What Have You Fettled Today?

[bpsmith]

That an excuse for your lack of doing any of the hard work last Sunday??

You're only doing the hard work at the front, if the person behind is close enough to enjoy the slipstream! I couldn't catch up most of the time!

 

[DCLane]

Cleaned the youngest's cross bike; he was showing off how much oil he could get on himself at last night's roller training session.

Next week it'll be none

 

[PeteXXX]

New chain fitted on the Marin this morning after a snappage last time I rode it..

 

[fossyant]

After the spate of robberies from work I've been out and bought an alarmed padlock. The hoop is big enough to fit on my seat tube. If knocked it bleeps and then if knocked again it goes off. Bloody he'll it's loud. Good job I didn't fiddle with it in the office, it came fitted with batteries.

 

[youngoldbloke]

After the spate of robberies from work I've been out and bought an alarmed padlock. The hoop is big enough to fit on my seat tube. If knocked it bleeps and then if knocked again it goes off. Bloody he'll it's loud. Good job I didn't fiddle with it in the office, it came fitted with batteries.

What brand/model is it? Heavy? I've often thought about getting one.

 

[raleighnut]

After the spate of robberies from work I've been out and bought an alarmed padlock. The hoop is big enough to fit on my seat tube. If knocked it bleeps and then if knocked again it goes off. Bloody he'll it's loud. Good job I didn't fiddle with it in the office, it came fitted with batteries.

Ditto, Linkies please.

 

[fossyant]

Ditto, Linkies please.

Maplin. Rolson Alarm Padlock. £10.99.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/alarm-padlock-n85ja?gclid=CJqV2q7rmMMCFarjwgodniIABQ

 

[bpsmith]

Bought a Park Tool dérailleur hanger tool, as no amount of tweaking the Defy gave quiet use of the 11T. Amazed at how quick and easy it was to use and adjust. Really simple...and noise completely disappeared.

Full strip and clean required on the Defy though. Last weekends ride wasn't the best of weather and now bike looking the worse for it. Front mech seized briefly when cleaning the chain. Planning to take it to bits and give it some tlc.

 

[DCLane]

Finally managed to get the pedals off the GT Timberline; soaked for a week and then brute force from myself and my eldest son - me standing on each pedal and him with a giant adjustable plus lump hammer beating the adjustable. He's 14 and likes using brute force on things.

They've probably sat unmoved and unlubricated since 1990.

Replacement SPD's greased and fitted. I'm planning on using it tomorrow on the ice as I fitted Schwalbe Ice Spikers to the wheels.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Unfortunately the BB disintegrated so badly, that it left one of the collars in the frame when I removed it. I'm going to have to cut it out, because the teeth on the collar are gone. I'm not sure I can be arsed, given the age of the bike, and the fact I have other bikes I can use. I'll give it a go later, if it's not coming out without too much of a fight, I'll strip the rest of the bike down and junk what's knackered.

That's the replacement, which looks much better.

 

[raleighnut]

View attachment 77139 Unfortunately the BB disintegrated so badly, that it left one of the collars in the frame when I removed it. I'm going to have to cut it out, because the teeth on the collar are gone. I'm not sure I can be arsed, given the age of the bike, and the fact I have other bikes I can use. I'll give it a go later, if it's not coming out without too much of a fight, I'll strip the rest of the bike down and junk what's knackered.

View attachment 77140

That's the replacement, which looks much better.

Use a cold chisel as a 'drift' and just work in opposing quarters mm by mm it'll come out.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Use a cold chisel as a 'drift' and just work in opposing quarters mm by mm it'll come out.

That's pretty much what I was thinking too.

 

[Hacienda71]

Changed the bearings on the front hub of my Spesh Stumpy. A lot easier than the rear on my roadbike.

 

[Dirk]

Full service and thorough clean of my Giant Escape hybrid.
Good as new again!

 

[Scotchlovingcylist]

Fettled brakes on the new bike so they are closer to the rim. Still feel like cheese but a little better, will do until new pads arrive.
Fitted new computer and replaced batteries in rear lights. I could tell they haven't been as bright but didn't realise by how much until I'd changed them.
Gave the bike a good wipe down, surprising how much crap gets everywhere without mudguards!