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mild hazing of new people
I don't think I ever experienced this and probably most members don't.
When someone like @user96935 wades in to anywhere like this, doesn't bother to do more than a perfunctory browsing of posts, totally misjudges the tone of the place and starts telling people off they're not going to be given much of a warm welcome.
AlexD-
I don't think I ever experienced this
That's because we don't like you 🙂
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You're quite right, it's a little bit foolish to jump straight in with your opinions without doing a bit of lurking. But some of the abuse dished out in response goes way beyond what is proportionate (pretty mild in this case but there are plenty of times where people have been told they should leave the forum etc. in the past). Better off muting or letting the person know they've got the tone wrong I think. But then, I'm a newbie 🤷♂️
I don't mean to criticise anyone in particular. Just want people to think about why it is they respond in this way and whether that response is justified. "It's always been this way" or "it happened to me" are not good reasons to continue doing something.
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Well thank you all for a most enlightening and very amusing morning.......
Just one last thought for you to chew on....
It is a very small step for the 'powers that be' to ban fixed wheel on the road in the light of the Charlie Alliston case! Most Policemen consider fixed wheel to be unsafe and something from the 19th century so it would be very easy for them to take away our 'toy' unless you 'skidders' think ahead and make a small compromise and add a brake! You know it's safe and I know it's safe.... but that doesn't mean that those with the power will understand........over to you??
gbj_tester
frankenbike
user96935
People are messing with you because for some reason mild hazing of new people on this forum is tolerated. Especially if they are so bold as to come on here with opinions about bikes.
Nearly everyone on here is well aware you need a front brake in the UK. People who don't use them cannot be persuaded to start by internet comments, especially if they're still doing it after the Charlie Alliston case. The "debate" about front brakes has been had many times on the forum. That's why no one is taking you very seriously.