I have long legs and went for shorter cranks but got sore knees so back to 175mm ones and they cleared up.

I use TF2 spray after every ride, works for me.

If it’s an airsoft BB gun law says you needs to be over 18, could be convicted of GBH for shooting someone in the face with one. If it is an air pistol it would be classed as a firearm in the eyes of the law and he could get the book thrown at him.

Midnight will make you anything can’t beat quality and at a decent price

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/261528-every-week-at-my-forge-and-workshopupdated/

Buff under the helmet for me + mack in a sack hood over the helmet if really cold.

Was given this pair of antlers by a friend for handles. Hung around for a while as i thought they were too nice to cut up. Eventually knocked together this sculpture and hung them on my shed wall.

Wood is just cuttings of pine that were lying around, nailed together & burned with the blow torch, brushed and waxed.

@kayak i like the glass bowls filled with fairy lights, good idea that.

re-listed due to time waster! 😆

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Needed a decent hoe/grubber so made this up from a land rover spring and a reaper tooth yesterday. No fancy forging just a welder and angle grinder.

Better still, just adapt old ones to the new niche

I like that 40mpg. Thinking of building a low budget fat bike from my pile of frames, scrap wheels & spares box and a little help from an angle grinder and mig welder. Those are definitely the flavor of wheels that will be going on it.

I could take the car that my wife is driving to the same place – but where is the fun in that ?

Put the bike in the boot and ride 200km home with a 30mph tail wind, that’s the fun bit. 😉

Worn C.T shirts for years, usually 4 for 100, think that is a reasonable price for the quality. Also come with those brass collar stiffeners if that’s your thing. 🙂

You don’t have to spend £13, there are lots and lots of cheaper options out there

500 tin Eley Wasp also £4.50 all i ever use in my springer.

Replaced the back-light in my screen last year, easy enough to get the screen out, as above just keep track of the screws, some are not immediately visible but hidden under rubber pads, need to ping these off first to access the screws. Un-plug tho old one and plug in the new & re-assemble, about as difficult as fitting a new headset on your bike.

short 4 mile circuit every morning without fail, rain or shine, before work to get the head clear and blood flowing but i suppose that mounts up over the year 1,460 miles + occasional 10 mile commute to work and weekend rides but not so much over winter.

Both my sisters had/have it. One more or less full recovery over time the other a lot better but still has to be careful not to push it too much.

Obviously everyone’s case is individual but they found the UK winter really made them worse so went to Portugal for some winter sun, helped so much they both now live there permanently.

That has made my day 😆

Miller Syncrowave 250 is the bees knees but maybe not as portable as you need. As above an inverter welder is the thing for portability.

Yep, go for skirting off and if it makes no significant difference to ease of fitting lay opposite way to existing floor boards. If it is sound leave the hardbord.

How do you stop getting those little white floaters in it?

I have played about with old batteries with various degrees of success. Epsom Salts method had about the best results. LINK

Generally just one or two cells that fail through sulfation. I found if you gently tip the acid in a plastic bucket, wash the sludge out of the cells with a hose then pour the old acid back in and top up with distilled water and deep charge it gives a bit more life.

They were just for my sons “field” car so didn’t relay matter if the attempt to rejuvenate them failed.

If it is a car you rely on then just go and buy a new battery for £45, probably save that in the change of cloths you will destroy from battery acid spills.

Oh and wear goggles if you decide to start popping the top off and pouring the acid in a bucket, it is not something you want in your eyes. 😯

Alternative to shooting them?

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I can sympathize, my good lady once left a pan of eggs boiling and another time a pan of broccoli for a couple of hours. Elbow grease and windows open, the smell goes after…….. a couple of weeks 😐

The best in the north of Scotland IMO. Definitely worth going out of your way for. I usually do it at least once a year.

I am faster up and have more endurance

Would actually agree there i still give him a run for his money going up hill but overall i am afraid he beats me hands down.

Thanks Jamie i was struggling to get those pics posted, 😳 any tips gratefully received.

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High power spud gun from a bunch of old plumbing fittings a ball valve,2ltr pop bottle, inner tube valve and a spring. All recycled so cost nothing but a couple of hours of time. Keep you amused for hours shooting pyramids of tin cans!

Wish I could justify buying some earth moving machinery.

I couldn’t really justify it myself but bought it anyway! 🙂

As the saying goes: You only need two things in life: Duct Tape and WD-40. If it moves and shouldn’t, use Duct Tape, if it doesn’t move and should, use WD-40.

Not changed your cranks recently for shorter ones ones by any chance? I did and started getting knee pain- back to the 175mm ones and it is fine again.

It probably would, but you’d need a good bit of force under the canister

…..or if you struck a match to it.

I went into work today and asked for a pay rise,and my boss said yeah – I was astounded that he would be so understanding. Until he took out a gun, shot me in the knee, and gave me a benefits claim form. 😆

About time! There has been a noticeable blank space in the market for decent spec kids bikes.

I had the Original 35 rebuilt

Good choice. Spent my life savings on a HW35 at 10yrs old, had it now for 32 years. Did a self fitted rebuild once…. seemed to have a lot more punch after that 😉 Always used the open sight but fitted a 4 x 40 scope a couple of years back which makes it a completely different tool.

Also picked up a mint second hand Airarms S410 recently for £300 so a bit of a bargain. Fast & quiet with a 10 shot mag and super accurate. Not saying you can’t get the accuracy with a springer but much easier to do so with a pcp. Also you could never get 10 shots in as many seconds with a springer which you can with a pcp.

why shoot the squirrels in the first place?

Can the pcp jobbies be charged with a compressor or do you need a bottle?

Not with a domestic compressor which is usually 150psi max. Dive bottle is something like 2000psi.

Can’t go wrong with a Weihrauch springer, second hand £200 ish.

Berghaus GTX for me (the leather ones Explorer Ridge i think). On my 3rd pair. Still wear my first pair for light duties which must be 16 year old now, comfy as slippers!

couple of 20mm pillow block bearings
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I would as you said, just buy the real thing

Possibly the most straight forward route to go down but where’s the fun in that? 😉