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Ah, that's totally fair. I thought you had a tight storage situation. Roll on. :)

Have you considered a folding bike, like a Brompton? They tend to be easier to carry up stairs or in an elevator. And they're space efficient to store.

Another deeply disturbing tale. RIP Ben.

I've had many coworkers roll into the office with their carbon bikes because it makes quick work of a long commute and it's so easy to carry a lightweight machine up the office stairs. They'd wear a backpack if they needed to carry a laptop. No cars involved; not even a bus.

There's no need to gatekeep which kind of bike someone chooses to use when the objective is to not drive a car. They can ride a carbon bike if they want too.

Those are value judgements. How does a carbon bike get stolen if it's never locked in a public place? Why would a carbon bike be loaded with anything more than a bottle of water and a small saddle bag?

These considerations are important for commuting, touring, and other fun activities, but are perhaps less important for the bike racer.

The advice is good (steel and aluminum are much underappreciated) yet this op-ed is weird and mean spirited. Yeah, carbon fiber bikes are expensive and quirky. They're a specialty bike for racers squeaking out tens of seconds to a minute or two of time. No one is seriously advising new riders to get a 10 grand bike. Why the gatekeeping? Let racers spend their money on their favorite, healthy, and engaging hobby.

I own a Jeep (TJ) that I've built up for off-road excursions. I'd like to clarify about how these vehicles handle dirt, country roads, or mountainous terrain compared to bikes: Jeeps are nowhere as good as bikes.

Crazy, right?

It's not like what the marketers would love you to believe, but it's true. A 1.5 ton, four wheeled vehicle will struggle in all kinds of situations where light two wheeled vehicles will have no trouble at all. There's a reason why you'll see so many people standing around in videos of us four wheelers trying to make progress: walking is faster and easier! Pushing a large, heavy box through difficult terrain is a large part of the fun of a Jeep.

My recommendation for a bike is a gravel or all-terrain bike (ATB). Today's mountain bikes are built for fast descents, very rough terrain, and large jumps. They're amazing on certain trails but, IMHO, not the best for dirt and gravel tracks. Gravel and ATBs are also more flexible with mounting points for things like racks, cages, etc for outdoor excursions. As a bonus, they're cheap right now. Gravel was all the rage during the pandemic and now stores are overstocked. You can get a great deal on new or last year's models from your local bike store.

Or, if you really want that four-wheeling experience, take look at recumbent quadricycles. They're quite unique! With fat tires they'll float over just about any soft surface.

As others have stated, do not go to a box store or online with very limited exceptions. A LBS will generally employ a mechanic who knows what they're doing, will stand behind any issues that arise, and can work on the bike after it breaks in. You'd be lucky if a Walmart employee manages to put a handle bar facing forwards.

Absolutely. My comment is about why a regulation would be 2 hours when today we can get more capable, air rated parts. US regulation is lagging behind, but it was based on what was within reach 20+ years ago. Heck, I bet most craft would eventually become 25 hours voice recording as older standard recorders become no longer available.

Flight recorders have a very long history with modern ones being engineered in the 1960s. They used film and magnetic tape loops, having very limited capacity. That's where we get 2 hours from. Early ones only ran for 30 minutes, so 2 hours is pretty good in comparison.

It's time to upgrade the regulations to match our current technology instead of 1990s limitations.

Uber has posted profits for the last two quarters. Lyft hasn't yet been profitable, but they have been reducing their losses quite a bit.

I don't think either of them will fail this year. Some AI gold rushing unicorns out there certainly will. It's hard to know which though; they're still private companies.

Nortel wasn't killed by Huawei stealing their IP, which certainly did happen. They tanked themselves with some terrible accounting that hid the terrible situation they put themselves in. Nortel and Enron are the reason GAAP is the gold standard and legally required to be reported these days.

There are sailed powered logistics ships! Here's a grain ship that just launched. There are also companies that produce inflatable or deployable sails to reduce fuel consumption in favorable winds.

Ultimately there will be a need for chemical energy or similarly dense energy to move a ship. The wind doesn't always blow, and when it does it won't always be in the direction you want. Nuclear is certainly an interesting option.