Favorite Railroad?

What is your opinion on helmets? Do you wear a helmet when you ride your bicycle? Should other people wear helmets? Should helmet use be enforced, and if so, by who? Do people that don't wear helmets deserve what they get?

Hello /n/

writefage from /k/ here

I'm writing a story set in the distant future involving spacecraft. I wanted to be as realistic as possible, and instead of planes or naval 'ships' i wanted my spacecraft terminology to be based on trains

this is for several reasons:

>real long-distance space craft would engines in the front dragging other parts of the ship behind them
>these section would be deatachable and modular, like the cars of a train
>like train tracks, once a sapce craft is set on it's path, such as on it's way from one planet to another, it's stuck on that path -- it's not a ship that can stop and turn around any way its wants
>once again similar to trains, switching from orbit to orbit i imagine is like switching tracks at a junction

So what's the 411 on trains? what can you tell me about vernacular, the role of crew such as a conductor, the engineer, and others? what sort of slang and vernacular is their that would be applicable?

Looking for help with my first bike build. Mainly looking for adivce as to what components are good, which I should switch out for better, or cheaper stuff, and basic advice. Budget is right around 1500 us dollars. Goals for the bike are unsupported touring, commuting, cyclocross type shenanigans, etc.

Parts list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1se_hRtLD4Vi39jHo4Eaeekuep4yqs7p48def_v4SjQE/edit?usp=sharing

>lel anons first bike
>touring bike because reasons

This is the sexiest public train station in the country, simply because it's in the middle of nowhere.

http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=TCL

is there anything a single speed cyclocross bike can do that a single speed rigid mountain bike can't do?

Post your wheelsets/stories. Also, building up this old zip as a project, it's my first time building a wheel any advice?

I need some help, /n/.

Girlfriend is 5'4". She bought a hybrid bike from Walmart (Schwinn Network 3.0). It's a little too big for her, but she doesn't want a new bike.

Could I replace the suspension fork with a rigid fork to lower the height of the bike so she can comfortably stand with the bikes? Will this mess with the riding characteristics enough to matter?

She isn't a triathlete, she just wants to ride around town sometimes. So its more about comfort than anything.

when u have a bike race at 9 but have to give bj's at 10

I just watched a youtube movie film about life on a container ship.
Do americans ever get these jobs?
How is the pay?
What do I need to do to get on one?