What Have You Fettled Today?

[DCLane]

Fitted a new cassette to son's Felt 95 Junior - with 16 and 18 tooth rings, so hopefully he'll be OK for an U10's race tomorrow (18 tooth max) and U12's next year (16 tooth) with a 50/34 crankset.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

After giving my tourer/commuter bike its weekly clean, I replaced the Specialized Armadillo All-Weather 700x28C tyres with the ones I used to use: Schwalbe Marathon Plus, because the latter, although heavier, have far superior puncture resistance. I had only used 1 pair of Specialized tyres on this bike, to see if they were worth continuing with, but I prefer the Marathon Plus tyres (especially when well-meaning but bicycle-illiterate local councils surface roads in coloured ground glass, of all things ).

 

[gavgav]

Given my bike the once over, ready for the 60 mile sportive I'm doing tomorrow.

Checked all bolts and screws are tight. Some of the pedal screws were loose AGAIN @Rickshaw Phil !!

Chain looks ok for tomorrow but will need a clean and re-oil
Soon me thinks!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Given my bike the once over, ready for the 60 mile sportive I'm doing tomorrow.

Checked all bolts and screws are tight. Some of the pedal screws were loose AGAIN @Rickshaw Phil !!

Chain looks ok for tomorrow but will need a clean and re-oil
Soon me thinks!

Some loctite would stop them doing that. However, as we already know the bearings were pitting at the last service I think now might be a good time to think about investing in some better ones.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Cleaned the Tricross and took it to the lbs for some TLC. Also cleaned the Allez and tweaked the indexing

 

[Elybazza61]

Yesterday finally got round to cutting the steerer tube on the Ridley;had to bodge a bolt/block of wood to knock the star nut further down but all went smoothly after that with the help of a Park tool cutting jig and an Aldi saw.
Looks much,much better without the spacers on top and also with the addition of a Raceware 3d printed out front mount.

 

[J1780]

Cleaned chain, cassette and chainring cleaned the whole bike and replaced the brake pads. Finally a polish and lubed drivetrain. Bike looks well for the ride tomorrow morning.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Did a little metalworking to make a Sterno 3 legged stove fit a Trangia, by putting 3 slots in the legs to recieve the lip that goes around the middle of the Trangia, placing the stove exactly 1 inch below the pot, where it needs to be.. I found this in an estate sale, which also had a room full of cameras. Not Kodaks. Leicas, Voightlaenders, and Nikons mainly. Also lots of camping equipment.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Cleaned chain, cassette and chainring cleaned the whole bike and replaced the brake pads. Finally a polish and lubed drivetrain. Bike looks well for the ride tomorrow morning.

That's risky, you'll bring on the 'new bike' weather if you keep that up

 

[J1780]

That's risky, you'll bring on the 'new bike' weather if you keep that up

Funny you mention that!!!! We haven't had 'new bike' weather here for weeks this morning I got up all looked well so I got the bike out and went for a ride.....25kms in and the heavens opened this continued for around 5kms and then it was all four seasons in one 65km ride type weather. Typical but at least I'm not the only one it happens to.

 

[IncoherentJeff]

Managed to collect my parcel from the Royal Mail depo, so new brake levers, brake cables (inner & outer) and some nice new red bar tape on the USA Daytona.

A quick true of the wheels soon & she'll be good for riding.

 

[potsy]

New tyres on the Caad, wanted to see how wide a tyre it would take and am pleased that my gamble to buy 28's worked out ok and they fit comfortably.
Also upgraded the old pedals on the CX to some Shimano XT's, bit lighter, hopefully better quality so all good.

What sort of extra speed can I now expect after having it go from a 14kg bike down to a 13.9kg one?

 

[Blurb]

Replaced chain and 13T for a 14T sprocket on the Brommie.

Also, fitted a new Marathon plus. Used the cable tie method and just about managed it. I kid you not when I say my thumbs actually bled getting the damn thing on.

 

[cyberknight]

New hanger on the vanquish + reindexed gears
New chain on the baordman + new chainstay stickers
Changed tyres on the vanquish from stock ultra sports to gators.

 

[wisdom]

You smell nice the good lady said
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What is it she asked.



GT 85 was my reply i was just getting the bike ready for next weeks commute have you seen the forecast.