Two sepperate points:
I agree with TJ;

its such an obvious piece of party political point scoring

I didn’t even know Nadhim Zahawi was the Conservative spokesman for tweets before today.

I also agree with the (roughly) 99% majority on this thread;
its such an obvious piece of racist tweeting.

She (Diane Abbot) needs to own up, apologise, and take her punishment.
(see you all in 12 pages, I’m off for a ride)

It is some mistake to be “naive” about racist language whilst publicly commenting on a racial/ language issue such as

“I do wish everyone would stop saying ‘the black community’ though. “

and being a member of parliament.

Nobby – Member
You are speechless that a black MP pointed out racism and a tory took it out of context to score political points?
That tory MP being Nadhim Zahawi who, I’m just guessing, has a better grasp of racism than most on here.

I’m going slightly off topic, and without meaning to detract from the Diane Abbott discrace, but why do you guess this? You know him well?

And btw, have a look at this video of Nadhim Zahawi in action.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/simonheffer/8272594/Nadhim-Zahawi-Up-to-his-brass-neck-in-sartorial-disgrace.html

Precedent is an 8 game ban.

good luck with the trip, and nice bike for it btw.

TJ speaks sense here.
Although more severe sentencing brings satisfaction to victims, it is increasing the chance to get caught which increases deterrence.

Should be introduced for speeding and dangerous driving too.
No excuse for driving badly if your not even pi$$ed.

I blame Thatcher for destroying British manufacturing

How a bout an on-one pompetamine, it has discs, steel frame and winter-proof hub gears. 800/1200 for 8 or 11 gears.

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOPOMPETVERSA/on_one_pompetamine_versa_

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOPOMPETVERSA11/on_one_pompetamine_versa_11_speed_pro

aracer – Member

What evidence? I see nothing in what you presented giving any figures on the number of people killed by legally held firearms in the UK, just lots of irrelevant stuff about what happens in the rest of the world. You did spot that the deaths in the UK (for all weapons, including illegal ones) were so small as to barely appear on the scale used? if I can chose to ignore it.

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Its not a real sport though, is it?
Not like snooker or darts.

people are regularly killed by legally held guns.
Numbers? Your assertion is fundamentally untrue.

Really?

“The level of gun ownership world-wide is directly related to murder and suicide rates and specifically to the level of death by gunfire.”

“Homicide rates tend to be related to firearm ownership levels. Everything else being equal, a reduction in the percentage of households owning firearms should occasion a drop in the homicide rate”.

Evidence to the Cullen Inquiry 1996: Thomas Gabor, Professor of Criminology – University of Ottawa

aracer, the evidence shows your assertion is fundamentally untrue.

If public transport worked…

avoid detergent.
It works by breaking down any barrier between the material’s fibres and the water, to allow cleaning in the material. effectively its an “anti-dwr”, doing the opposite of the re-proofer, and is therefore even worse than the dirt. use the soap flakes, or tech-wash, for cleaning.

Liftman – Member
Is it not just a posh Butlins ?

Yes, and that’s meant as a good thing.
Some of my best holiday memories from childhood are from Butlins, I can see how kids would love Centre Parks the same way.
More forest focused than beach focused is the biggest difference though.

Great voice and good tunes spoiled by selfish, bitter lyrics.
But she is talented and young enough to have time on her side.
It will be interesting to see if she matures into a better songwriter, or realises that she needs to employ one.

Have been for 3 day break, enjoyed it, but pretty expensive.
Longleat one also has Longleat nearby for a great day out.
Thinking of going back at some point, prob as 3 or 4 day break though.

+1 for matt24k’s adjustable fork comment
I’ve always ridden a hardtail, mostly around similar trails to you describe (Surrey hills, Swinley, occasional trips away to Wales) and I’ve found it the most valuable tool on the bike.
The adjustable fork allows you to find your own sweet spot for your bike, your riding style, on your trails. It really helps clear up in your own mind what feels right, and you won’t worry about over/under biked- you’ll know from your own experience what is right for your situation.
For what its worth, it seems to be about 125mm for me on what I ride and I now leave it like that for pretty much 90% of the time. But its the adjustability thats allowed me to discover that.

On another note, I hired a Spesh Pitch on holiday for a couple of days and was amazed at its climbing grip. I noticed the improved traction on short steep climbs far more than any “wallowey feel” that is sometimes described. Great fun on the downhill bits too.

EDIT: having now read transapp’s post, anthem with u-turn revs sounds ideal, but still worth testing the other longer travel bikes to know that for yourself.

xbox or xbox360?

Ghost of Christmas past said get the servant one of these Scrooge.

http://www.johnlewis.com/231486069/Product.aspx

CHB +1
Kona explosif should be on the list, even better than the Cinder Cone.
and the Raleigh Strika (which looks surprisingly similar, small triangles/ sloping top tube) because its bikes that make kids smile that starts it all.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=19162

usually the answer.

clear all cookies, worked after a spell in NZ

+1 for loads more chilli, it kills bacteria.
and if anyone has a problem the next day, its not your fault they’re a chilli-wuss :-)

Signed, forwarded, and bumped.
Its what she would have wanted.

got to agree with alfa bus here

“Button it, Fatty”

and the story behind it :-)

Junkyard
You made some good points in your earlier post, and I am interested particularly in how governments use the Falklands Islands situation. It is a complex and interesting debate, and we should consider why so many countries are siding with Argentina on this issue.
However, your continued insistence on including Northern Ireland in this debate prevents me from contributing further.

dd
the phil flanders article second paragraph “on your bike” is the relevant part

perhaps Northern Ireland makes it easy for us to ignore plantations and then suddenly respect their wishes to choose us [ once we have the majority and we ignore the all Ireland vote obviously and partition the country to ensure we respect the wishes of the people – well the people who choose us obviously not the actual population who dont choose us]– which is after all why we put them there.

This is a completely different situation, there is a significant proportion of residents of the territory opposed to British rule. There is no opposition to British rule from the residents of the Falklands Islands. It is a bad example, and should not be part of this discussion. It has its own issues, which are very sepperate.

Although all of the bellends mentioned above are worthy candidates,
I can’t vote for anyone else but Ullrich Mellinghoff as Overall Total Bellend of the year after reading that first link from Nick.

If we decide to have some minor awards for sub-categories then how about ( with my nominations in brackets):

Young Bellend of the year – The London Rioters/Trainer Looters
Sports Bellend of the year – England’s Great John Terry
Political Bellend of the year – CallMeDave&SelloutNick [an insepperable double-ended joint award]
Lifetime Achievement in Bell-Endery – Rupert Murdoch
Singletrack Bellend of the year – ?

This looks a good deal with a great spec. and loads of size options.
Kona Kula Gold from crc sale:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=75058

The riots :(

Louis, but nearly always known as Kev.

Good luck. Sounds like a great result.

Nice troll bike.

Garlic. To keek the vampires away, and the bugs.

oven