Old thread 404'dPost all model train related stuff here. All scales (O, N, HO, etc.) welcome.
>>1132006Looking forward to seeing what you've got.Question on knuckle couplers. How do I know if I need long or short shank?
>>1132035I was a wee lad and my uncle did all the hard stuff. I suppose it depends on how much overhang there is beyond the truck. Mine came with proper length
>>1131928it sure does. thanks, anon, that makes my day.
>>1132035Depends on the cars and the layout. I have a 12in radius turn on an inglenook shunting puzzle, because of this I use long couplers. In general I would always use long if option is available.
>>1131433Unfortunately this marklin set is HO
Is this bike too girly for me?
>>1129350Impossible.
your bike has downsyndrome
>>1129350You? No.
>>1132266more like AIDS.Absolutely Idiotic Downtube Syndrome
>>1129350No, thats the least girly bike on the market. The reason they make those frames in the first place is so your giant dick can swing freely when you stand up to pedal, you could twine fake flowers all over the handlebars and leave it locked outside the American Girl flagship store, you'd still drench every pair of panties within a 500 foot radius.
Looks like we can all pack up and go home now.>http://theradavist.com/2017/12/jakes-pacific-northwest-do-all-trek-970-morgan-taylor/#28
>>1131864LOLbro do you even Microadventure???
check out this authentic Irish grandpa glaring at you for being a fag with a giant camera
>>1131868*** NOT intended as a slur on prolly!!! came out bad heh but seriously these old guys don't get fat tires AT ALL
>>1131840Guy kicks ass
>>1131866how mikro was your adventure today?
What is Airbus thinking?
>>1126976> european plane, ample space for brain, slim body>>1128616> american plane, sloped forehead, fat fuck
>>1128616how do you land at the wrong airport with that
>>1130787Similar looking and right next to each other
>>1130683That thing looks dangerous to me for some reason.
Can anyone identify this bike for me?
>>1130754That's a moped, not a bike
Brown recluse
>>1130754Motobecane moped. French I think.
>>1130754Some bullshit that guy from Jennie's Garage would buy
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5030925/German-firm-sparks-anger-naming-new-train-Anne-Frank.htmlPost locomotives you'd name after the girl. It can be from any railroad from any era, but it has to be a nice one.
>>1127367>>1129040What the fuck...
>>1122629Which ever is on the express route to Bergen-Belsen.
>>1122629/his/ go away unless you have some fun transportation stories
>>1125952/n/eophyte here, what is the purpose of those "blinders" on the front of the tank?
>>1130924Smoke deflectors, they help keep smoke away from the front of the locomotive so the engineer can see better.Very common on European engines. But very rare on American ones.pic related, one of the few American locomotives fitted with smoke deflectors>tfw pregnant Anne will never blow the whistle of UP 844 after her engineer husband let her sneak aboard for a little weekend getaway.
Tfw I check /n/ and there's no Kowloon thread
>>1132135You'll have to define "above ground"
>>1132223Above the goround level passages, obviously. I don't understand your confusion
>>1132268Well, the entire complex was one giant building with no "outside" as such where you can see the sun, except on the sides and roof.So there were passages on what was once the ground level, but they looked more like tunnels due to the 10+ stories of overhanging construction.
>>1132269Yes, i know thatCould you cross the complex or a considerable distancewithout using those paths on the "ground level"? What do you think?
>>1132281Yes, but the so called streets had zero natural sunlight and a bunch of (hopefully) water dripping down from above.
Looks like the Rock Island thread is gone, so let's have a new thread dedicated to all the great railroads west of Chicago. Post CNW, CB&Q, MILW, RI, CGW and all the other granger roads of the midwest.
>>1132183You're retarded. A 2 hour call is the standard for every railroad these days.Extraboards are for plebs anyways.
>>1132189I used to work there dude
>>1132193Yeah and I still work for the IC.Two hour calls are the standard across the industry and have been for sometime.
>>1132195Wrong. At BNSF, it varied depending on the union agreements held over from the predecessor's territory. Frisco was 1.5 hours. CB&Q was 2. Don't know the others, didn't work on them. Stay pressed
>>1132156>Rock Island threadwas that the one that was over a year old?
Are they (or can be) a viable form of transportation, missing link between full- sized cars and public transport?Let's discuss. Discuss about 1- or 2-people capable vehicles with roofs and engines.Both modern and historic.
>>1122846great googly moogly! Does it have a crazy dial radio like in the movie Brazil?
>>1130904speaking of aerodynamics, Aptera was the absolute best for a side-by-side configuration. Shame the company was run into the ground by Detroit.
>>1122861How about you buy a full body diaper and piss in it for warmth since stupid ideas are so fucking feasible in your world?
>>1130903Well, i was shocked, that noone mentions it. Anyways what about the tiger type?
>>1131739How do you know that it was Noone who mentioned it? It was an anonymous post.
I'm trying to plan a week long tour next summer. I want to ride one of those rails to trails, and am still deciding which one I want to do. I was originally thinking of doing the GAP and C&O trail or the katy trail. Due to budgeting reasons, I am now thinking of riding the OC&E Woods Line State Trail in Oregon instead because it is a lot closer to me and would be cheaper and easier for me to get to. Has anyone ridden any of these trails or any rails to trails for that matter?
I like them. I think of them as a pedestrian highway, since they often link suburban downtowns. The Illinois Prairie Path (CA&E RR) and Great Western (RR) Trail near me are made of limestone, which is great for running.
>>1128989>OC&E Woods Line State TrailI'm thinking of riding this too. Have you read it's reviews on TrailLink? I really like rail trails, I hope to ride as many as possible in the future. I'll post some others nice ones later.Do you know about the Oregon Outback? It includes most of the OC&E in it's route. http://www.oregonbikepacking.com/portfolio-posts/hardman-portfolio/
Some part of the Missouri Rock Island Trail should be open.Full plans include connecting to the Katy Trail IIRC.
>>1131360Yeah, I've read the reviews, but most of them are vague and it seems like a lot of the reviewers only rode the paved sections. Oregon Outback looks cool, but I think it's a little too advanced for me at the moment. I'm still pretty new to touring and don't want to push myself too hard. I attempted to ride the transam last summer and ended up getting tendonitis in my knee after a couple weeks. Over six months later my knee still isn't completely healed. I can ride short distances on a bike now though, so I'm going to start training soon for a week long tour somewhere this summer.
>>1129001they aren't the most exciting riding ever but if you're doing a long tour they could be a nice way to travel for a couple days to rest upthey're also nice for older/less fit people who want to go on longer rides but aren't comfortable on the shoulder of a highway or climbing up steep hillsi would ride some if there were any near me
Assembling your own bicycle vs buying pre-assembled. What is everyone's experience?
>>1132063you should conduct a pre-ride bike check to make sure it was properly assembled. A lot of non-bike shops let totally untrained dumbasses build their bikes, even in a legit bike shop assembly is usually a job for the new guy.
>>1131744Unless you're super knowledgeable and going for something specific I'd say just buy a completed bike. Gonna be cheaper in the long run.
>>1131751I need to see this.
The biggest problem with assembling your own pricewise is getting past the retail drivetrain markup. Rolling your own doesn't make sense unless you can figure out a way to do that.>>1131748At least to major wheel repairs, and drivetrain repairs. Up to but not including bottom bracket and headset work is really important to know.>Also, how are the cost benefits?Depends on your riding conditions. All riders should know how to get their drivetrains adjusted correctely, with the exception of IGH users. Every offroad cyclist and fatass should know how to true their wheels.>>1131751What are you looking at?>>1131764Before you go custom, check Zinn. Pic related. Its a KHS 747, available in size 68, which may be too big for you. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>1131854>the wheels were made in bulgaria or some slav shithole as far as i know.>the saddle is real selle italia>i wish i had a tacoma>>1131786its a hong fu thats the same as deng fu open mold- stradalli uses the same frame and tries to sell complete bikes for $4k
Alright, new patch kit came in, the Park Tool little stickers and Slime 56 patches. Holy shit these things work great. They actually stick and glue on. I tried one Park Tool stick-on, and I would trust it for the trails, but not when I have tubes with near a dozen punctures.... But yeah, I trimmed a lot of them, cause 56 will probably go a lot faster than for most people. Also, going to see what it all entails to Go Tubeless. Not sure if my wheels and tires and compatible. I am 100% completely satisfied and will make the effort to give them 5 stars on amazon just cause the other kits I got came with 5 or 6 measly shit patches, and the glue didn't vulcanize the fucking rubber. Also be sure to rub a butter knife on the inside of tires cause thorns keep fucking me up
>>1129406THEY ARENT GLUELESS. They fuckin kickass. I have like 48 glue ons, and ~a dozen stick on
>>1129418Weight weenie faggot
>>1129551That'd be impressive considering I'm rolling marathons. >>1129525For goatheads you really need tubeless, with that latex sealant goo. You could roll over 20 goatheads and not give a shit.
>>1129603>“Rolling marathons”>full accounting of your pieces of tapeMan that’s some good memeing
>>1129376Garbo tubes cost that little maybe.
So I have a mtb, I notice when I go into my lowest gear and stand up to pedal the chain slips, like I will slip a cog or two and than do it again and again. If i which to the next ring set i do not have a issue only on the ring. I weigh 230 and ride a older trek 820. It has a new cassette and chain maybe only 100 miles on it, although a week ago my cable slipped causing my derailleur to to not hold tension and i rode for a miles with the chain slipping, did i fuck up my cassette ring?>pic related are the cog fucked, or are they suppose to look like on the gear? Or do i weight to much for my chain?
>>1129490>frame flex>cable stretch>ghost shiftingMy fucking sides
>>1132080What's the joke?
>>11320803.94 MBI haven't got time to download this with my kangaroo internet, good day sir.
>>1129478So let's see If I understand: You're switching to the small chainring on the front and the biggest ring on the back and it slips down when you stand?If I have it right, there's a few things you should take a look at:-General: Are your gears serviced and indexed? BB cable routing lubricated? Shifters/cables smooth or sticky?-Cable condition: old, stretched, frayed?-Cable pinch bolt and washer: properly tightened with the washer in properly?-Cable tension in lowest gear: Is it high enough? If not, turn tighten the barrel adjuster on the derailleur.-High limit screw: You may need to loosen this a little to compensate for frame flex or cable tension issues, but not so loose that you end up with the chain in the spokes (If you're not familiar with this adjustment, it's better to leave it to a mechanic and will cost next to nothing)All of these are free and easy to do with a little knowledge of how gears work, But i suspect there might be more to this picture and if none of these things clear it up, it may be a bent derailleur hanger. You can have them replaced and/or realigned with a special tool that makes a decent difference in some temperamental and hard to diagnose cases.Best of luck anon, we're rooting for ya.
>>1132080Cables can't stretch and frames can't flex?
Let's try and understand the minds and behaviours of those who choose to drive. Why do they do it? What do they do? What do they say to justify it?Vent, laugh at them, pity them by posting (green)texts, pictures, videos of cagers being cagers.
>>1131847>>1131147>what cagers actually see
Let me tell you all about my pet peeves about the cagers around here. Local law says that bicycles generally yield to cars when riding on a MUP and going over a crosswalk. Cars yield to cyclists if they have a yield sign or have turned from a road that travels parallel to the MUP and the crossing is at the intersection. My commute has plenty of crossing of both types. And literally 95% of cagers get it wrong on both types. They slow down to let me go when they shouldn't and try to run me over when they should yield. Then stopping to let bikes go makes riding annoying because you can't just assumenthat everyone is going to stop for you because 1 in 100 cages actually knows the rules. This means that instead of just slightly slowing and letting the cage go you have to stop if you happen to get to crosswalk at the same time as a cage. And the places where the cages are supposed to yield they don't pay any attention to anything that isn't a cage so you have to yield again.
>>1132066Ah, the angry white dude move. Aggressively getting in someones face without touching them, trying to get them to shove you so you can punch them in the face claiming they got physical first.
>tap brakes to flash the brake lights a few times at a fijian guy who is tailgating me hard >stop at lights>he gets out, comes over, and punches me in the face through my open window>drives off
>drivers dismount
I am a cyclist. But if people have anti-cycling feelings, believe me, I share some of them. No one deserves to get in a road accident. But some of us cunts are trying. Here's a message to so many of my fellow cyclists:Firstly, let’s talk gear. Slap on some lights and reflectors on your bike. Put on a couple of items of hi-viz clothing. At least don’t dress in all black. You need two working brakes. Use a bell. All of that can be obtained for less than £12 on Amazon.Secondly, let’s talk about rules. “Stop” means stop. “Red” means stop. “Shared lanes” don’t mean you have the right of way. Stop for pedestrians on crossings. Pavements are for pedestrians. Indicate lane changes and turns. Did I mention “Red” means stop? Thirdly, let’s talk behaviour. No headphones, earbuds, texting or calling on your bike, no ifs, no buts. If you’re going to filter through traffic, learn how to do it safely and effectively. Don’t hug the kerb all the time. Don’t take the lane all the time. Ride two abreast (but no more) discerningly. Helmets or road bikes don’t make you invincible. Ride predictably. If any of what’s been written above seems unreasonable, you are a wankstain. Not only are you making all road users nervous and angry, you’re giving a bad name and making it harder for unobtrusive cyclists who just want to get from A to B or get some exercise. Bike lanes, paths – or any bicycle-oriented infrastructure – is great. It makes our rides safer and easier and they get us cyclists off the main roads. But you know what’ll happen the next time the local authorities will consider putting in a bike lane, or putting in some infrastructure for cyclists? The anti-cycling brigade will be ready to oppose it – with all the ammunition you’ve given them because you ride like a tumour.
>>1130790>If I'm out when it's daylight, I don't bother carrying lights because they're not necessaryi disagree with you herelegally they aren't necessary, and if drivers paid attention they should see you in broad daylighthowever, i still run a flashing rear light even if its noon for the same reason that i always have my running lights on in my car, i just don't trust people to look carefully
>>1130831>They're either not for bikes, or if they are they're even less enforced than any car regin my city we have cops regularly hide behind a building near a stop sign at the bottom of a hill that many cyclists rolllegally cyclists have the same obligations as drivers, if you're seeing unequal enforcement, take it up with your local pdi think what he was taking about is that the media focuses much less on a pedestrian being hit by a car than hit by a bikeand that's true if you think about it, this one case has gotten a huge amount of press attentionwhereas several people have been killed by hit and run drivers in my city in the last couple weeks alone, almost 0 news coveragewe're conditioned to expect regular deaths caused by drivers, but are shocked and appalled by a single death caused by a cyclistnow, i'm definitely not saying he was in the right, but do understand that in relation to the damage cars do, the outrage is unproportional
>>1130601this desu
>>1130588>not intentionally making cagers more nervous and angrynice dubs
>>1130602>stopping at stop signs
