Red17
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- South London
Just fitted a 10mm longer stem - need to give it a run to see what it feels like this evening.
What Have You Fettled Today?
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
had a 30 minute session this morning re cabling and re taping some bars on my Ian May the 2nd that will be going up for sale soon
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
I'm with you on that.And peeping through the valve hole reveals this, a small detail but it matters to me
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I did the same on Doug's wheels (and also built them so the labels on the rims are read from the drive side of the bike).
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
No actual fettling, but I went and collected all the bits needed to build the Eastway R4.0 frameset into a bike.
Found the crankset and front/rear derailleurs I'd cleaned last week.
Took the old bar tape off the Raleigh Airlite 100 handlebars which was worse for wear following 2 winters of commuting on it. After 6000+ miles it's probably a bit
Found a Clarks anti-rust 8-speed chain, a pair of old Carrera wheels, a bottle cage, some bar tape and cables.
Just need the bottom bracket to arrive and it's all ready for a quick build at some point into the summer and prepping for winter use.
Found the crankset and front/rear derailleurs I'd cleaned last week.
Took the old bar tape off the Raleigh Airlite 100 handlebars which was worse for wear following 2 winters of commuting on it. After 6000+ miles it's probably a bit
Found a Clarks anti-rust 8-speed chain, a pair of old Carrera wheels, a bottle cage, some bar tape and cables.
Just need the bottom bracket to arrive and it's all ready for a quick build at some point into the summer and prepping for winter use.
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raleighnut
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- One of the 'Elite'
By design, better than trashing a frame.
Indeed. I have no misconception as to their function. Merely pointing out that the Giant hangers are a lot softer!
Easier to correct last night, but only required because they bend at the first sign of any touch.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
What @raleighnut said.
It might be worth getting in a spare hanger or two. This one won't be as strong having been bent and bent back so may break if it happens again.
Top of my shopping list. Nothing like getting caught out, when you actually know it's got a weakness.
ChrisEyles
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- Location
- Devon
Re-packed the bearings on the quill pedals of my ten speed last night... one of the pesky bearings went skittering off across the floor never to return - I need a solution to this, since it's not the first (or second, or third) time this has happened to me! I'm returning armed with a pack of 5/32" BBs to finish the job tonight, ready for a metric century around Bristol with a friend at the weekend 
Gravity Aided
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- Location
- Land of Lincoln
You've got the idea. So long as you have a ready supply of bearings about, you'll never lose one again. Also, a work surface covered in cotton duck may help.
ChrisEyles
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- Location
- Devon
I usually use a lunchbox hovering under the bearings to catch them, but it is fiddly and despite all evidence to the contrary I often ditch the safety wire and think "ah, it'll be fine, I'll just catch them if they drop out" - bad idea! A non-bouncy surface to work on is a good idea though, I will go with that in future.
Haha, I already have packs of bearings in many other different sizes, but you're right, I never seem to lose bearings for which I have a ready replacement!
Haha, I already have packs of bearings in many other different sizes, but you're right, I never seem to lose bearings for which I have a ready replacement!
Got the bike back from C&G this afternoon 
Put it straight in the stand when I got home tonight
and fitted the bottom bracket before I even thought of taking a photo 
Spent the evening putting it together, few minor problems, the cranks are old, and the shimano BB is too wide, I measured it, but the tapers are different. Need new BB. Also the dish on the rear wheel is wrong. Also don't have a tool to get the crown race on properly, I thought of trying to tighten the headset to force it on, but then figured I'd ruin the bearings. Trip to an LBS tomorrow to sort them out. Any tips on a good one on the Wirral, thinking of Birkenhead Cycles if they're ok?
Only got a couple of things to do now, need to put the cable guide on the BB tomorrow, and cable up the gears, once I've done that, pump the tyres and put the bar tape on.
Anyway, here she is more or less assembled.
Put it straight in the stand when I got home tonight
Spent the evening putting it together, few minor problems, the cranks are old, and the shimano BB is too wide, I measured it, but the tapers are different. Need new BB. Also the dish on the rear wheel is wrong. Also don't have a tool to get the crown race on properly, I thought of trying to tighten the headset to force it on, but then figured I'd ruin the bearings. Trip to an LBS tomorrow to sort them out. Any tips on a good one on the Wirral, thinking of Birkenhead Cycles if they're ok?
Only got a couple of things to do now, need to put the cable guide on the BB tomorrow, and cable up the gears, once I've done that, pump the tyres and put the bar tape on.
Anyway, here she is more or less assembled.
