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say it to my fucking face

>>914405
>sunglasses
>non-person
HeadBUTT! <ksshh>

Most people are unbearable fags

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>the horror...

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the most insane part about that crossing was that it was considered so dangerous and the voltage shifting so delicate that a permanently manned switching house was required (on the left) and they even installed barriers for trams

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>>913819
imagine that was your job all day
activating boom gates and bells and lights, switching voltages, making sure everythings passed through, again and again and again

That topic is too ambiguous to let this opportunity pass, OP.

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>>836561
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Fs16lPpag

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I like it better than the 700 and N700 series, fight me /n/erds

>>913964
report back, please. Never happened to me, though. I've ridden through summer with strong as fuck sun but I always applied a lot of sunscreen, to the point I was kind of greasy.

>>913967


Will do, anon. I'm not even fair-skinned so I shouldn't have these problems. But you never know. I'll report back tomorrow night.

I always ride without sunblock, I know it's bad but I just never remember / can't be arsed. I'm not too pale though, so I never really get nasty sunburns, just some tan lines. No weird moles either.

Sounds scary.

Another thing if u haven't heard, the passenger has zero manual control- you just give it a destination and wowa

>>912648
Really dumb. People aren't buying into the "self-driving car" thing, so why would they hop into an AAV? A car is one thing; if the computer driving the thing has a brain fart the driver can take over, this thing has no flight controls. Even if it did, roughly 1/2 of 1% of the American population is a pilot of any stripes, so the other 99.5% would be useless in the event of an emergency. There's a reason the military isn't letting optionally-piloted aircraft run any sort of troop transport or combat missions, there's too much that could go wrong. And if you think computers are infallible, I offer this for your consideration

>http://www.cnet.com/news/qatar-airways-a350-in-scary-aborted-takeoff-on-inaugural-us-flight/

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Here's more information because OP is withholding:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N73NphOXkNk
http://www.skynews.com.au/business/tech/2016/01/07/chinese-drone-maker-unveils-human-carrier.html

This is called EHang 184. It flies for twenty-something minutes, using (presumably) electric motors. Besides flying autonomously, it's also going to be constantly connected to a control center that would be able help if something goes wrong.

Any widespread use of this machine in first-world countries would have to wait for the innovations that are stalling the adoption of civil drones around the world - self-separation, automated air traffic control and a self-contained flying and navigation ability.

When all that is done, these guys might be able to fly that vehicle unmanned in civil airspace, and convince the regulators that it's good enough for meat flights. It's not impossible, but it would take a lot of time and work, including from regulators who are not known for being quick or easy about their work.

There's not going to be an Uber-like disruption scenario, where people start flying these things willy-nilly and damn the consequences, too much is at stake and governments will have no trouble enforcing a ban.

>>912655
That's fear mongering and you should know it.
Human error causes the vast majority of car accidents. Even though today's cars are computerized enough to be susceptible to deadly bugs (ie that Honda model where the accelerator triggered itself and sent people to their deaths).
Even in aircraft, where you have a much higher standard for pilot training and selection, flight crew error causes the majority of accidents.

>guaranteed replies
autorotation, now fuck off back to /o/, this is the bikes board

>>910265
vietnam vet friend of my dads flew 36 missions in a tour, got shot down 9 times and survived somehow. I'd say they are safe if properly maintained.

>>910267
>autorotation

what the fuck does that even mean

Typical car-cucked sunbelt strip mall lined suburban hell hole with a few streetcar lines running through the gentrified neighborhoods. Nothing special about it.

Sprawling cager hell. Needs to be destroyed, along with LA, for the benefit of all mankind.

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I heard the EPA refused to issue new water permits due to pollution. The only way to get a water permit was to destroy an older building and take that permit. That's why so much of Houston looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Is this true?

>>912069
Corrosion happens when water sits in contact with steel for a long time, much quicker if there's salt dissolved in the water - so washing a steel frame with water is fine as long as it can dry completely after cleaning, and you avoid spraying water into the frame where it can be trapped and form a permanent pool. If you live near an ocean, or somewhere where salt is regularly applied to the roads, you can still use an ordinary steel frame, but in that case it's a good idea to use a rust inhibitor (framesaver) inside the frame and routinely check that your exterior coating (paint/powdercoat) is in good condition.

>>912069
why not aluminium?

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hey guys,

this is not a bike question in general, but I didn't want to start a own thread.
I really like to build bikes.
I kind of can't stop myselfe from doing it.
what's the best way to turn this into a sort of side buissness.
where is a good place to sell custom bikes and such ?

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pic #2

>>>/o/

>>914104
Thank you!

Because I have a car. If I can't strap it to my bike or backpack then I take my car. inb4 cager scum. Try carrying home 2x4's and sheets of plywood on a cargo bike.

>>913371
>Chicks dig guys with cargo bikes.
For the benefit of the other readers of /n/ who may have difficulty understanding OP's meaning, allow me to translate;
>I got a cargo bike and I was riding it and some random girl on the street that I don't know smiled at me (reason: unknown) to which I mumbed "Y-y-y-you t-t-too" and just kept pedaling, so now in my own mind I think girls like guys on cargo bikes. For some reason. I dunno. Stop j-j-j-judging me! (retreats into his room and slams the door)

>>913376
I've heard of people using nothing but cargo bike(s) to move the entirety of their belongings, including furniture, from one house/apartment to another, so it's not completely outrageous to think you could move sheets of plywood and other lumber -- but like most fixie riders, you can forget about any sort of hill; this trick only works if it's completely flat between point 'A' and 'B'.


Most sane people own a car/truck in addition to bike(s) and use them as appropriate. The so-called 'anti-cagers' of /n/ are either meme-repeaters or NEETs who can't afford a car and are too ashamed to admit it. It's only the rare exception that actually doesn't have a car because they legitimately don't want a car, and in those cases it's usually because they live in some huge urban center like NYC where only the super-rich can afford all the expenses of a car anyway.

>>913371
They're fucking expensive

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NiteRider's combos are all you need for typical utility cycling. Their rear light is the best I've ever encountered. The front light's battery life is merely passable, so I would recommend getting a higher powered model and running it on a lower setting for more endurance. 200 lm is sufficient for road riding, though on unlit roads more illumination may be useful.

I would also recommend showing at least two lights to the rear, for the purposes of redundancy.

>>911954
Thank you, I will take a look at it.
Do you personally own it? How does it do during rain? I guess for that price I can use it as an underwater light, no?

>>911952
I'd suggest whatever super China lights you can get on ebay or at a hardware store.
In my experience, its better to consider lights as a consumable, either because they break, get lost, or stolen.
I work with a cat eye rear reflector light, and a CREE LED light and a battery pack.
Cost about 60 bucks all together.

lurk moar faggot
christ almighty 4chan got worse once you newfags thought you could walk right in and start asking stupid questions.

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>noisy
>polluting
>dangerous
>but we still make them make them the focus of our modern cities and public spaces and transportation planning
>and people feel entitled to operate their cars without regards to anyone else's wellbeing

I don't actually hate cars, as mechanical devices I think they're amazing, and there are definitely lots of good things about them - but the complete and absolute dependence on cars (especially inside of densely settled areas) is a social trap and does a lot of harm on cities and populations as a whole.

>>909459
There are many poor deluded souls on this board, most of them young, who think that all the world's problems can be solved by eliminating motor vehicles from it. Of course they're blind to the fact that they wouldn't have bikes to ride or any of the modern conveniences (including the computer and the Internet they're using to complain about the evils of cars and the people who own and operate them) without motor vehicles; the majority of us would still be living in rural areas, and rarely see cities or really travel much. Many of them would also not be here, having died of childhood illnesses that could have been handled simply and easily if there had been fast, convenient motorized transportation to get them to a doctor or to the emergency room.

Of course if any of them actually manage to get married to someone some day, their car-hating attitude will have to change, just as soon as their wives say "Honey, I'm pregnant!". Then they'll have to be responsible husbands and fathers, and provide proper transportation for their family, and bikes will have to be secondary.

All that, plus it's also another dumb meme. Just ignore the subject and ignore them, they don't matter. Most people who are avid cyclists also own a motor vehicle because they know that you just can't ride a bike everywhere all the time, and there's nothing wrong with that.

>>913559
https://youtu.be/2XPyDR1NrHU?t=2m1s

>>913559
I much rather live here OP
we should not detach with our origins

>>913559
Anarchism and capitalism are by definition mutually exclusive.
Certainly you mean "libertarian metropolitan societies"

Anarchism and communism, however, are one and the same, and are likely to be much more fruitful.

>>912415
You can't because there's no space. Also, spokes on well-built wheel don't break (for thousands of miles).

What rims/spokes did you have? Where did they break?

You suck. Obviously, we shouldn't use damn wheels because the original method of transportation was horse, and people intended that it was used in the future.

>>912422
thanks, i see. coaster brakes have a larger diameter than a standard hub.

I had regular spokes and rims for a road bike, nothing special, the problem might be that they are not adjusted well, I've been to two different bike repair shops, but after both have adjusted them on two separate bikes they keep breaking,. At the moment I have two broken spokes.

I'm not fat, weigh about 70 kg, not super strong either. I might start adjusting the spokes myself, try to find an instruction video

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>>910351

Lambright, of Fredericksburg, told police she knew the iron bridge had a weight limit of six tons and wasn't equipped for semis due to a sign that was posted, but said she didn't know how many pounds were in six tons.

Lambright and her 17-year-old cousin who was in the passenger seat managed to escape unharmed.
'She's a very inexperienced driver,' Paoli Police Chief Randy Sanders said of Lambright explaining that she had left the Amish order a year or so ago, reports Herald Times Online.

The Amish use nonmotorized modes of transportation so her experience could be limited to horse-and-buggy transportation.

Most Amish are not permitted to drive motor vehicles but are allowed to hire outsiders — known as 'English' — to drive them.

Sanders says Lambright, was an independent driver, hauling the bottled water in a leased truck from Penske for Louisville Logistics.

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>>910352

According to police, Lambright was attempting to make a delivery at a Walmart when she missed a turning, reports WBIW.

She said she tried to turn around in a parking lot, but it was not possible because there was equipment in the way.

She told police she did not feel confident in backing up the truck so she then attempted to cross the iron bridge.

Lambright was traveling more than 30 miles per hour in order to get the vehicle stuck that far on the bridge, according to police.

Police cited her forreckless operation of a tractor-trailer, a class B misdemeanor; disregarding a traffic control device, a class B infraction; and overweight on posted bridge.

She could be fined for the infractions and Louisville Logistics could also face legal action.
Lambright received her Commercial Drivers License (CDL) endorsement in May.

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>>910353

The French Lick Fire Department wrote on Facebook: 'Bridge collapse in Paoli with no injuries reported.
'What a sad day for the Old Iron Bridge located on South Gospel St.'

Although some Facebook commenters blamed the driver, many others blamed the school that certified her and the company that allowed her to get behind the wheel.

One person wrote: 'I would look into the trucking school or trucking company that sponsored her training.

'How do you go thru CDL school and get certified and not know the very basics of weight and/or the weight of even your empty truck and trailer which is still too heavy?'

FIN