. RIP Seth's irritable bowel syndrome
Legit climbing stats.
>>886518
Zwift bullshit
/n/ - where masters world chumps are born
