What Have You Fettled Today?

[ColinJ]

or brambles. Good tip!

Or temporary 8 ft high wire fences which jut out onto the pavement near building sites in Hebden Bridge!

 

[Hop3y]

Fettled my wheels and my seat post as someone at my work decided to loosen them before I set off home as a practical joke...

I'm the only person at my work who commutes by bike, rather dangerous if you ask me.

I'm going to find them and Liam Neeson them.

 

[wisdom]

Thorough clean of everything ready for the coming months.Looks good for a five year old bike used for daily commute whatever the weather

 

[SimonJKH]

Had a productive little session on my old steel fixed gear machine. I finally managed to figure out how to replace the old school 'axle and cups' bottom bracket for a shimano sealed unit job, and replaced the crappy cheap-as-chips crankset from ebay with a rather smart Miche track crank. It means I've gone from 46T to 48T, but that just means I'll go faster, right?

 

[jayonabike]

Spent the afternoon giving my commuter/around town bike (a Dawes Century SE) a 'deep clean' ready for winter.
Chain off and soaked in white spirits then re lubed. Cassette, front and rear derailleur cleaned. Chainset off and cleaned. Bottom Bracket re greased. Forks out and headset bearings cleaned and re greased. Brake pads checked and cleaned as well as the callipers and the frame a polish.

 

[Robeh]

Spent the afternoon giving my commuter/around town bike (a Dawes Century SE) a 'deep clean' ready for winter.
Chain off and soaked in white spirits then re lubed. Cassette, front and rear derailleur cleaned. Chainset off and cleaned. Bottom Bracket re greased. Forks out and headset bearings cleaned and re greased. Brake pads checked and cleaned as well as the callipers and the frame a polish.

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cant belive your cleaning the bike indoors lol my missus would be having kittens if i did that lol
nice bike by the way....

 

[Batgirl]

I was happily cleaning / wire wool session on wheels of a new to me (very dirty cheap old bike) yesterday on the deck.. it started raining.
Hubby had gone to get me a pump (as he couldn't find one in his shed), and came back to surprise that I wasn't indoors working on the bike.. I had put her in the shelter for a bit.. so of I went and ended up sat in my kitchen for the afternoon.

I've posted pics of the bike in £20 purchase (beginners section) so won't do so here, but I'm sure now reading these threads that it classes as 'fettling'? Just not on a posh bike. reuse /recycle till I find out what I like for my N+1

 

[Robeh]

I was happily cleaning / wire wool session on wheels of a new to me (very dirty cheap old bike) yesterday on the deck.. it started raining.
Hubby had gone to get me a pump (as he couldn't find one in his shed), and came back to surprise that I wasn't indoors working on the bike.. I had put her in the shelter for a bit.. so of I went and ended up sat in my kitchen for the afternoon.

I've posted pics of the bike in £20 purchase (beginners section) so won't do so here, but I'm sure now reading these threads that it classes as 'fettling'? Just not on a posh bike. reuse /recycle till I find out what I like for my N+1

what a difference a tidy up made lol

 

[Batgirl]

what a difference a tidy up made lol

Thanks it's no work of art but I'm pleased for my first ever attempt on a cycle - and I REALLY enjoyed too. Gutted it's raining as she's getting wet till I can get her to my horses yard where she'll live in a stable while I'm learning to ride a good distance, I can see a bike shed build in my future.. waterproof of course. lol

 

[Glow worm]

Managed to true my rear wheel with minimal swearing just now. It's not perfect as I don't have a wheel truing stand, but at least it's no longer rubbing on the brake pads. A really exciting way to spend my birthday! At least the wheel doesn't resemble a figure of 8 like the last one I attempetd to fix. It seems that despite my chronic cack-handedness at any fettling related activity, I do finally seem to be getting slightly better at this bike maintenance lark.

 

[arch684]

was up in the loft this morning and found my sons 1989 challenge hurricane bike.I bought him it when he was 14 he's now 39 and as it was such a lovely day i took it into the garden and stripped down to the bare frame.I cleaned all the chrome and the chrome wheels with diet coke and tin foil.what crap bikes they were anyway i will fit new cables and brake blocks and give it to the charity shop. I will build it back up tomorrow maybe

 

[ScotiaLass]

cant belive your cleaning the bike indoors lol my missus would be having kittens if i did that lol
nice bike by the way....

I sort my bikes out in the front room....as long as hubby can see the tv he's happy

 

[Gravity Aided]

Traded my Cannondale for a Fuji Touring IV frame, and bought a ladies Nishiki Ambush for some good grade parts to bring the Fuji into the 21st Century with 700c Wheels and a little more modern cantilever brakes. About half done. The Fuji has the whole touring bicycle attributes, including spoke holders and three bottle cage mounting points. It came with a touring triple chainring as well as quad butted steel tubing. At my size, you don't pass up a 24" full touring frame when you run across it. And it weighs the same as the Cannondale H-600.

 

[cosmicbike]

Yesterday. Fitted Conti GP 4000 II's to road bike. Went with 25c so hoping for a little more comfort..

 

[Shut Up Legs]

After having replaced my front chain rings, chain and rear cassette, I just fiddled with the derailleurs, and found that perfect combination of barrel adjuster, cable clamp and index screw positions that gives perfect shifting on all front chain rings and rear cogs! I love it when that happens.