What Have You Fettled Today?

[Supersuperleeds]

Changed the brake pads on our lasses bike, also cleaned the rims and the chain as well. The rims were disgustingly filthy and along with one of the pads being down to the metal no wonder she had been complaining about them to me.

Also cut the grass so I should have earned a few brownie points today

 

[Thorn Sherpa]

View media item 9858Panniers were delivered today just in time for the night shift

 

[confusedcyclist]

My Disc Trucker was shifting poorly.
I tweaked the front derailleur, sorted an annoying problem where the chain wouldn't drop into smallest chain ring unless rapidly shifting through rear cassette cogs; I think it was too much tension in the front cable, and error during the last service, had to release the cable, wind in the barrel a little, fasten the cable back up, and tweak the barrel one last time.

Rear derailleur barrel adjuster tweaked too as dropping gears was becoming a little tardy as the bike had fresh cables when I serviced it last.

Also I decided to fit the kryptonite D-lock frame mount, really disappointed with it because I can't get a single water bottle on the down or seat tube when the lock is mounted, on the flip side, I'm only likely to use the mount for short rides to the shops so can leave the bottle behind, annoying though. I noticed the D lock itself rattles quite badly, so I taped a piece of rubber to the contacting surfaces, hey presto, silent D lock during transportation.

The bike needs a good clean down, maybe another day

 

[gavroche]

I put some end bars on my Boardman Comp. No chance to test it yet due to wet weather.

 

[Bodhbh]

Trying to make my AyUp lights a bit more friendly to other road-users in time for the winter commute. To that end, made a couple of hoods out of nickel tubing. Intial experiments indicate they cut out the top 3rd of the beam - although I still need to play around with them a little bit, perhaps angling the hoods down.

It's never gonna be perfect without proper optics, but hopefully can run them on full power as required and/or don't have to keep them pointed at the floor.

 

[youngoldbloke]

I'd get a lighter lamp bracket than that one if I were you ........

 

[bpsmith]

Fitted a longer stem to bike 1, after reassembling the compression bung within the steerer.

Fitted a new lower headset bearing to bike 2, and cut down the carbon steerer whilst at it, using what I learnt above to move the compression bung. Whilst all apart, I fitted new Ultegra calipers.

The problem is now, which do I test first tomorrow night?

 

[Illaveago]

I have just managed to put a home made transfer onto frame. It has been a bit of a long drawn out process as the transfer paper I bought failed to separate and left the backing paper on . I reverted to an old method of using gummed parcel tape.
I soaked the transfer in a bowl of warm water this morning. It took a lot of soaking and persuasion before it began to slide but it looks quite good now it is in place. I will lacquer over the transfers once I have finished.

 

[cyberknight]

Re stripped , greased an torqued the new BB and chainset .
Its been in a week and was developing a creak , bedding in i guess ( or hope )

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The 'Puncture Goblin' has visited my CGR
The front tyre's been soft a couple of times. but not overly so

I went to get it out this morning, having not used it yesterday (but did ride it on Thursday), & it was bereft of air
(It's on Aksium disc/Schwalbe Durano Raceguard '28')
I didn't have a suitably sized tube, as up to press/buying it in March, I've been on '23' sections
Therefore one such tube went in

I did notice though, a couple of 'high-spots', as I was out
I think it's because the tube has had to s-t-r-e-t-c-h to occupy the tyre volume, the usual bulbous sections came into being

Oh well, one 'P' in 7 months riding, of all sorts/even through the local woods/along river bank, I guess it's okay

That said, I've not looked at the original tube yet, to see if it's on the inner, or outer, face

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The 'Puncture Goblin' has visited my CGR

I did notice though, a couple of 'high-spots', as I was out
I think it's because the tube has had to s-t-r-e-t-c-h to occupy the tyre volume, the usual bulbous sections came into being

That said, I've not looked at the original tube yet, to see if it's on the inner, or outer, face

I've spent an hour, with an appropriately sized tube, trying to get rid of the high spots
Seemingly no matter what I've tried they remain...........
Albeit, not as prominent now

(pinhole puncture was on internal face)

 

[numbnuts]

Just fixed my 12v horn, it is really loud now
and got the left hand indicators working again on my trike.

 

[Leaway2]

My front SKS raceblade mudguard got snapped in the bike shed at work. I noticed that our company mug coasters are made from thin Ally, I hammered it into a curve using a brush stale as a pattern. Trimmed it down to the correct size. drilled and fitted 6 nylon nuts and bolts.

 

[GuyBoden]

Replaced rear spoke on a Shimano Uniglide hubside, sometimes I find it easier to take the whole hub out than remove the old stubborn cogs.
Greased the bearings (again) while I was assembling the hub.
Disassembled, cleaned, straightenned the rear gears, added a new gear cable and a new down shifter lever.
All greased and oiled liberally.
Chain cleaned and soaked in Wax and oil, (My special Winter mix.)
Took the bike out for a spin in the windy weather. I was blown away.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I've spent an hour, with an appropriately sized tube, trying to get rid of the high spots
Seemingly no matter what I've tried they remain...........
Albeit, not as prominent now

(pinhole puncture was on internal face)

Had another play about yesterday evening, trying to reseat it
I even used talcum powder to let the beading slide a bit
It's better, but not perfect