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>>1051101
no. that would be an insult to retards.

>>1051101
>implying you're smarter than a retard

>>1051101

is it weird to want a less agile bike? yes

should you give a fuck? no

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>>1060963

>>1060963
yeah, no

For what they are, high end road bikes are indeed overpriced. Yes there is some justification with the amount of R+D and quality manufacturing that goes into making something so light that is still has usable strength and decent aerodynamics (wind tunnels and software ain't cheap and don't play much of a part when it comes to mountain bikes) but that still can't completely justify it.

That's a shame, 0-4-4s allways have had an appeal to me.

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SECR H class for the win!

Because it costs shitloads of money and very few states are willing to commit the funds needed.

That said, this could quickly change if the rumors are true and Trump does allow states to toll highways. In which case, the Class 1s will lobby the big states (CA, IL, NY) for massive tolls which will cause rail to be immensely profitable again. A US HSR network could be built in under a decade in this scenario as NIMBYs can't fight armies of lawyers and lobbyists.

>>1058737
Freight, passenger rail let alone high speed will probably never by profitable unless they entity that's operating the service owns the track

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>>1058737
>america didn't have hsr
>sudan have hsr
>therefore, sudan is superior than america

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I live in a suburban hellscape where humans are not the dominant species.

Their estimates aren't quite right for my area because the computer doesn't recognize that I live very close to a large "open space" park that can be biked through easily to access retail and a broader network of bike infra, but the walk score is actually much too high because the majority of destinations they count on the map are actually at least 10 minutes away in practice because walking to them means waiting for a crossing signal at a major intersection with long wait times for pedestrians.

This thing is not supported outside US/CA/AU/NZ

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>>1058826
humm so it can still provide estimate for rest of the world

>>1055524
You did make a mistake by not posting in the Bike Questions General thread.

Sage to the max. Delete your thread, noob.

The bike looks superb.

What >>1055533 said, but if you paid over $700 you got raped.
>alivio dérailleurs
>suntour fork
>no name cranks
>wheel are probably shit
>placeholder tier seat

I have a specialized hardrock and I like it. I didn't break anything on this bike for over five years despite being over 100kg and riding fairly aggressively.

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>>1053923
Okay.

What are the benefits?

>>1051966
Principal lesson learned from the space shuttle program: congress-critters can't into engineering & design

NASA: So hey, we need a new heavy launch vehical.
USAF: We need the ability to retrieve huge objects from space and bring them back.
NASA: What? Why?!
USAF: Reasons.
NASA: That's going to cost eleventy billion dollars and make the engineering really complicated...
USAF: No really we need it.
NASA: *sigh* Fine.

*Many years later*

NASA: Look USAF, are you ever going to _use_ this thing?
USAF: ...huh? Us? Nah.
NASA: FFFffffffffffffffffff

>>1051993
Could the shuttle really grab things in orbit and bring them back? Like ruskie sats or something?

Is that 2 different kinds of airplanes?

>>1047406
It's one

One shit from above one from below

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Beat this

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Currently the only Fiji locomotive in operation in the US.

Carver, Massachusetts.

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>>1025028
Is there a special reason you chose this foamy stuff / gum grips combination?

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>>1025028
Faggot.

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>>1025028
faggot

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Pic from the back of the drive side.

>>1060718
You need a spacer for the BB

The BB is the wrong way around

Getting a one by drive train

I think it's going to go backwards, 2 chainrings and 5 speed cassettes.

>>1060207
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/org/otb.html

I had a bike with indexed shifting in 1989, are you sure you've got your years right?

I'd have to go with disc brakes.

Disk brakes or 27.5/29 tire sizes.

It's hard to pick one because stopping can be nice, but having the extra size to blast through obstacles and rough terrain is also nice.

d i s k
b r a k e s

>>1054288
>STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS

>>1054288
ALL ITEMS LEFT UNATTENDED WILL BE DESTROYED BY OUR SECURITY PERSONAL