What Have You Fettled Today?

[bpsmith]

Suppose I could say I fettled this with my neighbour earlier though.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I put the new wheelset and Garmin Edge touring on the roady, and went for a Gran Fondo 11 finishing ride. Oddly, it was the route where I got sent into the weeds a couple of weeks back. Still, I got it (by 1Km) . The Durano + Etape's are bloody good. I rode through a load of pointy sharp stuff at a junction by accident, nothing went through the tyres.

 

[wisdom]

Usual weekly mickle and bike clean on the commuter.New upgraded brake pads fitted front and back.Everything checked over for tightness on the bike.Tyres pumped to correct pressure and tread checked for flints and bits of glass.Ready for next weeks daily commute.

 

[Globalti]

Yes, it is a bit worrying! @Globalti mentioned this kind of problem in a post earlier in the year. I like the ride quality of the latex tubes but I wonder if the subtle improvement over butyl is worth the potential problems?

I might give ultralight butyl tubes a go. Mind you, they could exhibit the same worrying characteristics.

Since giving up - regretfully - on latex I've been using lightweight butyl and they seem to offer a good compromise; they ride nicely with none of the extreme fragility of latex. However the best improvement in ride and comfort and overall "plantedness" in the feel of the bike has come from fitting a pair of Veloflex open Corsas, which can't recommend more highly, a truly excellent tyre especially in wet conditions. I will never go back to my old Michelin Pro 4s.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Cleaned the knockabout bike after it got really filthy commuting last week and serviced the rear hub which I've been putting off and which also turned out to be pretty filthy. The bearing surfaces on the drive side are pitting quite well now. Surprisingly it still runs quite smoothly with no play, but I think a new wheel will be a good idea before too long.

I've also fitted the old set of mudguards to the other bike I mentioned yesterday and given it a bit of a test ride. It's too small for me really but the stem and saddle have enough adjustment to make it useable for short trips. I'm not overly impressed with the new shifter and might revert to the original non-indexed one if I can't make it work the way I want.

Edit: I've also sewn one of the fixing straps back onto my panniers. A nice mix of fettling today.

 

[Elybazza61]

Got everything on the Helium over the week-end so just need to set everything up now.

Also fitted the v-brakes to the Trek commuter and cleaned the Icarus and P-X cross.

 

[ColinJ]

Since giving up - regretfully - on latex I've been using lightweight butyl and they seem to offer a good compromise; they ride nicely with none of the extreme fragility of latex. However the best improvement in ride and comfort and overall "plantedness" in the feel of the bike has come from fitting a pair of Veloflex open Corsas, which can't recommend more highly, a truly excellent tyre especially in wet conditions. I will never go back to my old Michelin Pro 4s.

How are the Veloflex standing up to use? How many miles have you done on them? Any cuts or other damage?

I might give them a go next year after my current cheaper tyres have all worn out. (One of the tyres you gave me earlier in the year is going to last into next year. I have put the Cannondale away until the spring and there is still some life left in the tyre.)

 

[Globalti]

Probably only done 500 miles on them and the front still has the full cross-hatched pattern on the tread while the rear has lost a little of the sharpness but still has the pattern. I've had two rear punctures but both were on wet gritty roads. The first puncture cut a couple of threads in the carcass so as a precaution I glued a patch onto the inside and there's no sign of bulging around the small cut.

 

[biggs682]

readied my latest stead an easly 80's Carlton Corsair for its new role as commuter bike with occasional early am rides if it behaves itself

 

[Arjimlad]

After 2 winters my rear Giant mudguard snapped off at the bracket by the brakes. The plastic snapped 75% of the way across. So, on Sunday afternoon I fitted a new rear mudguard. This also involved cleaning the bike and wiping the chain.

6 miles in today and the new mudguard seems OK so far.. there are some hideously boneshaking bits of road round here which did for the old one. Thankfully I don't have to use them all that much.

 

[DCLane]

Yesterday I fitted my new Shimano R501 wheels to the commuter bike and a new Shimano 105 front brake as the old one was too long.

Also the Spesh Secteur got the broken spoke on the DT Swiss wheels mended.

I now just need to mend the broken spokes on each of the Raleigh Team's wheels, fix the Benotto, look at the Raleigh Clubman, fit the new forks to the Decathlon Triban Junior with new brakes, etc. etc.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Lovely

 

[Dirk]

I changed the tyres on my wife's vintage Mixte for a new pair of Michelin Dynamic Classics.
I think the old ones had been on from new - must be 40 years old!

 

[Racing roadkill]

The one I put on the new wheelset, was so nice, I bought another one.

 

[Smurfy]

Brake blocks on the commuter are now properly adjusted