What Have You Fettled Today?

[redvision95]

I've spent some time building a hack bike today.
Nicked a few bikes out of my brothers (@hedder2212 ) scrap pile. Using his old Raleigh Mantis as the base for the bike.
Wheels from a "Gola" full suspension BSO with some nice beefy Kenda tyres. Some shiny V-Brake callipers with Clarke Levers fitted, New Cables and pads. Going to eventually just junk the front dérailleur when I find a suitable Single Chainring Crankset, but for now its stuck in one gear at the front with no gear cable or lever. 6 Speed on the rear for now running in friction mode. Some Bar ends from another Junker in the pile. Handlebars came off of a 20 inch BSO as did the rear dérailleur. I only wanted a bike that I could leave locked with a crappy lock in a rather................. undesirable area and I've got just that. Total cost = £9. Just need to find some grips on one of the bikes in the scrap pile and job is done.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Three bikes cleaned and lubricated then I replaced the brakes and levers on the knockabout bike. I had the new parts for Christmas but didn't want to fit them until the worst of the winter weather was over.

That just leaves the handlebar, frame and forks from the original bike now.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Raleigh Technium cleaned, lubed, and adjusted for the summer. I brought it up from the trainer in the basement as I hardly had to use the trainer this year, winter was not that bad .I set about checking the rear wheel for true and round, as well as all the usual. The I fitted some 28mm tires and checked the bearings. I also opened and greased the bottom bracket. This is one of the few bicycles I have not converted to a sealed BB. I also worked on the steerer tube, and re-greased those bearings as well as the quill stem. I then cleaned the bicycle and moved my Trek Marlin winter bike to the basement. I replaced it in the garage with the Raleigh Technium. Spring has arrived, in my neck of the woods.

 

[martint235]

New saddle fitted to Lelly and replaced rear brake blocks. Was going to replace the chain and cassette and front brakes but couldn't be bothered. Cut the lawn instead

 

[redvision95]

Changed the brake cable routing on the rear brake of the hack bike. Cable tying it to the frame instead of it going through the internal frame routing. I can now do "mad skidz" as the local youth call it.

 

[cyberknight]

Did my drop bar conversion on the subway, in the photo gallery .

 

[IBarrett]

New rear cassette fitted on the weekend bike yesterday by the LBS so this morning I oiled the chain and tweaked the back brake. It was lovely to ride on today. No more crunching gears. Perfick

 

[KneesUp]

Got all the bikes and bits of bikes out of the shed to assess what needs doing. Put them all away again.

 

[Deanie81084]

Yesterday new rear casette and train.
This morning adjustment to the rear brakes, pads will need to be replaced soon.

 

[Elybazza61]

Yesterday put the Helium back together;new wheels,saddle,chain and chainset all on.Just got to adjust the rear brake and it's ready for a test ride;put the old bar tape on at the mo,will put the new matching black DSP on when it's properly set-up.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I gave the Birdy a bit of a seeing to this morning, having cruelly neglected it in its filthy state for a week. The wee beastie runs smooth and silent again now.

I've also talked son 2 through repairing his puncture on the phone - he can strip a gun and bivouac for fun on his cadet fieldcraft but something as simple as tyre levers and patches ............

 

[Elybazza61]

Yesterday put the Helium back together;new wheels,saddle,chain and chainset all on.Just got to adjust the rear brake and it's ready for a test ride;put the old bar tape on at the mo,will put the new matching black DSP on when it's properly set-up.

Now mostly done with just some adjustments after a first shake down run;

That's the third time I've uploaded that now.

 

[Mark Grant]

I replaced the BB on a tiny Specialised Hot Rock, belongs to a 5 or 6 year old boy we know.

 

[Pennine-Paul]

Replaced the bb on the fixie,the last one only lasted a month!
The one previous to that 14 months

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

After the mudguard problem yesterday (described here) I had a quick look in the shed and was delighted to find an old one with just the fixings I needed. It's all been secured and adjusted plus the brake blocks tinkered with (filing off a lip that had formed through wear - new ones needed before long) and it's all ready to ride again.

I suspect it's probably about time to think about retiring the current guards. They are both doing their job just fine but the front was damaged in a crash over four years ago so looks bad where it is delaminating.