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I use a burley coho single wheel trailer on forestry tracks and fire roads. Nice low centre of gravity. Takes all my camping gear.

On another forum far, far, away... I was warned for unnecessary rude. Who, me? My charming and carefully crafted post deleted. Now it was rude, I agree, though I didn't think they would notice. I thought the rude was necessary, and said so. Which won me another delete despite rather a lot of...

I find the trick is to use any old oil after giving the chain a good wipe with something soft like an old t shirt. Not too much, just enough that it gets your hands dirty if you handle it. Lent my hybrid bike to a 'friend' staying in our guest house who thinks tyre pressures can be felt with his...

That's a very kind offer. I'm trying to make a tow bar to get a microlight in and out of the hangar. The design isn't finalised yet but I would like to replace the axle on the nose wheel with a longer one that would enable me to hook on the tow bar at each side of the wheel. It would need a...

If it's just a scuff, you could try clear varnish. When I bought my most recent toy, it came with a little bottle of touch up paint. Maybe you have one somewhere with the paperwork.

Oops. Didn't see the date. I don't think bikes and humans feel "quite" the same way about their partners but maybe....

Ride them and see which suits you better.

So you should be. Didn't last very long, though.

Hmm. Good meds, but not THAT good.!

Thanks for the advice, guys. Orthopod said it's a nasty sprain but nothing actually torn so on with the physio, and did I like swimming? So that's the programme now, massage, guided exercise, swim as much as I want. Try to drive as little as possible, and keep the electric car that I have on...

That's very tidy.

Thanks guys. The physio is going to have to wait until after Chrimbo, and until I can either bend the leg enough to drive, or possibly steal a car with an automatic box. Pity I crashed the Clio back in April. I can just about climb into a passenger seat right now. I tried resting the leg along...

Ok, I'm sitting on the sofa since Tuesday with one leg in a full length rigid brace after slipping on a wet concrete ramp and my knee trying to bend in a way knees shouldn't bend. I've tried to ride my recumbent trike using only the good leg but can't work out what to do with the useless lump on...

I'm looking for a dog trailer, too. I wanted a doggride Novel 15 but they're out of stock most places. Burley tail wagon is my second choice, but I'm not too keen on the hitch. Plus I don't want two hitches on the trike, as I already have one for the camping trailer, which is a really nice...

No.No. lots of No.

I don't go all that fast if there's ruts, so I don't think I'm risking splaying the wheels. The steering is direct, with handlebars under the boom. Fat trike would probably be better on rough tracks, but everything is a compromise, after all. What worries me more is visibility on roads, so big...

It's an electric chainsaw, so not very heavy but yeah, that saw does look interesting. I'm having a blast on the trike, only snag on tracks that get used by tractors is that it only just fits between the ruts. And one front wheel in the rut and one on top isn't sustainable....I have tried the...

I suppose it would be a bit quicker. The logs aren't huge. On the other hand I already have the chainsaw.

Gosh. My wood comes from my next door neighbour, 1 metre lengths, which I chainsaw and split in the barn. It's already dry when I get it. Mostly oak. I do have a nice turning wedge for the gnarly bits. It doesn't all need splitting, he has a hydraulic splitter on his tractor and usually gets it...

Hi Gary. When I ride with my man it's nice weather and nice smooth surfaces! On my own it's not always nice weather but nothing gnarly, and I use a hybrid bike. Think grass and gravel. Worst hazard is the tractor ruts. I guess the big advantage of the hub gear is that it's not getting covered...