What Have You Fettled Today?

[martint235]

My first ever successful installation of v brakes. They actually feel like they'll work

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Having taken care of the touring bike yesterday (derailleur adjustment), just now I spent over 90 minutes thoroughly cleaning the road bike. It's a 2013 model Specialized Roubaix Expert SL4, and a thing of beauty (especially when just cleaned) .

 

[DaveReading]

Finally ditched the dreadful Tektro pads that came with my tourer and fitted Kool Stops, made a world of difference to my braking. Chose the "rim-friendly" black compound rather than the salmon although the latter is said to be better in the wet, so I might use that when I re-shoe my trusty old steel-rimmed Raleigh runabout.

Been reading up on wheel truing in preparation for tackling my front wheel, which has developed a distinct wobble since my off a couple of weeks ago.

 

[potsy]

Gave the Tricross a quick spit and polish, well, lubed the chain

Have decided it is getting close enough to winter to put the 'big' light back on, hopefully the batteries will be fine once charged as they haven't been used for a while.
Slight 'tilt' adjustment to the saddle as I have been slipping forwards on rides and hadn't gotten round to sorting that until today.

Will have to overcome my fear of fitting bar tape soon, not done it before and have been putting that off too, in desperate need now as both sides are badly in need of new.

 

[martint235]

My first ever successful installation of v brakes. They actually feel like they'll work

Well I'm still alive so they work. Front ones squeal a bit though so need to toe them in. You would have thought that in the 15+ years I've had the bike, someone would have sorted that out. Also iirc the mantra of MTB braking was that it should be possible with two fingers per lever and miraculously I can actually do that on mine.

Also need to fit new cables.

 

[Drago]

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.

Forgive me, but that really chuffing annoys me when arrissholes tamper with bikes. A female west mids bobby suffered serious back injuries that ended her career when a twot of a colleague loosened the seat post clamp. She had to retire, he was prosecuted to assault and lost his job. It isn't remotely bloody funny.

Anyway, to business. Alas, only fettling.for me today is to finish the tiling on my kitchen floor

 

[Paulus]

Changed my SPD's on my Tourer back to flat pedals with toe clips and straps so i can go to the shops without having to wear my cycling shoes.

 

[slowmotion]

I cleaned and indexed the front and rear derailleur. The rear works fine... the front one now comprehensively jams. I must have looked at half a dozen YouTube clips and I still can't make it work. I booked a gear service at the LBS.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Cleaned and greased the dry bottom bracket. I don't believe this BB has seen grease for a while, but magnifier inspection of races in the cups yielded no damage, so I just re-greased and off we roll. I also tightened the crankarms, as the were quite creaky. Now, all is well. Day after tomorrow, will fit racks and 700x28 tires until cold weather sets in, then back to 700x37s, in case of snow or ice or unforseen happenings such as hail.

 

[Batgirl]

We have indeed fettled though technically it's a new day..
My old jalopy bikes chain seems to have been an original, we couldn't find a link.. and the tool we bought broke trying to remove a link... so.. OH opted for more is less... and got out an angle grinder - a small one, but even so.
Sparks flew... but the chain is no more. Cut very well so I was impressed with OH's skills - measured new one.. and had to pay bike shop to cut off one link and give me a linking thingy (technical term) to put it back on with.

Started removing old stickers, and gave the gears a good scrub down - wd40 to the controls and themselves and they've come up nice n' clear now. I am not going to get ALL of the gears as the crank section is not coming right out to the third sproket but this is just a project bike so will leave this for now, we adjusted them best we could - if it become a problem will get LBS onto it.

Just waiting for tyres to arrive... impatient now... from Tredz, then we're ready to put them on with new inners and chain of course.

Seat bolt sorted today too - though want a new stem as mine is rusty despite brushing it up previously. Seat height increased.

Fettling continues tomorrow on stickers and if tyres arrive happy days!

 

[Batgirl]

I cleaned and indexed the front and rear derailleur. The rear works fine... the front one now comprehensively jams. I must have looked at half a dozen YouTube clips and I still can't make it work. I booked a gear service at the LBS.

I'm having this problem with the third sprocket.. it reaches nicely over 1 and 2, but is slightly too the inside of the third sprocket so think it may need an LBS in time. I am thinking I can function on 12 gears rather than 18 for a while as I'm a novice.

 

[slowmotion]

@Batgirl, raise the white flag and book yourself in. The front derailleur is a bit of a bugger really.

I extend my sympathy.

 

[Batgirl]

@Batgirl, raise the white flag and book yourself in. The front derailleur is a bit of a bugger really.

I extend my sympathy.

Thanks will defo mark it down on the 'to be done by LBS' list... I think they'll have a heart attack when they see my old bike though after seeing their stock today. haha

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Over the last few weeks my fixed has been getting a bit rough, but I've had to wait for pay day to do something about it, having got what I needed I set to work last night, new tyre on the front, old front tyre on the back, back tyre ditched, the racelights I use have been discontinued so I'm using one of the replacements, Bontrager AW1 racelite hard case, new chainring, cog and chain fitted, new front brake blocks fitted, the kool stop salmons I normally use have got difficult to get in the country, available abroad though, so I've fitted some clarks and I'll see how they do.

 

[Batgirl]

Another bit of fettling today was to remove 2 out of 3 decals from the bike. It's left a kind of under print on the main body of the bike and it's two colours so the join is there, but had planned to put some decals / hi vis strips or chevrons there, so will make sure I 'accent' what is left behind.
The remaining decal is just the makers name and is pretty much intact / tidy so have left that for now.