@avidamoeba @mapto Those are back because they are really sensible bikes for riding the places and ways most people cycle.
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@avidamoeba @mapto Those are back because they are really sensible bikes for riding the places and ways most people cycle.
@Showroom7561 @jewbacca117 It’s a tangent, but the number of Hiluxs that can be parked around a mining haul truck and be invisible to the truck driver is another visibility video that is enlightening to watch.
@Kecessa @plactagonic dirt paths in australia have good numbers of snakes, I tink observations of snakes are just common.
@plactagonic ~2x the minimum.
But as with most fitness gear, second hand can be a real bargain. Still spend more than the minimum, but get the 4x bike for 1.5x.
@notfromhere @Grass They shouldn’t need much more than a tap I would have thought when sliding into the correctly sized hole (I wouldn’t be surprised at concrete being higher friction than asphalt when both have been drilled)
@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars All suburban freeways are a scam, not just toll roads (which are extra scammy)
@xmunk @Showroom7561 the impression we are there already is only marginally more dangerous than thinking it is only 5~10 years off. Full self driving is still very hard.
@Zagorath @zerakith recumbent trikes are excellent at low speed manouvers, which can be a boon in busy areas where any bike must be walked. I only once tried to corner too fast and that was faster than I corner on a bike anyway.
Hills are fine, in theory better than a bike as you have something to push against. So if you are light and have poor arm strength you can put out more power in a recumbent. Or just someone with legs stronger than that
They are trash at going through narrow spaces.
@FartsWithAnAccent @lemmyreader I loved my tadpole. Super sad that I haven’t been able to find the budget to get one again since I had to sell it when I moved back in with my parents.
@Rentlar I though two single track tunnels were faster to bore than a single double track tunnel.
@Rentlar are train tunnels cheaper than bus tunnels? The ones that get built tend to be because single lane traffic tunnels are rare (and dangerous) and the are a larger bore than a train tunnel.
@lgsp @mondoman712 Painting a foam brick with a rubbery paint should collapse down well in a bag and spring up to full size really quickly
I was intending it as an indication that individual cars are hard to justify.
Additionally cars have inefficiencies around parking (time/energy spent doing it, space required) that PT doesn’t.
They are only a good solution when ignoring/socialising so many of the costs and prioritising things that are really not important (or from a lack of imagination of what else is possible)
2-7kg personal vehicles are optimal efficiency, 20-70kg personal vehicles allow for everyone to do anything (okay some of the larger electric wheelchairs blow past 70kg pretty easily, but allow me some artistic licence).
Even busses aren’t amazing on vehicle weight per person: 16,000kg for 50 people is 320kg per person. Good suburban trains bring that back down to 230kg per person.
So for cars to be viable your 5 seater needs to be 1600kg max. And one needs to actually use those seats.
@dillekant @Anamnesis There is also too many PHEV’s that are given to people as work vehicles when they have no option to plug in. Ideal, the right user and real world can all be very different scenarios.
Don’t take any numbers at face value, actually understand what is being measured.
@Bytemeister Did I say you did?
Not every reply is arguing against you, I was agreeing with you and pointing out one of the factors going into EVs having batteries larger than needed
@Bytemeister @hobovision which is another reason the range anxiety narative is harmful: people buy EVs with batteries larger than they need
@Showroom7561 @ByGourou any other form of transport is better than any form of car ;)
@Habahnow yes, going from 1000 to 999 is a major achievement and something to bi proud of.
@avidamoeba My gravel bike is steel. Steel is a good material to make bikes from. That is bikes intended to be used and repaired.