What Have You Fettled Today?
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Elybazza61
Guru
Basically cleaned winter crap off three bikes.
HarryTheDog
Guru
- Location
- Basildon Essex
On Friday whilst commuting my bike started to vibrate and make a noise when free wheeling at speed above 20mph. I did not have time over the weekend to look at it but today I had to stay at home ofr the burglar alarm people so carried out a full investigation and clean up of the bike.
I took the freehub apart and found the pawls and teeth of the freehub body looked ok, though the springs may have felt a bit weak. cleaned it up, bit of light teflon grase and the dam thing still does it when I spin it up fast when on the workstand. Oh well off to the LBS with that I have exhaused my experise on that. I had to move tyre and cassette onto a spare wheel so I can use it tomorrow.
I then investigated my right pedal as I got the odd creaking noise from it, Oh thats simple I thought its wobbly ( Speedplay pedal) I'll just tighten it. turned out it was not the pedal. The metal thread insert in the carbon crank was coming adrift. On googling I find this is fairly common on FSA K Force Lights. I bought them secondhand 5 years ago so cant moan too much. I had 3 cranksets hanging around, 2 were too long ( 172.5) but found a nearly brand new Shimano 170mm but in silver that came off my wifes bike. Luckily I had BB bearings to suit. Didnt like the 50/34 rings so put the 52/36 off my old crank, then decided chainring really was too worn so put a new one I had bought a while ago on. See comparison below. Finally the bike is ready but looks a bit wierd with a mainly black bike with silver crankset and black chainrings.
I took the freehub apart and found the pawls and teeth of the freehub body looked ok, though the springs may have felt a bit weak. cleaned it up, bit of light teflon grase and the dam thing still does it when I spin it up fast when on the workstand. Oh well off to the LBS with that I have exhaused my experise on that. I had to move tyre and cassette onto a spare wheel so I can use it tomorrow.
I then investigated my right pedal as I got the odd creaking noise from it, Oh thats simple I thought its wobbly ( Speedplay pedal) I'll just tighten it. turned out it was not the pedal. The metal thread insert in the carbon crank was coming adrift. On googling I find this is fairly common on FSA K Force Lights. I bought them secondhand 5 years ago so cant moan too much. I had 3 cranksets hanging around, 2 were too long ( 172.5) but found a nearly brand new Shimano 170mm but in silver that came off my wifes bike. Luckily I had BB bearings to suit. Didnt like the 50/34 rings so put the 52/36 off my old crank, then decided chainring really was too worn so put a new one I had bought a while ago on. See comparison below. Finally the bike is ready but looks a bit wierd with a mainly black bike with silver crankset and black chainrings.
Spoked Wheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bournemouth
My Tortec mudguards arrived yesterday and I fitted them on my lunch brake. Much easier to fit than the SKS mudguards. It took 40 minutes and they look great. The SKS took 2 hrs + several attempts to make it better over the last 2 years and they still look cr4p.
Only criticism of the Tortec so far is that the bolts they provide aren't long enough for some bikes. Good job I had what was left over from the SKS set.
To be fear to SKS I think my biggest mistake was trusting Wiggle with the measuring. I wanted to ride 28c tyres so I bought what Wiggle suggested. The wheels were always rubbing so I swapped tyres to 25c. I read the other day that you should buy the next size up, which makes total sense.
I now believe that if I had bought the next size up, that would have been under 1 hr job.
Only criticism of the Tortec so far is that the bolts they provide aren't long enough for some bikes. Good job I had what was left over from the SKS set.
To be fear to SKS I think my biggest mistake was trusting Wiggle with the measuring. I wanted to ride 28c tyres so I bought what Wiggle suggested. The wheels were always rubbing so I swapped tyres to 25c. I read the other day that you should buy the next size up, which makes total sense.
I now believe that if I had bought the next size up, that would have been under 1 hr job.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
I had a rattling & loose riv-nut on the chainstay bridge on my Giant Revolt. I have emailed the company who sold me the bike in May 2015 to see about a warranty repair, but in the meantime managed to silence it with a dribble of superglue before screwing the mudguard back on. The guards have only been on for a couple of months so it is a bit disappointing that the riv-nut has worked loose. It does not look like an easy repair to me, if the Giant frame warranty does not respond to the claim.
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Saturday rather than today. Fitted a new cassette and chain to the commuting bike, Weldon. I've got another cassette for Lelly but can't decide if it's time for a new one yet. The gears aren't misbehaving as I also repaired the damage I did to the lever by hitting a big pothole near Ebbsfleet.
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Deleted member 1258
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After my close encounter with the hedge trimmings on Tuesday the Fixed was brought in tonight, the tyres were checked for anything that might be in the tyre that hadn't got through, the tyre pressures, wheel alignment and chain tension were checked and tweaked. And the new pair of Koolstop Salmons were fitted to the front.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
fitted 2 prs of tytres to 2 bikes
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Not a major task, I fitted koolstops pads to the rear of my bike.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Psycolist
NINJA BYKALIST
- Location
- North Essex
Had my first proper off road outing yesterday, and again today, then had to spend hours trying to clean the mud and grit out of the moving parts. My bike performed faultlessly, as usual, a shame my legs didn't perform quite as well. 
Anyone got any tips of getting the grit out of the chain ring teeth, anything that is not quite as tedious as individually wiping out each individual tooth with a rag pad. At least it was a reasonably sunny while I was working on it, sunnier than while I was riding actually. A very pleasant weekend all round.
Anyone got any tips of getting the grit out of the chain ring teeth, anything that is not quite as tedious as individually wiping out each individual tooth with a rag pad. At least it was a reasonably sunny while I was working on it, sunnier than while I was riding actually. A very pleasant weekend all round.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Nothing (again).
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
One puncture patched - the replacement tube I was going to use went in the bin as it had been in the saddle bag for so long that the multi-tool had rubbed through the plastic bag and ruined the tube.
Two bikes de-mudded and lubed.
Two bikes de-mudded and lubed.
