What Have You Fettled Today?
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Illaveago
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- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I have been cleaning up an old BSA Tour De France frame that I picked up on eBay. I intended to use the parts to make up a Carlton frame. I've lent it to my brother for the time being. In the meantime whilst cleaning the bitsI have discovered that the bike has seen little use. The paintwork is rusty and tatty and a
horrible orange suggesting that the bike had been ridden and then stored in a damp shed over the years.
I have left some of the chrome parts soaking in rust removing gel at the moment they have a few rust spots in places. The ally bits are still bright and shiny.
horrible orange suggesting that the bike had been ridden and then stored in a damp shed over the years.
I have left some of the chrome parts soaking in rust removing gel at the moment they have a few rust spots in places. The ally bits are still bright and shiny.
Mattonsea
Über Member
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- New Forest
Since the kids have all taken to cycling ,the work had quadrupled . So today was MY DAY of fettling , ready for a trip to Winchester a complete rebuild was put back together , and new cages!!
Feck me Matt, way to put pressure on a man! Mind you, if all your bolts aren't tight, the first quarter mile of our ride will find them out.
Does looking up the message formats for the Di2 Ant+ private protocol count as fettling?
Mattonsea
Über Member
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- New Forest
No that's just reading.....
Illaveago
Guru
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- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
It's raining, listening to Aneka Rice, haven't fully woken up yet but I've made the coffees.
raleighnut
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- One of the 'Elite'
Fitted the new track pedals to the Raleigh Equipe, starting back on 2 wheels with the dodgy leg is scary enough without being clipped in. 
these, in a fetching red anodised finish, only cost me £12.99 in the Leicester store
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fwe/alloy-track-pedal-ec040114
these, in a fetching red anodised finish, only cost me £12.99 in the Leicester store
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fwe/alloy-track-pedal-ec040114
stumpy66
Veteran
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- Lanarkshire
Cleaned and regressed the headset on my defy, stripped the rear hub on my genesis (105/Mavic open pro) cleaned out, fresh grease and cleaned the cassette. Just the front hub and headset and that's it ready for the winter runs.
Took the cranks off my Sabbath, cleaned and refitted- hopefully dry tomorrow so I can get a run instead of cleaning them
Took the cranks off my Sabbath, cleaned and refitted- hopefully dry tomorrow so I can get a run instead of cleaning them
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Had a go at the Carlton. The stem and seat post were seized in ,gave the thread on the forks a good wire brush to remove rust sprayed it and the seat
Tube a good spray with W D40 and let it soak in. Sprayed up inside the forks to let it penetrate from the other side. Returned later fitted an old wheel in the forks
An old pair of straight handlebars in the stem and twist. I was lucky some slight movement, a bit more spray twist the other way and out it came, a nice rusty colour. Fitted an old saddle to the seat post and out it came. I thought that I was going to have resort to more extreme measures.
Tube a good spray with W D40 and let it soak in. Sprayed up inside the forks to let it penetrate from the other side. Returned later fitted an old wheel in the forks
An old pair of straight handlebars in the stem and twist. I was lucky some slight movement, a bit more spray twist the other way and out it came, a nice rusty colour. Fitted an old saddle to the seat post and out it came. I thought that I was going to have resort to more extreme measures.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Aero bars fitted to the Wilier Izoard for tomorrow's 50TT plus checking to make sure it's OK.
Also a different rear brake caliper (Tektro R556 vs Miche Performance) fitted to the winter Eastway R4.0 as the Miche was catching on the rear tyre a bit.
Also a different rear brake caliper (Tektro R556 vs Miche Performance) fitted to the winter Eastway R4.0 as the Miche was catching on the rear tyre a bit.
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Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
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- Land of Lincoln
I have been fighting the cranks off my Trek Marlin 29er since I got it, PB Blaster, leaving the crankarm puller on the bike, a four foot persuader/cheater bar, all the usual things would not work. Time to call in my force of last resort...
The angle grinder does what time, patience, and loving care will not, while filling the garage with sparks and metal dust. What's not to love? And, I got to wear the whole metalworking outfit, leather gloves, goggles, mask. After an hour of cutting, and a couple of taps with a hammer, all was resolved without damage to the bicycle. The BB was shot, the pedals were broken and seized, and the crankset was corroded in place. Then I threw a temporary crankset in just to see how this bicycle rides with good running gear and pedals, and it was fantastic. I love riding this bicycle. Proper size BB on order, in for a penny, in for a pound.
The angle grinder does what time, patience, and loving care will not, while filling the garage with sparks and metal dust. What's not to love? And, I got to wear the whole metalworking outfit, leather gloves, goggles, mask. After an hour of cutting, and a couple of taps with a hammer, all was resolved without damage to the bicycle. The BB was shot, the pedals were broken and seized, and the crankset was corroded in place. Then I threw a temporary crankset in just to see how this bicycle rides with good running gear and pedals, and it was fantastic. I love riding this bicycle. Proper size BB on order, in for a penny, in for a pound.
Illaveago
Guru
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- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Gravity Aided said:I have been fighting the cranks off my Trek Marlin 29er since I got it, PB Blaster, leaving the crankarm puller on the bike, a four foot persuader/cheater bar, all the usual things would not work. Time to call in my force of last resort...
The angle grinder does what time, patience, and loving care will not, while filling the garage with sparks and metal dust. What's not to love? And, I got to wear the whole metalworking outfit, leather gloves, goggles, mask. After an hour of cutting, and a couple of taps with a hammer, all was resolved without damage to the bicycle. The BB was shot, the pedals were broken and seized, and the crankset was corroded in place. Then I threw a temporary crankset in just to see how this bicycle rides with good running gear and pedals, and it was fantastic. I love riding this bicycle. Proper size BB on order, in for a penny, in for a pound.
A bit drastic but then if its the only option left ! At least it worked out alright in the end. They dont make things easy by putting that chain wheel in the way.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
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- Land of Lincoln
When all else has been tried, and the BB is not very functional, this seems to be the best choice, although some folks probably wouldn't care for cutting red-hot steel in a shower of sparks, it's kind of my upbringing.
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
It came off today, and after being attacked with wire wool and grease is now running smoothly. We observed that the black Brooks briefcase really needed a black Brooks saddle, so the brown one was switched to my straight handlebar hack road bike (brown saddle and mauve frame? Not entirely sure). I failed to identify what was causing the slow puncture on the front wheel of my main road bike, but I added rim tape anyway and rubbed down a burr in the rim - which should have been nowhere near the tube. I also found a few flints, one of which might have been the problem. I mounted my new SON dynamo wheel to the bike in preparation for next weekend's FNRttC, along with the Schmidt light, and also swapped the Carradice mount onto my smaller bag from the big touring bag.
Then I took advantage of having the GT85 in my hand to cure the very annoying creaking loo door which has been bugging us for several years. Let's see if RVW notices in real life before she reads about it here....
Kevoffthetee
On the road to nowhere
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
dowsed my rear wheel hub in wet lube after soaking it in GT85 for a few days. I had a horrible scratchy noise on the last club run and that was the last thing I could think was some fine grit in the sealed hub?
it done the trick and all was quiet except the clunking of 2nd 3rd 4th cog on the rear cassette as the gear cables must have stretched and I didn't have time to sort them
it done the trick and all was quiet except the clunking of 2nd 3rd 4th cog on the rear cassette as the gear cables must have stretched and I didn't have time to sort them
