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Over the years I have bought my wife a bunch of watches (Tudor, Omega. GP, usual suspects). She used to wear them but a word of warning... back then she always wanted the Lady's size and she doesn't wear now them because she can no longer read the time without glasses... IMO the mid/low 30mm...

The Krown et al do work very well in my experience. The benefit to you will depend on how long you intend to own the vehicle (and how bad they rust). If your end game is prior to rust normally showing you are just doing the next owner a huge favour with no ROI... Again it depends on the vehicle...

The bait bike videos I suspect are all fake, even in the US one would be exposed to lots of legal trouble. Still funny to watch... there are a few flavours I have seen. Simple hidden rope tied to the bike to send them over the bars. Cut frames that pop apart. Airbag seat that explodes. And of...

It sucks but based on your earlier description most of us were pretty sure it was a leak... condensation just did not make sense. If it was me, I would consider how long you will be in the house and decide to either take the sloped roof route OR just have the flat roof redone. While I am not a...

I will put this here as part of the renos was getting the bookcases installed which allowed me to get this back together, if this collection doesn't impress the ladies I am at a loss...

Bar ends were all the rage when stems were long and bars were narrow. With all the changes in frame geometry over the years now stems are short and bars are wide, sometimes stupid wide. Smaller bar ends on non-stupid wide bars have not been an issue for me. IMO many modern bikes would not fit...

That fire is part of it but it was a common building method in many places for Victorian and 50 years on (in some areas) brick homes where brick and trades were commonly available, for this reason it is actually pretty common in Southern Ontario. In areas where brick was expensive or...

As much as it is a fashion faux paux these days, right up there with wearing white after Labour Day, I run bar ends on my MTB and Fatbike. Small ones, they give me alternate positions for my hands on longer rides when you are cruising some distance. Not dissimilar to the hand position options on...

I have also never had an issue with either Presta or Schrader and have a mix of both in the stable/house. My floor pump does both (also does Dunlop/Woods valves...), so does both mini-pump and CO2 kit does both but I also leave an adapter on the rear valve on the Presta bikes just in case I need...

Are you sure the house is not double brick? If it is, pulling the brick down will pull the house down!

Many touched on this but when moving to a lower COL location... Keep in mind it may cause one to be priced out of the city/province/country if they decide to return in the future (missing family, health, death of one partner, etc.). The locals in the lower COL locality may have resentment that...

Seth (aka Bike Hacks, Berm Peak) had a good video on the subject: IMO like I noted before the laws need to change and the loop holes need to be closed and enforced. Europe did a much better job than North America on the subject.

Railing is installed in the loft.... I bought some iron railings on FBMP and after some quality time with my grinder and welder... behold.

The installer is likely told some easy rule like 20 times cable diameter or a certain min radius. There is loss due to bending but also the type of drop cable (it may be very stiff). For SMF (single mode...) just for loss I would make any bend no tighter than 30mm radius/60mm diameter but bigger...

aka... it is better in every way and that is why it is not as good.