garden shed for bike work

[bode]

Originally Posted by 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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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]

Originally Posted by 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!

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]

Originally Posted by bode

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]

Originally Posted by AndyOfTheSouth

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]

Originally Posted by flecc

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