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Anon·06/03/26 18:33·No.2075028

You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

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Anon·07/18/26 18:18·No.2078023

> this cyclist shows up > he slaps your gf's ass while riding his bike > he turns his head back and stares at you while he rides slowly what do you do? you have the choice of one vehicle to get into in 2 minutes

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Anon·06/18/26 13:23·No.2076185

Should a city the size of Toronto have more, less, or about the same amount of rapid transit?

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Anon·02/27/26 16:29·No.2066650

Brainrot in the cycling world

If I went around in the heaviest most inefficient shoes possible to make a statement, people would rightly think I was a tryhard, trying to show off how strong I was, or otherwise basically see it as impractical, quixotic, or foolhardy. Normal people prefer lighter shoes that are more comfortable an...

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Anon·07/07/26 12:07·No.2077464

/BQG/ - Bike Questions General

Redditification of hobbies edition Resources: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/ https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/ previous thread:>>2075646 [/n/thread/2075646#p2075646]

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Anon·02/22/26 00:45·No.2066221

/pcg/ - plane crash general

We had to destroy the plane in order to save it edition. Crashes year to date: https://aviation-safety.net/database/year/2026/1 Last thread: https://boards.4chan.org/n/thread/2062242/ [https://boards.4chan.org/n/thread/2062242/]

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Anon·05/08/25 19:15·No.2039903

bike computers

I am currently using a xiaomi smart band 9 to track my rides (so thats GPS from phone + HR from band), I start and end the ride from the band and the app automatically transfers the route, speed and heart rate to strava I am wondering if I should upgrade to a bike computer cus I am not worried about...

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Anon·07/13/26 03:24·No.2077745

Mechanical perfection. Why do coastercucks, rimjobs, or mech dicks exist when you could have picrel?

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Anon·07/03/26 18:01·No.2077292

Big Boy

lol, Big Boy caused a "mass casualty event" https://www.readingeagle.com/2026/07/03/delayed-big-boy-arrival-106-degree-heat-lead-to-mass-casualty-response-in-berks/ >Several thousand spectators — plus more than 900 excursion‑train passengers — converged on the station at 3501 Pottsville Pike for Th...

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Anon·07/10/26 17:01·No.2077597

4chan Virtual Divegrass is about to enter its 15th year with the 2026 Summer Cup, and unlike those real world soccer fans you don't need to brave American public transportation to watch. Stream: https://isthisliv.com/4cc/stream.html VODs: https://implying.fun/ /n/'s team page: https://implyingrigge...

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Anon·06/25/26 02:33·No.2076742

The image that broke /n/

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Anon·07/19/26 12:03·No.2078066

Autoluw

Nearly car-free https://youtube.com/watch?v=0s86kEUxxak Ride a bicycle. Get on your bike.

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Anon·03/08/25 14:32·No.2035896

/chad/ - Public transport in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

"Wofür ist das?"-Edition Anything public transport in German-speaking Europe is fair game.

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Anon·11/11/25 13:09·No.2058540

My city is cutting bus routes starting in 2026, so tell me me/n/, do you ride bus routes for fun?

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Anon·07/12/25 07:22·No.2048275

Old USA school bus for bus in Juarez, Mexico

Hey guys I love when school busses are repurposed either for USA van lifers or as public transit in other countries like MX, Nica, Guatemala, etc. SO I saw this and took a picture to share with you all I love the green color.

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Anon·07/05/25 11:56·No.2047413

Queensland Rail Thread

The EMUs are out of service. Post your pics here of Queensland Rail service- double imaginary bullshit points for rural/discontinued services

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Anon·11/07/25 16:29·No.2058163

Why does a graffitied train have to be taken out of circulation immediately? How much does it cost in your country to clean up one graffiti piece? In Finland, the average cleanup cost is 600-700ish.

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Anon·06/05/26 13:16·No.2075151

/gag/ - General Aviation General

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Anon·05/01/26 20:54·No.2072169

California's High-Speed Rail System

(Reposting something I found online:) Things that happened faster than California's high-speed rail project (390 miles/32 years): China's entire high speed rail system (30,000 miles) took 15 years from breaking ground to passengers riding trains The entire city of Dubai went from barren desert to...

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Anon·08/07/24 01:28·No.2012325

Do you guys ever have conversations with other people on public transportation, or try picking up girls there? >yet another day riding the subway sharing a car with plenty of cute girls, normal looking guys, and never make conversation with anyone to try to make friends or get a date >it's been lik...

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Anon·05/30/25 20:14·No.2041959

Coomer Thread

Hear me out, we need one of these.

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Anon·07/18/26 10:08·No.2078009

Mechanical bike Speedometer/Odometer

does anyone have some good recs? i don't like the concept of electricity in my bike. picrel is sold by several sellers on amazon and aliexpress but i'm not sure who's the OEM.

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Anon·10/01/25 00:04·No.2054955

Or oil

yeWax or Oil? What do YOU like better? I don't wanna listen to the youtube silca shills

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Anon·05/09/26 21:58·No.2072859

urban transit network GORE, FUCKUPS, FAILS,

post examples of road construction, transit route planning, intersection management, and other retarded city council decisions even the most cagebrained cannot defend

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Anon·02/07/26 15:10·No.2065221

/mg/ - MARITIME GENERAL

Drydock Edition Previous: >>2033337

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Anon·06/08/26 17:01·No.2075418

/drt/ Daily Ride Thread

Cycling isn’t a game, it’s a sport.

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Anon·10/27/23 14:58·No.1957568

How do these large cargo backpacks compare with a bicycle trailer? I need to haul 100kg of cargo on a bicycle

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Anon·08/30/24 18:14·No.2015994

SS United States to be sunk, creating the world's largest artificial reef. RIP to one of the greats.

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Anon·03/16/26 13:08·No.2067900

Mixed trains thread

I like mixed trains Post mixed trains

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Anon·12/14/25 22:26·No.2061191

/jrg/ - Japanese Railways General

Seishun 18 Kippu Edition Old Thread: >>2035672

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Anon·05/17/26 21:33·No.2073617

The trains are not on time

Due to a labor union strike the busiest train system in North America is completely shut down https://longisland.news12.com/2026/05/17/lirr-service-suspended-on-day-one-of-historic-strike/4loTlXtTUwBPvTZquC1dIh LIRR workers in the striking unions have a median/average salary around $131,000–$136,0...

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Anon·09/15/25 06:28·No.2053883

Shitbike

Post your shitbikesssss

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Anon·01/09/26 05:56·No.2062901

What would you do in this situation?

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Anon·02/16/26 00:39·No.2065818

Now that wider tires on road bikes are the default and you can barely even find a rim brake bike for sale anymore (other than at the antique store), how long before Big Cycling realizes there's no more upgrades to sell and if they want to continue selling bikes now they have to promote thin, high pr...

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Anon·07/13/26 02:12·No.2077737

ZeroEnigma

Based or cringe?

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Anon·04/18/26 09:40·No.2070947

Amtrak Takes Big Step Towards New Long Distance Trains

The Amtrak redemption arc continues? >https://media.amtrak.com/2026/04/amtrak-takes-big-step-towards-new-long-distance-trains/ >It’s official! We’ve started the procurement process for Amtrak’s largest-ever Long Distance train order. >Our customers deserve the best, and this new fleet will move us ...

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Anon·02/13/26 15:01·No.2065659

I saw there's threads of any kind but not for the most important part of the bike, the seat. So this it will be a /bsg/ Bike seat general Tell me your most comfortable seat, because I got a shitty standard one that break my ass

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Anon·02/01/26 04:48·No.2064738

Model Railroading

Anyone here into it? Or even just into collecting models of trains. This shit is so expensive only codgy old boomers partake.

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Anon·07/10/26 21:14·No.2077604

>bikes are either chinese slop or overpriced euro brand tax slop what is unironically the Casio of bike brands? Giant?

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Anon·05/13/26 02:52·No.2073159

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKzuHZoRguY Bitter, smug failed bike shop owner lectures everyone on why his entitled customers were the real problem and why you really do need a new $3k carbon road bike instead of just a chain and cables for your old steel beater.

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Anon·06/06/26 06:09·No.2075205

Why do they do this? Happened this Friday

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Anon·03/10/25 22:12·No.2036202

How is this guy alive? First one or two videos I watched, I thought he was just going for (You)s but they just get worse and worse. The only way this makes sense is if he has terminal cancer and he wants to die riding a bike and not in a hospital bed.

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Anon·07/13/26 10:15·No.2077760

These guys grind my gears.

I just want to ride around in a steel frame bike, and yes I want to watch youtube videos describing how to improve, modify and enjoy them more. No, I don't want to constantly see some dipshit on my recommendations page telling me obvious things about downtube shifters being the "big secret" that th...

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Anon·06/20/26 22:19·No.2076371

What kind of used hybrid should I buy with $400? I want to ride on shitty roads in Texas and over to Mexico for errands

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Anon·01/16/26 20:14·No.2063465

When are we getting nuclear powered ocean liners?

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Anon·06/08/25 21:43·No.2043128

This thread is for talking about railways, and things related to railways, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - that means we're all about big intercity trains, modest rural trains, long freight trains, trips, tracks, trams, subways, stations, you get the idea. Trains are co...

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Anon·10/17/25 19:18·No.2056380

You don't get it

I NEED electronic shifting! It's SOOOO much better and faster and smoother than cable shifters! Shimano please take my one thousand american dollars to make my shifting divine forever! * (*- until next iteration of Di2 releases)

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Anon·09/20/24 05:38·No.2019204

tuned mass dampers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWQ3iLVr-0E >That cylinder is a mass dampener also known as a J dampener in physics.The purpose is to neutralize high frequency low amplitude oscillations.Mass dampeners are currently used in Moto GP and were banned in F1 in the mid 2000s.The mass dampener can also be...

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Anon·01/30/25 00:41·No.2032098

If steel is so great, why do the companies that make the best steel tubing in the world use carbon for their forks? If steel is so great, why do the finest steel bikes in the world use carbon forks? It seems to me that steel has an aesthetic value that cannot be substituted by anything else, but a...

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Anon·03/03/25 14:25·No.2035500

Post your station or stop

Post your favorite or most used train station or bus stop. Once a year or so I like to start this thread, it usually ends up pretty interesting.

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Anon·07/11/26 09:54·No.2077651

>boeing this is beyond parody

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Anon·07/11/26 13:56·No.2077658

Does anyone else love good bike stuff but hate how much moralizing has gone into what bike parts/standards are socially acceptable to use? I miss the good old days when the most controversial thing in cycling was not am I a mean judgmental asshole for having something even $1 more than the worst po...

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Anon·06/22/26 05:18·No.2076485

Bike Shaped Object

What is it that makes a BSO a BSO and not a Bike? Can a BSO be elevated to Bike status with upgraded components? Is the term BSO throw around too liberally to even be taken seriously anymore?

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Anon·06/26/26 01:59·No.2076847

Mechanical perfection. Why do coastercucks, rimjobs, or mech dicks exist when you could have picrel?

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Anon·12/15/24 23:08·No.2028001

It is said that if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Are you one of the good ones, /n/? Do people say you're not like those other cyclists?

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Anon·05/21/26 14:29·No.2073975

Brightline

Just the other day I rode the new Brightline train. It was really nice, modern, and for once it's faster than going in your car. U.S. will never be like Japan, or like Europe, but its the closest thing we got. How does /n/ feel about this new train in Florida?

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Anon·05/28/26 15:38·No.2074511

man biking up hills sucks ass

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Anon·07/25/25 02:19·No.2049551

Why do sleeper trains still exist?

They're the definition of cattle class. They're slow, expensive, and you're sleeping in a tiny room with total strangers. Any sleeper route can be better served by a low-cost airline, and cheaper to boot. Sleeper trains made sense in the 19th century when they were the only option, but they make abs...

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Anon·11/14/25 14:01·No.2058814

/pynr/ post your night ride

Post your ride during sundown Post your favorite lights and light setups Do not: Be a hater Talk shit Post daylight ride photos

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Anon·03/10/25 14:55·No.2036140

An entry level new bike, that is agreeable to ride, not dragged down by antiquated standards like QR, that you won't regret buying, nor immediately feel the urge to swap out half the components because of cut corners, cost approximately USD $1500 at standard retail prices as of late 2024, give or ta...

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Anon·06/02/26 22:41·No.2074957

This is the perfect brake system. Why do rimjobs or mech dicks even exist when picrel exists?

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Anon·07/08/26 11:22·No.2077507

>you know what to do The flight instructor then stood up and jumped out of the plane, leaving the student to land on his own. https://g1.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2026/07/08/voce-sabe-o-que-tem-que-fazer-instrutor-de-voo-abre-porta-e-se-joga-de-aviao-em-pleno-ar-na-argentina-aluna-consegue-pousar-em-...

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Anon·09/13/25 16:52·No.2053772

Bikelights general /BLG/ - StVZO edition

In which we discuss the Bikelighting culture (Fahrradbeleuchtungskultur) of our countries. Here in Germany, because of the Danger, it is not allowed to have a blinking Taillight. This is also the Reason that all emergency Vehicles in the World have blinking Lights. By attracting other dangerous nig...

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Anon·07/09/26 17:41·No.2077556

Skates or Blades?

Why are they not popular anymore?

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Anon·07/01/25 04:15·No.2046762

Step-Through Bike Frames

Are there any actual disadvantages to them? They seem to perform as well as standard bike frames but with the advantage of being easier to mount and dismount without the top bar getting in your way. I know they were originally marketed to women who wore skirts because the top bar on traditional bike...

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Anon·03/20/24 03:52·No.1986079

17-year-old has been living on Deutsche Bahn trains for one and a half years

A 17-year-old German teen has been living life as a modern nomad, leaving his parents’ house to live on trains and travel all over his country. While most 17-year-olds are only just beginning to consider the idea of leaving the nest, Lasse Stolley has already been on his own for over a year and a h...

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Anon·07/09/26 11:18·No.2077550

M42 Truppenfahrrad

>Carries your ass from Berlin to Stalingrad while loaded with MG42s and Panzerfausts >fags on /n/ still think bloat like gearing and suspension forks is somehow necessary

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Anon·06/26/26 18:34·No.2076897

Is picrel livable if there's a long bike trail nearby? I've never lived anywhere like this

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Anon·06/10/25 14:36·No.2043375

Clipless Pedals

For when you want to fall over in front of a crowd without getting drunk first

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Anon·09/22/25 23:53·No.2054384

/esg/ - Electronic Shifting General

30 years after Mavic Zap, I finally tried three different bikes with electronic shifting (Rival, Force, and Red/XPLR) and it reminded me of the first time I got my dick sucked. It was alright. I'm glad I experienced it. But the overall feeling was like.... "that's all? that's what all the hype was a...

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Anon·07/06/26 02:36·No.2077401

Hookless - the future of cycling

I've been riding hookless toobless for like 10k miles now and I won't go back. I know I'm supposed to be dead or something but I've never had an issue. If it's reliable enough for my fussy complicated european car, it's good enough for my simple mechanical shifting bike. Why do retards think they ne...

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Anon·06/13/25 00:58·No.2044074

Why did hydrofoils never take off?

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Anon·07/05/26 00:42·No.2077357

What is it about steam engine chugging sound that makes it so soothing? I really like hearing it, but I can't explain why.

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Anon·06/04/26 00:58·No.2075064

we won https://www.petalumanews.com/2026/06/02/tax-measure-smart-train-election/ https://archive.is/V4JLP

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Anon·06/17/25 14:45·No.2044901

Post crash depression

Anyone else feels like absolute shit after crashing? it's not even the pain of it it's just the faith in your ability slowly dying inside. When I was younger it was whatever but now it feels like someone chipped away a chunk of confidence.

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Anon·06/29/26 09:01·No.2077057

Would you fly in an airliner with no windows?

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Anon·04/19/24 00:43·No.1992023

Amtrak hate thread

What the fuck is wrong with these mongoloid slackers? They completely underschedule longhaul trains everywhere outside the NEC so almost no one can use them for shorter trips and then wonder why ridership is in the shitter. Each route should be minimum 3x a day per direction.

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Anon·08/09/23 07:13·No.1938375

I stayed aboard the Queen Mary

Ocean liner fans rejoice! The Queen Mary reopened for hotel guests in May and in June, I had the privilege of spending two nights on board. I'll be uploading my album of the ship over the next few days and discussing the history of the ship that I learned while onboard.

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Anon·07/02/25 23:44·No.2047059

Why is /n/ in general so much more friendly and cordial than other boards?

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Anon·07/05/26 11:46·No.2077378

Street: Japan

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Anon·05/27/26 03:50·No.2074410

How do we prevent $3M+ LRT ouchies like this?

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Anon·05/13/26 01:01·No.2073155

What to expect in bulgaria?

Gonna go on a trip to Bulgaria, I want to see their cursed looking steam locos and aging fleet.

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Anon·04/13/25 03:17·No.2038740

Is riding on top end groupsets if you're not a top end cyclist stolen valor? Or is this sour grapes? What groupset would you ride if you could get any groupset you wanted for free, but when/if you sold the bike you would have to price it as whatever groupset you ride now. That is, if your financial...

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Anon·05/19/26 06:16·No.2073789

Railway Mechanical Engineering Literature

Lets recommend each other literature specifically about the design and engineering behind your favorite locomotive or piece of rollingstock.

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Anon·05/28/24 19:02·No.2000001

What is the intent behind statements like "I'm not a cyclist, I'm just a person who gets around by bike"? At a surface level it is obviously meant to (proverbially) throw other cyclists under the bus, but to what end? Would it somehow appease the anti-bike people if the person "blocking traffic" di...

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Anon·07/01/26 22:19·No.2077198

Ships don't have charming names like "schooner" or "galleon" anymore.

It's either a container ship or a tanker, both named as blandly as possible.

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Anon·10/30/25 04:32·No.2057440

What are the advantages of these things as opposed to, idk, a bus?

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Anon·11/05/25 12:19·No.2057954

I have been on this site for 10 years and I only noticed this board today. Since I'm already here, I'd like to ask a question: Why are train autists so much more hated than other autist brands?

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Anon·06/28/26 19:28·No.2077013

thoughts on bamboo drifting

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Anon·01/24/25 18:55·No.2031662

we've gotta talk about china

How in the fuck are they pulling this shit off? These commies are making us look like clowns! What is the reason for this?!

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Anon·10/20/25 19:30·No.2056672

hey /n/ this is my cat rupert i was thinking about taking him on the bus to see the sights of the city but i couldnt find any rules on it, do you know if can cats go on buses i have a cat carrier but would he be allowed out to see out the window?

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Anon·08/23/22 03:41·No.1843110

When you see it #5

When you see it Previous: >>1781074

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Anon·12/15/25 10:12·No.2061283

vespa

I see you all are intimidated by my obvious superiority

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Anon·03/15/25 14:45·No.2036639

I am a railway/transport fan from Russia, Moscow. Ask questions.

I am a railway fan from Moscow. In my free time, I make videos of trains, subways, and transportation. Ask questions about my activities, and the transport of my country, stereotypes, in general, everything that is interesting, I will try to answer.

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Anon·09/16/24 00:17·No.2018683

>wears a rolex daytona while driving, just like paul newman Fine >wears a rain coat when it's raining, just like gene kelly Fine >wears gym shorts at the gym, just like wilt chamberlain Fine >wears aviators just because, just like val kilmer in top gun Fine >wears tacticool ballistic nylon cargo pan...

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Anon·06/06/25 15:38·No.2042821

/cbsg/ - cargo bikes suck general

>*combines the aggressive solipsistic entitlement of an exurban helicopter parent SUV karate lessons karen with the sanctimonious humblebrag better-than-you instagram mentality of a childless upper middle class urbanist in your path (literally in your path because it's in your physical path being as...

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Anon·06/23/26 03:16·No.2076569

Bucket list planes

As someone who for now has only flown in A320s and B737s I'm thinking of doing some bucket list planes. How long do you think Luftansa will keep 747's? What about A340's? At least Emirates will seemingly fly the A380 until 2040s, so with that I have time. But the 747 and A340 not so much.

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Anon·06/19/26 22:18·No.2076284

>take job interview >"Do you have Reliable Transportation?" How do you explain that your bike is "Reliable Transportation" in the High Figgies Job Interview?

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Anon·04/07/26 15:00·No.2069862

nature's bridge Pulkkilanharju in Lake Päijänne, Finland

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Anon·06/11/26 18:40·No.2075646

/BQG/ - Bike Questions General

Resources: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/ https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help [YouTube] Cycling for Autistic Children: Supportive Strategies for Parents! (embed) Neutral Support News on Youtube previous thread: >>2073581

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Anon·06/15/25 07:29·No.2044526

Railbus photodump incoming

I flew down to the Bay Area to take a journey on the Niles Canyon Railway's mysterious and rarely traveled Eastern branch aboard the M200 Railbus. The last of its kind still operating, the M200 once served the California Western Railroad as a literal schoolbus for children. Today is its first public...

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Anon·06/29/26 01:43·No.2077036

new cranks?

I need some technical help or alternate options. I got old now and cant push my 53/39 up hill in even the easiest gears anymore so I was looking to get a 50/34 chain ring to lower the gearing a little bit. Problem is I have an old CAAD 10 and the bottom bracket is bb30. Currently it has FSA gossmer...

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Anon·05/25/25 06:33·No.2041354

Passenger cabooses

Why weren't these a thing more often in the heyday of railroads? >gives freight trains an additional source of income >passengers can presumably pay for tickets less since freight trains usually run on slower schedules >allows for mixed trains without the need to pull a coach from regular passenger...

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Anon·05/06/26 10:24·No.2072610

is it possible to just a plague-infested ship to fuck off indefinitely?

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Anon·09/27/25 19:46·No.2054733

John Forester did nothing wrong

Old thread from 2023 finally hit bump limit >>1955863 New thread. "Cycling infrastructure" is harm reduction. But not in the way you probably think. The anti-bike crowd considers riding a bicycle on public roads as an offense against the interests of motorists. An so, they wish to create infrastruc...

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Anon·02/10/25 11:43·No.2033562

Is there still a fixie subculture anywhere out there, or am I showing my age? Im still enamored with the whole “fixie punk” aesthetic. Considering jumping back on social media is there are still people doing this. But I realize its a niche subculture from the early 2000’s thats been made fun of sinc...

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Anon·06/28/26 23:48·No.2077030

For any London/UK real transit autists here

Want to show my new vibe coded London rail app at https://navlndn.com It an unnecessarily detailed enhancement for your Citymapper/Waze/Google maps. Has real time lift guides, visualized route disruptions, step-free wheelchair user info, all sorts of other things most people won't use but it's ther...

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Anon·01/25/25 22:06·No.2031782

zzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzz

I want to strangle every single big buck roadie fred and especially every single downhill-bike-in-a-park pomp who rides around just to do chainsaw sounds with their bicycle's very very expensive hub. "Give way, the asshole is coming!". Like, if you wanna make motorcycle sounds, get an actual motorcy...

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Anon·05/19/26 12:52·No.2073807

Am I the only one who feels like a fucking loser wearing the dork helmet? Every time I go cycling the only ones wearing helmets are >elderly couples >loser nerdy white and asian guys >children None of the cool masculine guys wear a helmet Even skinny short girls will stop next to me, with no helmet...

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Anon·02/23/26 11:35·No.2066317

The fundamental problem of any form of public transportation is the other people you're unfortunate enough to be forced to spend time with. Prove me wrong. Pic related

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Anon·06/24/26 17:23·No.2076699

Have right wingers ever been btfo so hard? Reminder that recreational cyclists who drive everywhere have nothing to do with /n/.

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Anon·11/21/23 20:03·No.1962645

What destroyed cycling: a root cause analysis

Disasters never have one root cause and neither did the destruction of cycling. But I know some important milestones in the decline and fall: 1. COVID 19. Enough said. 2. Full suspension mountain bikes. Enough said. 3. Reddit. Enough said. 4. Twitter. Enough said. 5. British "people". Enough said. ...

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Anon·12/12/24 03:42·No.2027639

The end of ebike terrorism is in sight. Let's not count our chickens before they hatch, but I'm tentatively feeling hopefully about this. During the time that the last thread was up, hundreds of people were killed by ebike fires. We need to put a stop to this. I just hope they make sure to add priso...

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Anon·03/16/26 14:59·No.2067924

Steamy sleepers

I’ve always wanted to live the mid-20th Century experience of riding a Pullman Sleeper hauled by a steam locomotive roaring through the night and while I have been fortunate enough to ride steam excursions many times and even do an overnight ride on an original Pullman car, I’ve never been able to d...

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Anon·05/09/25 15:16·No.2039960

It has happened

A few years ago people starting referring to certain China wheelsets as not just "the best Chinese wheels" or "the best budget wheels" but simply "the best wheels". This year, Winspace released the T1600, a CDM (Chinese Domestic Market) product that costs more than a Madone or a Tarmac. It's UCI app...

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Anon·07/02/25 13:38·No.2046974

They will literally put 15+ bottle bosses on a frameset, but refuse drilling 2 for a kickstand

Keep in mind this is for bikes meant to be loaded up. I guess a marketing exec at some point decided kickstands are for poors so no expensive bike can have them now, just like MTBs got stuck with Presta valves. They will literally drill 15+ holes just in case your bike bags use bottle bosses instea...

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Anon·10/04/24 19:01·No.2020833

GPS used to be fancy, and is now affordable Carbon frames used to be fancy, and are now affordable Carbon aero wheels used to be fancy, and are now affordable Hydraulic brakes used to be fancy, and are now affordable Wireless shifting used to be fancy, and is now affordable Good tires used to not ev...

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Anon·06/12/25 17:46·No.2043922

ass pain & abraision

Hey /n/, what strategies do you use to mitigate ass pain and skin health? I only experience deep muscular soreness on very long rides, but as I get older my skin is getting irritated more often. Painful red bumps crop up and ruin the ride. I hit them with neosporin and cover with a bandage, which wo...

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Anon·03/29/26 05:00·No.2068968

/ebike/ - e-bike containment thread

Thinly veiled e-bike containment thread. I bought a Tern Orox to prepare for the Australian madmax fuel apocalypse. Did I fuck up? What else should I have looked at for a cargo hauler with decent range and the ability to ride poorly maintained outback roads?

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Anon·06/24/26 16:53·No.2076690

Is anyone here a fan of the misabe range ?

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Anon·06/23/26 16:23·No.2076630

Quick reminder you should not own any electric vehicles, unless you live in a house on a large plot of land where you store batteries in a shed large distance apart from your home.

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Anon·11/03/25 15:54·No.2057728

What's next in bicycle tech?

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Anon·05/17/26 21:54·No.2073626

/pybt/ - Post Your Bike Thread

Skunk Works edition Previous: >>2071042

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Anon·04/26/26 21:53·No.2071791

Should more American transit systems buy Chinese rolling stock?

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Anon·03/30/26 12:25·No.2069068

Why did bi-level vehicles go out of style?

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Anon·06/22/26 13:34·No.2076509

my car didn't pass inspection, so I decided to get a bike because I live in a bike friendly city anyway, and I've always been jealous of cyclists who are able to keep going when I'm stopped at a red light or in traffic. I walked into a used bike shop with a cute city bike in mind (like the retrospe...

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Anon·04/16/26 03:11·No.2070743

Would more lifeboats have actually helped?

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Anon·03/27/26 21:40·No.2068851

Why are trainfags obsessed with HSR when 99% of mechanized passenger travel is local.

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Anon·06/21/26 17:20·No.2076438

why do boomers hate bikes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE416__TBsM

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Anon·04/27/26 22:09·No.2071873

Are all carbon bicycles in 2026 made in the same building by the same guy and he just slaps a different logo on them depending on who placed the order?

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Anon·04/11/26 15:31·No.2070303

> solves bikepacking Nothing personal kiddo

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Anon·12/11/25 00:31·No.2060788

The Electra Townie is apparently the best selling bike in America. I figured it would've been some gravel bike or hybrid but nope, it's actually just a cruiser/commuting bike with a really weird seating position (even for cruiser standards). Anyone ever ridden one? I just got one used for about $150...

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Anon·03/26/26 03:39·No.2068722

Can anyone tell me why shipping is more efficient than rail? I thought water has more friction than air

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Anon·05/30/26 10:03·No.2074658

Heavily encouraged Bike use in the city. Advertise the convenience of taking your Bike on the Train. Literally don't make a place that bikes can be put for the journey. The only way you can relax and feel comfortable doing this is if you're a wanker

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Anon·09/13/23 23:34·No.1948669

Cyclists of the sky

These faggots should be strictly restricted to class F airspace, with well defined dimension and NEVER EVER LEFT OUT, sick and tired of avoiding them. Yesterday while flying a personal Cessna 310 from a buddy of mine and 3 weeks ago on the Dash 8 with the small airliner I fly for. >23 year old co pi...

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Anon·06/21/25 18:51·No.2045557

>learning spanish >start drinking heavily >day labour at Lowes >get into 4mm, 5mm, 6mm hex specs >boss wants me to adjust his handlebar

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Anon·08/20/25 20:32·No.2051742

Cyclists of /n/, do you wear a lot of loud obnoxious advertising logos on yourself when you ride?

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Anon·04/24/26 23:37·No.2071611

The great debate

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Anon·06/12/26 23:01·No.2075752

How does everyone feel about spirit airlines shutting down? I saw that it shut down in May. Anyone know more about that?

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Anon·06/19/26 04:14·No.2076238

I rode an ebike for the first time today and I hated it. I fell off once when I tried to stop before a curb but accidentally stepped on the pedal just lightly and the bike accelerated, causing me to almost faceplant. Every time I pushed the throttle it felt like the bike was moving ahead fast while ...

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Anon·05/22/26 18:59·No.2074034

/n/ related vidya

Just saw this Japanese train sim about to come out and it looks pretty kino. Got me thinking about other vidyas that might appeal to regulars here. Some that I enjoy >American/Euro truck simulator >OpenTTD >SimRail >Flight Simulator >Bus bound I never found any cycling games that really scratche...

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Anon·05/06/26 01:09·No.2072585

Why are cyclists hated so much?

>ride bike on road >those stupid selfish cyclists disrupting traffic >ride bike on sidewalk >those stupid selfish cyclists trying to run over pedestrians >advocate for bike lanes so everyone gets their way >those stupid selfish cyclists wasting our tax dollars making everything about themselves T...

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Anon·05/01/26 22:30·No.2072184

Why is larping as a turn of the century messenger while blocking traffic on a weekday considered fundamentally a Good Thing, while larping as a pro athlete on a closed course at the ass crack of dawn on a Sunday, where you paid in advance and you bring business to the community and bother literally ...

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Anon·04/24/26 14:39·No.2071565

I just noticed biketubers are saying "de-railer" now. I could have sworn when I was younger this was contentious. Only weirdos and Sheldon Brown called them that. The standard pronunciation was "de-railleeoor"". How do you say it? >use the general No.

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Anon·03/11/26 04:20·No.2067443

City Airports

I did not see another thread on this so here we go. How does /n/ feel about downtown city airports? I know most world class cities such as London, New York, Washington DC, etc. Have proper downtown airports. It looks like Toronto is going to get one as well. Until now, the Billy Bishop island airpo...

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Anon·05/17/26 07:42·No.2073535

Is there any way to use a mirror when riding a bike that doesn't make you look like a complete and utter total fucking tool?

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Anon·06/16/26 01:12·No.2075996

how soon can an out of shape person adapt to cycling 8 miles a day? 4 miles to and back. I am thin, skinny fat. I bought a used trek bike and I tried cycling just straight for 10 mins and lost my breath. I got a foldable ebike as a gift but I haven't tried it yet. Do I just keep doing it? Can it b...

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Anon·04/27/26 22:55·No.2071877

Southwest Airline unveils N1776R for America 250

https://www.swamedia.com/news-and-stories/news-release/southwest-airlines-announces-partnership-with-america250-and-unveils-independenc-MCTQHRBXFATZFTBOQBNURKSSTEMI We've been waiting 99 years for this reg.

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Anon·03/26/26 22:00·No.2068778

K Line bros... we won