MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
me too... it deliberately changes size between measuring and cutting
What Have You Fettled Today?
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SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
a quick 'tinker' before my ride down to the dr's & back. Seems my front brake block had been knocked whilst the bike was in the car over the last few days and this am was not allowing the front wheel to spin. It would not be persuaded to go back where it originally was or even budge at all, so it was kind of a 10 min dodge job because I had an appointment to get to. (Ideally I really need to take the calliper off and reseat it properly but I suspect it will be awkward and not want to come off and I don't have time to fix it properly before the weekend). slackened off the brakes until block that was causing the problem was close but not touching the rim anymore and then adjusted the other one using the allen key so it is now at its max adjustment and thankfully now my front wheel spins freely and my brakes work again.... will have to investigate more closely on Saturday (but bike has to operational again for Sunday) and suspect that corrosion is going to be a problem when it comes to dealing with this issue....
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
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- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
decided to fettle the bike rather than the house that I am meant to be doing - much more interesting! 
so chain is off soaking in a pan of warm chainsaw oil and getting all the road crud off, bike's inside because it is pouring with rain and I need to touch up a rather large scratch on the paintwork... one that is going to take rather a lot of time to fix I think... (acquired last week brick wall verses bike when chaining it to some railings
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Much work needed... that's my thumb for size reference!
so chain is off soaking in a pan of warm chainsaw oil and getting all the road crud off, bike's inside because it is pouring with rain and I need to touch up a rather large scratch on the paintwork... one that is going to take rather a lot of time to fix I think... (acquired last week brick wall verses bike when chaining it to some railings
)Much work needed... that's my thumb for size reference!
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Charging AA batteries after my son nicked loads for his RC cars. charged about 24 today, only to go back in said cars.
After my fight with the ditch and tree this morning I have ordered a new wheel. Just to check the forks for distortion I fitted my road bike wheel in the forks, after removing the disc calliper which fouled the spokes. It sits perfectly centrally and a very gentle ride down the street showed up no problems. There is no sign of physical damage to the head or anywhere else so it looks like I got away with only wrecking the wheel.
Biker Joe
Über Member
- Location
- Nr Harlow, Essex.
I'm glad you're OK.
You shouldn't really be riding your bike up a tree or swimming in a ditch. I wouldn't bother trying either again.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
A most eventful morning. glad to hear you are okay, Compo
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
A tale of a Chinese toilet.
Here in a pretty decent hotel in Xi'an China. All has been ok re the plumbing so far. Without deliberately trying to be indelicate, just had a rather large dump.However, the flush mechanism seems to be faulty. So I was stuck with either ringing the front desk and getting some poor unfortunate to , ahem, deal with it or I had to deal with it myself.
Cistern wouldn't fill so the only option was to find something big enough to take plenty of water, fill it in the bath and then pour it down the toilet and hope for the best. Hotel rooms sadly don't come with buckets. However, they do come with waste paper bins. It looks watertight-ish so I went for it and stuck it under the bath tap. It worked fine. A couple of bin fulls down the loo and nobody would have been any the wiser.
Here in a pretty decent hotel in Xi'an China. All has been ok re the plumbing so far. Without deliberately trying to be indelicate, just had a rather large dump.However, the flush mechanism seems to be faulty. So I was stuck with either ringing the front desk and getting some poor unfortunate to , ahem, deal with it or I had to deal with it myself.
Cistern wouldn't fill so the only option was to find something big enough to take plenty of water, fill it in the bath and then pour it down the toilet and hope for the best. Hotel rooms sadly don't come with buckets. However, they do come with waste paper bins. It looks watertight-ish so I went for it and stuck it under the bath tap. It worked fine. A couple of bin fulls down the loo and nobody would have been any the wiser.
J1780
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Tight twisty 'road' in Ireland
Just ready to replace water inlet valve on one of the cisterns. Job made easier by two kids calling me every second or simply breaking into world war 3 all on their own.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
kids can be easily fettled by simply placing them in a box... in the loft.
- Location
- Egham
No bike fettling today, indoor cycling results in little wear and muck.
But I have painted the stair string this morning, now I only have to fit the ballestrading, defo post - Christmas
But I have painted the stair string this morning, now I only have to fit the ballestrading, defo post - Christmas
J1780
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Tight twisty 'road' in Ireland
I wish
