Lol, compliments from my profession as a legal defence advocate.You should look into getting into more presenting work, you come across very well on camera.
Nah, just a couple ?Are you trying to post that bike on every thread Neeko ? ?
If ever the phrase " All the gear and no idea " applied to anyone ..you would be a serious contender ..??More bikes, more bikes, more bikes, more bikes, more bikes, more bikes ?
I'm fully aware of the consequences. Rest assured. There is a purpose for whipping out the bafang ultra M620 bike (testing a particular drive train to see whether it truly is emtb rated).You might want to take a read of this before posting any more videos of your unlicenced, untaxed and uninsured electric motorcycle.
?If ever the phrase " All the gear and no idea " applied to anyone ..you would be a serious contender ..??
Like I said, you made your point. And I don't ordinarily do this. Again, it was for testing a particular drive train (although, that's not really the best justification).Neeko
My response to your posts have never been directed at you personally ..but at the fact that you seem hell bent on riding illegal motor bikes ..and trying to pass them off as ebikes ..
I would have thought that in your day job as a " defence solicitor " ..you would have been keen to uphold the law and not act above it ..
Just in case folks dont understand what I'm alluding to ..you posted a picture of a ( motor) bike yesterday in the " pic of the day " section
describing it as having 160nm of torque with a 1 kilowatt battery..throttle actuated motor ..with a top speed of 60mph next to a sign in a public park ( where it obvious you had been riding it ) saying "Stay Safe" ..
I wonder where you would be now if you had been unfortunate enough to have an accident involving a pedestrian ?
To then go on from there and verbally abuse me ..both on that thread and with your personal message because I had voiced my concern ..thats a little hard to stomach .
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Although, a random dog not on a leash was a bit of a surprise in a public national trust ?.
Lol. The random dog of its lead occurred whilst I was on the Levo '5:35'.Seriously not doing yourself any favours mate. Because a dog off a lead is exactly what you’d expect in a National trust park…
Not some fella on an illegal electric bike.
It’s easy to see why your attitude could antagonise, particularly when you chose to try use this to create content and raise your ‘public’ profile.
Cheers Dooms ?? I'm already aware of it and it was eye opening to see the view at the professional level vs representation.Interesting podcast here; Racism in Mountain Biking - How Are We Doing? - Downtime Podcast
Your very kind. As you've said, you've reached out to some organisations and haven't had a response. Indeed, most organisations when confronted with questions based on equality and diversity usually become apprehensive when responding.Cycling in general has a lack of diversity and a lot of elitism that probably turns into something much uglier all too easily. Not sure how to be a part of the solution. I've reached out to a few organizations but never received any reply. At the very least I can offer a friendly resource for mechanical advice.
The best way you can help, is to keep on riding for a better tomorrow ??
I appreciate your comment Ian. The above brief article was not easy to write. Regardless of my view, I still consider myself a rider. At the end of the day, I do believe that through a culmination of factors, this can deter potential riders from different walks of life from relishing in the sport. Whether this be through positive advocacy, representation or, awareness.I work in a very diverse field and with people from all walks of life. Having worked in London or surrounds for most of my professional career and undertaking multiple "awareness" courses, I always find it strange that in this day and age there is still an issue.
**going off in a tangent here**
I'm an F1 fan, invested deeply in the heart of racing for as long as I can remember, when Lewis came into the sport there was so much excitement but also so much negativity. I struggled with this as all I saw was an epic racer who wasn't afraid to send it to the outside around 3 other cars and pull it off. So Much has been made about his stand and taking the knee on the grid, I think it's fantastic that he's using his platform to highlight the issues he has faced in his career and wants to use that to improve things.
All that said he's recently published the Hamilton commission findings, and the way it displayed its findings makes us all look bad. If I pick out Teachers in the percentages (I think it was only 4% of teachers were of a black background) it needs to have context. I Live in a village where there is only one black family and the school that has possibly 300 children only has 2-5 black children. I know If I go back to some of my work in inner London schools those figures are completely reversed. It's all about context.
I was marked down recently on pinkbike when Redbull made the announcement of Eliot Jackson, I'm totally not a fan, not because of his riding ability or colour but because he's so laid back, when he talks he drives me nuts and I want to hurry him along lol. That's true for most Californians though, too chilled. That I think says more about me and being a Londoner and wanting things done quickly?
Anywhooo................Back to where I was going with this, I've ridden with big groups, small groups, fast groups, and slow groups, what is the most important thing to me is that we're having fun. Some people take it all too seriously (it's why came away from XC racing) to do Enduro and that was a lot more relaxed and fun. The cross-section of MTBR's in our local groups, I find to be from all walks of life. In my local area, they go from city Banker high flyers to (notably very good riding) burly Scaffolders, We all get on and have a laugh. What we lack is different ethnic backgrounds, not because we exclude them, but because they're not really in our local area.
If you're a nice person and like to ride your bike, you're ok with me.
Just my two penneth.
Ian.
I always try to ride with people who can ride faster or jump better than me (not hard at the moment) to help me improve or at least try harder.And similar skill level.
That's true for most Californians though, too chilled.
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