What Have You Fettled Today?

[HLaB]

I don't know if it can be classified but I spent a few hours cleaning my bike last night (why do I always leave things like that till 11:30pm ) Judging by the state of despite only havin been cleaned 2days before it must have been wetter than I though yesterday

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I don't know if it can be classified but I spent a few hours cleaning my bike last night (why do I always leave things like that till 11:30pm ) Judging by the state of despite only havin been cleaned 2days before it must have been wetter than I though yesterday

I cleaned mine on Saturday, only ridden it to work this morning since then and it is already over due another clean.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I cleaned mine on Saturday, only ridden it to work this morning since then and it is already over due another clean.

same here - though my commute was yesterday and the bike & I were filthy by the time I got home last night. That bad the bike was washed down before I did anything else, mud/much being so much easier to get off whilst still wet.

 

[HLaB]

I cleaned mine on Saturday, only ridden it to work this morning since then and it is already over due another clean.

I use Finish line Teflon Wet Lube and usually get up to a week (longer in the summer) before I have to clean/relube. It may be coincidence but since I used GT85 a few weeks back that has dramatically reduced.

 

[GlasgowFinn]

New tyres on the road bike as the old ones were wearing out. New Gatorskins.

 

[J1780]

Gatorskins are a very fine choice imho. I find them to be very good but a pain to get on the rim.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Gatorskins are a very fine choice imho. I find them to be very good but a pain to get on the rim.

Depends on your rims. I have no problems getting them on Aksiums or R501s - thumbs only (folding tyres).

 

[Buzzinonbikes]

Absolute pro level fettling if I do say so myself right here...
One of the seat stay arms from my rack was annoyingly fouling the brake cable, so I removed it and rocked 1 arm for a bit. Not noticed any major problems but I thought it would be better with two. Anywho... found a longer bolt in my collection, cut it down to size and used this rather dashing cut down length of ball point pen tube to accomodate the extra length. I'm quite fond of it now, rather Christmasy

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Absolute pro level fettling if I do say so myself right here...
One of the seat stay arms from my rack was annoyingly fouling the brake cable, so I removed it and rocked 1 arm for a bit. Not noticed any major problems but I thought it would be better with two. Anywho... found a longer bolt in my collection, cut it down to size and used this rather dashing cut down length of ball point pen tube to accomodate the extra length. I'm quite fond of it now, rather Christmasy

I may nick that idea - the rack on my brother's bike is a bit closer to the brake cable than I'd like.

 

[GlasgowFinn]

Gatorskins are a very fine choice imho. I find them to be very good but a pain to get on the rim.

Aye, they were a bit of a pain. American Classic wheels. Got there eventually though.

 

[Buzzinonbikes]

I may nick that idea - the rack on my brother's bike is a bit closer to the brake cable than I'd like.

Go for it! Definitely makes the brakes spongey if it touches.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Just won a tug of war with a thorn picked up cycling through the floods today. Very firmly fixed in the tyre (Gatorskin). About 5 mm long, and 2mm in diameter at the tread end - nicely sanded by contact with the road. It had stayed inserted in the tube too so enough pressure remained to get me home, when I realised why it felt a bit spongey. Very easy to find the puncture anyway, new tube in and ready to go again. Would normally avoid hedge cuttings, but it was hard to see much through the muddy waters!

 

[PeteXXX]

Stripped the front hub on the full sus. Cleaned, lubed and reassembled and a 3 mile ride to roadtest.
Then off to work

 

[ianrauk]

A total strip down, clean, re-grease and re-lube of the commute bike (Kona Honky Disc).
A nice couple of hours of fettling and cleaning.
Now looks like a brand new bike.
No commute until the 6th so I can just sit there and admire how nice it looks...

 

[Sillyoldman]

Full wash down after todays ride. The lanes were filthy with mud running off the fields. Chain cleaned and lubed. Canti brakes stripped down and posts re-greased. Can't wait to go out tomorrow and get it filthy again.