What Have You Fettled Today?

[Gravity Aided]

Sandpaper and steel wool today in auld Fujiland. Most all ready for paint on Wednesday. Weather permitting. Also cleaning fittings for the Specialized Expedition project, and the single speed should be complete this afternoon, and test ridden.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Single speed is great. As it's an old Carlton/Raleigh Grand Prix from 1972, it's light, and maneuverable to a point just short of being squirrely.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I turned the high limit screw on my commuter's front derailleur anticlockwise by a quarter-turn.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Fitted adjustable stem to bike I intend to use on turbo following hip replacement op. + 60" - so bars now almost level with saddle, and I've left them pointing upwards so as to reduce the reach. It really looks ugly! Mate visiting tomorrow to help me fit the bike on the turbo, then I've got to work out how to get my leg over, (as it were ).

 

[arch684]

Fitted an ultegra chainset and bb also new cassette and chain

 

[raleighnut]

Took the TT bike out of hibernation and gave it a lookover/clean and adjust, not had it out for nearly 3yrs.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Took the TT bike out of hibernation and gave it a lookover/clean and adjust, not had it out for nearly 3yrs. View attachment 138365

Did anyone ever mention to you that your TT bike has antlers?

 

[raleighnut]

Did anyone ever mention to you that your TT bike has antlers?

It ended up that way through trying to get 'comfy' on it, I'd originally fitted 'Aero' extensions with the bar-ends in em and proper 'bar end' brake levers in the Bullhorns but couldn't get on with those so fitted the changers in the end of the handlebars and used 'interrupter' brakes as the only levers.
The handlebars then got rotated until I found the most comfortable angle for me on that bike.
The top thingy is a mount for lights as I was riding a 12-15 mile 'loop' at night when the roads were at their quietest.

 

[Starchivore]

Got a standard apollo Halford's mountain bike, new boxed from a friend, for my girlfriend.

I'm not much of a practical man. But it's now all set up.... apart from the bleeding front brake! After much puzzling, I've realised that I'm not crazy, the cable housing is several inches too long! I didn't expect that from a brand new bike.

Took me a while to figure out as I'm not really used to these centre-pull style brakes. Am going to trim the housing down this week.... first time for everything- wish me luck.

 

[arch684]

Fitted a front mech to my giant rincon mtn bike which is now a flat bar road bike with 3x9 and 48,38,28 chain rings

 

[Elybazza61]

Trek mutant'shopper' hybrid near enough done and given a run yesterday plus Planet X xls cleaned and lubed for more commutes and the better halfs' Liv given a quick clean,will prob give the Weigh ss a quick check tonight for tomorrows commute.

 

[rb58]

My £20 Raleigh has new tyres and brake blocks, tripling its value.

 

[Starchivore]

Got a standard apollo Halford's mountain bike, new boxed from a friend, for my girlfriend.

I'm not much of a practical man. But it's now all set up.... apart from the bleeding front brake! After much puzzling, I've realised that I'm not crazy, the cable housing is several inches too long! I didn't expect that from a brand new bike.

Took me a while to figure out as I'm not really used to these centre-pull style brakes. Am going to trim the housing down this week.... first time for everything- wish me luck.

Right, I was completely wrong as usual. The cable housing was the right length. I hadn't fitted the thingy into the thingy at the front of the bike. Yeah.

So nearly all done now. I should really try to learn.

 

[Jenkins]

Replaced the rim tape on both (Superstar Components) wheels on the commuter Van Nicholas. Great wheels, let down by poor tape as both these and the pair fitted to my PlanetX suffered blowouts caused by the tape slipping and exposing the spoke holes.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Considered purchasing a used lawn tractor. More fettling on the way soon.