What Have You Fettled Today?

[youngoldbloke]

New chain on the winter bike. As the weather was so inclement used the opportunity to clean the rest of the drive chain - cassette off, chainrings off, mechs given a good spring clean, and all back together again, now waiting for the rain to stop before going for a test run.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Given the bike a quick once over as I'm doing a 4 day tour round Cheshire tomorrow (Friday-Monday)

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

@Rickshaw Phil my OH's bike again! this time replacing the jockey wheels...

old of the left, new on the right. he recons they would have lasted a while longer yet!

 

[Spoked Wheels]

@Rickshaw Phil he recons they would have lasted a while longer yet!
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I agree

 

[Jason.T]

Made myself a bb30 installation press

X2 machined bearing holders
X4 washers
X3 nuts
X1 threaded rod
X4 cut offs from BSP pipe

Total coat £6

Not tried it out yet, hopefully get the chance over the weekend

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I agree

I had reached the conclusion that when the chain was eating into the lower level of plastic (bottom left) that perhaps it was time for a replacement...

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

@Rickshaw Phil my OH's bike again! this time replacing the jockey wheels...

old of the left, new on the right. he recons they would have lasted a while longer yet!
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To be fair, they look in better condition than the original ones that came off my knockabout bike.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Fitted pedals to the knockabout bike and to my Brother's bike. The shoes I wore yesterday had no grip on the pedals when I was caught in the rain and it appears that Doug has been having similar problems with his even in the dry, but neglected to mention it .

We got the same BMX/MTB style that I already have on the Raleigh which have pins and grip nicely regardless of the shoes and the weather conditions.

 

[wisdom]

Full fettle today of the commuter following an extremely soggy Thursday and Friday commute.

 

[Jenkins]

Finally tracked down the creaking noise that's affected my Triban for the past couple of weeks.

Started with the usual suspects - re-tightened every bolt on the seal post, stem, chain rings, derailleur, brakes, mudguards, etc with no result.

Checked the cranks - rock solid so not the BB.

Rear wheel tight in the frame, no loose spokes and cassette fully tight. Front wheel appeared to be solid in the frame but, while checking the spokes there was the creaking noise - not loose spokes but the wheel turned out to be fractionally loose despite the QR feeling correctly tightened. Only a quarter turn of the nut was required and peace has returned

At least it's had a full service and now just needs a clean and lube.

 

[mrbikerboy73]

Spent 10 minutes fitting a Cateye Micro Wireless to my MTB and the rest of the day trying to work out how to use the over complicated, user unfriendly device

 

[Kies]

A new 60mm stem on the Elite ....

 

[EltonFrog]

The wife and I removed the cassette and axle, bought a new one and bearings and refitted it to my wife's bike.

First time I have ever done anything like that.

 

[DCLane]

Busy weekend:

- Son no. 1's Felt Q200 needed work; the chain came off on the smallest crank ring and rear brake inop. A bent crank tooth un-bent, new rear brake cable, fully lubricated and adjusted.

- Whyte 805 cleaned and lubricated.

- Tricross prepped for sale.

- Son no. 2's new race bike (Trek 38cm) adjusted, new brakes and pedals fitted.

- Son no. 2's damaged Decathlon; bent rear mech unbent, fork out. Need a new fork.

 

[Arjimlad]

Took off the derailleur, stripped it down as far as I could, blasted it with GT85 cleaned & relubed all moving parts.

Now I have one click gear changes up AND down - which I have not had for a few months over the winter !

The derailleur was the last thing to try, and was up for replacement if this fettle didn't sort it, so it must have heard me threatening to bin it.