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>>911231
kind of lost a little bit of respect for him there

>>911277
why? the guy has always been kind of a joke and that's cool. By far the most entertaining guy in the peloton

>>911231
top lad

>>>facebook

>>905448
So you did 30 trips in 6 miles across a timeframe of 9 hours?

What.

I'm fat as hell, ride fixed, and I could do 6 miles no prob, why are you so tired anon

>>911056
Look up velomobiles or the recumbent thread, they're full of them.

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>>911056

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>>911056
Generally they are thought to be too heavy and un-aerodynamic to work well.

One company is working on a 4-wheel velo at the moment-
http://en.velomobiel.nl/quattrovelo/maatschets.php
It is considered to be the only 'serious' attempt in recent years.

The main reason relates to a handling property of tadpole trikes.
The overall engineering for a tadpole wheel arrangement (2 wheels in front) is easier than a delta trike but there is one major problem. With tadpole velos if you suffer a rear flat tire at high speed, there is about a 99.5% chance that you will wipe out & roll over.
The 4-wheel velo is mainly trying to address this issue.

There have been some commendable attempts in the past (pic related). Many of these weren't really built to be only pedal-powered, and they had a small engine or motor to help, due to the weight of the vehicle.

No.

They are only worth it when you can charge a premium for fast travel.

That pollution is not normal

We shouldn't blatantly accept it as normal

People, stand your ground

>>910301

No. I've been sailing all of my life and I believe there is something to be said for learning what you're doing, but no USPS or USCG course I've ever seen takes someone from green to skipper.

Can't say anything for masters licenses; I don't hear often of them having accidents and that's my concern.

But realistically if you have a Driver's license you can probably avoid killing yourself.

>>910301
Some official instruction would be helpful, if you are mixing with larger vessels of any kind. I live near St Louis MO/USA and occasionally hear about somebody getting ticketed for trying to "wake jump" by running a rec boat too close to tugs pushing barges on the Mississippi river.

The link below is to a book on Amazon. Posting comical reviews became a fad at one point, but the reason that the guy wrote it is legit: he was a ship driver (or whatever) and saw again and again that people in small boats didn't understand how big ships maneuvered, or how much room they needed.

How To Avoid Huge Ships by John W. Trimmer
http://www.amazon.com/Avoid-Huge-Ships-John-Trimmer/dp/0870334336

The used price is through the roof because it's out of print now apparently.

>>910552
>>every one wants a single family home in the burbs and zoning is preventing this
What? Isn't zoning what causes burbs to be all single family homes?

Also zoning is incredibly important for quality of burb life. You want no businesses that stay open late in the burb, and definitely no factories that pollute and shit.

your link has autoplay'd audio I can't disable, so I'm not going to bother reading it

seriously, I'm not going to use a website that both gives me an autoplay'd video/audio, but without a way to disable it

>>910559
That's just the foretaste of the obnoxiety of the site.

>>910558
He seems to think that utilities will just magically come where ever one desides to raise their shack. If not, he's pro-slum too. Hey, free choise.

Also, he has another blog dedicated to streamliner nostalgia. Seems discordant.

use 2 or 3 Looks simultaounoisly, that should work, mostly

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>>910334
>I've considered buying a gun to ride around with, but I imagine they'd be packing more heat than me.

I don't live anywhere I'm worried about getting mugged, but that sounds like crazy talk. The bike thieves are opportunistic. They'll cut a chain, steal just a seat or wheel, or hacksaw a tree. But having a boomstick or a DEAGLE BRAND DEAGLE probably isn't a thing that would help you. Especially since you are going to be inside when some motherfucker is manhandling your bike.

Just park smart. You don't have to be perfect, just better than the assholes nearby who are about to have their bikes stolen.
>The bikes live out of sight in the garage or apartment.
>When parking at your bodega or wherever, 2+ solid ulocks so both wheels are secure to the frame and the frame is secure to the rack. And make sure the rack is secure to the ground.
>Actually, lock all quick release parts to the frame.
>Don't leave anything out overnight.

Also, get a beater. They're there to get beat.

>>910346
>muh /pol/ boogeyman
oh here we go...

>>910253
The New Yorker rolled into the Golden State at the city of Blythe last week after riding 2,700 miles across 17 states—mostly along historic Route 66—on a distinctive blue Citi Bike he checked out in Manhattan on Aug. 6. Citi Bike is a fee-based bicycle sharing system. Speaking to New York magazine from Albuquerque this month, Tanenhaus said his job as a corporate event planner (to which he used to commute on a Citi Bike) and his apartment lease were both ending, and he "couldn't stomach" getting "just another job. I was out of options in New York, and I thought of the great American road trip."

is this the same tard that pissed off a bunch of rednecks in Oklahoma then got his ass kicked or something a few months ago?

>>910303
Socialism is a society where everyone is equal and with a centralized planned economy where the government provides for everyone.

Nazi germany had a very authoritarian capitalist economy. I'm fully against this both socialism and communism. But Nazi-Germany wasn't socialist. Private companies were allowed if they didn't interfer with their ideals and the state, but monopolies couldn't be formed since the state had the final decision. Next to that, the society was inherently unequal. The fact man was unequal was their basic viewpoint. There's a strict hierarchy and you have to obey the one above you without questioning. There was a degree of social mobility but only through the military.


Just because a trannie says he's a woman doesn't mean he is bro

Fuck off

>>909384


Just leave it alone OP

Rolling
"My other ride is your mom"

Just wait for it

>>907129
Wait for what exactly? Be specific because at this point you guys have lost all credibility in my eyes

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>>907131

Its going to rust like a motherfucker, its heavy as fuck and those forks are for show they dont work well enough to be useful. Go to a bike shop and test ride a good bike and you will know what you have done.

>>903389
who knew shoe repair could be so rewarding

>>903391
I fucking lost it.

Also I'm a cfi,cfii,mei,atp. aviation industry sucks, so might want to get over starry eyed fast.

What's happening here?

the pads on my are on the side of the rim if that makes any difference

>>910047
what general?

>>910053
The indoor training bike resistance pad lube general, obviously.

>>909617
>I'm not going to bike again till the spring
But then how are you going to go to work ? Public transport ?

>>909618
Cycling is strictly fitness/recreation for me.

ABU

There is one you fag

>>910091
>is this cause for a new tyre
Put 30psi more in the tube than you normally would and look at the hole, if the tube visibly starts to bulge through then you should replace the tire. If not, the cut isn't all the way through the casing and the tire's fine to keep using, just check on it every few rides.

>>910091
My front tire has like fifty of those "holes", do people who don't run gatorskin hardshells actually think this is a problem? Lol

neither

>>906272
this

>>906272
This.