Ali C

no, I can lead a horse to water but I can’t make it drink. It’s not my job nor need to make you change your mind. I just know that I saw plenty of evidence for me to come to my conclusion. I’d like to think that I’m considered a kind decent human and if someone like me can see good in Charlie then perhaps he’s not the monster some people would have you believe he is.

I disagree, also you guys totally could’ve not said anything after my post…you just have to get your word in when it’s not needed. i liked a guy who got murdered…why does it need any further comment.

Edit: you know what, I don’t need to persuade you. What’s done is done, I feel my way about him and you feel yours. I’ll stay sad and angry that a man I deeply respected was killed so pointlessly.

Genuinely gutted, saddened, angered and horrified by Charlie Kirk’s murder. The more time goes by and the more clips I see the more I’m reminded of what a genuinely nice human he was.

I feel the ideal situation for an ebike is for riding in hilly places. If you’re riding flatter trails you may find you can pedal faster than the motor which kinda defeats the point. My dad loves his roady ebike but he is nearly 80 and lives in the Pennines so that’s an ideal situation. Unless you REALLY want an ebike you could get a MUCH better specced normal bike for the price.

Been loving my KOM hub on the e-bike, like Adam says they are a lovely bit of kit that somewhat justifies the price. Steve could talk for hours about hubs and why he made it like it is (plus how much work goes into the discs too).

Ouch 😣

Yep exactly that 👍🏻

I think people would get used to it pretty quickly

I disagree, I think there’s still some big changes that could happen…I can imagine carbon frames designed with some built in vertical flex that acts like a spring. I currently see trials as pole vaulting with a completely stiff pole, imagine how high you could jump if the bike could be slightly preloaded and then unleashed, like a more specifically designed tyre preload. i do agree that all brands using 135mm hubs would be nice though!

I used to feel the same but I honestly think COVID completely reset my entire belief system, I now automatically don’t trust the general populations opinions and tend to go the opposite way unless there’s truly compelling evidence they’re right

I’m also pro choice, pro social medicine etc, I have mixed views on LGBTQ but ultimately have no issues with adults living how they want to live but I am against “hate” laws that control language, free reign of biological men in female sports and free reign for people (including children) to self allocate gender etc. As I said, I have first hand insight into trans/LGBTQ culture as it affects a direct family member of mine and it’s far far far from healthy. As I’ve also said, Trump isn’t an exemplary leader but I don’t like it when people state things as facts when they’re just allegations, if in the future he’s actually convicted of rape then sure, call him a rapist but until then I’d be careful being so black and white…this is kinda an issue I have with the left as a whole, they do tend to get the pitch forks out pretty eagerly. Biden has also been accused of sexual assault but because it’s just an allegation I’d never claim he’s a rapist unless he was found guilty. Being an adulterer isn’t ideal but that’s hardly a shock in this day and age, certainly not the first president to be guilty of that. I still don’t get the dictator comments…he had opportunity to become one last time…is it because he joked about being one? Or because he can sit down and talk with real dictators? I can’t remember his response to Covid but I do have very strong feelings as you say, they’ve only been more cemented as times gone by. I’m not going to defend everything he’s done though, far from it as I do want to repeat my comments that I’m not a fan of Trump, he’s done bad things but then again so has Biden/Harris, I’m just more a fan of the Republican Party’s principles though as mentioned at the start of this reply I think a combination of Democratic and Republican views would be best…I don’t like it when people can’t accept that both parties have flawed or valid points.

I didn’t want to go too public as some of my opinions are formed from family being involved in the trans/LGBTQ world and it’s a sensitive issue. It’s interesting to hear you don’t think they’re as left as I do, I guess it’s the same thought process I have towards the Republicans not being as right as others think. I certainly think a bit of both would be the best way forward. I’m definitely willing to change my opinion if Trump starts to do some really dodgy stuff, I really hope it works out and I really hope this is the start of the end of going through life worrying about offending the wrong people and cancel culture etc.

I did type out a big reply but to be honest even though I don’t have extreme views, I feel some would think they are and no good would come of it. So I’ll just say that I’m no Trump fan, I think the Republicans would be better off with Vance but Trump will have to do for now and I hope this is a new direction away from the extreme lefty direction the world has seemingly been heading. I did actually try to send you a DM but you can’t receive messages…took me bloody ages to write too 😭

I was honestly worried Harris and co would be the bigger dictator risk, they seem to really love controlling media, controlling debates, controlling questions etc, they also seemed really bad at taking criticism. Now this was more of a worry with Biden to be honest, I don’t know a huge deal about Harris but Biden definitely put me off the democrats quite a bit. I feel they’re quite similar to Justin Trudeau and he’d make a brilliant dictator. Im a big believer in free speech and it makes me sad that in the UK we don’t have an automatic right to that. I believe free speech will be more protected with Trump and even though he’s still quite embarrassing at times I honestly think he and his cabinet will be better for democracy than Harris and co. Plus he wasn’t a dictator last time.