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Half a turn on the rear derailleur cable tensioner and all is well again 
What Have You Fettled Today?
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Kevoffthetee
On the road to nowhere
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Freed the seat post on the pug to raised the seat to its correct height, damaging the plastic mount/guide in the process. Also adjusted the brake and gear cables then topped the up the air in tyres.
Adjusted the gears on the mtb then split the saddle when adjusting so now I need 2 saddles and 1 seat post when pennies allow. Add that to 2 new mtb tyres and I looking forward to pay day
Adjusted the gears on the mtb then split the saddle when adjusting so now I need 2 saddles and 1 seat post when pennies allow. Add that to 2 new mtb tyres and I looking forward to pay day
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
some fine tuning of latest arrival and replaced an inner tube on another project
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
Found a spare nipple and after re-tuning all the spokes by ear (some were a long way off being a that same tension as others on the same side) re-trued my OH's front disc wheel. took a little lateral thinking because normally I just use the brake pads as my guide, only with a disc wheel this doesn't work... so another use for a cable tie... Wheel is almost completely true again (less than 1/2mm movement out of line, best I can do anyhow!) and the spokes all sound very similar when compared to other spokes on the same side... time will tell and if that fails, its a bike shop job!
Not exactly fettled yet but my next project. Just been to Welwyn Garden City to pick up some frames I got on Ebay, £6 and change for the lot. It is only really the Raleigh Max MTB in the foreground that I wanted, but I will strip anything useable off the other ones and they can then go out front for the gypsies. I recently built up a Barracuda framed MTB but it was a tad too small so the Raleigh will be a lot better.
- Location
- Egham
Nothing bike related unfortunately, but I have spent 3 hours fitting a cat flap into the new door. She had better bl##dy use it
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
A slight clunk/clack sound started to appear from the headset this week. It's usually a sign that the compression washer for the top bearing has become 'polished'. Popped the stem off, removed the compression washer, cleaned it up with the dremmel, greased it up and back in. Quiet as a mouse this morning.
I find I have to do this about once a year. You can see the contact edges of the washer become 'black' with aluminium residue, remove this and all is quiet. Sometimes there is blackening on the alloy steerer, which again needs removing.
I find I have to do this about once a year. You can see the contact edges of the washer become 'black' with aluminium residue, remove this and all is quiet. Sometimes there is blackening on the alloy steerer, which again needs removing.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
@fossyant , that's good to know. I just got my first bicycle with a threadless headset this week, (somebody gave me a Specialized Hardrock they could not fix) and I have to go through it, and probably do a rebuild on the back wheel. Meanwhile, Fettlefest 2014 continues on the Schwinn Voyageur.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
I'm like a kid in a toyshop in the French ones, they have cycling gear and shooting/hunting gear !
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
It's like a cracking noise, and it does get worse, but it's always been down to the 'polishing/glazing' of the ahead compression washer and the steerer. You just need to clean up the surfaces. It's also similar to what makes plastic cleats squeek. I find that after wet rides, my Look cleats pick up black aluminium deposits. Sand these off and all's quiet again.
robbiejp77
Active Member
Just fitted a set of Fulcrum Racing Zeros with Open corsa cx's and latex tubes, within two minutes of testing i hear pssssst, bloody puncture!!!! nice wheels though feel much much better than my Aksiums.
Changed my tyres in preparation for my charity cycle ride next week. Put on the new Gatorskins and new tubes. Wasn't going to change the tube on the 2nd wheel as it was undamaged but I managed to break the end off the valve when I removed the pump!
So that was 3 tyre changes all in about 40 minutes....
So that was 3 tyre changes all in about 40 minutes....
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Put a disc cover on the Bianchi to see if it'll make me any faster in a tt.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Sick of my creaky BB, I stopped at the bike mechanic's house on the way home on Wednesday evening. He is a retired teacher & lives at the end of my road. Having got the right qualifications, he set up his hobby into a small business offering servicing & repairs.
Neil had mentioned the possibility that the BB shell had not been properly fettled when the bike was new, when I discussed my creaky BB with him earlier.
I had stripped it at the weekend, checked that the facings were bare metal & clean, cleaned everything up & regreased it before reassembly. Yet the creaking remained.
Whilst I watched, Neil dismantled the BB & confirmed that the cups still had plenty of life left. He took out a specialist BB alignment tool, inserted the blocks into the threads and gently ground off a very little metal on each side of the BB shell, before reassembling it to the correct torque settings.
After two years of trying by myself to get the BB to stop creaking, and on its second set of BB cups, I am delighted to report that the creak has completely gone, after 20 minutes' work with the right tools, by an expert.
The next day's riding was a revelation and I found I was able to push along harder than ever without having the squeaky creak to worry about.
Neil had mentioned the possibility that the BB shell had not been properly fettled when the bike was new, when I discussed my creaky BB with him earlier.
I had stripped it at the weekend, checked that the facings were bare metal & clean, cleaned everything up & regreased it before reassembly. Yet the creaking remained.
Whilst I watched, Neil dismantled the BB & confirmed that the cups still had plenty of life left. He took out a specialist BB alignment tool, inserted the blocks into the threads and gently ground off a very little metal on each side of the BB shell, before reassembling it to the correct torque settings.
After two years of trying by myself to get the BB to stop creaking, and on its second set of BB cups, I am delighted to report that the creak has completely gone, after 20 minutes' work with the right tools, by an expert.
The next day's riding was a revelation and I found I was able to push along harder than ever without having the squeaky creak to worry about.
