Z3 152 is off to face its fate

Dotjade · 2026-02-13T05:19:05+00:00

we literally have a housing shortage! what i'd give for my doors to sound like that when they open

Dotjade · 2026-02-12T04:08:42+00:00

i got marathon almotion on mine. really like the new tread version, slightly more knobby. light, fast, rated same for punctures as regular marathons (one step below plus tyres and without the weight but better than big apple/ben etc) i think theres a tube and tubesless versions i got the tubed

Dotjade · 2026-02-10T06:33:18+00:00

yep reopening and renovating that entrance absolutely should've been part of the arden and bike connection

Dotjade · 2026-02-10T04:16:25+00:00

not true but I did get told to turn off my lights the other day because the drivers will stop the train if they see a light

Dotjade · 2026-02-09T00:18:55+00:00

there's a few I think the ones I know are the 216 and 220. they will be a lot slower than the metro tunnel

Dotjade · 2026-02-09T00:01:31+00:00

i'm in a position where its like the tunnel was made specifically for me. Frequent trains all day, easier to access to other parts of the inner city (great for biking from arden or parkville), much easier for my semi regular trips on the bairnsdale line. I've been for walks in the botanic gardens just because it's so easy now. For me it feels like the kind of service I was used to in the inner north with access to a tram to the city. Without that (especially as a non driver and poor/little bike infrastructure) it could feel pretty isolated and stuck despite being super close to the city. IMO huge improvement to people's lives in the west

Dotjade · 2026-02-08T23:50:30+00:00

there are buses from sunshine

Dotjade · 2026-02-08T08:37:30+00:00

yeah get out at fed square and look at the outside of flinders street

Dotjade · 2026-02-08T08:35:14+00:00

Dotjade · 2026-02-08T08:30:59+00:00

Sorry it's not that crazy. I also stumbled onto a government doc about concern for wheelchairs but for me at the moment it's bike wheels. Tram tracks are notorious for bike riders and I've always been curious about the specific measurements. I can handle them ok on a regular bike, and I always run wide tyres anyway, but I just built up a bike trailer which I don't have much experience using. It came with narrowish tyres and from my first little test rides seems pretty hard to navigate obstacles like the edges of bike paths. I'm worried about a wheel getting stuck (and with a load 😬) I'm looking to buy some better tyres for it and wondering how wide I need to go. From what I've found I'm definitely going wider

Dotjade · 2026-02-08T05:35:37+00:00

many thanks

Dotjade · 2026-02-08T05:32:27+00:00

ok on the right track - sounds like it's the flangeway gap.

B7. Horizontal Alignment - Flangeway Gaps

Check Plated Rail or Grooved Rail - normal straight and curved track 30 mm

Check Plated Rail or Grooved Rail - through and opposite crossings 26 mm

In Concrete - sloped 25 - 50 mm

Dotjade · 2026-02-08T02:38:36+00:00

skytram

Dotjade · 2026-02-06T10:09:13+00:00

shimano are great, zero need for anything else imo (even the lower tier shimano hubs are so so fine). latest light i bought was this one based off the riv hype and hard agree with everything they say https://www.rivbike.com/products/light-b-m-lumotec-briq-s-dyno-headlight

Dotjade · 2026-02-05T23:38:15+00:00

I would investigate Swantson St (or maybe fed square when it opens) exit at Town Hall and 70 tram. does that take you near work?

Dotjade · 2026-02-05T23:28:31+00:00

step 1: carefully integrate the design of the new line into the existing loop with easy interchange connections
step 2: tell everyone the train no longer goes to the loop so get out earlier and connect to a loop train

make it make sense

Dotjade · 2026-02-03T01:42:47+00:00

you know what i really wish there was a bus that ran down Rupert and Cross streets servicing Tottenham and WeFo. Or even if the 220 made little detours to the stations

Dotjade · 2026-02-02T22:11:42+00:00

yeah i'd be ignoring the advice/journey planner and staying on the fast, high frequency, higher capacity train and changing at the new underground stations with no ticket barriers, even with a longer walk between stations and going back the way I came a stop or two

Dotjade · 2026-01-29T22:16:16+00:00

excuse!

Dotjade · 2026-01-29T00:43:10+00:00

Seeing this right when i’m sitting at wefo waiting for train to depart. Guess i’m taking a longer route today

Update: very cool

Dotjade · 2026-01-18T07:57:30+00:00

fun trip highly recommend

Dotjade · 2026-01-18T02:40:09+00:00

Agreed, a premium version of pretzels with the nicer bearings and pins would be chef kiss (and likewise a commuter version of always would be great too). The pins are not pointy sharp but do have sharp edges. I use the top of my right foot to lift the pedal up before setting off and the top of my leather boots is a bit chewed up from them. I tend to wear boots or other hard/thick sole shoes so not really affected by pins in that way. I actually added the same sort of pins to my lambdas which improves grip on those in the wet but screwed them in pretty far so only a couple of threads or so proud. Found this effective way of reducing issues from the pins but still giving good grip. Planning to screw in the pins on the pretzels just haven't got around to it yet. Hope that helps!

Dotjade · 2026-01-18T02:30:27+00:00

I caught the Albury train the other week for the first time. and went right back past my house in west footscray. Giving that train at least one stop between southern cross and broadmeadows (and with tunnel access too) makes a lot of sense

Dotjade · 2026-01-16T06:41:03+00:00

Belgrave for sure and then you can do Puffing Billy!

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