What Have You Fettled Today?

[Kiwiavenger]

I have re wrapped my bar tape (too scared to do it before but nice shiny deda carbon effect stuff and relatively easy) replaced the bottom bracket, gear cables, re indexed, mickled the new ish chain replaced cassette, re greased headset bearings (and lost one of the little blighters! New headset replacement bearings on order)

 

[Doyleyburger]

Got a slow puncture on my Sunday ride. Didn't know it till Monday morning when I saw the tyre was dead flat. Anyway replaced the tube and patched the punctured one.
Got a new chain coming today as I'm still having gear issues.
(slipping all the time)
Wanted to fit it today but I quickly realised after watching countless videos on YouTube that I'm not going to do it without the chain removing tool to release the pin.
So iv ordered one......should be here in couple of days ready for weekend.

So nothing really fettled today

 

[fossyant]

New pads will be fitted at lunch before I head off to another site.

 

[HLaB]

Nothing major but I took the wheels, tires and rear cassete off to make sure things were dry; the seat post was stuck though (its only been in that position a couple of months )

 

[uclown2002]

Replaced rear inner brake cable as it was getting jammed in front housing. Flushed outer with GT85 as didn't want to replace my new bar tape if I could avoid it. Worked ok today so fingers crossed!

 

[The Brewer]

Had my maintenance head on today, so after a good clean of the commuter I set about the other jobs I'd been leaving.
Brakes readjusted, should last a couple more months
Replaced chain, couldn't for the life of me find the chain pliers and found the wire stripping pliers will compress the link......then I found the chain pliers
Tyres replaced with Bontrager hardcase 25mm, had no problems with them on the Sunday fun bike and the commuter got treated
General rub down and greasing. Brake pivots, pedals and adjusted mudguards

Pleased with myself I'll have a beer watching the telly

 

[GuardTwin]

My chain fell off a week ago as i changed to the wrong gear.
This was achieved with...
Cold hands
talking to the chain "come on...please for me!"
Soap and warm water.
A coffee to reward myself for some reason.

No idea why I thought it would be a good idea to change the gear...maybe i was curious on what it would feel like on this bike as I have not tried every single gear yet.

 

[ACS]

On the commuter

New cassette
New chain
Checked the BB
New pads front and back. Front brakes now squeal loudly in the key of 'E' instead of ''G,' which makes a change.
Moved the seat post up a smidge - hey no more creaking, so it wasn't the BB was it?

 

[jazzkat]

I've done a good bit of fettlin' these last few days.
Built a pair of wheels for the tourer
New brake levers (to replace the awful uncomfortable oe ones), rewrap the bars and changed the gearing on the fixie (back to 48-16)
Finally got round to cutting the steerer tube down on my geared bike (it's only taken 4 years to get round to doing it!)

 

[PeteXXX]

Brakes bled and pads checked on full suss. New pads ordered!

 

[Pennine-Paul]

went for a test ride on my first self built track wheel down to evans at the velodrome to pick up a new carbon brake lever

 

[HLaB]

Not fettled yet but I going to put the cheap fixie saddle on my better bike and try to use it as a lever to free its seatpost

 

[Asa Post]

Got a low battery warning for the Powertap, so put in a new battery and found that the Garmin wouldn't recognise it. Fiddled for an hour or so with no success, then went through the kitchen bin until I found the battery I'd just thrown away, and put it back in.
Worked first time.

New battery showing 2.8v, old battery showing 2.3v.

 

[compo]

I have put a fair bit of weight on since last Autumn, which could account for my Bontrager rear wheel on my Trek hybrid giving up the ghost. I have replaced the wheel but have decided to put the bike in the shed and use a mountain bike instead for a couple of months until I can get my weight back to manageable levels. I might even ride the Dunwich Dynamo on it, I will have to see how I get on. Today I have removed the pound shop mudguards from the MTB, adjusted the brakes, fitted a rear carrier and pannier bags and generally tidied the bike up. I have also been busy online and ordered some full, conventional mudguards for it and some new brake pads. I want to replace the knobbly tyres for some slicks to make the bike more road friendly but can't afford it right now. It may not be a bad thing because we are not really out of danger of snow yet!

 

[HLaB]

Not fettled yet but I going to put the cheap fixie saddle on my better bike and try to use it as a lever to free its seatpost

Success :-)