What Have You Fettled Today?

[HovR]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Fettle
or http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fettle or did you mean something else?

Definition number 2 on the Urban Dictionary link.

Fettle

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(verb) To modify, alter, change or touch up something

 

[derrick]

Just finished fitting new brake and gear cables to the wifes bike, 22.06 time for a beer.

 

[fossyant]

Washed the dirt off the fixed ! Just like last night !

 

[smokeysmoo]

Finally finished winter bike with install of brooks saddle and mudguards. Took it for a spin and.....it's shoot !

Have you got this sorted now BFF, what was so wrong with it?

 

[ACS]

Washed the commuter. Gave the chain a clean and lube, adjusted the brakes and thats reminded me I need to put air in the tyres (Doh!)

 

[HovR]

Trued front wheel on the MTB.

 

[2Loose]

Cleaned, lubed, found and tightened front spoke. Only had a spoke replaced a fortnight ago, so not really impressed.

 

[Fnaar]

I washed my roadie. This is rare for me, but folk have been commenting. Also took the opportunity to 'mickle' the chain, clear crud out of rear mech and fiddle with my brakes, making them worse

 

[Asa Post]

Fitted a new computer to the Kona. Speed sensor was much too far from the magnet, and no rubber padding was supplied with the kit.
Luckily, I had some in stock.

 

[Carol C]

Gave the bike a good clean and tried to get all the mud off the tyres from riding over the fields yesterday! It was impossible to get it all off so I came in and had a cup of tea and a piece of home-made cake! LOL

 

[potsy]

Gave the bike a good clean and tried to get all the mud off the tyres from riding over the fields yesterday! It was impossible to get it all off so I came in and had a cup of tea and a piece of home-made cake! LOL

My kind of fettling

 

[ianrauk]

Did someone mention cake?

 

[400bhp]

spent 2 hours arsing about with a pair of sks mtb mudguards. The front guard was a right PITA as it was originally fitting right under the v-brake.

Right fiddly job.

Done now though-phew.

 

[HLaB]

Nothing, unless you count cleaning my rims.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Put a new 12-32 cassette (7 speed) on my Peugeot 525 - now winter bike - it shouldn't work with the Shimano short cage mech, but popped the wheel back in and turned the cranks, moved through the gears. Smooth as silk. No adjustments required, didn't have to increase chain length either. Moral seems to be - try it and see!
Edit - correction - I have just recounted my teeth! : The only downside could be the big jump I now have between the 21, 26 and 32 sprockets. The cassette I had been using was a more useful 21, 24, 28. I'm missing that 24!