Elybazza61
Guru
Yesterday I re-set up the rear mech on the other halfs Avail after her spill and gave the XLS a quick rub down before this weeks commutes.
What Have You Fettled Today?
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First days commuting on my fixed since my fettling session, its back in stealth mode, smooth as silk and quieter than a church mouse.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Started to get some worrying grinding noise in the headset and some rust coloured water from it. I'm rubbish at fettling so with some trepidation I checked the GCN youtube vid and opened up the headset.
They get dirty don't they? Cleaned it all up, regreased the bearings. But they looked knackered.
Went for a ride today and the headset was crap, probably even worse then before. So I took the bearings out and went to the LBS (the bearings have no serial numbers). Got the nearest replacements and then I fitted them myself and reassembled the headset. Good as gold
They get dirty don't they? Cleaned it all up, regreased the bearings. But they looked knackered.
Went for a ride today and the headset was crap, probably even worse then before. So I took the bearings out and went to the LBS (the bearings have no serial numbers). Got the nearest replacements and then I fitted them myself and reassembled the headset. Good as gold
A long fettling day today.
The Van Nich was stripped down and completely cleaned, greased and re-lubed after the very mucky night ride from Cambridge to Home.
The commuter was also stripped down. Including one of my favourite fettling jobs... cleaning and greasing the wheel hub bearings. Also swapped over the rear derailleur (Shimano 105) to an Ultegra one that I had lying around spare.
I noticed that the chain was stretched and the cassette was a bit worn, so new ones on order. Along with new brake and gear cables. Might as well give the bike a little overhaul. So that will be next weekends job,
The Van Nich was stripped down and completely cleaned, greased and re-lubed after the very mucky night ride from Cambridge to Home.
The commuter was also stripped down. Including one of my favourite fettling jobs... cleaning and greasing the wheel hub bearings. Also swapped over the rear derailleur (Shimano 105) to an Ultegra one that I had lying around spare.
I noticed that the chain was stretched and the cassette was a bit worn, so new ones on order. Along with new brake and gear cables. Might as well give the bike a little overhaul. So that will be next weekends job,
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
I saved myself some fettling today by using the commuter for my ride today as it was already filthy from last week, and it can stay filthy until next weekend, will mickle the chain as needs be during the week.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Not exactly fettling but I cleaned my bike again. The chain/cassette seemed to have stayed fairly clean after yesterday's drenching and cleaning but the frame/wheels seemed dirtier than yesterday :-/
hedder2212
Senior Member
- Location
- Walsall
Took the front brake pads off ready for a new set to go on tommorrow. Ive worn them down good an proper 
Psycolist
NINJA BYKALIST
- Location
- North Essex
A miserable week........no fettling, no riding, just work, work, work, 
( i'm in the postal / delivery sector ) & the only riding I have managed was to and from work, To cap it all my Mrs decided to agree to have the grandchildren stay over Saturday night, 
so that mum and dad could get their Christmas shopping done ! So after I finished work on Saturday there were games of Monoploy, Snakes and Ladders, Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur, Pac Man and Ludo to play, and deliberately lose at. 
Sunday had been set aside for putting up the decorations, so spent all day making sure the 3 & 6 year olds didn't fall off ladders or hammer pins into the dining table, trying to get last years lights to work, then once they had gone home at about 5-30, take everything down and do it all properly, then clear up all the mess from their overnighter. 
So at 8-30, sitting down to an early supper, late dinner of Beans on toast before falling exhausted into bed, ready for the morning alarm to go off. Best weekend since we had them stay over in the summer hols.
( i'm in the postal / delivery sector ) & the only riding I have managed was to and from work, To cap it all my Mrs decided to agree to have the grandchildren stay over Saturday night, so that mum and dad could get their Christmas shopping done ! So after I finished work on Saturday there were games of Monoploy, Snakes and Ladders, Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur, Pac Man and Ludo to play, and deliberately lose at. Sunday had been set aside for putting up the decorations, so spent all day making sure the 3 & 6 year olds didn't fall off ladders or hammer pins into the dining table, trying to get last years lights to work, then once they had gone home at about 5-30, take everything down and do it all properly, then clear up all the mess from their overnighter. So at 8-30, sitting down to an early supper, late dinner of Beans on toast before falling exhausted into bed, ready for the morning alarm to go off. Best weekend since we had them stay over in the summer hols.
Elybazza61
Guru
Cleaned and fettled the Icarus after this week-ends rides;got to change the tube in the rear tyre as the valve is faulty.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I feel for you, I used to work in the photographic business, and things were non-stop from our Thanksgiving until New Years. Then slow until people went stir crazy in February, and went on vacations to Florida and the Caribbean.A miserable week........no fettling, no riding, just work, work, work,
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Did a little more work on a camping stove project, decorated the house, and put up a new mailbox, as the old one was rusty. The new mailbox is plastic.
contadino
Veteran
- Location
- Chesterfield
I just managed to take around 95% of a buckle out of my back wheel and got the front one pretty much spot on.
This is a job that I've been bricking myself about as the wheels are old, my only set, and two LBSs have said the wheels were not fixable. On top of that the wheels are 27" ones which don't exist here in Italy so replacements have to come from Germany or the UK. I've never done any wheel truing before.
Armed with a spoke key and a couple of YouTube videos I gave it a shot and am pretty impressed with myself.
I think that maybe one of the spokes on the back wheel is borked at the rim end, as it just seems to unwind any tightening I applied so I'm going to investigate whether that's something I can address myself. That's why I couldn't get that wheel spot on.
Very chuffed with myself.
This is a job that I've been bricking myself about as the wheels are old, my only set, and two LBSs have said the wheels were not fixable. On top of that the wheels are 27" ones which don't exist here in Italy so replacements have to come from Germany or the UK. I've never done any wheel truing before.
Armed with a spoke key and a couple of YouTube videos I gave it a shot and am pretty impressed with myself.
I think that maybe one of the spokes on the back wheel is borked at the rim end, as it just seems to unwind any tightening I applied so I'm going to investigate whether that's something I can address myself. That's why I couldn't get that wheel spot on.
Very chuffed with myself.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Cleaned and lubed the bike after a wet ride. Doh, I'd forgotten that I was going to change the chain, did that after tea.
Psycolist
NINJA BYKALIST
- Location
- North Essex
Last bike cleaning session of the year. mickled chains and greased/loobed the cables, checked all my tyre pressures
tweeked a couple of spokes to remove a slight wobble, adjusted brakes, just a general check over 
of all the working parts. Had a sweep around the workshop and general tidy up. 
Hoping for many cycle and bikel related goodies to come my way over the next few days. That should include several storage items that will help free up some precious space. I thought I would take the opportunity to wish all members of this forum a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS 
and hope you all have a very GOOD NEW YEAR ! 
See you all in 2016
tweeked a couple of spokes to remove a slight wobble, adjusted brakes, just a general check over of all the working parts. Had a sweep around the workshop and general tidy up. Hoping for many cycle and bikel related goodies to come my way over the next few days. That should include several storage items that will help free up some precious space. I thought I would take the opportunity to wish all members of this forum a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS and hope you all have a very GOOD NEW YEAR ! See you all in 2016
Pumpkin the robot
Guru
Fitted the new Dura ace calipers I got for the bike a few months ago. Removed the chainset and cassette, cleaned and lubed them and put them back on. Traced a squeak that I thought was a DI2 cable rubbing on the inside of the frame to the rear brake cable ferrule, which was corroding in the frame. Replaced that and applied a bit of grease around it.
