What Have You Fettled Today?

[smokeysmoo]

Unblocked the garden vac from last autumn so I could attack the sodding leaves from this autumn, I hate leaves

 

[longers]

Flaps made and fitted today and a good clean.

Plenty of green bucket left over, seems like ideal material so far. Send an SAE if you'd like some?

Think the back one might need to be longer?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Think the back one might need to be longer?

Do you want it to be one of the antistatic strips that people fit to their cars?

 

[mcshroom]

Half way through fitting a mtb chainset on my tourer for next week. The dérailleur adjustment is driving me nuts

... and now the deed is done

(after a sulk, wonder whether I could tour for two weeks on a 22t ring only, dinner and then second go

)

 

[postman]

Been and ordered a longer seatpost.I am not happy with the short one on the Spesh Secteur Elite.A little too near the joint.

 

[longers]

^ that reminds me. Nearly killed my stand by having the top section too far out and it needing catching, with bike still attached. Killed a chain whip too.

 

[longers]

Do you want it to be one of the antistatic strips that people fit to their cars?

It might be too dangerous blowing forwards when we get that next massive tailwind we're long overdue.

 

[HLaB]

Bought two new tyres from Wiggle Conti Reflex City Rides (32C), moved the old Conti Contact (37mm) from the front to the rear and put one of the new tyres on the front and kept the other new tyre for a spare. I also put one small dab of vulcanising solution in a hole in the contact, the source of last Thu's unscheduled deflation, if it proves to be unsuccessful and source of regular p'tures it too will be replaced.

 

[Telemark]

Half way through fitting a mtb chainset on my tourer for next week . The dérailleur adjustment is driving me nuts

Is this the start of your Highland tour? Have fun! And remember to take lots of photos to post on CC

Back on topic ... My own fettling today was to pump up the tyres after neglecting the bike for 2 weeks, while away on holiday ...

T

 

[mcshroom]

Is this the start of your Highland tour? Have fun! And remember to take lots of photos to post on CC

T

Yep

I arrive in Oban on Tuesday and head back from Edinburgh a week on Friday. Looking at the forecast it could be a bit

, but it should be really fun.

I've got two cameras with me so piccys I should have

 

[Telemark]

Excellent! Give us a shout if you have any spare time in Edinburgh!
If you want our phone number(s), send us a PM ...

T

 

[dan_bo]

Grouting! And longers- you confused me earlier with the flaps thing but I get you now!

 

[HLaB]

I've just tightened the cones on my front wheel, they had come loose but probably because I never done the job right in the first place

 

[DCLane]

Got the new 'winter' Carrera Virtuoso set up properly for use. Just need to adjust the front derailleur and back brake cable and its' ready to go. Albeit with red clip-on MTB mudguards since it doesn't come with holes for normal ones.

A road bike with big MTB mudguards to keep off the wet on my winter commutes

 

[Kiwiavenger]

over the weekend ive replaced front and rear pads, adjusted front mech, fitted new lights (now have 2 front ones on! lol) and gave the bike a long overdue clean! have noticed that my front forks are rusting where they join the stem (just over a year old!!!) and paint is worn down in places but the dirt was hiding them!!