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Truga posted:i would give anything for a gear shifter that automatically keeps me at 100-120rpm at all times Electronic derailleurs can do this now. Platystemon has issued a correction as of 10:15 on Jan 6, 2024 |
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evil_bunnY posted:Yeah italian drivers are 100% sociopaths. still way safer than americans all in all
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not sure where this came from, but I've heard a couple times something along the lines of "southern europeans drive aggressively but not dangerously, americans don't drive aggressively but do it more dangerously". idk, the right response is to laugh in nordic or something?
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Xaris posted:IT was the first european country i went to (study abroad) and the very first thing was taking an extremely shady taxi whipping through tiny blind alleys at high speed and swerving all over the place. genuinely dont understand how more pedestrians dont get killed but we made it to our hotel and no pedestrian was hit, so alls well that ends well. second thing i saw was people just driving up halfway onto to grassy medians and parking their car half in the street half on the median. also some old lady yelled at me because i watched her back her car into another one and mangle it. if it is any consolation, a non-shady taxi would've driven the same way. Also a lot of pedestrians die, the issue just has no political traction because italy is extremely carbrained to boot and now we have a hard right minister for transport who has decided to all in on the carbrain for his political calculus.
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500excf type r posted:You can ride a horse on the trail but you have to scoop the poop, otherwise no horses allowed imo The way they reversed it was rightly considering the spooking to be a training issue, and if your horse can't handle passing/being passed by a bike it shouldn't be on a mixed use trail, and a liberal amount of stalking poop-offenders and yelling at them, then escalating to poop-yeeting when that didn't work. This is all second hand from the local MTB folks but the snickers they let out when retelling it make it credible to me. Apparently someone got hit in the neck with their own horse's poop, and proceeded to never show their face again lmao.
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i dont really understand how the gears on my bike work
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lobster shirt posted:i dont really understand how the gears on my bike work You dont really need them, you can take every one but your favorite off ("single speed") or superglue the whole drive train together ("fixed gear")
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lobster shirt posted:i dont really understand how the gears on my bike work https://www.sheldonbrown.com/gear-calc.html just fill this out, it's simple
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Are there actually trails where horse riders are expected to clean up after themselves?
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lobster shirt posted:i dont really understand how the gears on my bike work Like, how to use them? Basically, they're there to make your legs go the same speed regardless of the speed the wheels are spinning. Or, if you ask my kid, the eighth gear is the highest and thus the best.
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BonHair posted:Like, how to use them? Basically, they're there to make your legs go the same speed regardless of the speed the wheels are spinning. this melts my dumb brain tbh https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro-direct
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lobster shirt posted:i dont really understand how the gears on my bike work Lower gears make the pedalling easier by giving you more mechanical advantage (the ratio between the front gear and the rear gear), but makes you go slower/have a lower top speed for any given pedaling cadence Higher gears let you go faster, but the pedaling exerts more effort Starting from a given gear, somewhere in the middle, establish a cadence of your pedaling. If your legs are moving faster than the cadence, shift to a higher gear - this takes more effort, which will slow down your cadence. If your legs are falling behind the cadence, shift to a lower gear - this makes it easier, which will let you catch up and maintain the cadence.
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lobster shirt posted:i dont really understand how the gears on my bike work big gears in front make the chain move more which makes the back wheel spin more smaller gears in back translate the chain movement into even more wheel spin
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Fitzy Fitz posted:Are there actually trails where horse riders are expected to clean up after themselves? I don’t get why they shouldn’t. I’m expected to clean up my dog’s poop
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my union is filing suit against congestion pricing because members might live not near transit. idiotic reason. they can drive 10 mins to a park and ride in li or nj and take a bus or train to keep their car out of downtown. ^^^ dog crap is everywhere especially on weekends and holidays when their dog walkers are off Real hurthling! has issued a correction as of 18:33 on Jan 6, 2024 |
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people really do think and behave as if roads and parking spaces are a naturally-occurring gift from God, in which the State has no involvement
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Real hurthling! posted:my union is filing suit against congestion pricing because members might live not near transit. are you part of that united federation of teachers org?
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Electro-Boogie Jack posted:are you part of that united federation of teachers org? yeah uft is on the wrong side of everything the bosses are probably just mad cause their office building is in the congestion zone. majority of us rank and file dont work in the zone.
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webcams for christ posted:people really do think and behave as if roads and parking spaces are a naturally-occurring gift from God, in which the State has no involvement around here whenever they take away parking or lower speed limits or reconfigure lanes, people shout that it's a public right of way and that their taxes pay for it and the govt can't just decide to change it. you can't win
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weird how the #1 car fatality country is Liberia, which is kind of an America surrogate e: also why is it so much lower in Canada?
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what is the best way to make my rear end less sore from getting back into riding. padded pants?? better seat?? do squats?
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just ride more
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mawarannahr posted:weird how the #1 car fatality country is Liberia, which is kind of an America surrogate Nobody lives in Canada
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Real hurthling! posted:my union is filing suit against congestion pricing because members might live not near transit. My union decided its main push now is for free parking, so I left. They're already toothless for being in a right-to-work state, so the least they could do is advocate for something that doesn't make the world worse. Parking is not even a dollar a day, and we have two overlapping bus systems here.
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Real hurthling! posted:yeah uft is on the wrong side of everything the bosses are probably just mad cause their office building is in the congestion zone. majority of us rank and file dont work in the zone. ah that sucks
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the list is also really interesting to sort by deaths per 100,000 cars
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my bony fealty posted:what is the best way to make my rear end less sore from getting back into riding. padded pants?? better seat?? do squats? Making sure the fit is good is a good start (perhaps start with google but consider asking a bike shop for the service), and that may require a new seat.
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my bony fealty posted:what is the best way to make my rear end less sore from getting back into riding. padded pants?? better seat?? do squats? Does your seat fit your butt? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCivZhUmq2E
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my bony fealty posted:what is the best way to make my rear end less sore from getting back into riding. padded pants?? better seat?? do squats? Does your saddle fit your rear end? Theres different widths and they can measure your bones to find a fit. That's step zero. Past that you've got two options. If you want to ride fast and hard, you get stronger, wear padded pants, lean forward more and use your core and your legs to keep most of your weight on your legs the whole time you're riding. If you are wearing out your wrists, back, or butt then your core isn't strong enough or you're trying to go too far too early. If you want to ride slowly and comfortably, you get a touring saddle, maybe even a sprung one, a bike that can fit big soft tires, and swept bars. That's a setup that will be kinder to your rear end while letting you sit upright.
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Second Hand Meat Mouth posted:what does the thread think of these cool electric cars I want to see what Dahir Insaat does with this concept before I rush to judgement.
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i say swears online posted:https://www.sheldonbrown.com/gear-calc.html  king
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i like how that trike car leans in
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He's 90 % to blame for the fixie fad ever metastasizing from the drugged out bike messangers of 2-3 US cities.
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the virgin fixie vs the chad single gear
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I rolled with a coaster brake on a single speed for a while which was very fun. Stripped and built up an old Schwinn varsity. The bike weighs like 40 pounds the varsity frames are insanely heavy and solid.
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Groda posted:He's 90 % to blame for the fixie fad ever metastasizing from the drugged out bike messangers of 2-3 US cities. that's ok
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Groda posted:He's 90 % to blame for the fixie fad ever metastasizing from the drugged out bike messangers of 2-3 US cities. I question how a man whose primary bike had sixty-three speeds could be the greatest proponent of fixed-gear bicycles.
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802.11weed posted:just ride more getting back into bike commuting this summer, my rear end really hurt. quickly enough it adapted and was fine, but i was like, what exactly gets tougher?
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Rauros posted:getting back into bike commuting this summer, my rear end really hurt. quickly enough it adapted and was fine, but i was like, what exactly gets tougher? It raises your constitution stat
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Rauros posted:getting back into bike commuting this summer, my rear end really hurt. quickly enough it adapted and was fine, but i was like, what exactly gets tougher? You develop natural rear end pads like a baboon.
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