What Have You Fettled Today?

[graham bowers]

Finally sorted the indexing on my 6700 Ultegra equipped Trek road bike. I'd fitted a Tiagra 4700 rear mech to use with an 11-34t cassette. After much messing about I discovered today that 4700 rear mech has a different pull ratio to all other Shimano 10 speed road stuff. I'd read previously, on older pages, that all 10 speed stuff was compatible..........Popped the 6700 mech back on and adjusted the L screw so it won't shift further than the 30t sprocket and its as sweet as it should be. Just need to order a 12/30 cassette.

 

[the stupid one]

Fitted new brake blocks to the Mustang then straightened out a couple of wobbles in the front wheel. Eventually. That's a job I'd need to do more frequently to get my head around, good grief.

 

[Lavender Rose]

More scrubbing of the handlebar tape, oiling the chain and polishing of the wheel rims on the Diverge after it's big trip!...Beautification's really

 

[Alan O]

I picked up a pair of Continental Sport Contact tyres a couple of months ago when I found them for sale at £10 each. They're 42x559, which fit my two 26" wheel bikes. As they're a lot more supple than the Land Cruisers I've been MTBing on so far this year, I thought they might be a bit of fun during the summer as most of the surfaces I ride on tend to dry and harden.

I put them on my GT Avalanche yesterday, but I managed to grunge up and/or displace the disc brake pads somehow, so I got a horrible noise from the front wheel - not a great start. But today I've taken the wheel off again and cleaned things out, and it seems quiet now (and the brake still works). I'll try them on the road later.

Oh, and I gave the Avalanche a good all-over clean while I was at it, together with my Raleigh touring bike.

 

[Vantage]

Washed, polished and lined the bike yesterday.
Glued up my wrecked cycling glasses last night.
Got the dremel out this morning to grind away excess Gorilla Glue and discovered I'd glued my fingerprints onto the prescription lens. Doh!
Not too bad though.

With the outer lenses on they look fine.

Test them.out tomorrow with luck.

 

[Reynard]

My lesson today is don't let either cats or parental units into the garage while fettling is in progress.

Went in this morning (liberating the mower) to see several items tipped over (was it Lexi being nosey or the parental unit going in search of a hoe I can't say) including the plastic tray where I'd laid out the axle bolts and washers from the MTB; I found the tray upended on the floor sans contents.

Eventually found all eight items - a large doughnut-shaped magnet on a stout cord works wonders in these "where the hell have they gone" scenarios.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

My lesson today is don't let either cats or parental units into the garage while fettling is in progress.

Went in this morning (liberating the mower) to see several items tipped over (was it Lexi being nosey or the parental unit going in search of a hoe I can't say) including the plastic tray where I'd laid out the axle bolts and washers from the MTB; I found the tray upended on the floor sans contents.

Eventually found all eight items - a large doughnut-shaped magnet on a stout cord works wonders in these "where the hell have they gone" scenarios.

I remember in the 1970's when I had a bedsit, I'd stripped the engine of my old Triumph 500 to replace the big end bearings and laid out the stripped down engine in a corner of the garden under plastic sheeting in the order it had come apart so I'd remember where it all went. I came home from work to find the landlord had decided I needed one of the outbuildings to work in, had cleared the area out and moved the stripped down engine in and just dumped in a pile on the end of the work bench. He meant well but made reassembly a bit more interesting than I planned.

 

[Elysian_Roads]

My lesson today is don't let either cats or parental units into the garage.

FTFY

 

[Wrigley Velo]

Got the new club strip delivered today

@I like Skol

 

[Reynard]

I remember in the 1970's when I had a bedsit, I'd stripped the engine of my old Triumph 500 to replace the big end bearings and laid out the stripped down engine in a corner of the garden under plastic sheeting in the order it had come apart so I'd remember where it all went. I came home from work to find the landlord had decided I needed one of the outbuildings to work in, had cleared the area out and moved the stripped down engine in and just dumped in a pile on the end of the work bench. He meant well but made reassembly a bit more interesting than I planned.

Ouch, ouch, ouch! I feel your pain!

indeed.

Hope you didn't have any bits left after you'd reassembled the engine...

 

[Reynard]

FTFY

The cats aren't actually allowed in the garage (too many things in there that don't mix well with nosey felines) but sometimes they sneak in when my back is turned. The parental unit - well, I can't predict what she will or won't do... She's a bit like @dave r 's former landlord.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Ouch, ouch, ouch! I feel your pain!

indeed.

Hope you didn't have any bits left after you'd reassembled the engine...

I can't remember whether I did or didn't now, a washer or two wouldn't have been a problem, anything else would have been a worry.

 

[biggs682]

Just finished replacing pads , rear brake cable , greasing front hub and headset on an old Giant mtb i have been tasked to get road worthy , all about finished ready for some test miles

 

[Reynard]

I can't remember whether I did or didn't now, a washer or two wouldn't have been a problem, anything else would have been a worry.

Yeah, it would have been. Sort of like assembling an IKEA thing but worse.

 

[JhnBssll]

My Charge Plug 2 commuter ticked over its first thousand miles today so I treated it to a quick clean and fettle. I noticed the headset was starting to develop some play so tightened that up while I was at it. I bought it as a workhorse with the intention of using and abusing it but I quite quickly grew rather fond of it... It's a bit of a tank but it's great to ride. I've got a rack and top bag on the way for it so will report back when they've arrived and been fitted Until then, happy thousand mile day