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Wow, a cycling movie I haven't seen
I'll go download it

>>998349
What tires does he/she/it/xir sport?

>>998353
Not sure, the movie was released in 1979. I imagine they are popular road bike tires from 1978.

Poo in the loo, Rajesh.

>>998308
It was a really good vehicle when it was realeased, but that was in 1977, though with other headlights and as a Mercedes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_TN)
Still robust and easy to work on.

>high speed
compared to walking maybe

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>>998312
Go be racist somewhere else, this is now a Third World Transportation general thread

>>>/o/

Srry duderooni.

Anything that inst a plane,blimp,train or a vehichle that can be equipped with Schwale professional bike tires does not belong here :^)

>>>/o/ is more than capable of helping you.

>>998281
>mfw misspelling Schwalbe
>mfwnf

Please, post pictures and names, if possible.

flat bar road bucket

batavus something, gazelle something, those christiania are quite popular here in sweden too

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Fucking rad

As much as I love Akrigg (he's one of my favourite riders) I didn't really enjoy this vid. If anything it's a good representation of just how limiting some bikes can be, stick one of the most skillful riders in the world on a 90s MTB and it won't be all that entertaining.

I would've preferred to see him do more trials stuff on the bike, just like the Road Bike Party vids, but I understand that he's trying to use the bike for what it was made for decades ago.

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>>998195
just out for a leisurely stroll with the puppers.

great video, OP

How's he goin to clip back in?

Absolute madman

>using his shoes to brake because he can't clip back in
source? this has to be a comedy sketch or something.

>tfw the IC didn't touch either coast and survived until the dirty fucking Canadians got their hands on it.

>>998007
Do you have a current railmap of the US?

>>998007
>all the rails straight up dodged oklahoma
being a "flyover state" is one thing, but when trains start avoiding you...

Ok so you know all the precautions you take when regular riding? Just slightly exaggerate them

>Give yourself lots of space
>Don't go too fast
>Brake earlier than usual, wet brakes work fine, but not as good as dry brakes
>Slow down a good bit when approaching turns

Oh and also try as hard as possible to avoid puddles, you never know if there's a pothole (and how deep it is) under there.

Basically, just use common sense and install fenders to keep yourself dry.

>>997918
thanks.
post-ride I have read that I should wipe down the rims; why?

>>997918
Good advice but you left out: be very afraid of metal, it turns to ice when it's wet

Also cagers are nicer when the weather is shit, for some reason. It's my favorite time to ride.

Must we reinvent the wheel every couple of months?
Every so often we get the latest invention that will revolutionize public transit and it always ends up being some bullshit idea that's in no way superior to the concepts we have, mainly standard heavy rail and modern light rail (as in tram with ROW).

>>997730
BUT BUT MIT!

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>>997731
>implying murrica can into public transit
How are those bus-sized non-ROW'd street running trams coming along?

Definitely!
We were in a new city without a car and needed to get all the way across town, but the public transport was just a shitty bus, so we looked into an Uber and it picks us up, no problem and took us to our destination in a timely and affordable manner and nothing bad happened, it's fucking Uber.

>>997588
>>997591
Uber shills please leave

>>997609

I have a really nice story i would like to tell uberiforgot

>>997531
get a hybrid.

Yes.

Entry level hardtail tier. Make sure it fits and nothing critical is missing.

>>997607
get fucked.

holy jesus what an ugly website

>>997222
For you
http://www.lingscars.com/

>>997211
Holy jesus christ on a fucking stick, stay the fuck away from that site. Those bikes are built by retards. Cheap carbon plus dodgy mech work is NOT a good idea and the crank bolts will unscrew themselves and the seatpost will snap on your first ride. Pony up for a real bike or just get Di2 on your existing bike if that's what you literally want.

>>997156
1. Flats are much less expensive if you patch your tubes instead of replacing them.
2. Out of curiosity, were your flats pinch flats, or did you manage to puncture a brand new Gatorskin? If pinch flats, the problem may be that you're not checking tire pressure before you ride.
3. Personally I go hundreds of miles between flats, part of that comes from riding wider tires (lower surface pressure lowers the risk of punctures), but I also scan the pavement as I ride and stay out of gutters and know to avoid riding through fields of thorny plants.

u r a faget. there is at 3 brands of solid tubes/tires out there, not to mention tubeless options. you also have schwalbe professional bike tires.

>gatorskins

That's your problem.

Get some real tires (like nice, folding panaracers with a protection strip or something) or go tubeless. Preferably, tubeless. It's a world of difference.

Not surprisingly, shitball tires mean you'll have shitball amounts of flats.

By the way:

-The trains pictured are a 207 series and an ex Keihin-Tohoku Line 201 series on the Kobe Line east of Nishinomiya (more specifically, between Konanyamate and Ashiya).

-If you don't know about the EV-E801:
http://tetsudo-shimbun.com/archives/003/201511/large-564ed2100ad89.jpg
It's going to replace the KiHa 40 series on the Oga Line in Akita Prefecture in 2017.

>>997099
Do you know that trains are supposed to last 50-100 years, right?

>>997099
>>997101

>Keihin-Tohoku Line
>201 Series

That line never used it, it was 103 > 209 > E233. The 201 Series you see were used in the Tokaido/Sanyo Main Lines as 7-car sets before they were replaced, rearranged into 8/6-car sets and got reassigned elsewhere

>Not just post in the Japanese Railways thread

Shiggy Diggy Doo

>>996935
looks ok to me but i don't know shit about all-terrain folding bikes.

i've just seen you posting the same request in a few threads and wanted to let you know that /n/ is an incredibly slow board (due to an infestation of the foamer virus) so just be patient and someone with better knowledge will be here in the next day or three. yes it really is that dead here.

>>996946
Oh, OK.
Thanks, actually could the bike above be modified into something that could handle off road?
Swap out tires, add suspension etc.

>>996951
Any bike can take the odd trail. Just don't try taking your folding bike to proper downhill terrain.

Do you want to ride the odd trail here and there while mostly riding on roads? If so then buy whatever you want and ride it normally. Put on some tires that don't have massive knobbies so you don't suffer massive rolling resistance penalties while riding on roads. Ride them normally at relatively high pressure. You can drop the pressure if you get to longer trails you want to ride. You don't need suspension. I've taken carbon road bikes with 23 mm tires down the occasional trail without any problems. Just don't expect that the folding bike can take the trails at the same speed and has the same handling as a full suspension MTB.