Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
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- Land of Lincoln
Started work on the brakes for the expedition tourer, got out the Specialized Hardrock and ordered a longer seatpost, did a 7.2 mile ride and adjusted the brakes some more.
What Have You Fettled Today?
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Tojo
Über Member
- Location
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Put the mtb spd's on the road bike (as I didn't want to look like a T**t with silver Sidi road shoes and jeans) and went round to my mates on it with a backpack full of beer to watch the rugby.....
The_Cycling_Scientist
Über Member
- Location
- Cambridge
Looks really neat, looks like you've got a rather pretty photo of it too! I've done similar things in the past to get bike lights mounted in the right place (it's a bit easier with cheap and cheerful £8 led lights and brackets galore in my collection)I mated an Garmin eTrex mount to a K-edge Garmin Edge mount
This is attempt No.4 to get a decent out-front mount for an eTrex - the previous prototypes involved Tate Labs, MORSA and SRAM mounts.... and numerous eTrex ones have been chopped up in the process .
Finally I have a neat lo-pro and sturdy one.
NorvernRob
Senior Member
- Location
- Sheffield
Took the chain off and degreased it, fitted new jockey wheels and adjusted the bearing preload on the rear hub. Now fully ready for summer!
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Gear shifting on the knockabout bike hasn't been as slick as I'd like lately and there's been an intermittant squeaking while pedalling. Having ruled out a trapped rodent I thought it about time to semi-retire the Tourney rear mech and swap it for the Acera one I bought in a sale about two years ago.
It's fitted and set up and now everything shifts very sweetly again.
The Tourney mech has had new jockey wheels and has been fitted onto the old ATB I was given a while back, replacing a new but cheap Sunrace mech which I found disappointingly poor even for use on a "pub bike".
That now shifts pretty nicely too which will encourage me to use it more often as my town runabout.
Written down this all sounds really easy but I was slightly hindered today by Rubens (cocker/springer spaniel cross) who kept demanding to play and when I wouldn't, ran off with the jockey wheels.
It's fitted and set up and now everything shifts very sweetly again.
The Tourney mech has had new jockey wheels and has been fitted onto the old ATB I was given a while back, replacing a new but cheap Sunrace mech which I found disappointingly poor even for use on a "pub bike".
That now shifts pretty nicely too which will encourage me to use it more often as my town runabout.Written down this all sounds really easy but I was slightly hindered today by Rubens (cocker/springer spaniel cross) who kept demanding to play and when I wouldn't, ran off with the jockey wheels.
mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
New chain and cassette. Cleaned bike, adjusted saddle and brakes.
Tojo
Über Member
- Location
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
changed rear short cage mech for med cage so I can use my 11-32 cassette....
The_Cycling_Scientist
Über Member
- Location
- Cambridge
Today has been a very productive bike day! Assembled my ladies brand new bike, and managed to get the bars off my old the fixed gear so no need to go getting a new one.
One ladies bike:
And the new bars fitted (very much like bullhorn bars) and not to wiggly when riding ether
http://s178.photobucket.com/user/TJ_Fluffy131826/media/Mobile Uploads/image_zps0xwjogwo.jpg.html
Managed to cut the old sheared bolts off and replaced them with new ones. So it was a easy swap over! I may have to adjust the brake levers as looking at the photo I've spotted they're wonkey! And now I want to get a smaller lever for the front brake and new pads all round
One ladies bike:
And the new bars fitted (very much like bullhorn bars) and not to wiggly when riding ether
http://s178.photobucket.com/user/TJ_Fluffy131826/media/Mobile Uploads/image_zps0xwjogwo.jpg.html
Managed to cut the old sheared bolts off and replaced them with new ones. So it was a easy swap over! I may have to adjust the brake levers as looking at the photo I've spotted they're wonkey! And now I want to get a smaller lever for the front brake and new pads all round
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
New rear mech, front mech and chain on the commuter , alls running sweet till i tried to ride it ...............
cassettes to worn to mesh with chain , b^%&^&^*&(*!!!!
cassettes to worn to mesh with chain , b^%&^&^*&(*!!!!
Tojo
Über Member
- Location
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
New cassette £11.50 from wiggle , the joys of running 8 speed = cheapOOPS.! new + old don't mix, more spending needed......Sorry.....
, trouble is it will not get here for monday so it will be the MTB for mondays commute.
Sea of vapours
Guru
- Location
- Clapham, Yorkshire Dales
My Park Tool DAG2 dérailleur alignment tool arrived today, a fairly expensive bit of kit which I'd deliberated long over before buying. Worth every penny! About 20 minutes after unwrapping it, my gear shifts were considerably improved with relatively minor tweaks to the hanger. I wish I'd bought one months ago; it would have saved much fiddling around trying to get the indexing that little bit better.
Tojo
Über Member
- Location
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
got one straight away after doing my bike mech course, people give me a bike to fix and they say is its not indexing properly.....ok nee probs and the first thing I check is alignment....cause you can spend ages trying to tweek if its out.....Also now you've got one you can sort you're mates gears out and become the guru, one thing tough the wheel has to be true and sitting right in the dropouts. I bung one of my own wheels in, that I know is true and go from there....
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Reindexed the gears on the road bike as they were not running smoothly on last weekends ride and mickled the chain. Also gave the commuter a quick clean and mickle as well
