First, Sam Hardy, Steerpike - thanks for the nod. I put a lot of time, effort and thought into what I share. I only see guys like Kevin and Steer asking for the same. I think occasionally, the "what deck do you like" or "what is your favourite trick" threads are okay, HOWEVER, this should be the exception...not the rule. Stuff is posted on here daily that is really filler and distracts from important topics. I wish more of you would come out in the group and ask questions, rather than emailing - people learn more in the group - but so many are afraid to look stupid. However, when they see the type of verbal bashing that goes on...why wouldn't they? I digress, I know some guys only have the ability to contribute to topics that are a bit "heady" - so they post dipstick tests - The dip stick test is a measure on how others do it - who else like "fill in blank" - however, HOWEVER, I would prefer more thought put into the topic. I think you can all write something great if you took your time and put effort into it....share your thoughts...you deeper thoughts on magic, if you have any.
I would rather see 9 out of 10 posts be great than 100 average ones. In short, less is more - this could be the place where we create better discussion and improve magic. Imagine if all the magicians in this group decided to use this forum to share and grow.
We could do this, if we were more honest with where we were, where we want to be, and knew who to learn from.
On that note, I really think this forum should adopt a "respect" or points system like Ebay - where we can rank the value of answers given. I think it would clean it up and force us to be a bit more tactful with our approaches. Just a side thought.
Anyhow, my answer is this: Tally Ho's are great in practice - but in Canada are not considered "familiar", so I use Bike's...but really, I love my red bikes - you should to. Real pro's use red bikes.