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There is a creek that runs diagonally through town here and a multi-use path that follows it. For the most part whenever a road crosses the creek the path goes under that bridge. So we have a 14 km stretch where you only cross busy roads twice.

Ones that just follow roads seem pointless. And they make intersections dangerous when going against traffic since you can't see left turning vehicles coming up from behind and those drivers rarely check for riders on the path. Its a shit design every bit as bad as sidewalk salmoning.

Bike paths are definitely much safer than wide shoulders. And they encourage people to take up cycling even if they're not that good as they can safely stay in bike paths without cars constantly going past them. My city has awesome bike path/MUP network and there are tons of cyclists from all age groups between 5 and 100 daily on the paths, even through the winter. Building grade separated crossings over any major road improves the safety of bike paths even more compared to wide shoulders.

A well designed bike path network doesn't just follow the roads. It's often possible to not have the bike paths strictly attached to roads but going through some other route while still reaching the same places as roads.

>>1071327
>better spent on widening roads and adding shoulders.
That's just WAY more expensive and in many places impossible.

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I'm looking to buy a flat bar road bike. What do you guys think of pic related?

>>1068126
obligatory
>flat bar road bike

I don't think that's a BAD bike, but i would say it's bad for someone who wants a 'flat bar road bike'. good if you want a reliable sturdy commuter to say "fuck it" with

>>1068128
No you don't understand, that bike is a FLAT BAR ROAD BIKE. That is literally what it is. Stop saying it's not. Because it is.

>>1053310
>railroad crews become cucked out of their jobs by automation
Never, or less.

abolish all railroad unions desu

>>1053310
PTC is shit and the carriers are about to realize just how great they had it before. They're testing it here, the first subdivision on the system, and it's going ruin train times once it's implented in revenue service.

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Washington, DC.

The Dupont Circle Trolley Station was opened in 1949; it closed in 1962 when the streetcar network shuttered.

In 1995, the station was converted into a food court called “Dupont Down Under”, but it failed.

Currently, it is used as an art space. You can take a visit for $15.

http://www.dupontunderground.org/

>>1045185
>hey, we need a tram that can run even without power supply
>let's just take this BMW engine and put it right in the middle of the low floor passenger area

German engineering ladies and gents

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>>1045223
it's a cheap solution, and it's not like the line desperately needs those extra four seats. Better than retrofitting a KT4D or something.

How do you not feel cramped on a frame that small?

>>1073357
because im short also stems come in different lengths, long stems look goofy but it works

bro what are you doing? im 5'5" and i ride a 50cm frame.. correct.. i made a lot of calculations and this was my correct size.. why do you need a so small frame? are youre legs short as hell?

btw all pro bikes are usuallylower than uci limit so they add weights... correct me if im fuckig it up but thats what i know

>he rides so slow he has time to think about cars

Dude, if you ride at a decent speed you instantly start riding on automatic mode and stop thinking about other stuff because you are focused on riding as hard as possible, no time to look at butts or thinking about cagers.

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>tfw summer is getting close
>tfw want to start doing 4 hour path rides every day and cute butts
>tfw bike was stolen 1 month ago

just

I wish there were more around me. I live in SE Pennsylvania, the only ones I know are the Schuylkill River Trail/Perkioman Trail.

Gets boring after a while

>>1072578
Objective superiority mean steel is superior in every way, which is not. Yes steel is cheap, yes they make strong frames with it, yes it's relatively comfy, then yes a steel bike is superior if you only want to commute. For everything else aluminum and garbon frames are better.

>>1072586
>Objective superiority mean steel is superior in every way, which is not.
No, it means that the ways in which it is superior objectively outweigh the ways in which it is not.
>For everything else aluminum and garbon frames are better.
>what is touring
>what is bikepacking
>what is going on adventure rides where you'll be leaving your bike locked and unattended
>what is literally everything except racing

>>1072594
>Touring, bikepacking and adventuring with 40kg of stuff.
Since when it is ? Last time I did it weighted less than 3kg, so nope you can do it with a road bike as long as it's not a paper-like frame.

>No, it means that the ways in which it is superior objectively outweigh the ways in which it is not.

No, it objectively doesn't and even less subjectively, at least for me. If you have fun with you steel bike then good for you.

Never worn em

I've gone back and forth for getting around, I like sneakers and sticky pedals now. They are fine, you aren't missing anything incredible.

Nerd shoes are fun because you can really throw the hammer down on a light bike. The are annoying everywhere off the bike though. Clop clop clop.

No, most people don't for commuting or for casual riding. Mostly only for road cycling (as in the people who ride high end road bikes dressed in full kit; I'm not talking about just riding on a road) and sometimes mountain biking.
I have 5 bikes and currently only one has clipless pedals, though I'll be putting clipless on another one soon.

wd40

Triflow makes my chain the quietest, but its also a dirt magnet.

Wax.

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>>1067752
At least post a practical car if you're going to make some stupid bait.

>>1067753
The NSX is a work of art

>Honda
>not practical

>>1067752
>sitting in traffic like a dumbass
>best form of transportation
tip jej

>driving car to work
>moron on a bicycle looks at me indicating to turn left
>attempts to pass me on the left hand side anyway and forced me to do a swerve

Seriously why are cyclists so fucking dumb when it comes to any form of four wheel vehicle?
I'm not even one of those cager idiots I follow the law to a T.

>riding down a four-lane wide road
>like 1% downhill grade, not too noticeable but still going ~40km/h
>there's a car parked on the right-most lane
>look behind, everything's good, overtake on the left
>there's a huge fucking hole right between the two lanes AND IT'S FUCKING PAINTED OVER AND INSIDE WITH ROAD PAINT SO IT'S GODDAMN INVISIBLE
>front wheel goes in, immediately pull on bars
>rear wheel not so lucky, bash it against hole pretty hard
>bike going crazy, somehow manage to recover control and keep riding
>rear flat and ruined wheel
I swear someone did it on purpose just to kill cyclists

>going full speed to catch the light
>someone pulls out into the bike lane
>option 1: swerve into traffic
>option 2: lock breaks and go flying
>decided to lock my back wheel and turn into a hockey slide
>road rash but nothing else major
>mangled front wheel

>>1071481
I mean, Brooks makes lots of different saddles. You can still fall for the meme and find one that is comfortable and supports your sit bones. If you're having so much discomfort, you definitely need to find a different saddle, whether it's hipster Brooks shit or not.

Most people position Brooks saddles completely wrong and I was one of them for a long time. When its setup correctly most of your weight should be on your sit bones with little pressure forward of them. Everything you mention is an indication that it isn't positioned correctly. Your sit bones need to be right at the back of the saddle without resting on the rear rail, your balls should be no where near the front rivet.

If you are too far forward you are supported by your taint area which causes chaffing and numbness. So the saddle probably needs to go forward a lot, like 2-3 cm. Moving it that far forward will mean you are sitting on a higher part of the saddle, so you will need to lower your post to compensate.

One nice thing about Brooks saddles is that they are really slick and they tell you when they aren't in the right position by making you sink in the middle, or slide off the back. You aren't sinking because the saddle is low in the middle or the nose is too far down, its because the pedaling motion is pulling you to where your legs want the saddle to be. The rails are very short on Brooks saddles so it may not even be possible to get it in the right position with the seatpost you have. For one of my bikes I had to swap a seatback post for a straight one.

For a Brooks saddle in the correct position you want it level, no need to angle it upward. Getting it level is a pain in the ass unless you have a 2 bolt style seatpost for fine adjustments.

Also go easy on the proofide otherwise the leather can prematurely stretch out, requiring the saddle to be laced.

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>>1071481
>my balls are constantly touching the front rivet, so that I have to be moving my ass around all the time
Sounds like you're sliding forward, which means that the saddle is positioned wrong. The nose should be tilted slightly up so that the place where you sit is level with the ground. Pic related.
>I never had issues with chaffing before and I'm having it now
Yeah that's because Brooks has sharp chamfering. The solution is to lace the saddle.

But yeah Brooks is memeshit and the only real reason to get one is for aesthetics. I think that Fizik and Terry make far better saddles.

get more flat tires

then realize, you get so many flats because crap on the road collects on the shoulders

start riding further to the left

also

keep riding in the gutter till your wheel gets jammed into a storm drain grate and wrecks your bike

buy a new bike and start riding in the road instead

>>1066555
>How do I stop being a pussy
I don't think anyone can help you with that

OP is a faggot

I got this one because it had high reviews, but the mount was retarded so I had to fix it myself to get tight.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015PS3ME2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I need another one and since this wasn't really worth the 15 bucks I spent, what's a better and cheaper model?

>>1065991
i dunno, i bought this one that was only $3 with a promotion a week ago

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KGE3P9W

>>1065983
would a faggot be white as fuck and playing kendrick lamar's DAMN. album through his phone on his bike?

i didnt think so

167 km on the morning - afternoon and a 35 km evening ride.

~200 km. Cant remember exactly.

>>1060862
10 miles round trip to mcdonalds, the mcrib just came out, it was worth it. also could u stop using km? in america we use miles and this is an american website