Colonia claudia ara agrippinensium editionPreviously >>1109637
>>1136945That is a drawing of the now german city of colone (koln) during roman times The planning is typical for roman settlements. Basically a simple grid with public buildings being well placed
>>1136705Hong Kong. There are both ordinary double decker bus in service and double decker coach on the market, so maybe you do access control with that salesperson doubling as a private bus conductor. That would be illegal though here. They are circumventing the law on private bus (non-franchised bus, public bus are operated by a franchise) by offering non-paid passenger service and having the sponsor pay for the bus rent. It's a gray area on legal side. Just a theoretical example how premium service could work. I was thinking of freemium bus independent of existing bus systems at that time.
>>1137011>>1136822
>>1136822>>1137011> (non-franchised bus; public bus are operated by a franchise) > the coach bus rent
>>1137011It's an interesting idea, thank you for bringuing it into this thread. We don't have double deckers where i live (unfortunately, i love those things) but we do have some long buses which could be separated. Why are private bus lines illegal?
/bbg/ - Tweed EditionDon't forget to post your local Craigslist and your measurements when asking for recommendations.
>>1136922It's not a screamingly good deal. The crankset alone is worth at least $50 on eBay, and the 4130 frameset from 1981 is fucking cool.However, those are 27" wheels which limit tire selection (vs 700c), and the rear will only have 6 speeds. There is no low gearing if you're gonna hot a lot of hills. Also, downtube friction is a challenge.But, if you want a bike to get into home bike mechanics, it's a great place to start.This is all assuming the wheels are straight and there's nothing involved fucked up about the bike in person.If it was $125 I'd consider. $150 is reasonable. $180 is a little high considering how much maintenance it will need. It's not super special, but it is a solid vintage bike. Most bikes out there these are dogshit gaspipe with suicide levers (like the low end nishiki from earlier)
>>1136951Salsa timberjackCommencial meta amhttps://www.commencalusa.com/Mobile/meta-ht-am-essential-650b-black-2017-c2x21027584
>>1136971Oh shit I didn't read. He's converted to 700c so that's a big plus
>>1136856Asking again. The guy won't go lower than 200 dollars. Is 200 dollars a fair price?
>>1136971>>1136973Thanks for the advice, anonI'm definitely gonna go after this
>>1136776The airplane is marketed towards and primarily bought by people who aren't professional aviators. They like the airplane because of its heavy automation and as a result they lack good decision making skills.2 out of every 3 of my close midairs is a cirrus. I had a cirrus land directly behind me on a 5000' runway and had to expedite to the side of the runway because they couldn't be fucked to watch for me.
>>1136776soyboys
Do you ever worry about emergencies?I’ll soon be taking my Instrument checkride, and i feel pretty decent at IFR procedures. But one thing that’s constantly going through my mind is worry. I’ve been on 3 flights so far that have caused me worry-The 1st time during my very first flight in IMC we had a vacuum failure while in actual IMC during an approach. The 2nd and 3rd occurred on the same flight during my long cross country. After departure we heard a loud snap sound that came from the cowling. We heavily monitored our instruments and everything was normal. after we landed we had a mechanic check the plane and he determined the cowling very slightly popped out of alignment but it wasn’t enough to cause and that we would be fine to fly as it is. On the way back home it was night, and everything was smooth. my instructor was browsing around on the MFD and I heard him say “what the fuck” and we both noticed CHT #1 was spiking. 350..365...375...400...425...450..465.. (my instructor is aggressively starting to lean the engine)...445...430...435..450..465...485...490... RED...RED....RED.... 350... that scared the fuck out of us. Brand new plane too.Now every time I go fly, I’ve noticed I’m looking at everything, as if I’m expecting something to fail. How do I gain my confidence back?
What does /gag/ think about China domestic passenger aircraft?It is still early in testing but do you think we will finally see something to break up the duopoly that is Boeing and Airbus?
>>1137003>Chink shit>Take on Boeing & AirbusNo.
CHARGER HATE THREADcan't even handle a little corner hahahhahHAHAHAHAHAHAHcan hardly even cross a bridge!!!!>inb4 speeding
>tracks not maintained >operator error >Positive train control not used >blames the train kek
speeding
>>1136854It was a charger that crashed? Damn, that's pretty embarrassing. So it's ugly as fuck AND faulty enough for this to happen so early on.
>>1137001If by faulty you mean the engineer was YOLO in a no-PTC zone with 80mph straights and a sudden 30mph s-curve.Fucker was probably on his phone...
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-awkward-dislike-mass-transit/No wonder nerds like this guy, he's validating their social retardation by saying dumb shit like this.
>>1136420>If you could build said ride, why the fuck wouldn't you build it?I certainly wouldn't try to pass it off as useful public transport
>>1135290Elon musk is a charlatan. Tesla will be bankrupt by early as mid 2018 unless they A. get bought outB. Continue to have multi billion dollar capital raises every 2-4 monthsIt's probably going to be B. And as usual the average elon fanboy is a braindead autist comparing actually inventors to scam artists
>>1135807Tesla can make a Tesla Workstation so that people can start working once they board a Tesla, so that when they reach their company they can start doing overtime work and then sleep on the car on the way back.
>>1135247There's also a pro-Earth actress that say she's using orivate aircraft instead due to the same reason.
>>1135781People in Shenzhen seems to hate those lines managed by MTR with passion
Post interesting infos, images and videos about trains in Japan.
>>1136676Is this dual gauge or something?
>>1136692Anon it's a guard rail...
Too big of a file to post here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Trains_at_JR_Hokkaido_Oshamambe_Station_Platform_3.jpg
>>1135142From the JR Hokkaido PR it appears that the limited express services between Hakodate and Sapporo will merge under the Super Hokuto banner in 2018 as 20 more KiHa 261 DMU cars enter service in 2017 to unify its rolling stock. The KiHa 183 DMUs being used for the current Hokuto services will be transfered to Naebo to replace the soon to be scrapped KiHa 183-0 DMUs for the Okhotsk and Daisetsu servicesThe retirement of KiHa 183-0 DMUs also mean the "Asahiyama Zoo" express train will be retired as well, which leaves the question on what will properly replace it from 2018 onwards.>>1136200>AyameThat one has been discontinued since 2015 due to losing ridership to highway buses despite it was about 40 minutes faster
>>1136859Fuck I'm not good at remebering names, obviously including ltd express service names. >>1136200 > Shiosai Was discussing JR NRT services with others concerning Sobu Main Line - Narita Airport Line - wild thoughts of re-routing NEX and Rapid Airport via upgraded Narita Line - Joban Line through Shin-Kane Freight Line ( converted to passenger service) back to Sobu Rapid Line, in case of incidents.
Where can I buy bikes/bike shit with bitcoin?
On world of warcraft probably
>>1136783Bitcoin4bikes.ru
>bitcoin>anything but drugs and virtual shitGood luck
>>1136783>Buy drugs with bitcoin>Trade drugs for a bike>????>Enjoy your new bike or however this meme ends.
Internet money is not a real form of currency.Please get a job.
Hey, resident cager here with not the most riding experience but I still like to lurk- I see a lot of riding stories being retold and the inevitable road raged soccer mom/chad etc encounter comes up. I've gotta ask, level with me guys because I see this a lot, are ya all REALLY 'almost literally dying' as much as you say?
>>1136703>5 of them were me riding on the bicycle path and the drooling amoeba behind the wheel failing to check for cyclists either before turningthis has happened to me several timesfuck those paths right next to the road with bushes next to themeven if the drivers were looking they'd need x-ray vision to see you
>>1136878>brainless cagerDickhead, I have two bikes, a motorcycle, and a pickup truck. I spend more time on the bikes than I do driving, and likely more mileage on bikes in an average week than you do in a month. Would you like to embarass yourself some more? Go right ahead, I'm sure everyone is laughing their ass off at you.
>>1136875Well, sometimes you have to adjust your route to avoid places where there's problems, too.
It's your life, it doesn't take much to get run over.Drivers are assholes and some are literally out to kill you. They'll throw shit at you, swerve at you, and in my very special case run over you at a fucking red light.And then there's no recompense for cyclists. Cagers usually physically and/or legally get away with it. It's people's lives and it's terrible.Lots of cyclists need to get their shit together. But I haven't seen any that deserve to have their life taken. (Not saying that's not possible, but you'd have to be insane to try shit against a cager.)
>>1136962>I have two bikes, a motorcycle, and a pickup truck.Is this a meme?
Let's take a tour through the magical world of Indian bicycle brands.Here we have the lovely Hercules DYNAMITE ZX>Dynamite ZX ergonomically designed and engineered for today’s boys. It is loaded with the most latest features like Turbodrive, masculine frame, imported suspension, flying mudguards, V-brake, Alloy brake lever, Integrated carrier and strong rear diamond to provide speed and riding comfort.$101
>>1131885Would work on.
>>1135811I ride a sachs 3 speed for work loaded 50 kg. Fuck. You.
>>1135826Nope. Uphill. Uphill. Flat. You gotta pull load. Cunt.
>>1136811I just noticed it says "flirt with danger" on the rear... Uh... Tube
>>1131879These are so fucking bad I would need 72 virgins before I ride it!
Am Amtrak train traveling over an overpass in Washington east of Olympia has derailed. Multiple fatalities reported so far.
>>1136245>another train accident caused by another over paid union worker who has too lazy to pay attention to his jobTime to go all Teddy Roosevelt on these cucks and bust their corrupt little gangs up. They are literally killing dozens of Americans through their incompetence but libtards don't care as long as they continue to be loyal voters. Disgusting.>>1136370>he doesn't remember Trump wanting to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, but the old jew Chucky shot the idea down because le #resistanceAlso, there is nothing wrong with big business paying less taxes. The only way to fix the government is to starve it. Why are train fags always such ignorant bernie cucks?>>1136393The only countries with high speed rail that are similar in size to America is Russia and China. Those countries only have HSR because they could exploit peasant slave labor to lay down tracks. In america the people who work in the industry are all union workers making six figures by the time you retire so it' simply unaffordable. You got a ton of cucks on here who think we need to go socialist to get decent trains, but we actually need to do the opposite. Ban all the unions and use mexican slave labor and we will have decent tracks in not time. As per usual capitalism is the only real answer. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>1136469the gaps are for expansion when the track gets hot in the summer
>>1136966>average_cyclist_on_n.txt
>>1136919Such technology already exists and being implemented but they are just so poor
>>1136966>t. European Union is socialist
Electric locomotives general?
>>1124936>third railNigga what?How is this supposed to work with level crossings?
Fastest train of former Yugoslavia. Manufactured by Končar, maximal speed of 183.7 km/h.
>>1136975Still used in passenger transport of course.Pic related the second electric locomotive still in use in Croatia. Buit on license of the Swedish company ASEA by Končar Group, Gredelj, Đuro Đaković.Used for freight and passegers, up to 160 km/h
Croatian Railways Series 1061 built by Italian company Ansaldo-Breda and donated by the Italian government to the Yugoslavia Railways. It was used in 60s and early 70s to replace steam and diesel locomotives in hilly terrain. Withdrawn from service in 2012. Also used by Slovenian Railways where it was retired in 2009.
DB Class 103, Put in service 1970, 10,400 kW (13,900 hp) or 12,000 kW (16,000 hp) Class 103 are among the most powerful conventional electric locomotives ever built Later, its maximum power output has been limited to 9,000 kW (12,000 hp). On 14. June 1985 No. 103 118 reached a speed of 283 km/h (176 mph). Retired in 2003.
shitposts / troll bikes / general cluelessness ITT
>>1136977That other thing is supposed to be a scooter/fatbike hybrid.
>>1136946wtf am I looking at
>>1136982I think i saw a promo for it onceReally weird idea. U could see some drunk boomers riding them around a beach town I guess. Ya hooo.** If you like pina coladas**...
>>1136986Wrist torture + Max out at 5mph
What did you do to your bike today?>brushed and oiled chain (didn't degrease)>checked chain wear>adjusted brakes>dusted and inspected frame
>>1136844maybe i don't want to fuck up my ruler or tape measure with grease?
>>1136858Maybe you should clean ypur filthy chain and you dont even have to touch it to measure you butt fucking roadie
>>1136773this will deform the taper>>1136769maybe a gear puller?
>>1136829Yeah silverline. It works. It's not high quality but for a chain wear indicator all you need is that it's reasonable.
>>1136871I measure my chain every time I clean it. I mean why not?
HE'S FINALLY DEAD!>Hunter Harrison, the CEO of the US transportation company CSX, has died just days after going on medical leave.>Mr Harrison, 73, died in Florida due to "unexpectedly severe complications from a recent illness", the company said.http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42379989
>>1136738I work on the Cirque du Nacional, hotshot. Land of one man remote jobs. CSX railroaders are universally garbage and resist the smallest amounts of change.
>>1136707>>1136738I interchanged with CSX at a big yard in the southeast. You could tell CSX guys were completely demoralized, but that was years before Harrison took over. They were assholes, though.My hunch is that it's never been a well run system. They've always been outperformed by NS.>>1136765>Cirque du Nacionalkek
>>1136707>>1136738>>1136765>>1136909Post your fucking paystubs you little bitches
>>1136916no u
>>1135748It's a proven failed model that inevitably requires government bail outs. A better question is why you yuropoors hate making money so much?
I want to get some covers I can wear on sneakers when bicycling that completely cover them to not get bike grease on them. Any suggestions?
>>1134710wear black shoes?
>>1134710
>>1134823Sorry you have to wear dumb clothes, that must suck.
Chain guards exist.
>>1136640>shit water and grease pools up in thereMust be a joy to clean and maintain. I would imagine that on a rainy day, water would pool up in ther. The joy of black grease water flying all over your shoes and pants when you start pedaling.
