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Interesting post. I have a few thoughts (and please don't take any of them as aggressive/trying to start an argument - just thinking out loud!):

Is it really a "false idea that some people are 'more intelligent' than others"? As with sport, are some not just naturally more capable, regardless of training/teaching? I appreciate this all depends on your definition of 'intelligence', but are you really saying that had I gone through exactly the same upbringing/education as Einstein, I'd have his grasp of theoretical physics?

My parents were both teachers and regularly had to deal with classrooms of 35 kids, five or so of which had (differing) learning disabilities and another few with behavioral problems. Your desire for an education system that is "conscious of everyone's different abilities and does not discriminate against anyone" doesn't really factor in the real world. The teacher in my example above is very much "conscious of everyone's different abilities" but it is extremely difficult/at times impossible to engage in any meaningful way with all of the children during a lesson. Are those with an aptitude for the subject not "discriminated against" as the teacher has to spend the majority of the time with the children with learning disabilities or controlling those with behavioral problems? So what is the solution?

You say the education system is being used to separate and classify people (and that I presume you view this as a bad thing), but how would you propose the children in the aforementioned class obtain the education they require? Do they not need to be separated to allow those with particular needs the attention they require and to allow the remainder to get the attention they were otherwise lacking? I hope these are coming across as the genuine questions they are, and not argumentative or aggressive - always hard to tell on the internet!

I'm not sure I have any idea what the answers should be - they are all questions to which I'm sure there is no easy answer. I was packed off to boarding school at a very young age and for each subject we were, on arrival, graded and put into 'sets' of ability. You could move up or down at the end of each term depending on how you performed. Are you against this kind of system where depending on where your abilities lie you can be stretched and challenged at the appropriate level, or is this the segregation that you are against?

The French baccalauréat system is an interesting one that seems to provide a broad base of education that you talk of.

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Excellent comment is excellent

New Knog bells don't look half bad.

The "oooo you twat" at 11:05 nearly made me wet myself!

Ha! I once wrote a paper on water vole metapopulations in the context of habitat loss. I'm a bit obsessed with the little buggers.

Yeah merino is a breed of sheep. Alpaca wool isn't quite as soft. I just preferred the image of an alpaca having relations with a mink. I'm all for mink-related cycling wear as mink are really putting the hurt on our native water vole population. Bloody forrins etc..

Also some guy is a cunt.

Are you asking if an Alpaca could fuck a mink?

Dem pedals doe

Did just snort in open plan office

Yikes, that is pricey. Could you not strip your Shiv and just use some of the groupset off that to save costs? Or are you going 'new everything' for this?

There's Mason (think Josh Ibbett used one)? Or something cheaper/more gravelly like the On One Bish Bash Bosh (although might not be able to get your position right on that one). Giant Defy disc can be found for pretty good money (think only takes 25c)? Sorry for throwing more things in!

That was a very interesting perspective. Although the phrase "a bad move for UK science to leave Europe" is a bit misleading, as the referendum is about membership of the European Union. We are not voting to somehow leave Europe.

I'm waiting for more information before I can decide. I'm yet to hear anyone speak coherently on what will happen to British farming if we leave. Liz Truss has said there is no Plan B following an exit, which is rather concerning from the Defra secretary (although I would expect nothing less from her). It is absolutely impossible to make a reasoned decision in this area when there is such a dearth of information. No one has any idea what agricultural, trade, budgetary and regulatory policies would be put in place if we voted Out, so how can we decide either way? The current EU agricultural policy is utterly hopeless, but if no viable alternatives are being proposed then I'm not sure how to form a view.

Agreed. Really nasty piece of work.

Vile

That's really useful, cheers! Seem like gold dust in the UK.

Thanks for the info! Was kinda after one where the struts on the base go front to back as that's the way the Velcro straps on my bag go (if that makes sense). Pelago seems like a good back up though thanks!

Hi all, would like to buy a Soma Porteur rack (black or silver) like this http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/porteur-rack-black

Could pick up in London but would need to be posted from elsewhere.

Would consider any other axel mounting front porteur rack. Any condition is cool!

Or if anyone knows where you an get hold of new Soma racks in the UK that would be good to know - can't find them anywhere.

Cheers!

Holy hell that looks amazing. Who did the paint?

Agreed. Although he did retire and then chose this/was paid to choose this to ride. Pukes on EPO

Much humbled, very tail between legs.

Although just realised you're after rims - might be less sorry!

Shipping to the UK for a pair of wheels - £29

I guess this depends on who the surveyor works for. If you feel it is overvalued, that isn't necessarily a problem though is it? Gives you the flexibility to perhaps borrow more if you need.

Cool, thanks Hippy - looks like a good one to try.