What Have You Fettled Today?

[Alberto Balsam]

Glad it's not just me that gets the owd 'surprise rain'. T'was the story of my life through winter..

 

[RoubaixCube]

Got the new bike in, Built it - took a long break and had a few cups of tea and only just now finished switching the tyres over to Rubino Pro's & adding M540 pedals. The pedals are just a placeholder for the time being.

Not quite skilled in the tuning of brakes just yet so Imma leave that to my LBS when i take it to them either this sunday (if theres no SLR)

Actually this is piss easy (after watching a youtube vid)

I should have the tools needed to swap the wheels over tomorrow. I need to pick them up from evanscycles, so i'll get around to switching the wheels around when i have a moment. Sadly I dont think i'll have it ready to take out on the SLR as im back to work again for the next 3 days and sunday will literally be my next day off. I dont think i'll chance taking it on the road with wonky brakes either.

It shall be ready for the ball!

 

[RoubaixCube]

tried to remove the wheels off my triban for a swap. Couldnt get the front wheel off the Triban so gave up. Tuned the brakes on the cube, Im still using the Mavic Aksium Elite wheels but im putting a lot of pressure on them if i decide to take the bike out on the road. According to Mavic - I must not exceed 18 stone on the wheels so im already pushing it.

Im done messing with the bike for tonight, I'll try mess with it again tomorrow after work. Though the temptation to ride the cube to work is pretty hard to dismiss as it will/should be a nice day tomorrow...

Ive also not sorted out the insurance for the bike yet and if im going to take this baby out then i will NEED some insurance on the thing. last thing i need is to have it written off on the first ride by an idiot driver and im stuck paying for a bike on finance that doesnt exist anymore

 

[13 rider]

In prep for my new wheels for my roadie I treated it to some new brake blocks . Put new wheel and cassette on and now struggling in get gears smooth a may need a new chain ? .The original done 2300 miles so it might be time . Stopped for a coffee before another go at indexing
Edit
After more adjusting bit the bullet and new chain acquired from Lbs fitted and everything now running smooth and changing OK. Hopefully test ride later.
Wheels are Alex rims from superstar components replacing original giant pr2 wheel with giant tyres . gone for continental GP tyres on new wheels

 

[HLaB]

I used an older wheel for flanders last week and put a new free hub body changed the tyre and usedthe cassette from the other wheels which had been running smooth with my current chain. In between the turbo cassette was slipping last night so I transferred the good cassete chain combo to that. Tonight was easier I put the cassette on my better wheels, puth them back on the bike and pumped the tyres up :-)

 

[palinurus]

Bolt holding my headlamp was seized. Although I bent and partly rounded off my allen key I persisted and triumphed! (this generally never happens)

Stuck it back in with some anti-sieze stuff on the threads.

Tomorrow fitting mudguards. fark my luck.

 

[DCLane]

Prepped the Principia TT2 Light for it's first TT tomorrow; this one on the V910 course near Garforth.

Then prepped my son's Argon for his race at Elland.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Noticed the front brake lightly rubbing against the front tyre this morning. Just checked it out and had to re-align the pads and adjust the calipers. All running smoothly now!

 

[palinurus]

Fitted my mudguards. Thought I'd be clever and use the quick-release safety things on the rear as well so I could pull the wheel out easily if I puncture (fixed so wheel comes out the back way). After I finished realised they stopped me getting my 15 mm ring spanner onto the nut so I'd have to undo them anyway. Had cut stays to length beforehand so they'll stay that way.

 

[clid61]

New chain , 9 speed long cage xt rear mech and new 10 speed 12,34 cassette. My mountain goat gearing for the Atlas mountains in 10 days

 

[13 rider]

New chain , 9 speed long cage xt rear mech and new 10 speed 12,34 cassette. My mountain goat gearing for the Atlas mountains in 10 days View attachment 124248

Wow thay s some granny gear ! Is that 34 front 34 rear . That should get you up anything

 

[betty swollocks]

I finally had enough of rattling panniers because the pannier hooks do not clamp over the rack rails tight enough, even with the spacers provided. So, out came the sugru, which stuffed into the hooks and left to harden, gives the tightest possible fit.
Job done!

 

[clid61]

Wow thay s some granny gear ! Is that 34 front 34 rear . That should get you up anything

I wish 36 34 ,close though . Been in the atlas mountains last 2 years on a compact and 11/28 on my road bike . struggling now tbh ! So taking the comfort bike

 

[DCLane]

Fitted bar tape to the Raleigh Medale and test-rode it down the street. All's good.

I've also polished the rims with Brasso. Finished photo:

 

[palinurus]

Fettled my brain today by falling asleep on a sun lounger in the garden.

Cleaned a couple of bikes too, but for forms sake and not with any particular gusto.