If you buy them let us know what it does to your 2m 30s

Romney’s a little over 2/1 at the bookies so Obama’s the favourite but not by a mile

Having a cap on numbers per grade would mean a different grade for some students than if they’d been born the other side on the arbitrary 1st September cut-off for school years, or if they took the exam early/late. For those students, that could make a huge difference to their future.

It may not be statistically significant, but it is to the individuals.

It already makes a big difference which side of the arbitrary cut-off you’re born though because in general the younger you are the more Bs are available. Maybe they could do away with grades and just publish the percentile. Universities/employers could decide how much they care if one person is in the top 17% percentile at maths vs. the top 34%

Two people apply for a job. They both have a B grade in maths, but taken one year apart. Who gets the job?

Are you suggesting of the 100,000s of people who take a maths GCSE each year that there’ll be a significant variation in how good one year is vs. the next?

They should definitely cap the number of As and Bs. If A meant top 10% and B meant top 20% etc. then you could have multiple exam boards and not worry about grade inflation

If only i could find a nice tiny Alpable bike that wouldnt involve giving money to a firm that basically irritates me.

If they irritate you there are plenty of other manufacturers that make the same sort of bike. I’d go with one of them

Yeah if you’re getting joint pain or achilles soreness take it easier for sure

I’ve never had a go on a 29er. Can you manual them?

Goldeneye’s old enough to be a classic. Upgrade the graphics and it would give the modern FPS’s a run for their money

It’s better maintained than the Alps and more sculpted/fun, but surprisingly small in comparison. Bear in mind there are only 2 lifts. I used to love going up there for the weekend when I lived in Seattle but it might get boring for a whole week

If the cab comes to $25 ask for a receipt for $30. Pay by card instead of cash in all the restaurants and bars

So, you’re rewarding “not being unacceptable”?

Yes, which is much better than rewarding unacceptable which is what generally happens outside the US. It’s much easier to not tip than demand a discount off an agreed price if you’re not happy

Tipping is really supposed to be for a ‘service charge’, and I don’t see that as a bad thing given the subsequent quality of the service industry in the US. But I don’t really agree with it bleeding into other areas.

Eg, you tip a taxi driver, why, because he managed to drive you somewhere without hitting anyone? Fair enough if he went above and beyond, helping with bags or whatever. But if it’s ‘expected’ otherwise they’re being short-changed, then really what they need to do there is raise their fares to be more representative.

But then there’d be nothing you could do if the cab was dirty, he didn’t know the way, he played music you didn’t like, had a loud conversation on his cell phone, didn’t give cyclists enough room when overtaking etc. If there’s no tipping you’d have to pay the full fare regardless. With the current US system though you can choose not to tip. Having an optional part of the price for so many services is great from a customer point of view

Everything’s loads cheaper out there though. Even with a generous tip it’s still cheaper than the UK but with the optional benefit of not paying it if you’re not happy, and that’s why the service is so good in the US. Once you’re used to it it’s a much better system

5-10s for me too

You can get extra batteries that plug into the iphone. Would be cheaper than a new Garmin

I use purevpn and am happy with it

You might want to start with your website! http://www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk/main.html

Thanks, bike-discount.de are out at the moment. Tweeks looks like they have them although their shipping charges to Switzerland are outrageous compared to CRC

If this part is correct then we don’t need to increase the risk to the criminal much to make bike theft less appealing than other crime. It’s doubly frustrating the penalties are so light if they’d actually have an impact rather than just make us feel better

This inspired me to google Top Gear episode 1 season 1. It doesn’t have James May in it! It’s also every bit as dull as the cycle show is now so it shows these things take time

http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-season-11_683234.htm

No test rides for me either. As long as it’s the right size you’ll likely get used to it however it is. I put a lot more trust in the size charts on manufacturer websites than the LBS trying to sell me what they’ve got in stock

I think he meant carbon 29″ tubeless 1×10 dropper post angleset 650B wide bars short stems gopro tacos press fit BBs clutch derailleurs double barrel floating rotors etc etc

Intense Slopestyle Mk1
Marzocchi 66s
1×9
Reverb
Big tyres and DH tubes

38lbs. That means I win right?

If that’s black what do the blue runs look like?

Has anybody got a link to a good half marathon training plan? I’m starting from being able to run 5 miles ok and the half is 3 months away. Would love to go under 2 hrs

do they have a thread about this where I can pour my scorn?

They have a page with comments here[/url]

What about visitors to the UK? Will they be able to ride here on their foreign cycling licenses? Oh wait, no other country is retarded enough to have them

I just wish I could remember my bikeradar login for their comments page!

Expect this has been posted before but he raced in an era when virtually everyone was dirty. Even if he was doping he was still a great rider. I think he probably did but would prefer all the effort prosecuting him was put into stopping future doping instead

Bigger

I’m up to 4 now. Road bike, 180mm FS, 140mm HT and 24″ SS jump bike. Quite happy and have little overlap but would like a lighter full suss

Interesting there’s no chainguide. He must really trust the XX1 chainring or else it really was that smooth

Just be prepared to be shouting at the telly in frustration in half an hour or so

It’s pretty bad. Starts ok but once the first wolf turns up it’s downhill from there

Manual through them. Seriously though I wish someone would hurry up and invent a grader for bike park trails

No. If you want to see harsher penalties then they should be extended to coaches, teams and doctors, not just longer bans for athletes. Also there shouldn’t be any ban for recreational drugs that aren’t performance enhancing or a masking agent. We have the normal law for that stuff

I think chest mount is best for looking forward down the trail shots. On the bars looking up at rider and on the seat post looking back at someone following are fun too

I’ve used Carbonite for years. It’s $60 per year and you can completely forget about it once you’ve installed it

I’m 6ft and would like it to have more travel but love it all the same. I do find I occasionally drop/raise it like a normal seatpost from time to time though

That’s how I feel. I’ve messed about all day in the office and will have to work late now. I could have done something properly fun or even just gone to the movies

The Coffee Break French podcasts are good and free on itunes