garden shed for bike work

[Conal]

I am considering buying a plastic garden shed for storage and for tinkering with bikes. I see that some have floors and some don't. I am looking at a size of about 7 to 8 foot square. The reason I am looking at plastic is because my present wooden shed is dying and anythihg stored there becomes damp. Has anyone experience of plastic garden buildings? Are are there any reasons I should not do this?

Conal

 

[Fecn]

Plastic and metal sheds can have problems with condensation forming on the inside of the walls. Make sure they're well ventilated and you don't lean anything against the walls which might be damaged by a bit of moisture. The other reason that wood is often preferable is that you can put screws/hooks/shelves on the walls for keeping everything tidy.

 

[Dynamic Position]

I am considering buying a plastic garden shed for storage and for tinkering with bikes. I see that some have floors and some don't. I am looking at a size of about 7 to 8 foot square. The reason I am looking at plastic is because my present wooden shed is dying and anythihg stored there becomes damp. Has anyone experience of plastic garden buildings? Are are there any reasons I should not do this?

Conal

To save items inside the shed from dampness it might be worthwhile running an electric supply to your new shed and install an anti-condensation heater.

 

[Conal]

Thanks

Thanks for the advice. I saw Nick (Tiberius) at the weekend and he warned me about condensationn. I will reconsider the construction type and lay a power line.

Conal

 

[Haku]

The archery club I joined have a massive metal shed for storing the straw targets, stands & other stuff in, I'll ask them if they have any problems with condensation etc.

I got a wooden shed specifically for storing my ebike in, which is locked to a metal frame inside, but I've been thinking about getting a larger, more robust shed to replace it and the slowly rotting one next to it. A fully weatherproof metal or plastic shed would be nice.

 

[bode]

The archery club...

Off-topic, but I just have to ask. I do archery as well, and have been trying to work out a (safe) way of carrying a longbow (72" long and obviously very slim) on a bike. Not slung across the back à la Robin Hood!
Anybody have any suggestions?

 

[Barnowl]

Only thing I could find.

Montana Scabbards

 

[Patrick]

Off-topic, but I just have to ask. I do archery as well, and have been trying to work out a (safe) way of carrying a longbow (72" long and obviously very slim) on a bike. Not slung across the back à la Robin Hood!
Anybody have any suggestions?

How about a length of plastic pipe clamped to the rear lugage rack like a vertical version of those pipe carriers you see on vans?

 

[bode]

Thanks for those, chaps. I had experimented with a long cardboard tube as a test for vertical carrying, and wasn't very happy with the way the bike felt (I should add that it's a folder), and with something protruding into the air way above my head when riding.
I guess I will have to stick to the car on archery days!

 

[flecc]

I've carried very long slim items up to 8 foot like lengths of timber by having them lashed to the crossbar by rope or bungees, projecting over the front wheel and rear carrier. The viability of that depends on how wide the bow parts are of course.
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[bode]

I've carried very long slim items up to 8 foot like lengths of timber by having them lashed to the crossbar by rope or bungees, projecting over the front wheel and rear carrier. The viability of that depends on how wide the bow parts are of course.
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No crossbar on my folder, unfortunately. And whilst the bow itself is very slim (max about 1.5"), it needs some sort of protection in transit.

 

[flecc]

If you can have it in a padded bag, how about it substituting for the crossbar?

You could have a loop at the front passed over the handlebar to the other side of the headstock, so that the bow bag would be held against the steering tube and wouldn't be flapping against it. A short strap on the bag at the rear and at the appropriate height could buckle it to the seat tube.

If the cables get in the way of the loop at the front, it could be a single strap with a padded hook to go over the handlebar at the other side of the headstock.
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[bode]

Thanks. That sounds feasible; I'll probably give it a go.
The next step would be firing the bow whilst riding (like Red Indians or the armies of Ghengis Khan). I guess we could all think of a few targets!

 

[flecc]

Thanks. That sounds feasible; I'll probably give it a go.
The next step would be firing the bow whilst riding (like Red Indians or the armies of Ghengis Khan). I guess we could all think of a few targets!

Ideal at this time of the year when car drivers have their windows open!
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[bode]

Oops; just realised I said "firing" rather than "shooting" the bow. That is very nearly a capital offence in archery circles.

Sorry about this little diversion. Back to sheds!

 

[flecc]

Oops; just realised I said "firing" rather than "shooting" the bow. That is very nearly a capital offence in archery circles.

Love it!

The special language of every sport and game is a constant source of amusement to me, birdies, eagles, silly mid-offs, rallies, fly halves, golf bats called clubs, carried in bags by caddies, tennis bats called rackets etc.

I mischievously wonder how much of it is merely used to feel superior to more ordinary mortals who don't participate.
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[AndyOfTheSouth]

Don't you 'loose' an arrow?

 

[flecc]

Don't you 'loose' an arrow?

This is what an online dictionary says:

transitive verb loosed, loosing loos′·ing

1. to make loose; specif.,
   1. to set free; unbind
   2. to make less tight
   3. to make less compact
   4. to free from restraint; make less rigid; relax
   5. to free from an obligation or responsibility; absolve
2. to let fly; release to loose an arrow into the air

I suppose one could hardly have a a "Loosing range" though, a firing range or shooting range sounds better, but maybe archery has a term for the shooting area also.
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[Barnowl]

but maybe archery has a term for the shooting area also.
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Target range I believe.

 

[AndyOfTheSouth]

Hi Flecc

A quick google confirms that the verb 'to shoot' is indeed widely used in archery circles. The OED shows that it is not exactly a recent usage, either: 1534 is the first example.

Still like the idea of 'loosing' an arrow, though:

Chapter V: On methods of drawing and loosing the arrow. The Badminton Library: Archery by C.J. Longman and Col. H. Walrond, 1894.

Andy