cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Might have to get a shorter stem for the carbon as shoulder still hurting 
What Have You Fettled Today?
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PedallingNowhereSlowly
Senior Member
Cleaned the CGR and rotated on a fresh chain.
Realised to my horror I'd run the last chain the wrong side of the guide near the upper derailleur jockey wheel. Sometimes I excel myself in idiocy. Ne'er mind. The resulting damage looks to only be cosmetic.
Realised to my horror I'd run the last chain the wrong side of the guide near the upper derailleur jockey wheel. Sometimes I excel myself in idiocy. Ne'er mind. The resulting damage looks to only be cosmetic.
Punkawallah
Über Member
Admit it. You knew about it all the time, but just liked the noise it made :-)
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Happens more than you'd expect, and causes much swearing in the workshop when someone notices.
Did my first day as a volunteer at our local bike charity. The transition from amateur mechanic to professional mechanic was a big change. The facilities and kit were amazing compared with my garden table and a tin toolbox.
They put me straight to work and I serviced a gents Raleigh, deep cleaned it, changed the tyres, replaced the brake pads and adjusted the brakes (bloody V brakes) , replaced chain and cassette, also cleaned the rear mech in the parts washer. Set up the indexing and was chuffed when a colleague checked my work and it passed the PDI!
I also removed a seized fixed cup on an old bottom bracket for a customer using a specialist tool, a brilliant bit of kit works on the same principle of using a large nut and bolt with a breaker bar.
They put me straight to work and I serviced a gents Raleigh, deep cleaned it, changed the tyres, replaced the brake pads and adjusted the brakes (bloody V brakes) , replaced chain and cassette, also cleaned the rear mech in the parts washer. Set up the indexing and was chuffed when a colleague checked my work and it passed the PDI!
I also removed a seized fixed cup on an old bottom bracket for a customer using a specialist tool, a brilliant bit of kit works on the same principle of using a large nut and bolt with a breaker bar.
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Windle
Über Member
- Location
- Burnthouses
Actually a 'not fettle', the car battery light came on coming back from work / shopping last night. Maybe a slack alternator belt methinks. It wasn't slack, it was gone! Luckily I'd switched everything off and got home OK. I tried to make a temporary replacement using an old inner tube (cycling related fettle) but after several attempts it clearly wasn't going to work. A section of tube, cut to size and super glued + stapled just kept riding off after a few minutes and a single layer was never going to be tight enough. At least I had a go. I wasn't going to risk taking a few spares with me on the way to my usual garage near work and replacing them when they inevitably came off as I could only get them on from underneath. Should have had a spare but in thirty odd years I've never had this happen, bloody modern cars 
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
My NeilPryde Nazaré has had a loud squeak since late last year. It was on the list of things to do but life happened and the squeak came and went whenever the bike was used. It was only when pedalling and yes, it's got a PF30 press-fit bottom bracket with FSA Shimano adaptor.
Fast forward to this week and I checked the seatpost; fine. New carbon grease and back in. Squeak still there.
So ... PF30 bottom bracket out, encouraged with a bit of brute force. The LH bearing was moving fine but the RH bearing was hardly moving at all: aha! I've a couple of Rotor BB30 bottom brackets but discovered they won't fit. Tuesday was a learning day.
A Token threaded PF30 bottom bracket was on offer at Merlin Cycles, so I picked one up and it went in today. Eventually. All working nicely now and hopefully the squeak's gone away.
Also, son no. 2's Parcours Grimpeur/Passista wheels have arrived with me as they blow tubes and are a pain to fit tyres on. I've been working on a solution having tried all sorts of tyres / tubes / rim tape combination. Eventually I've settled on a combination of insulation tape, Continental Race 28 Light inner tubes and Hutchinson Fusion 5 Performance tyres as they're easier to get on. Hopefully that'll solve the issue.
Fast forward to this week and I checked the seatpost; fine. New carbon grease and back in. Squeak still there.
So ... PF30 bottom bracket out, encouraged with a bit of brute force. The LH bearing was moving fine but the RH bearing was hardly moving at all: aha! I've a couple of Rotor BB30 bottom brackets but discovered they won't fit. Tuesday was a learning day.
A Token threaded PF30 bottom bracket was on offer at Merlin Cycles, so I picked one up and it went in today. Eventually. All working nicely now and hopefully the squeak's gone away.
Also, son no. 2's Parcours Grimpeur/Passista wheels have arrived with me as they blow tubes and are a pain to fit tyres on. I've been working on a solution having tried all sorts of tyres / tubes / rim tape combination. Eventually I've settled on a combination of insulation tape, Continental Race 28 Light inner tubes and Hutchinson Fusion 5 Performance tyres as they're easier to get on. Hopefully that'll solve the issue.
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Earlier this week I'd picked up a Two Wheels Good 531 Competition-framed bike quite cheaply. On seeing it I now know why it was cheap.
This evening I gave it a going-over. The chain now turns, the brakes work - the rear cable bypassed the entry point
and the pads tilted incorrectly - and there's a new front tube so it's not flat.
Overall it works. But the seatpost is currently seized, the quill stem bolts are seized (and the bars slightly off centre plus too high) and the paint has worn off the frame with quite a bit of surface rust. The bolts are almost all rusty, as is the front derailleur. Oh, and the rear wheel had lichen growing on it (now cleaned off).
However, it does ride OK and does fit me. What do I do with it? Well ... if I can get the bars straightened I might ride it for a while to see what happens. I'm doubtful about the seatpost un-seizing sadly so it may just become a pile of usable parts (Suntour VX rear derailleur, Suntour downtube shifters, Pelissier wheelset, saddle, SR crankset).
Looks like this currently:
This evening I gave it a going-over. The chain now turns, the brakes work - the rear cable bypassed the entry point
and the pads tilted incorrectly - and there's a new front tube so it's not flat.Overall it works. But the seatpost is currently seized, the quill stem bolts are seized (and the bars slightly off centre plus too high) and the paint has worn off the frame with quite a bit of surface rust. The bolts are almost all rusty, as is the front derailleur. Oh, and the rear wheel had lichen growing on it (now cleaned off).
However, it does ride OK and does fit me. What do I do with it? Well ... if I can get the bars straightened I might ride it for a while to see what happens. I'm doubtful about the seatpost un-seizing sadly so it may just become a pile of usable parts (Suntour VX rear derailleur, Suntour downtube shifters, Pelissier wheelset, saddle, SR crankset).
Looks like this currently:
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Nothing much. Decided my commuting panniers needed some attention. Slight split at the bottom of one of the Ortliebs, so that's been sewn up. Also, really needed to wash them - there are porridge oats and 'dust' still in the bottom from the occasional exploding porridge pot on the way to work. Will check the other bag next and give that a wash. Due to go bike packing next month, so a couple of additional 'lower' clips have been ordered, and ortlieb 'anti-rattle' inserts to keep the bags on the rack without resorting to bungee cords (currently need to do that for the commute).
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Playing around today with the carbon and i found out the steerer is shorter than the other bikes so to match the height of the other bikes i needed to raise the stem so there are no spacers above the stem whereas the other bikes have a spacer above the stem.
This pretty much means all my bikes have zero drop from saddle to stem with the current stem lengths , if i wanted to drop it i would need to put shorter stems and compact bars on to achieve a similar body angle which seems a bit of a waste .I do tend to ride with my elbows tucked in anyway so we shall see .I am just getting old
This pretty much means all my bikes have zero drop from saddle to stem with the current stem lengths , if i wanted to drop it i would need to put shorter stems and compact bars on to achieve a similar body angle which seems a bit of a waste .I do tend to ride with my elbows tucked in anyway so we shall see .I am just getting old
Jameshow
Veteran
Earlier this week I'd picked up a Two Wheels Good 531 Competition-framed bike quite cheaply. On seeing it I now know why it was cheap.
This evening I gave it a going-over. The chain now turns, the brakes work - the rear cable bypassed the entry point
Overall it works. But the seatpost is currently seized, the quill stem bolts are seized (and the bars slightly off centre plus too high) and the paint has worn off the frame with quite a bit of surface rust. The bolts are almost all rusty, as is the front derailleur. Oh, and the rear wheel had lichen growing on it (now cleaned off).
However, it does ride OK and does fit me. What do I do with it? Well ... if I can get the bars straightened I might ride it for a while to see what happens. I'm doubtful about the seatpost un-seizing sadly so it may just become a pile of usable parts (Suntour VX rear derailleur, Suntour downtube shifters, Pelissier wheelset, saddle, SR crankset).
Looks like this currently:
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What about the chainstays!
PedallingNowhereSlowly
Senior Member
Re-acquired the Wilier Triestina Montegrappa I'd loaned out and set it up for tomorrow's ride.
Checked the brakes and gears. Swapped the flat pedals for SPDs. Set the seatpost to the correct height and fitted and populated a saddle bag. Added a Garmin mount and a front and rear light.
Oh and I weighed it. 8.7kg with the flat pedals. 9.8 kg with all of above. So 300 grams lighter than the CGR Ti, but it doesn't have any mudguards. Well, the pedals on the CGR Ti are a bit lighter, so closer to 200 grams if I were to buy another set of SPD-SLs. I think it's remarkable the CGR is that light, given that it has both hydraulic disc brakes and electronic shifting which add weight.
There's a longer and hillier ride planned for Sunday, so if I manage tomorrows 50km okay on the Wilier, I might use it on Sunday too given that I know others in the group will be out with rim braked bikes.
Was tempted to try the spare 28mm tyres with the Wilier - it looks like it's got enough clearance. The front rim brake might just be pushing it a bit in terms of top clearance, but the rear has plenty of space. Not enough time to do a tyre swap though.
Checked the brakes and gears. Swapped the flat pedals for SPDs. Set the seatpost to the correct height and fitted and populated a saddle bag. Added a Garmin mount and a front and rear light.
Oh and I weighed it. 8.7kg with the flat pedals. 9.8 kg with all of above. So 300 grams lighter than the CGR Ti, but it doesn't have any mudguards. Well, the pedals on the CGR Ti are a bit lighter, so closer to 200 grams if I were to buy another set of SPD-SLs. I think it's remarkable the CGR is that light, given that it has both hydraulic disc brakes and electronic shifting which add weight.
There's a longer and hillier ride planned for Sunday, so if I manage tomorrows 50km okay on the Wilier, I might use it on Sunday too given that I know others in the group will be out with rim braked bikes.
Was tempted to try the spare 28mm tyres with the Wilier - it looks like it's got enough clearance. The front rim brake might just be pushing it a bit in terms of top clearance, but the rear has plenty of space. Not enough time to do a tyre swap though.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Some more pannier fettling. Repaired a few holes in the inner pockets, re-seated one edge of the pocket that had pulled away, and 'cif' ed the outer of the bags to remove any old grubby marks. They are holding up well after 15 years of commuting.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have just done that on my DIY 6-speed Specialized. There is very little clearance under the front brake with a 25C tyre so that is the limit. I noticed that there is a lot more room at the back though so I tried fitting a 28C... No problem! I might even be able to squeeze a 30C on but that would be a bit too close so I won't bother.
I managed to get 28C tyres on my Cannondale CAAD5 front and back.
I definitely prefer bigger tyres on poor road surfaces.
