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 infrastructure to reduce cycling (harm). Yes! Those who advocate for "separate but equal" are (whether they admit it or not) working against the interests of bicycle users:

-The American Automobile Association strongly supports bike lanes
-Countries that place responsibility on car drivers have 70-90% fewer fatalities per billion km traveled by bike. This is of course beyond the pale, drivers must always have total immunity. But hey, look, green paint! We solved safety!
-The true purpose of bike lanes is to neutralize the opposition by corrupting the discourse. Don't support bike lanes? Then you must not care about safety!
-Bike lanes have a curious pattern of appearing where they are superfluous, and vanishing as you approach potential traffic conflict zones. This way, when you get run over by a dump truck making a turn, it's your fault! You shoulda been in the bike lane that wasn't there!

In conclusion: bike lane activists hate cyclists and want to eradicate cycling as a form of transportation.

imagine being a voltagelet

2026/01/16 12:00

With the timetable revision in March this year, JR companies will increase the number of Shinkansen trains on the Tohoku, Tokaido, and other lines. JR Central will increase the number of special Nozomi trains during peak travel times, bringing the number of trains between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka to a maximum of 13 per hour. While this will likely increase convenience for business trips and vacations, there are often discussions surrounding the Shinkansen about passenger manners and issues, such as not reclining seats properly or carrying large carry-on bags.

On the Yomiuri Shimbun's user posting site, Hatsugen Komachi, a user named "Sobagon," who claims to have used a non-reserved seat on the Shinkansen, posted a topic with the ominous title, "I was forced to give up my non-reserved seat on the Shinkansen."


The poster boarded the Shinkansen from the first station and secured a window seat in the unreserved section. The aisle seat next to her was empty. She then left her seat to go to the restroom, leaving her drink and jacket behind. When she returned, two elementary school-aged brothers who had boarded at the next station were sitting in the window and aisle seats. The poster insisted that they had secured their seats first, but the brothers wouldn't give up, so she ended up standing for over an hour.

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/otekomachi/20260115-GYT8T00073/

Is it time to end non-reserved seats?

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 take a few hundred (depending on the finer details).

Now, the prices are going to go up by at least 20%, and the smaller independent brands are going to go under as only the largest players will have the spare cash to ride out the sudden loss of consumer confidence. The most interesting and original bike products will simply disappear from the market permanently until the next wave of prosperity (which may be entirely concentrated somewhere far away and foreign, so that only the wealthiest of your peers will be able to import and use such goods).

How does that make /n/ feel?

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 approved right out of the box (though you may need to tape some lead weights to it to get it to pass the weight restrictions). Western buyers need not apply, though they no doubt will try.

Western brands were folding right and left before the iron curtain 2.0 was raised, now the "tiro de gracia" has been fired and big companies like Trek are going to go bankrupt because their supply chains have been cut off by Import Substitution Industrialization, a popular third world development tactic pioneered by visionaries like Pinochet and Galtieri.

Is this the end of the western bike era? Will tomorrow's dentists settle for nothing less than Chinese bikes on 100% Chinese groupsets?

>Why are you so afraid to fly anon?
>You're just going to be in an air-tight cabin seated for several hours 40,000 ft in the air going at 600 mph in a machine being controlled by someone you don't know
How am I supposed to get over this fear?

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 absolutely no sense today.

Are you just going to sit there and let these nigger-sucking Marxist puppets of the Jews pollute our board?

I SAY NO!

WE'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THESE COMMUNIST FAGGOT SWINE AND THE FUCKING JEWS THEY DO THE BIDDING OF.

It's time we exterminate every last one of these nigger-loving swine and their Jewish masters.

KILL THE NIGGER
KILL THE JEW
KILL THE JANNY

KILL.
THE.
JANNY.

WHITE POWER WHITE POWER WHITE POWER WHITE POWER WHITE POWER

Has the vintage market finally shit the bed? I remember these selling for $400 back 10 years ago

>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 pants when working, just like steven seagal in under siege
Fine
>wears cycling shorts when cycling
Whoa wait WHAT NOOOOO YOU CAN'T DO THAT YOU TRYHARD WHAT IF SOMEONE THINKS YOU'RE LANCE ARMSTRONG AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO TELL THEM YOU'RE NOT A PROFESSIONAL RACING CYCLIST THEN THE UNIVERSE WOULD EXPLODE NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!