What Have You Fettled Today?

[HLaB]

Fitted new brake pads, so if you hear loud squealing in the next few days, that's probably me, not the brakes

 

[fossyant]

Fettle Fail this week. Picked up a tasty Selle Italia SLR Gel Flow last week and it's still not fitted to the best bike. Need to tidy the garage first to get to bike !

 

[youngoldbloke]

Swapped the new (7 speed) 12-32 cassette on the winter bike back to the previous 12-28. Hardly used the 32, and found the gaps 21,26,32 too much. So easy, compared with changing freewheels in the 'good old days'.

 

[HLaB]

Fettle Fail this week. Picked up a tasty Selle Italia SLR Gel Flow last week and it's still not fitted to the best bike. Need to tidy the garage first to get to bike !

If its like my Selle Italia Gel Flow and me, it maybe isn't a fail, I just couldn't get on with mine and its now on the turbo bike (thankfully only used once this year), its maybe strategic planning

 

[smokeysmoo]

Just fit a pair of Conti Ultra Gatorskins and new tubes to the commuter

 

[fossyant]

If its like my Selle Italia Gel Flow and me, it maybe isn't a fail, I just couldn't get on with mine and its now on the turbo bike (thankfully only used once this year), its maybe strategic planning

Look it can't be any worse than the Flite Ti I've had on the bike for years (same make) - that is an ass splitter. I like the 'flat top' saddles and have an Selle Italia XR on the fixed and it is fine. The SLR is the same shape, but a fraction of the weight. If not I'll just MTFU - it looks nice ! NOW FITTED.

 

[MossCommuter]

• Removed old worn brake pads
• Fitted new brake pads
• Removed new brake pads
• Re-fitted old worn brake pads

Who knew disc brake pads could be too thick

Genuine Shimano pads fitted

all is right with the world

Should I take those other ones back??

 

[IanT]

Fitted my new KEO 2 Max pedals to the bike and cleats to my lovely new Specialized BG Comp shoes.

Spent a good 15 minutes getting used to the clip / unclip and then took the bike up the road.

Suddenly I know what all the fuss is about - lovely.

Right - 1 set of Shimano 520 pedals to be listed on the bay.

 

[DCLane]

Worked on the Carrera Virtuoso this evening, mainly because the front derailleur stopped changing ... whilst going up a steep hill ... on a dual-carriageway ... with nowhere to stop (I love my commute!)

Front derailleur fixed (cable got stuck), whilst I was at it I cleaned the chain thoroughly and looked at why the headset's wobbly. Finding out why I put it back together promptly and hope it won't fall apart on me!

 

[youngoldbloke]

Noticed a 'click' developing when offside pedal at 6 o'clock, suspected pedal loose, but tight as tight. Tweaked up the chainring bolts, and all is smooth and quiet again.

 

[jayonabike]

Just the usual, cleaned & lubed the chains & cassettes, checked the tyres for flints/glass, and wiped the bikes over with some baby wipes.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Today's fettling, all using parts from my last bike (of which the frame is still awaiting powder coating and then rebuilding probably with mainly new parts). The humble Streetfinder now has, without spending a single penny

• Narrower 700x32 Conti tyres
• Improved seatpin and narrower saddle
• Tourney front/rear mechs replaced by Tiagra/Deore
• 28/38/48 Suntour chainset replaced with Shimano 26/36/46 (will help a little with a laden trailer)
• Brakes set up properly

Still to do:

• The freewheel will be replaced and the Tourney shifters either with a new rear wheel, 9-speed cassette and Sunrace trigger shifters, or a 7-speed wider range screw-on freewheel and 10 year old STX rapidfire pods (Don't want to spend a fortune, otherwise I'd have just bought a higher-spec bike) but unsure about the SunRace kit as it used to be totally naff cost-cutting crap on Magna/Townsend level BSOs)
• Road quill stem to pair with flat bars for a slightly less upright position (disappointed that when I found my ancient SR stem it was a 1" rather than 1 1/4" so couldn't do that today)

 

[col]

Fettled me sunday dinner, it was delish

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Fettled me sunday dinner, it was delish

On that note, I'm off to fettle a few pints of fursty fettler*

*If that's not a beer it ought to be

 

[IanT]

Removed the content of Hockley Woods (Essex) from the rear cassettes on mine and my wife's MTBs. Oh, Gear Floss - where have you been all of my life!!!

Also, gave the gears on both bikes a little tweak - shifting beautifully now.