I ran over a buried board full of nails on Darwen Moor a couple of years back. The thing is, and whoever did this was obviously too thick to realise,a bike is the best mode of transport to use in these circumstances. It was a minor inconvience to me, 10 minutes sat in the sun changing a tube. Heaven forbid, it was a walker, a horse or a dog.

Thanks, another positive tick in the reasons to buy one, my lad was concerned that the standard tyres were “too thin”

Dinah Hoggus

http://www.lakelandcampingbarns.co.uk/barns/dinah-hoggus-camping-barn

At the bottom of the Watendlath to Rostwaite descent on the Borrowdale Bash, how’s that for riding from and to the door?!

http://www.wheelygoodbicycles.co.uk/index.htm

From primary school, read by the head master, “the house of 60 fathers”

I’d go with Shindiggy’s idea, we kept both for a while, he would ride either depending on what took his fancy, that was at about three.

I did mine a couple of years ago, using an appropriate sized socket, and a big bolt to push them out, and press them in again. The only addition I made was loads of silicone grease under the dust covers.

We’ve had the best, Morning Town Ride, then old 97, try Lonnie Donegan’s version.
How about this, Casey Jones;

Pinkish-red with a silver fork sounds like a 1994 Kilauea, this had a columbus steel frame, and XT thumbies.

After watching Walking With Dinosaurs, with my then 7 year old son, we watched some American dinosaur documentary on youtube, the dinosaurs had names and anthromorphic motivations, son said, “is this for kids daddy?”, “no son, it’s for Americans” enough said….

Don’t be too concerned about max range. Be realistic about what you are going to use them for, shorter range may be better in practice, you get fewer other people on your frequency.

Perhaps to be controversial, but I’m involved with a cycling club, I’ve come to the conclusion that my mountain biking, big days out in the Lakes and Dales has probably got more in common with the ramblers/outdoor activity types, than CYCLISTS.

Thanks for the responses, another visit due I think.
He did measure from the BB centre to the centre of the top tube, sitting on it felt more like my 19″ Cindercone, the Voodoo is for my wife, it just looked too tall.

Did Gisburn today with my 8 year old son, it was wet , but still ok, he fulfilled one of his lifetime ambitions, back at the car, the wet socks when thrown, stuck to the vertical side of the car, for minutes.

http://www.meccanoandcomp.com/index.htm

Using this as a source of parts for a Mamod steam engine project, with the boy.

Mamod steam engine, fire, boiling water, steam, hot metal, when you are eight, what’s not to like?!

Wooden train set, we started at two years or earlier, and it was out every day until Star Wars Lego took over to aged seven.
You are never stuck for birthdays or Christmas, just get more track, engines or buildings, it can even run from room to room and take over the house!

Darwen Tower route, up Stepback Clough, the ground was alive with them tonight

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Remote-Control-Rc-Amphibious-Tank/dp/B0038JRNF0/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1376806812&sr=8-19&keywords=RC+TANK

No quite a boat, but it is slow and easy to control, there are lots of fast RC boats about, but seem to be nothing suitable for young’uns. a small pond or paddling pool will do for this. You can get water squirting versions, rather than the BB.

Thankyou, will do

Camping Gaz, gas light, it makes a hissing noise. watch the light and listen, all round in tent entertainment system.

BBB coloured frame, three pairs interchangeable lens about £14 from Amazon

Wheels up on ours, they look better and we use them as toys as well as models, some of the finer detail gets omitted too.

One thing I have noticed though is that the transfers don’t stick like they used to (maybe environmentally friendly), they fall off in a day or two. We have to use microsol and microset then coat them with Humbrol mattcote.

We’ve (my boy and me)built a few Airfix and Revell kits, but for a good starter for a six or seven year old, try Armourfast tanks, really easy and he can do them himself, once I’ve cut the bits from the sprues.

Gripshifts and cable changes, mmmmm…
I ended up fitting a new gripshift, they come with the cable fitted. The end was frayed after the end cap fell off, I thought it would be a ten minute job to fit a new cable just to tidy it up. I was very wrong.
Another reason to go for triggers.

I put Sram triggers on my boy’s Isla bike when he was 6, he says that he finds it easier.

New bridleways? Where be they?

I’m not sure about a stiffer ride, but the Halo ones I use have stopped a creak from the back axle, so maybe.

BETD used to do them, their current adaptor for the Intense M1 looks similar (I have a 2001 Rift Zone), maybe they could have some old stock?
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12870746

Esme has it, it is the freshly resurfaced track that joins the Tockholes road just accross from the Slipper Low car park

As Cheekyboy says, check or replace the safety valve, I’d also replace the seals and o-rings around the safety valve, whistle and overflow. Plenty of places do spares, try Forest Classics or Manor Models.

At least these things have a safety valve, thier Victorian cousins, known as Birmingham Dribblers were not quite as safe; if the boiler didn’t blow up and kill you, they ran accross the living romm floor, hit the curtains, fell over and burnt your house down!

I’m glad it’s not just me and my boy, we have a pop pop boat and some old Mamod engines.
Mecanno is good, even the modern plastic stuff, just check what you are getting. We have the mechanical and motorised construction boxes. Try and avoid the sets with the flexible rubber parts they don’t hold together, or the toy building sets.
You can have a lot of fun with a dynamo, meccano a buld and a steam engine.
Try Westwings for model planes.

18months here too, he loved it, but didn’t really ride until 2 years. for the first few months he was limited to walking in the house and stroking the frame!

I still have issue one, filed away, bought it from the motorway services on my way back from a days riding(pushing) hired Muddy Foxes in the Lakes. I never did enter the win a bike comp. Where have the years gone…..

Orient or Seiko, I’d rather have a Japanese watch with a Japanese movement, than a Swiss watch with Japanese insides. Swiss and Swiss, though, that is a different matter.

We had a UKIP leaflet the other day, promising an influx of 29 million Bulgarians and Romanians. Seeing as the population of Bulgaria is just over 7 million, and Romania about 21.5 million, you have to question UKIPs ability to add, not good for the economy, and I’m waiting to see the complete emptying of two counties, it must be the biggest event since Moses led every last Isrealite out of Egypt.

I’m on the verge of booking another weeks holiday in the Forest, but this is certainly putting me off.
Been a few times before, with and without bikes, and love the country side, but have always got the impression that riding or walking is not really welcomed.
Go to the tea shops and tourist spots, spend your money, that is OK, but keep out of the forest.
Last summer I got out for an hour or two for a ride, while the rest of the family played in the sun, I’ve never seen so many signs warning tresspassers, private road, no addmittence, no cycling, or we have firece dogs, or CCTV, it actually made me quite angry. I’m sure some of the signs were on the foresty published routes as well.

Wash it?

We’ve done White Coppice to Brinscall,or vice versa, lots of times, Rivington is always good. If you have an extra diver, do a car supportd ride, top of the hill ride down and a lift back, we do Ryal Fold to Abbey Village, including chips in the Hare & Hounds.

The brick bridge is one of Brunel’s. The longest flattest arches ever, at the time and still, as far as I know. On the Great Western, with the longest tunnel, the deepest cutting, the tallest bridge.
You’ve got to wonder how he got the financial backing, I wonder how he would get on now, none of it ever done before, but lets get straight in and build the railway with record breaking designs