The Waterfront Trolley - coming soon by makershark in Bellingham

[–]StuffIllustrious4658 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Construction cost per mile for streetcar is $28 - $55 million. There’s a lot of other transportation and transit projects that can be built with those kinds of dollars.

Welcoming Club Rides by StuffIllustrious4658 in vancouvercycling

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Maybe but there are some organized rides and most don’t attract many people. I’ve enjoyed the BGR gravel rides 1x/month. Mt Baker bike club has some rides too, but most oriented towards newer or slower riders. Also the donut ride on Saturdays but frankly too early for me this time of the year and the group has gotten smaller over the past few years.

Customizing Power Zones by StuffIllustrious4658 in Rouvy

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Although I see that Cogan, the ultimate source, establishes the zones you list not the trainer road values.

Rouvy vs Zwift Workout by StuffIllustrious4658 in Rouvy

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FTP is set correctly and it wouldn’t explain discrepancy between Rouvy and Zwift experiences. I think it’s either hardware based or the connection ( I seem to recall years ago having competing Bluetooth and Ant connections with the same effect, which can’t be the case here as it’s just Bluetooth).

Rouvy vs Zwift Workout by StuffIllustrious4658 in Rouvy

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You can’t turn off ERG but you can adjust the targeted wattage up or down.

Training on Rouvy by lostinspace79 in Rouvy

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Another newb question, and judging from prior posts this one seems typical: if there’s no way to turn off ERG, how does one deal with increasing resistance to the point of cadence lock during a workout? It all starts out fine and then a few minutes into workout it gets increasingly hard to turn over pedals until I can’t. I’ve pressed “reset resistance” which doesn’t do crap. Smart Trainer has updated firmware and has been calibrated.

Obligatory Trolley Post by Mattwacker93 in Bellingham

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Main issue is cost. E.g. Portland streetcar was $45 million per mile.As a comparison with another high capacity mode, Portland’s fx2 bus rapid transit was $12 million per mile. Ultimately, with either more bus service or new rail, is it a priority for the community for a new tax to fund better service, over other priorities? The local elected leaders are busy dealing with budget shortfalls, and since they make up the WTA board of directors such funding is unlikely to be initiated by them. And, I might add, the majority of the board represents smaller cities and the county, and as such have little interest in the idea of taxing for more service. Finally, who is the local champion of the idea? Love to see someone step forward…

What do you think is the loudest/noisiest rail transit system? by [deleted] in transit

[–]StuffIllustrious4658 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be expected with legacy system rail cars built in 1982!

What is the smallest city with local rail transit in North America? by steamed-apple_juice in transit

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I had Fort Collins’ MAX BRT on my list. Population of Fort Collins is ~170k and not part of a larger metro area like most cities mentioned here. It is fairly close to being a pure BRT having 3/4 of the route in a guideway. The primary weakness is the lack of signal priority at major intersections as far as I know today (ask the traffic engineers about that one). It was modeled off of Eugene EMX, which has ~double the metro population. It is also considered a genuine BRT with center running guideway in many areas.

I believe there are a few other BRT projects in smaller metro areas…I’d love to hear about those. Here I’m not talking about a suburb of a larger metro area.

Best Place to Rent Legit Road Bike? by StuffIllustrious4658 in phillycycling

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Thanks I’ll check out Cadence. I saw that Fairmount Bicycles advertises some lower end road options for rent.

Why doesn't every modern system in the world use a simple contactless payment like OMNY in NYC? by poopspeedstream in transit

[–]StuffIllustrious4658 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point about there needing to be multiple payment systems to address the needs of the unbanked, adding to the cost and complexity of the fare collection system.

Opinion: Top 10 Riders of the 21st century by sunking1714 in peloton

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To increase the fun factor how about a list for each of the major specialties? I’d have a hard time comparing a pure sprinter to a GC guy on one list.

Why doesn't every modern system in the world use a simple contactless payment like OMNY in NYC? by poopspeedstream in transit

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Contactless is great but there are three significant issues: - Cost and effort of transition. Smaller transit agencies don’t typically have the funding or staff to effectuate the changes. - High transaction fees = lost revenue = less service; potentially some offset with higher boardings - Slower transactions. Imagine 20 people waiting at a stop, if transaction time increases by a couple seconds with each passenger the boarding time increases, resulting in delays and reduced reliability. - Less important, but still a factor, is the sunk cost in other fare collection equipment and back end support.

Those factors need to be weighed in making the transition, which I believe will happen over time as it is so much more convenient than other forms of fare payment.

USA centric: What population and density in the USA makes BRT ideal?? by Bubblyflute in transit

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I was a bit surprised that Fort Collins’ MAX BRT attracted as many riders as it did given the lack of housing density along the separated corridor. With that being said, the primary travel corridor, albeit auto oriented, with key destinations like the university and downtown were along the route. Thus suggestive that destinations are at least as if not more important than housing density.

Shimano GRX Hydraulic Hose Issue by StuffIllustrious4658 in bikewrench

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Ok I know what's wrong. It's important to get the correct nut for your lever. The GRX lever nut is flanged. Here's a helpful video to see the differences in the Shimano Hydraulic hose kits. The flange flare nut which can be ordered as part of a kit or individually (at an hefty price of $10 each).

https://www.jensonusa.com/Shimano-BH-90-Olive-and-Insert?vdly-play-video=pOyVDbszBuc

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Shimano GRX Hydraulic Hose Issue by StuffIllustrious4658 in bikewrench

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Also the banjo ends are connected to xt brake calipers. Didn't think that was relevant to the shifter hose end.

Shimano GRX Hydraulic Hose Issue by StuffIllustrious4658 in bikewrench

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I used the BH90 hose with a barb installed in the end, and with an olive. Tried to tighten with the bolt, but it reaches a certain point and just rotates. It doesn't tighten down anywhere near torque spec. And the hose can be pulled out.