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big crush on Chad OMG posted:Literally for months out of the year I can't imagine that a run-of-the-mill bike enthusiast would enjoy that. I live in Florida and it's nowhere near enjoyable biking in 95 degrees with 90% humidity during the summer.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:I can't imagine that a run-of-the-mill bike enthusiast would enjoy that. You just have to go faster for that breeze
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BloodBag posted:I thought the interstate highway system was built first as a public works program during the depression and second as a war materiel transport system should the enemy make landfall during WW2. Considering that the interstate highways weren't a thing until 1956 (which is after both the Great Depression and WWII) I think you need to sit down and reassess your take on this.
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Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:So have you ever tried riding a bike for 10 miles in 20 degree weather? It sucks but it's better than waiting in an open station for the subway which is broken down from the laundry list of reasons. I'm happy to bike commute so my driving is all for fun. Bike commuting is not available to most people because a lot of parts of the country have never seen a bike legally using a road.
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I'm currently only like 5 or 6 miles from work and intended on biking a fair amount but end up never doing it because of my rotating hours and days. I don't want to ride home at 11:00 at night or into work for my 5:30 shift. If I worked a more traditional schedule I'd probably do it more often. Pr0kjayhawk posted:And this is why manual options are severely limited now. There’s a tough balance to strike - consumers vote with their wallets and if you only buy used, you have no say in trends and companies have no incentive to cater to you. On the other hand, depreciation is a bitch and in some states you can avoid purchase tax on private party used vehicles. I'm still throwing the M2C into my search, and it looks like they're holding their value pretty well, but depreciation really is a bitch. My focus on at 3-4 year old M3/4's really highlights this. They're losing anywhere from $6-10k a year. Gotta factor in the whole M car without a warranty thing into that of course even though this generation looks like it's doing really, really well in that regard. Still, an M2C with a full warranty is really tempting.
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fknlo posted:I'm currently only like 5 or 6 miles from work and intended on biking a fair amount but end up never doing it because of my rotating hours and days. I don't want to ride home at 11:00 at night or into work for my 5:30 shift. If I worked a more traditional schedule I'd probably do it more often. Same here. I work until 2am, right when all the bars in the area close down and taking the same road everyone else does to get off the beach. I've seen enough drunk idiots to not want to take that risk.
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FCKGW posted:I learned today that riding a bike on the freeway in California isn't illegal unless the onramp explicitly notes it as such. Freeway riding in the breakdown lanes is counter intuitively the safest place to be on a bicycle. As long as the breakdown lane is wide, you have plenty of traffic seperation from you and you can really wind up and go. Okay not for the faint hearted but you are not playing in traffic, you are not dodging idiots on MUP's. You dont have people coming out of driveways without looking. Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:So have you ever tried riding a bike for 10 miles in 20 degree weather? Yes. But living in a firey hell hole makes anything below 0C painful because I'm just straight out not used to it. quote:I live in Florida and it's nowhere near enjoyable biking in 95 degrees with 90% humidity during the summer. Now THIS I'm used to and I love being out on a bike in. I'll only hard nope in heat if it's above 45C where basically it gets hot enough to be dangerous. I've seen 55C on the Garmin due to heat radiation off the tarmac and yeah thats a do not do this.
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Jun 10, 2019 21:28
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Residency Evil posted:We posting penis sizes yet? Only if you are using it as an excuse not to ride bikes.
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Jun 10, 2019 22:19
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honestly i just stopped riding because it kept getting caught in the front chain ring
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Jun 10, 2019 23:17
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What's the only thing drivers and pedestrians agree on? Bicyclists are the worst
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Infinotize posted:What's the only thing drivers and pedestrians agree on? Bicyclists are the worst Most cyclists are cool and good, and America needs to work on getting proper biking infrastructure set up, such as bike lanes physically divided from the road, their own signals, etc. Cyclists who toodle along at 2 mph up a curvy uphill road will be first against the wall though.
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drgitlin posted:Public transport in LA doesn’t smell like piss or vomit. Thaaat's a lie. LA Metro very much smells like piss, both bus and train.
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The only Metro that doesn't smell of piss and vomit is the Sydney Metro and that's because it's too new to have years of grime, piss and vomit ground into every crack
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Freeway riding in the breakdown lanes is counter intuitively the safest place to be on a bicycle. As long as the breakdown lane is wide, you have plenty of traffic seperation from you and you can really wind up and go. Okay not for the faint hearted but you are not playing in traffic, you are not dodging idiots on MUP's. You dont have people coming out of driveways without looking. How do you deal with freeway forks and merges? This logic seems insane to me. Hell, how do you pass an on-ramp?
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Twerk from Home posted:How do you deal with freeway forks and merges? This logic seems insane to me. Hell, how do you pass an on-ramp? Most freeways that allow cyclists have specific crossing points you stop and wait for a clear break... or time your run and swoop across... which I wont do unless I'm going fast or with a couple of others who can confirm the space is there and safe. Often what you find is small signs motorists cant really see but cyclists can that will direct you to a off road path going under / over the on/off ramps. You would actually be surprised whats there for cyclists that you wont normally see driving. Really depends on where you are and also whether the breakdown lane really is decent enough to use. Certainly in Canada and USA I've found the breakdown lanes good but not quite along the lines of how they are deliberatly set here to allow for cyclists. Now while I firmly think the chances of something bad happening are lower and thence you have less chance of leaving in an ambulance, there's no denying if something happens - you are A-Class hosed.
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Residency Evil posted:I love driving. I hate commuting. Yeah, this is me. I've been fully remote for several years now and I will never, ever go back to having a real commute. Literally the primary driver of my spending and saving habits is the need to cushion myself indefinitely if/when my current work dries up, because there's no way I'm accepting anything less than 100% WFH or a commute that's within walking distance. I love driving, but I wouldn't hesitate to trade never being able to drive again in exchange for never needing to drive again. Paradoxish fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Jun 11, 2019 |
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Wamsutta posted:
You can't walk when it's "not nice"? Wat.
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Here is the GLB https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a27886871/2020-mercedes-benz-glb250-photos-info/  The dash is kind of goofy looking, but i like it. It's like a modern rounded Forrester. The GLB 45 AMG looks to be quite a bit lower, and is going to have 415hp.
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Its crazy how much better to me the blue version of the GLB looks vs the white one. I like the lower front grill and the wheels much better. Not sure if that is the AMG Line body kit or what, but I like it. Make the 415hp version not too crazy expensive and this will probably be my next vehicle. I never thought it a million years it would sit as low as it did in those camo spy photos. It totally looks like an evolved version of the old boxy forester. Franco Caution fucked around with this message at 07:28 on Jun 11, 2019 |
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torque wars have hit half ton diesels. 2019 Ford: 3.0 V6, 250hp, 440ftlbs 2020 GM: 3.0 I6, 277hp, 460ftlbs 2020 Dodge: 3.0 v6, 260hp, 480ft/lbs Once they hit 350hp/600ftlbs they should put it in the charger.
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:You just have to go faster for that breeze ...and never, ever stop.
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Most freeways that allow cyclists have specific crossing points you stop and wait for a clear break.. I don't think I've ever seen one of these. Most freeways around here have big signs that say "no non-motorized traffic" or something to that effect. 
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Russian Bear posted:You can't walk when it's "not nice"? Wat. 1 mile might as well be a marathon for the majority of Americans who are overweight or obese
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CornHolio posted:I don't think I've ever seen one of these. Most freeways around here have big signs that say "no non-motorized traffic" or something to that effect. I've only seen it in Canada
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I found out that I in fact do fit in an ND MX5 oh nooooo
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Saw a couple new Mazda 3s out on the highway this weekend. I like it in person. The proportions aren't perfect, but the organic shapes postively recall the mid-late 2000s Alfas, maybe the Brera in particular. More bold than good looking.
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Powershift posted:torque wars have hit half ton diesels. BROKE: half-ton diesels that have worse performance compared to the gas engines, and will never make up the acquisition cost due to higher fuel prices and maintenance WOKE: hybrid F-150
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Godzilla07 posted:BROKE: half-ton diesels that have worse performance compared to the gas engines, and will never make up the acquisition cost due to higher fuel prices and maintenance I'm sorry, but TORQUE and DIESEL are the two manliest words in the English language. Hybrid is clearly the exact opposite. *ignores the La Ferrari, 918, P1 and Regera*
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im sorry but we're never topping COLD ROLLED MILITARY GRADE STEEL
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kimbo305 posted:Saw a couple new Mazda 3s out on the highway this weekend. Agreed and I'm liking the hatch more and more. Just saw a random YouTube review that compared it's looks directly to the Brera, so you're not alone.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:I'm sorry, but TORQUE and DIESEL are the two manliest words in the English language. Exactly. How many porn stars are named 'hybrid'
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Russian Bear posted:You can't walk when it's "not nice"? Wat. Oh, I can, I'm just 100% not going to when I could drive instead, hope that helps
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Wamsutta posted:Oh, I can, I'm just 100% not going to when I could drive instead, hope that helps My workplace is literally 1.7 miles away from my house and I've never walked, biked, skateboarded, scootered, moped-ed, rollerskated, rollerbladed, skied, or otherwise moved myself to or from work using a method of transport that didn't involve a combustion engine driving the wheel(s). I hop on my treadmill in my climate-controlled home and jog further than that on a reasonably frequent basis. I almost never need another shower by the time I get to work. I always need a shower by the time I finish on the treadmill. In my climate-controlled, quite-cool house.
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The Prong Song posted:My workplace is literally 1.7 miles away from my house and I've never walked, biked, skateboarded, scootered, moped-ed, rollerskated, rollerbladed, skied, or otherwise moved myself to or from work using a method of transport that didn't involve a combustion engine driving the wheel(s). Yikes. Do you have an insanely active job or something?
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Wamsutta posted:Oh, I can, I'm just 100% not going to when I could drive instead, hope that helps Theproblem.txt
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Russian Bear posted:Theproblem.txt There's an easy solution: extremely limited, market price parking. Cities waste so much space right now for parking cars that could be going to better use.
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The Prong Song posted:My workplace is literally 1.7 miles away from my house and I've never walked, biked, skateboarded, scootered, moped-ed, rollerskated, rollerbladed, skied, or otherwise moved myself to or from work using a method of transport that didn't involve a combustion engine driving the wheel(s). Obesity.txt
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