What Have You Fettled Today?

[PeteXXX]

Several links removed (and saved) from new Shimano chain to fit on the road bike tomorrow.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Sorted out a mounting and suitable attachment block from odds and ends to semi permanently fix my new magicshine-a-like headlight in place of the reflector bracket above my Brompton front wheel. Solid and non juddery, off my (already crowded) narrow handlebar and fits perfectly into the fold with the battery pack safely attached too, fixed a white reflective slap band round the stem tube as a replacement front reflector.
Also stuffed my lightweight waterproof jacket into the frame tube for the odd heavy rain shower that catches me.

Cleaned and lubed the chain & re-fitted its marathon winters to my Ute bike in anticipation of a bit of snow or ice in a few weeks.

 

[User33236]

Cleaned all exposed sections on gear cables on the CX and extremely lightly greased them to resolve sloppy downshift (indexing was fine).

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

I didn't go down the cellar at all today. No bicycle tinkering at all, I just got fettled on Budvar Dunkel in my local hostelry

 

[inkd]

Swapped out the stock Tektro pads in the Defy with some Ribble bargains, Aztec cartridge brakes Also added a BBB rear clamp on mudguard for the very wet roads at the moment, It does`nt look too bad.

 

[HLaB]

Put 2014 Fulcrum 7s on the kinesis, a new tyre on the front and the old front on the rear. I also put new brake blocks on the rear and a new chain. Hopefullythe cassette is not eorn otherwise I'll need a new one and will have to put the old chain back on as a temporary measure.

 

[IncoherentJeff]

Gave the road bike a full service & major clean, don't think it liked the 1 foot deep flood water I cycled though on Monday. Maybe I should swop to the mtb/pub bike till the weathers back to normal.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Another coat of wax on the Diamondback, in case I and a friend go out on the trails this weekend, or I just go by myself.

 

[OldCanal]

Finally fit to bike with 1mm clearance from tyre
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That will keep the 'fairy' at bay

Thought you might be interested to see this offering :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-NOS-...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3a88029fd4
Methinks you could develop your ingenious method into a profitable little business (seriously)!!

 

[Cubist]

I cleaned the bike after a good long towpath spin (I like to think of it as turbo training without the sweat.....) then fitted a Marsh Guard to the front end.
Checks revealed a sloppy seat post QR so that was whipped off, cleaned and lubed, reset the angle of my saddle and moved it back an inch.

 

[rbreid]

Thought you might be interested to see this offering :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-NOS-...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3a88029fd4
Methinks you could develop your ingenious method into a profitable little business (seriously)!!

Used to churn them out when I had my bike shop. Made a bend former specifically for them. Could make 30 sets in an hour of a winters evening. That would suffice for shopstock for the year. Sold them at £5 a pair. In my collection of vintage parts I've got the ones you referred to plus the short version.

 

[Doyleyburger]

Changed my handlebars today !
Outed the giants standard size bars for a set of FSA omega compact bars (oversize) .....Thanks @Dusty Bin .

Standard .......

New bars....

Tried to put back the bar tape.....will do for now.....

 

[Dusty Bin]

good job

Hopefully that improves things?

 

[rbreid]

Bye Bye French thread....Hello 9/16 x 20

Thats the crankset ready for next weeks build

 

[rbreid]

A tip when tapping used cranks, always insert the tap from the rear of the crank. That way any previous damage to the thread from poor pedal fitting will not draw the tap off line.