Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

dymetrie said:
Will update a bit later.

I tend to enjoy being able to have an alcohol free beverage either during the week, or before the kids are thrown into bed so have been through a lot of the standard supermarket finds...

Most are a bit wheaty, so if (like me) you dislike that then you're out of luck.

But, the ones I've found to be good beer flavoury options are:

Nanny State
Punk AF
Hazy AF
Ghost Ship
Becks Blue

And if you're feeling fruity then the Kopperberg strawberry and lime cider is very refreshing and tasty.
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I don't get the point in non alcoholic ciders. They all just taste like really sweet fizzy fruit juice.
 
Dis86 said:
I don't get the point in non alcoholic ciders. They all just taste like really sweet fizzy fruit juice.
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Theres a reason for that. Baffles me too.

The best ruse is the current trend for "mocktails" aka fruit juices charged at the same price as alcohol. Alcohol isn't expensive, its the tax on it. Thats why you can buy a whiskey made in Scotland half way across the world for nowhere near as much as it would cost in the UK. I'm not paying you £7 for a fancy fruit juice.
 
LuckyBenski said:
I need to know how this is!

Dr has asked me to go alcohol free and caffeine free at the same time so any half decent options will be valuable. Normally a black coffee and Guinness drinker (not usually at the same time)
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Surprisingly not bad!

Slightly sweeter than normal Guinness, but it's certainly potable.

I'll be happy to finish off the rest of the pack over the week, but not sure I'd session it.

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Another bread mix for the bread maker i was given, i know some of you guys make from scratch but it thats not going to happen with me, i chuck in 330 to 350 ml of water a table spoon of chilli olive oil (my own touch) and the Mix and thats it, 58 mins later done

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I'm going to start another arcade cabinet build to play more modern (Steam) games so bought a few bits to assemble an analog twin stick control panel.

Ultimarc u360 sticks with 2 fire buttons each.

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Joystick encoder for extra buttons:

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Test panel which is now up and running:

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Set of Hex and torx allen keys. These are Lifeline brand which seems to be very good quality. Hex has ball heads which I like. Crazy how much bigger brands go fr.

Also got a brake bleed kit off Amazon, really decent compared to the official Magura one which felt cheap and flimsy by comparison and not really fit for purpose. Lessons learned! You get 2 syringes, bleed bottle for the master, plunger, all adapters for every brake brand, gloves, hoses etc etc and all at half the cost of the official Magura "Pro" kit... :rolleyes:

Used the bleed kit tonight, got some air out the front brakes and reduced some lever travel. Perfect.

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mrk said:
Set of Hex and torx allen keys. These are Lifeline brand which seems to be very good quality. Hex has ball heads which I like. Crazy how much bigger brands go fr.

Also got a brake bleed kit off Amazon, really decent compared to the official Magura one which felt cheap and flimsy by comparison and not really fit for purpose. Lessons learned! You get 2 syringes, bleed bottle for the master, plunger, all adapters for every brake brand, gloves, hoses etc etc and all at half the cost of the official Magura "Pro" kit... :rolleyes:

Used the bleed kit tonight, got some air out the front brakes and reduced some lever travel. Perfect.

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There was a point about 9 years ago when I built my mountain bike that them little yellow bucket things used to add hydraulic fluid to your brakes were like gold dust. Not really sure what the reason for the shortage was but I couldn't find one anywhere and I was determined not to pay someone to do my brakes!

Ended up having to convince a mechanic at Evans cycles to sell me one from his workshop which he did for a couple of quid. Every time I see it in my toolbox it reminds of the struggles it took to acquire it :p

Purchased new wheels, power meter crankset, brakes, handlebars, bar tape, internal cable guides, fresh new cables/housing, bottle cage, shifter hoods and a front derailleur link cover. Put it all together and it's the first time me wife's racer has been ridable since her collision with a car.

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That must have been around when hydraulic brakes on them were picking up steam and things were still relatively new? The bleed kits still can be very expensive, like Park Tool do one that's over £100!! - For something that's being done at home maybe once every 2 years, a kit like Park Tool is overkill but those expensive ones are mostly for regular shop use I guess.
 
mrk said:
That must have been around when hydraulic brakes on them were picking up steam and things were still relatively new? The bleed kits still can be very expensive, like Park Tool do one that's over £100!! - For something that's being done at home maybe once every 2 years, a kit like Park Tool is overkill but those expensive ones are mostly for regular shop use I guess.
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Aye, Park Tool are very expensive. I have a pedal wrench from them but I think that's the only thing I could justify paying for only as I bought it in the US and it was on clearance. Not an expensive tool anyway but still 50-80% more expensive than others.

Most of my tools are Silverline or Lifeline like your hex set, recently got a Lifeline Torque Wrench and it's brilliant. £30 rather than the £150 for the PT one.
 
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