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Not that I’ve tried. Few different releases but the bog standard one which is prob about 3 years is very nice.

For something a bit different the Cotswolds stuff is really nice. As is Bimber if you can get your hands on some, but a bit more pricey and not available everywhere.

Have a bump - this is dirt cheap.

And important fruit pests - eat them when on the tree as opposed to rotting in your fruit bowl

Fair enough - what rod you like is pretty personal. If you can give them a cast beforehand that would be best. Above rods I recommended I’ve used for last few years and are well regarded. As are Shakespeare agility rods (and a bargain).

For river work I’d steer away from something super fast/stiff that feels like a poker as you rarely fish more than 30ft away and often use small flies and light tippet.

For flies you’re better off getting a few patterns that are general imitators (cover caddis and upwinged/mayfly family of insects) in a range of sizes and weights. For nymphs you need to get down so tungsten heads are very useful. Look at hares ears, pheasant tail nymphs and caddis and olive dries in size 14-18. And then the odd big mayfly for May/June.

Maxcatch are really decent, especially for lines and reels. My reels have been great, bumped around a whole load of stuff and haven’t broken but tbh for uk you don’t need anything fancy. Most used one is a plastic loop one that gets bumped around the boot as it’s pretty much unbreakable.

In terms of rods will you be fishing rivers or still waters/lakes mostly? If rivers a 9ft 4/5wt is a better option, if lakes go for the 6wt. ebay is great for 2nd hand rods as like cyclist fishers have way too much kit. If can get a snowbee prestige or vision rod (onkis are good) for ~£100 it’s likely all the rod you’ll ever need. 9ft 5wt will do pretty much everything.

Lagavulin 16 down to £60 on Amazon atm

Small differences in angle can make a big difference - try it at 5 degrees? Equally if it’s still painful despite playing with angle you might need to look at saddle height/setback vs your old saddle - might need to lower a bit and shift bit forward compared to an normal saddle?

Fiddled with angle lots. Angle changes for me also require small changes in setback. If you’re having lots of IPR pain maybe try kick it back a bit to 5 degrees? I found beyond that I slid forward to the pokey nose bit as opposed to sitting in the middle but ymmv?

Were indeed. Tasty tasty parasols.

Ta will bear in mind. Mechanism is pretty stiff atm but as it loosens will take precautions.

This turned up in the post today. Lovely slim little pocket knife, and my first time with carbon steel. Hopefully won’t be a pain and get all rusty but will get a nice patina from mushroom picking and other foraging.

Appreciate this might be a bit late, but cycling position is on St Nicholas st. Specialise in bike fitting, and sell lake shoes (but only if they fit them to you). Seem a nice and knowledgeable bunch.

Found these on my anti-hangover walk today, and then stumbled across some nice guides in a Dorset charity shop!

@si_mon628 and @rotten_dog very kindly helped me sort out a new wheel for my neighbour very quickly and free of charge. Much appreciated both of you!

49 fucking kg.

You’re both legends. I think the 33mm width might be an issue given the v brake boss widths.

@si_mon628 if I could take you up on the wheel, that would be amazing as I’m just across in St Paul’s. @rotten_dog if you wouldn’t mind would I also be able to grab a tyre off you?

Neighbours kid had his front wheel nicked off his bike, and I’d like to sort a replacement.

Anybody got a 26 inch front wheel (ideally with tyre) going cheap in Bristol? Need to be rim brake/qr?

Tbh no way to tell, re bite patterns and reaction, bar seeing the bugger that bit you - this comes from watching a lot of people being bitten in a lab setting. Your reaction varies depending on species of insect, how long they feed and how much you scratch (knowingly or inadvertently). Hope she feels better soon though, blistery bites are no fun.

Could well just be mosquitos - there are quite a few about (including the London underground mosquito - Culex pipiens molestus) which will bite people, especially just before winter when they're about to go into hibernation. Either way the boots bug spray tends to be ok, and the ones containining icaridin/picaridin or IR3535 tend to be less overpoweringly smelly than DEET/citronella based ones.

TK maxx an option too?

If you’ve got a nisbets near you, you can go check out a range of different ones. These ones from Dick felt pretty robust, but will be a range of others to compare to. https://www.nisbets.co.uk/dick-1905-paring-knife-90mm/dl315

Fab. PM’d

These still available? If so interested and based in Bristol, pms just playing up atm on phone

Nice work. If you're not sure they're in the floorboards, check furniture near the bed and other things like curtain rails, in plug sockets etc. Reason I asked about pets is although the prefer humans when they have the choice, I think they will occasionally opportunistically feed on other hosts, especially when starved. Might be a good idea to keep cats away at night if that's an option (or on the bed).