I really want to 3SGTE swap and lower a first-gen RAV4. Like a Forester with more sleeper in it.

For speed limits to be relevant, most of them need to be 5-10 mph higher. In Boston there have actually been engineering studies done showing some 55mph roads would be significantly safer with a 70mph speed limit.

Where I am in Boston, the range of motorcyclists fits what you say: very diverse (though very male). The range of Harley riders, on the other hand...still not lily white, but much whiter and more importantly much, much older.

The main problem with the Sport 500 is that Honda offers four different 500s which are all faster, cheaper, and more comfortable.

I wouldn’t buy a Harley, no. I am contemplating getting back on a bike, but if I did it would either be a Honda or a BMW.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automated_urban_metro_subway_systems

It was said before, but it needs to be said again.

This is true, but even an idling engine is running at more than 0 rpm.

Yes, an electric motor can apply force while it isn’t moving, whereas an internal combustion engine can’t. That’s why starter motors are a thing.

Gotcha. Yeah, my dad was riding a carbon framed Trek Madone (I can’t remember the number for the life of me), and that was a sweet bike. I had the (mis)fortune of going on group rides with him on my Bianchi, and working twice as hard as everyone else. What I really need to do is move out of my apartment and into a…

Hell, I’m just looking for a decent folder with something approaching full-sized wheels. The few that exist are either compromised or riotously expensive.

It’s also hi-ten, so you better hope you were already jacked. The damn thing must weigh at least 40 pounds.

Just a quick aside, steel bikes absolutely still have their place, especially if you’re touring or commuting or doing virtually anything that isn’t competitive. The one thing steel has that neither aluminum nor carbon do is longevity...steel has a minimum fatigue threshold whereas the other two materials do not. It’s…

Deal. In their defense, Hartford is complete shenanigans highway-wise.

Waltham into Boston is my commute every evening. All I can say is Waze helps.

If you see a house in Watertown for sale with a garage, let me know. Only half kidding.

It is definitely predictable, I’ll give it that. My commute was Cambridge-Dorchester the last two years, and Cambridgeside at that, so not much in the way of surface streets (though Land Blvd could get gnarly). Still...if I was unlucky enough to get out of the office after 5:15, it would take 45 minutes to get from…

I have sensed more spite in my commute. Both New York and Chicago seemed to be more like “hang on tight and hope for the best”. LA was closer to depressed resignation.

That particular one is terrible even without much traffic. I go 93N to 95S relatively frequently, and both the on and off merges seem designed for provoking either collisions or road rage.

I live in Dorchester. I’m only going from the Pike down to Exit 15 (maybe 2.5 miles), but it takes 15-20 minutes. The alternative is the Roxbury Parkway...which I use when Waze tells me to.