What Have You Fettled Today?

[Deleted member 23692]

This morning I've taught myself how to strip down, clean and rebuild SPD mechanisms... quite easy really

Also swapped the cleats over on my shoes to even the wear out, as I unclip my right foot far more than my left

 

[al-fresco]

This morning I've taught myself how to strip down, clean and rebuild SPD mechanisms... quite easy really

Also swapped the cleats over on my shoes to even the wear out, as I unclip my right foot far more than my left

I unclip my left far more than my right - I see a niche here for a CycleChat shoe swap database!

 

[gbb]

Fettled...and failed, at removing a maillard 5 speed freewheel off two ancient 27 inch wheels.

I was/am building the wife a runaround out of an old ladies racer, 27 inch wheels, friction shifters. Gearings all been replaced with 5 speed gripshifts, a new but cheap Shimano RD, slightly better crankset (the original was cottered)
There's something stiff about the headset she keeps complaining about (stiffness)...which i can't detect, so its been stored for a while.
Now she wants it converted so it can go on my turbo so she can spin on it.
Got a QR 27 inch wheel from parkers, so its off with the old freewheel....well, apparently not

First Maillard has what appear to be two notches but they're not square, so i can't even see how thats going to come off. In the shed, dig out a second wheel, maillard freewheel, but splined this time. I have the proper tool....but not the oomph to get it off....failed again.
Its going to work with me tomorrow and perhaps the aid of a vice will do it.

It may result in an epic fail...ive used vices before but once shattered a brand new Shimano cassette removal tool Not by overtightening it in the vice...just the sheer force needed to release a previous freewheel.

 

[billy1561]

Fitted swisstop flash pro greens at the recommendation of @SatNavSaysStraightOn

 

[fossala]

Stripping a '83 raleigh competition and cleaning/polishing every item.

 

[compo]

I had a wired computer on my Trek and a wireless on my Raleigh. My Trek has a threadless headset and the Raleigh a threaded. I wanted to drop the forks on the Trek a few inches to allow me to clean up inside the head and install some fresh grease. As I had coiled the wire from the computer round and round the gear cable before it goes down the fork to the sender I am unable to lower the fork. This morning I have swapped the computers round so the wireless one is now on the Trek making headset maintenance easy.

 

[Booyaa]

I've had to fix the front mudguards following a crash with an out of control dog! Got it fixed and found I also have a puncture on the front wheel. Back wheel looks like it might need tried as well now.... Not a good day for my first time back on the bike in a while.

 

[matthat]

I'm about to turn this DAMMED computer off and tighten the cone on the peddles of my hybrid as one seems to have loosened then i'm going to tweak my ride position on rd bike to match hybrid as much as possible because thats so much comfier.

 

[Darcy]

I've just fitted Clipless pedals to both Sectures, gave them a clean and polish with Margan Blue. After a cup of coffee I am going to fit Garmin 500.

 

[compo]

I'm getting worse! I fitted a new spoke this morning. While the cassette was off I decided to clean and regrease the wheel bearings. Then I forgot which way I took the spindle out. One end had a cone, spacerand a lock nut, and one end just a cone and lock nut. I decided the spacer must go to the cassette side and proceeded to reassemble it all. I then found that the wheel wouldn't drop back into the frame and sit square. Eventually I pulled up the Shimano tech doc for the hub to see the assembly drawing. I had put the spindle in the wrong way round, the end with a spacer went on the disc side. DOH. Once I had put it together correctly I fitted the wheel and spun it only to find there was a fair old kick in it. I didn't check the wheel prior to removing it to replace the spoke so I don't know if the kick was already there or if refitting the spoke caused it. By now i couldn't be bothered to find out and have put the wheel into the shop to be trued.

I'm sure I will get the bike back on the road. Eventually.

 

[Booyaa]

I had a go at fixing the rear wheel but decided it needs to go to the shop to be re-trued. It's a mess.

 

[Boris Bajic]

New chain on the fixed-gear today and re-greased (re-packed) the rear-wheel bearings.

A new chain is one of those things that just makes me happy.

The wheel job was just weird. I've done it a million times and I still suck at it. I get grease all over my fingers and then the bearing either stay on my fingertips or plummet into the wrong part of the wheel, floor or workbench. I got it done, but I said some abrupt and slightly rude words along the way.

The chain is lovely, but wheel bearings? Cones? Cone spanners? Washers? Getting the bearings just right? What the hell is all that about and which idiot invented bicycles anyway?

Of all the things I would have hoped might get easier over the decades, this one has probably got harder.

Nice new chain though....

 

[Andrew Brown]

Fettled my dishwasher drain pump, discovered a rubber band and 2 chips of crockery in impeller housing stopping it turn... Drains again now, altho had to top it on its back to get to the pump, no easy access from inside like our old one

 

[HLaB]

Put wet lube on my chain guaranteeing it'll be good weather tomorrow so I'm off to bed now g'Night

 

[HLaB]

Lol, Ive had all day to fettle but I leave the new tyre till 11.30pm, no problem i can go to bed at 11.50pm but know I have to decide and fit my cadence/speed sensor and then realise I'll have to clean the bike a bit and once started I cant stop! So I'll be off to bed in a bit