What Have You Fettled Today?
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
So far I have assembled an American dolls bunk bed , removed a horse from a cardboard box complete with all the accessories.
Jameshow
Veteran
Waste of a good SI chainset could have put it on my best bike!🤣
Don't worry, it came out of a scrap bin of a bike shop in France.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
The retro giant front shifting was a little off probably due to cable stretch so i adjusted the cable tension , a 5 min job to save time later .
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Cleaned the Viner Mitus after this morning's club ride. It was a bit 
Then started stripping the Carlton I picked up a few weeks ago which I'm now presuming was a Franco-Italia from the parts listing. The handlebar bolt, quill stem and forks are seized solid so they're soaking, as are the bottom bracket components. I'll give those a go in the morning. Then it'll be off to the painters in January to be painted in original colours. I still need to source a GB Coureur front brake from the mid-50's, but the rest appears complete.
Then started stripping the Carlton I picked up a few weeks ago which I'm now presuming was a Franco-Italia from the parts listing. The handlebar bolt, quill stem and forks are seized solid so they're soaking, as are the bottom bracket components. I'll give those a go in the morning. Then it'll be off to the painters in January to be painted in original colours. I still need to source a GB Coureur front brake from the mid-50's, but the rest appears complete.
Jameshow
Veteran
Cleaned the Viner Mitus after this morning's club ride. It was a bit
Then started stripping the Carlton I picked up a few weeks ago which I'm now presuming was a Franco-Italia from the parts listing. The handlebar bolt, quill stem and forks are seized solid so they're soaking, as are the bottom bracket components. I'll give those a go in the morning. Then it'll be off to the painters in January to be painted in original colours. I still need to source a GB Coureur front brake from the mid-50's, but the rest appears complete.
Thanks for reminding me washed off the Ridgeback after a bit of cyclo-cross on the castle man trail today. Then some GT 85 on the shiny bits!
Elybazza61
Guru
New rear mudguard on the Tern as the old one is too narrow for the new Marathon+ I put on on Saturday.
Also little fettle of the Hope front calliper as pistons on one side not quite sitting correctly.
Also little fettle of the Hope front calliper as pistons on one side not quite sitting correctly.
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
Ms AU's Cube fell over in high winds recently; poor gearchanges suggested the derailleur hanger had taken a biff and was misaligned.
Five minutes with my hanger alignment tool and changes are perfect again.
When I bought the tool, back in 2019, it seemed extravagant at around £40, but I have used it at least ten times on neighbour's bikes and our own. That's good value.
Five minutes with my hanger alignment tool and changes are perfect again.
When I bought the tool, back in 2019, it seemed extravagant at around £40, but I have used it at least ten times on neighbour's bikes and our own. That's good value.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
New battery in both HR pod and power meter crank
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Well so far the new seatpost/ clamp seems to be holding , it certainly felt more solid from the start
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Continued working on the Carlton - the bottom bracket is out after a fight. Inside it's in a decent condition.
The quill stem and forks aren't co-operating. Or rather separating. So I'm leaving them soaking and may need to use a vice to remove them.
The quill stem and forks aren't co-operating. Or rather separating. So I'm leaving them soaking and may need to use a vice to remove them.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
A bit of wood had rotted through and snapped on fence in recent strong winds. I’ve joined the two bits of fence with some old climbing rope for now.
Punkawallah
Über Member
Noise when pedalling turned out to be the drive side pedal. Bearings re-lubed and adjusted the locking nut, all is quiet.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Drive train cleaned on my Stuart Sinclair road bike
