Japanese train thread

>If a bill now before the Illinois Senate is passed, private consortiums could soon be battling for the right to build a bullet train that could link downtown Chicago with O’Hare and Rockford International Airport.

Sauce: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/04/30/bill-before-senate-could-put-bullet-train-in-i-90-median/

>the airplane will always be a superior design of aircraft to the helicopter
helicopter appreciation thread

america mad and jelly naow?

Hi /n/. Please what are your experience with compact bicycles that don't take much space for instance folding bikes?
Do you know any particular that you know is good though not excessively expensive? I am not a professional and will expect to do only leisure rides of about 5-20km probably no more than 60km per ride in a urban zone with no jumps, no acrobatics only peaceful ride? What are your recommendations?
Many thanks.

pic. partially related

i'm looking for a electric folding bike but i can't make up my mind as to which one to buy. i'm leaning towards the Urban Folder Electric Bicycle from ChicagoElectricBicycles.com (also pic related). i'm trying to start a business and i'm torn between buying foldable mopeds or foldable bikes. the moped seems to have a lot of start up issues so i'm looking more into bikes. thing is, they all get around 20mph. i need something that is fast. what do you recommend?

i've had three tubes pop in one day.

one popped while i was away, but my roommates said it just exploded out of nowhere. the other popped while i was replacing the previous, so i had to go out and get another.

the third one popped also. i've rubbed the inside of my tire with my fingers and dont feel any abrasive things- and i've put a layer of electrical tape on the rim to try and counteract anything on it that could be causing the pop..

what the fuck is going on guys?

Anyone here ever ride or own a Felt cruiser before, especially with the cool fat tires?

I'm thinking of a 1903, it will be my second bike, all man powered.

AMERICA FUCK YEAH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M

I never really post here but I'm moving city soon and am wanting to get a bike for going around rather than relying on public transport.

At the moment I have a sort of basic mountain bike I bought a few years ago but was wondering what sort of street bikes or road bikes you'd recommend?